According to the HPG Press Office statement, guerrillas hit a group of soldiers and their emplacements on Elişêr hill in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district at 15:10 on May 22. The action which left 7 soldiers dead was carried out in memory of the martyrs of the month May. Turkish army shelled the surroundings after the action.

At 10:45 on the same day, guerrillas hit the soldiers on Havan hill Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. Effective strikes by guerrillas left 2 soldiers dead and their emplacements and tents damaged.

HPG statement continued;

“An agent by the name of Mahmut Taşkıran collaborated with the enemy, engaged in several crimes against our Movement and a conspiracy against our guerrillas during 2016. Our forces detained this person and released him after a warning. This person still continued to engage in dirty plans, because of which our guerrillas punished this person in Berbuş area in Amed's Hazro district at 22:00 on May 22.”