Reports coming through confirm that clashes between Kurdish guerrillas and Turkish Army are still going on in the area around Uludere. The operation by the Turkish Army has now entered its fifth day.

It is reported that five soldiers have died but details are not clear yet as the army does not openly state any loss. It is understood that the HPG (People's Defence Forces) will release an update on the clashes in the next few hours.

In the meantime Kurdish guerrillas sources have released the names of 5 of the guerrillas who lost their life in the last three days: Adem Aþkan (Canþer Canpir, from Hakkari), Abdulkadir Ay (Kahrman Rodi, from Bingöl), Hanifi Aydýn (Berxwedan Malazgirt, from Muþ), Sami Piranoðlu (Dijwar Guyi, from Þýrnak) and Xebatkar Afrin (the real name is still to be established, born in Afrin, Syria).