HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

To the Press and Public!

1. On 30 September, in between 19:00 – 23:00 hours, the war-planes belong to the occupier Turkish state army flew over our Region of Avasin/the Medya Defence Areas. Again on the same day, in between 14:00 – 15:00 hours and 21:00 – 22:00 hours, the war-planes also flew over all the Regions of Botan.

- On 1 October in between 01:00 – 06:00 hours, the war-planes belong to the occupier Turkish state army flew over our Region of Avasin/the Medya Defence Areas. Also, on 30 September, in between 20:30 – 00:00 hours, the Drones belong to the occupier Turkish state army carried out search flights over our Region of Zap/the Medya Defence Areas.

2. The occupier Turkish state army intensively deploying soldiers from Mus to the District of Kulp/Amed, since 29 September, which still continues. Also, in 1st of October, at 09:30 hour, the skorsky type military helicopters carried out search flights on the Region of Sehit Mizgin/Bitlis.

3. On 29 September, the Iranian Pastarans launched a military operation with heavy weaponry in the areas of the Village of Teremus, Karagul, The Hill of Sor, The Hill of Esek Meydani, The Hill Karakoy, The Hill of Teremus and Zozani Teremuse/in the Regions of Kosile and Xoy. The Iranian Pastarans attempted to infiltrate to the camps of our forces. As a result, our forces alarmed and clashes occurred and continued in between 07:00 – 11:00 hours. As a result, it has been clarified that 3 pastarans have been killed. And, at 02:00 hour, the Pastarans belong to the Iran Regime pulled back. On 30 September, the forces of the Iran Rejime intensively bombarded the area of the operation with mortar and Katyusa rockets, from morning to night hours.

The HPG Liasion Centre

1 October 2014