The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Headquarters Command has released a detailed statement concerning what happened in Batman on 25 September. The clashes led to the death of a woman and her two children.

32-year-old pregnant mother Mizgin Doðrul, the baby she bore and her three-year-old daughter lost their lives when their car was fired at by Turkish police, according to eyewitnesses. HPG stated that they have nothing to do with the killings of civilians.

The statement said that two HPG guerrillas were uncovered by police while they were making preparation for an action in Batman city center on 26 September.

The statement added that “The police targeted a civilian car while attacking our guerrillas who were hiding in a construction building". The statement also added that the "car was hit two hours before the actual clash with the guerrillas who were hiding in the building site started". The shooting resulted in the death of the young mother and her daughter. According to the HPG statement "another civilian, a construction worker, was also killed brutally by the police."

HPG underlined that they do not target civilians.