Gerîla TV published footage from the October 25 action by HPG guerrillas against the Turkish soldiers positioned in the Eli Direj Strait in Sidekan, Southern Kurdistan.
HPG Press Center had issued a statement on the action and said, “On October 25 at 09:00, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned in the Eli Direj Strait in Sidekan, Southern Kurdistan. Enemy positions were hit effectively in this action where 5 positions were destroyed and 14 enemy soldiers were killed as far as it could be ascertained. A drone of the invaders was also struck and downed by our forces. The invading Turkish army randomly bombed the area with jets after the action, and removed their casualties from the area with Sikorsky type helicopters.”