People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM said in a written statement that Turkish army carried out a bombardment with howitzer and mortars, targeting the areas of Oremar and Martyr Karker Hills in Hakkari's Yüksekova district on 17 May.

HPG-BİM remarked that the region of Gare in Hakkari was also bombed by Turkish warplanes in the same day.

According to HPG-BIM,Turkish reconnaissance airplanes have been flying over the areas of Küçük Cilo, Samuray and Büyük Gare for the last three days.