The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) has issued a written statement on the invasion operation of the Turkish army launched in South Kurdistan and said the following;

"On May 27, at 11:00 pm, the Turkish army launched an invasion operation in the Shekif and Shehid Derwesh areas in Xakurke region in southern Kurdistan.

After intense bombardment by fighter jets and helicopters, the occupation forces attempted to show presence with the troops airdropped in the region."

False reports in the Turkish media

Referring to the Turkish media reports on the operation, the HPG said: "The Turkish special war media tries through false information to simulate a victory triumph and to show the scope of the operation greater than actually given. The attempt of this ground operation, which can also be interpreted as an effort to relocate the war, which concentrated on the Lelikan region last year, to another area, will be resolutely countered by Kurdistan's Freedom Guerrilla. For the occupiers, it will be one of the biggest blows in their history. The intense bombardment of the region continues and the public will be informed in detail about the operation at a later date.”

Sabotage in Iğdır: Five soldiers killed

The HPG statement also reported on a guerilla action in Aralık district of Iğdır province on May 27 that was carried out as part of the Revolutionary Initiative Campaign ongoing in the Serhat region.

Accordingly, guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against soldiers and armored vehicles of the Turkish army on move on the road leading to the Başaran outpost.

Five soldiers were killed and an unknown number injured as a result of the action which also left an Amarog type vehicle damaged.

Following the action, the Turkish army initiated an operation which was withdrawn in the evening hours without success.