HPG Media center announced that 48 soldiers and 4 counter-guerillas were killed and 6 soldiers were injured during recent guerilla actions. 3 guerillas are reported to have fallen as martyrs during these actions.
HPG Media Center issued a written statement and announced that 48 soldiers and 4 counter-guerillas were killed and 6 soldiers were injured during recent guerilla actions.
Guerillas carried out an infiltration action against the Turkish army positions at Koordine hill in Hakkari’s Çukurca district on October 20, and 5 positions were destroyed and 14 soldiers were killed during the action.
Guerillas carried out an action against the soldiers at the Durê (Durak) outpost in Hakkari’s Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district at 09:30 on October 20, and 5 soldiers were killed during the action. Guerillas carried out another action against the soldiers at the Tepê Çeta outpost in Şemzînan around 11:30 on October 20, and the numbers of dead and injured soldiers have not yet been determined.
ACTION AGAINST THE SOLDIERS AT RONAHİ HILL
HPG guerillas carried out an artillery action against the soldiers at Ronahi hill in Şemzinan’s Mergê region at 13:30 on October 20, and the numbers of dead and injured soldiers have not yet been clarified.
HELICOPTER DEPLOYING SOLDIERS IN GEVER HIT
HPG stated that Turkish soldiers at Oremar (Dağlıca) and Bilîcan (Kavuşak) outposts in Hakkari’s Yüksekova district shelled Êlişer hill at 22:00 on October 19. Turkish warplanes also bombarded the region. Guerillas carried out an action against the Skorsky helicopters deploying soldiers at Êlişer hill around 23:00, and 1 Skorsky helicopter was damaged and forced to retreat to the Geliyê Şukê area during the action. Intense clashes broke out between the guerillas and the deployed soldiers, and 7 soldiers were killed during these clashes.
TURKISH ARMY RETRIEVED DEAD AND INJURED SOLDIERS WITH 2 SKORSKY HELICOPTERS
Guerillas carried out a sabotage action against 10 soldiers and clashes broke out until 06:00 on October 20 in 3 different locations. The Turkish army retrieved dead and injured soldiers with 2 Skorsky helicopters between 16:00 and 17:00 on the same day.
INFILTRATION ACTION AGAINST THE SOLDIERS POSITIONED AT HILLS IN ÇUKURCA
Guerillas carried out an infiltration action against the soldiers positioned at Koordine hill in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district on the morning of October 20. 5 army positions were destroyed and 14 soldiers were killed during the action. 3 guerillas fell as martyrs during the action, after which the Turkish army retrieved the bodies of dead soldiers with Skorsky helicopters. The ID information of the 3 guerillas that fell as martyrs will soon be shared with the public.
RAID ON FAFÊ OUTPOST
Guerillas carried out a raid action against the soldiers at Fafê outpost in Mardin’s Ömerli district at 13:15 on October 20. 3 towers, 2 positions, 1 tank, 1 panzer, 1 container, 2 civilian vehicles, 1 A4 gun and several technical equipments were destroyed, 6 soldiers were killed, and several guns and ammunition were seized during the action. 1 counter-guerilla named Hasan Gündüz was also killed and 6 soldiers were injured during the raid, which was carried out to protest the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullaj Öcalan and to commemorate Martyr Beritan, who was martyred in Mardin’s Savur district.
TURKISH ARMY OPERATIONS CONTINUE
HPG Media Center stated that on October 20, the Turkish army ended the operation that it had started on October 18 in the villages of Pirosa, Batê and Hemka in Şırnak’s Beytüşşebap district but secret military units continue to operate in the region.
The Turkish army is reported to have launched an operation in the Martyr Navdar region of Amed’s Lice district on October 17, and bombarded the surroundings of Helhel and Licok villages. Turkish soldiers ended their operation without yielding any results on October 18.
ACTION AGAINST THE SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM AN OPERATION IN MARTYR NAVDAR AREA
Guerillas carried out an action against the soldiers returning from an operation in the Martyr Navdar area near the village of Seremis between Amed’s Lice and Pasur district at 08:00 on October 19. 1 military minibus was destroyed, and 4 soldiers and 3 counter-guerillas were killed during the action, which was carried out in retaliation to the army operation in Martyr Navdar area.
SABOTAGE ACTION AGAINST THE OIL PIPELINE IN AMED
Guerillas carried out a sabotage action against the oil pipeline near the village of Qetinê in Amed’s Karaz (Kocaköy) district at 00:00 on October 29. The explosion caused extensive damage on the pipeline.
Lastly, the Turkish army launched an operation in the Martyr Kawa area in between Amed’s Lice, Silvan and Hazro districts on October 20. More information on this operation will soon be shared with the public.
