On the night of August 22 at midnight, HPG guerrillas carried out an ambush action on a military convoy en route from Gever to Hakkari. According to local sources, 20 soldiers were killed in the action and many others were wounded.
According to local sources, HPG guerrillas carried out an ambush action on a military convoy en route from Gever to Hakkari in the rural areas of the Şemaşê village on August 22 at 00:00. HPG guerrillas hit the convoy from close range.
Two armored vehicles were destroyed in the action and local sources claimed at least 20 soldiers were dead while many others were wounded.
After the guerrilla action, the Turkish army closed off the Gever-Hakkari road completely and conducted searches in the area.
The Turkish army transported the casualties in the night hours with 3 Skorsky helicopters and 7 ambulances.
Meanwhile local sources report that the Turkish army bombed Xakurkê in the Medya Defense Zones yesterday at 19:30. Turkish aerial activity in the area continues.
