Fabrication of a lie
Fabrication of a lie
Defense Minister Ýsmet Yýlmaz announced on Thursday that an offensive carried out in Çukurca’s Kazan Valley ended on Wednesday. He added that some 270 PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) guerrillas have lost their life as a result of the operation.
The statement is a clear example of the propaganda war Turkey is fighting alongside the real war. The HPG (People's Defence Forces) headquarter has released a detailed statement to counter the allegations and lies spread by the Turkish General Staff and the islamic AKP (Justice and Development) party government.
"Between the 18 and the 20 October - says the statement - hundreds of fascist colonialist army soldiers and special operations police were killed and wounded in the operation mentioned above. 7 of our comrades were martyred in the ensuing battles. The losses apart from this that the Turkish media say were inflicted on us are nothing but fabrications, especially the supposed incidents in the Kazan Valley".
As for the allegations made by the Turkish General Staff about the casualties inflicted to the PKK, the guerrilla headquarter specified that "the military actions we have taken were all organized and implemented within the borders of North Kurdistan. Several lies have been put into circulation to reduce the effect of the action, put into question the capacity of our guerrilla forces, and target different countries and groups by lying that the “the attack came from South Kurdistan.” This action was carried out to counter the attacks of the colonialist army and state and was defensive in nature. Furthermore the borders of South Kurdistan were not used". These "fictional scenarios" said the PKK "are being used to create an excuse for the Turkish reactionary forces to invade South Kurdistan. The people of South Kurdistan, the people of Kurdistan in general and also democratic public opinion should be aware of this".
The guerrillas also confirmed that the Turkish army had crossed the borders and entered North Iraq (South Kurdistan) but added they had been forced to retreat due to the resistance they met.
The statement is a clear example of the propaganda war Turkey is fighting alongside the real war. The HPG (People's Defence Forces) headquarter has released a detailed statement to counter the allegations and lies spread by the Turkish General Staff and the islamic AKP (Justice and Development) party government.
"Between the 18 and the 20 October - says the statement - hundreds of fascist colonialist army soldiers and special operations police were killed and wounded in the operation mentioned above. 7 of our comrades were martyred in the ensuing battles. The losses apart from this that the Turkish media say were inflicted on us are nothing but fabrications, especially the supposed incidents in the Kazan Valley".
As for the allegations made by the Turkish General Staff about the casualties inflicted to the PKK, the guerrilla headquarter specified that "the military actions we have taken were all organized and implemented within the borders of North Kurdistan. Several lies have been put into circulation to reduce the effect of the action, put into question the capacity of our guerrilla forces, and target different countries and groups by lying that the “the attack came from South Kurdistan.” This action was carried out to counter the attacks of the colonialist army and state and was defensive in nature. Furthermore the borders of South Kurdistan were not used". These "fictional scenarios" said the PKK "are being used to create an excuse for the Turkish reactionary forces to invade South Kurdistan. The people of South Kurdistan, the people of Kurdistan in general and also democratic public opinion should be aware of this".
The guerrillas also confirmed that the Turkish army had crossed the borders and entered North Iraq (South Kurdistan) but added they had been forced to retreat due to the resistance they met.
