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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

 Within the scope of the Martyrs Pîroz and the Martyr Agirî Revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the invading Turkish army. Details of the actions carried out are as following;

On July 23, at 23.00, a convoy of armored vehicles of the occupying Turkish army heading from Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district to Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district was targeted by our forces near the village of Pagê. In the action, all the vehicles in the convoy were put under fire and a Kirpi-type armored vehicle was severely damaged. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the action could not be determined.

On July 24, at 04.30, our forces carried out an action against enemy soldiers positioned on a hill providing the security of Meleyan and Tisê outposts in Xumarok area of Hakkari's Şemzinan district. In the action, three enemy positions were destroyed and three enemy soldiers killed.

On the same day, at 08.00, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers positioned on Elişêr hill in Hakkari's Gever district. Three soldiers were killed in the action.

 

July 25, 2018

HPG Press Centre