Guerrillas of the HPG (People’s Defense Forces) and YJA-Star (Free Women’s Troops) hit Turkish forces in Hakkari and Şırnak.

HPG Press Office released a statement announcing the details of the actions.

According to the statement, YJA Star guerrillas targeted Turkish soldiers positioned on Hill Siser in Çarçella area in Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari on August 8. One soldier was killed here.

At 08:00 on August 9, guerrillas hit the Yekmale outpost in Şırnak’s Qileban (Uludere) district. While the positions and shelters of the Turkish forces were put under intense fire, the number of soldiers killed or wounded here couldn’t be clarified.