HPG-BIM said in a written statement: "On 15 July the Turkish army carried out an operation attack in the Xakurkê region targeting Medya Defense Areas. As a result of the ongoing occupation of the Turkish army clashes between the occupation forces and our guerrillas ended with three of our comrades falling martyrs."

The statement added that the three guerrillas reached "martyrdom after a heroic fighting."

The identities of the three fallen guerrillas are as follows: 

      Code Name: Arin Reber
      Name Surname: Gülistan Mahçup
      Place of Birth: Erzurum
      Mother - Father Name: Nihal - Faruk
      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 15 July 2019 / Xakurkê

      Code Name: Tirej Media
      Name and Surname: Rezan Kalın
      Place of Birth: Muş
      Mother and Father Name: Cemile - Zübeyir
      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 15 July 2019 / Xakurkê

      Code Name: Tolhıldan Viyan
      Name and Surname: Ahmet Koçak
      Place of Birth: Van
      Mother - Father Name: Sariya - Halit
      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 15 July 2019 / Xakurkê

The HPG-BİM statement also stated: "We commemorate our comrades Arin, Tirej and Tolhıldan who have witnessed the war in Kurdistan in the patriotic environment in which they grew up and joined the guerrilla ranks on different dates by seeing that the freedom of the people of Kurdistan can only be realized with the freedom of the Leader Apo.

Striving to take a correct path in line with the Leadership they have shown effort, sacrifice and honest participation throughout their lives. We would like to express our condolences to the patriotic people of Kurdistan represented by the families of these valuable martyrs and we promise to continue to fly the resistance flag that our martyrs left us."