The Northern Referral-Administration Command congratulated the Serhat Region Command for the action it carried out on March 2 in which 79 soldiers were killed.

The Northern Referral-Administration Command said in its message: "Within the framework of the Revolutionary Victory Initiative, significant results were obtained with the revolutionary operation carried out against the enemy convoy between the Bazid district of Ağrı and the village of Gürbulak on March 2. In this action many guerrilla tactics were combined skillfully ensuring that the action produced results."

The statement continued: "Our forces entered the new year with a revolutionary initiative led by YJA Star guerrillas, and gave an effective answer to the genocidal fascist state policies and army imposed on our Leadership and our people with this revolutionary operation."

The statement ended with the following remarks: "We congratulate all comrades and fighters who played a role in the success of the action and contributed to this action."