Press Release

1. On March 15, at 18.10, our forces carried out an action with individual weapons at close range targeting soldiers gathered in front of the guardhouse of Çemêkurkê in Şemzinan district of Hakkari. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified. After the action, the the Turkish army bombarded its surroundings and the Kanireş area with howitzers and mortars.

2. On March 15, at 12:00, our forces carried out two sabotage actions against the soldiers located on the Havan hill in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. In these actions, one position was destroyed and four soldiers were killed. After the action, the region of Meran and Şifreza was bombed with howitzers and mortars.

March 16, 2017

HPG Press Centre