Press Release

1. The warplanes of the Turkish army carried out intensive bombardment in the Medya Defense Zones of Qandil, Xakurke, Metina, Zap and Avashin regions on March 24th.

The bombardments which inflicted damage on civilian settlements have been repelled by our forces and we have not lost any guerrillas. Our 2 guerrilla comrades who were on duty were injured in these bombardments and despite all the interventions made, our comrades could not be saved. Dıjwar (Adem Aydoğan) and Zafer (Çekarar Kuluman) comrades, who were seriously injured, joined the martyrs on March 25th.

The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;

Code Name: Dıjwar Cigerxwin

Name Surname: Adem Aydoğan

Place of Birth: Van

Mother - Father Name: Heyifhan - Amed

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25 March 2017 / Medya Defense Zones

Code Name: Zafer Cudi

Name - Surname: Çekdar Kuluman

Place of Birth: Mardin

Mother - Father Name: Ekrime - Betail

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25 March 2017 / Medya Defense Zones

2. On April 1 at 14.30, our forces carried out action with mortars directed at soldiers positioned at the top of the Koordine Hill in the border line of Hakkari's Çel (Çukurca) district. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.

- On April 1, at 16:00 hours, our forces carried out an action against Banê hill connected to Koordine hill. In this action, one container was destroyed by shooting with RPG-7 weapons. At the same time, the Koordine Hill was hit with heavy weapons. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.

April 2, 2017

HPG Press Centre