Action by guerrillas leaves many soldiers dead in Çukurca
Several soldiers were killed as guerrillas hit a Turkish military unit on a hill in the countryside of Hakkari's Çukurca district.
HPG and YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action targeting the soldiers positioned on Koordine-Güven hill in Ertuş area in Hakkari's Çukurca district Wednesday noon.
Guerrillas hit the soldiers at close range from two directions. Two containers and one emplacement here were destroyed and many soldiers were killed as result of the action.
Turkish army shelled the area with howitzer and mortar fire in addition to airstrikes in the wake of the action by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas.
