HPG Press Center issued a statement on their website and announced that the HPG guerrillas carried out an action against MİT operatives in the area between the Meina and Mulê village in Siirt’s Mawa region. HPG guerrillas carried out actions against the invading Turkish army in Hakkari’s Gever and Çukurca districts as well.

The HPG Press Center statement is as follows:

“As part of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Operation, our forces have carried out an action against the intelligence operatives stationed in the area between the Meina and Mulê villages in Siirt’s Mawa region on March 23 at 13.30. A vehicle with high ranking MİT operatives has been hit at close range, and the vehicle steered off the road as a result of the damage it took. Our forces moved in on the vehicle again afterwards and opened intense fire on it, killing 3 intelligence operaives and seizing the 3 AK-47 Kalashnikovs, 5 magazines and 150 bullets, 1 camera and ID papers and documents from the individuals.

Following the action, the invading Turkish army carried out drop offs to the area with Sikorsky helicopters under intense technical support. On March 24, intense clashes broke out between our forces and the enemy. Several enemy soldiers were killed in these clashes and comrades Canşêr and Şoreş were martyred by detonating their own grenades to avoid capture after being wounded. The operation was rescinded on March 26. During the operation, invading forces raided the Mulê village and pressured the people.

5 SOLDIERS KILLED IN LÊLÎKAN

On April 14 at 16.50 our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Lêlîkan Hill within the borders of Southern Kurdistan. The positions and tents of the enemy were hit effectively in this action and 5 soldiers were killed as far as it could be ascertained.

ACTIONS IN GEVER AND ÇUKURCA

On April 14 at 10.40 our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Elişêr Hill in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district. The number of casualties in this action could not be ascertained.

On the same day, at 12.30 our forces carried out an action targeting the invading forces in the Deştanê Valley in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of casualties in this action could not be ascertained.

On March 30, our forces carried out a sabotage action against an invading Turkish army armored vehicle stationed between the Wargenima Outpost in the Gever district and the Tempo Hill. 4 soldiers were killed in this action as far as could be ascertained.”

The guerrillas who were martyred after the action against the MİT members are:

Nom de Guerre: Canşêr Raman

Name and Surname: Haydar Topkan

Place of Birth: Batman

Mother’s and Father’s Name: Fahriye - Halil

Date and Place of Martyrdom: March 24, 2018 / Siirt

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Nom de Guerre: Şoreş Xeyri

Name and Surname: Mahmut İbiş

Place of Birth: Kobanê

Mother’s and Father’s Name: Feride - Muhammed

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 24 Mart 2018 / Siirt