According to the Press Office of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG), guerrillas hit an outpost of the Turkish army located on the road between Hakkari and Derave Talê at noon on May 24.

The action was carried out in the scope of the ‘Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Initiative’, said the HPG statement and continued; “While the enemy was effectively hit at close range, the number of soldiers killed and wounded in this action could not be determined.”

HPG also reported continued air raids by the Turkish army against Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq. Accordingly, Turkish jets shelled the vicinity of the Ruse village in Heftanin region on May 26 and the Saca area in Zap region on May 27.

The statement added that guerrillas suffered no losses as a result of these bombardments.