The HPG said that the group of guerrillas they lost contact with in Xelîfan was Commander Serwer Serhat's group. "We feel the need to share with the public once again that we are still waiting for a statement from the KDP."
The HPG Press Center issued a statement about the group of guerrillas with which contact had been lost in Xelîfan. The HPG said it was Commander Serwer Serhat's group.
The statement said: “On 26 July, we announced to our people and the public that contact with a group of comrades was lost in the vicinity of the village of Bêxme in Xelîfan, South Kurdistan. We said that we were waiting for an explanation from the KDP regarding the events that took place. The group is the group of our friend Serwer Serhat, who operates at the Xakurke Command. Commander Serwer set off on foot together with comrades Dijwar Berxwedan and Wargeş Çavreş. Comrade Serwer is an experienced commander who has gone through very important stages of resistance in Bakure Kurdistan. We established that he was attacked around the village of Bêxme in Xelîfan while he was on his way to reach the Behdînan area, in his new role as provincial commander. The outcome of the incident has not been clarified.
We still have not received any information from the KDP about the fate of these comrades. We feel the need to share with the public once again that we are waiting for an explanation from the KDP on this issue."
