HPG Media Center issued a written statement on the comprehensive guerilla actions in Dersim. HPG stated that its Dersim Field Command salutes the spirit of August 15 and has carried out comprehensive actions against state forces in Dersim’s Nazımiye district in order to object to the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the attacks targeting the people of Kurdistan.

Guerillas targeted the police headquarters, military barracks, courthouse, police lodgings, commando battalion and other military positions across the district.

POLICE HEADQUARTERS

HPG Media Center announced that the revolutionary operations began at 05:00 on August 22, and was composed of 7 guerilla units that entered the district center from different directions. The Martyr Destan, Martyr Fırat and Martyr Helin units carried out an action against the police headquarters with rocket propellers, machine guns and grenades until 07:00, and destroyed many positions and armored vehicles. All floors of the headquarters were set on fire during the clashes, and 2 Ranger-type, 1 Akrep-type, 1 BTR-type and 1 Kobra-type armored vehicles were destroyed during the action. 10 police officers were killed inside these vehicles, and many more officers were killed in and around the headquarters. HPG stated that guerilla Masiro fell as martyr as he was shooting at an armored vehicle that was trying to escape, and the vehicle was destroyed with the officers inside it by other guerillas.

COURTHOUSE AND GOVERNORATE BUILDING

HPG stated that the fourth unit, Martyr Dıjwar unit, targeted the courthouse and governorate buildings with rocket propellers, machine guns and grenades. The guard post in front of the courthouse and the 2 civilian vehicles used by soldiers in front of the governorate were destroyed and the two building were set on fire. Guerillas took down the Turkish flag and raised the PKK flag in front of the courthouse.

Another guerilla unit targeted the police lodgings and destroyed a nearby Ranger-type armored vehicle as well as the guard post. The 3 police officers inside the post and 7 other officers inside the lodgings were killed, but the guerillas could not seize the guns of the state forces due to an injury the commander of the guerilla unit suffered here.

OLD MILITARY BARRACKS

The fifth guerilla unit, Martyr Kemal unit, carried out an action against the old military barracks and 4 soldiers were killed during the clashes here.

BATTALLIONS

The sixth guerilla unit, Martyr Doğan unit, targeted the armored vehicles that were sent to Nazımiye from nearby battalions, destroyed 1 Kobra-type armored vehicle and damaged 1 Kobra-type and 1 BTR-type armored vehicles. 8 soldiers were killed inside the destroyed vehicle, and several soldiers were injured in other vehicles.

MARTYR DELİL HILL

The seventh guerilla unit, Martyr Sefkan unit, carried out an action against the soldiers positioned at the Martyr Delil hill and at least 6 soldiers were killed during the 2 hours-long clashes here. Guerillas also damaged 2 Kobra-type and 1 Skorsky-type helicopters that had come to the area to stop the guerilla action, and forced the helicopters to retreat.

STATE INSTITUTIONS BURNT DOWN

HPG Media Center announced that the guerillas burnt all state institutions and rendered them unusable, and were accompanied by the YPS and YPS-JIN resistance units in the district center. Guerillas successfully retreated after the actions, and the Turkish state evacuated its dead and injured personnel to the hospitals in Dersim and Elazığ city centers.

At least 38 soldiers were killed and many armored vehicles were destroyed during the actions.

2 GUERILLAS FELL AS MARTYRS

2 guerillas fell as martyrs during the HPG action in Nazımiye.

DETAILS OF THE OPERATION IN NAZIMİYE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Lastly, HPG announced that the Turkish army launched an operation in Nazımiye center and Bezik region, and used helicopters and warplanes to strike Bezik around 19:00. Clashes broke out between the guerillas and the soldiers here, and the results of this army operation will soon be shared with the public.

ID INFORMATION

Below are the ID information of the guerillas that fell as martyrs in Nazımiye:

Code Name: Masiro Şoreş
First and Last Name: Kadri Kaya
Place of Birth: Batman
Mother’s and Father’s Names: Fatma - Sabri
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 22 August 2016 / Dersim

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Code Name: Zilan Sterk
First and Last Name: Kaniye Yıldız
Place of Birth: Mardin
Mother’s and Father’s Names: Kaside - Osman
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 22 August 2016 / Dersim