At least 10 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions

New operations by HPG guerrillas within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign.

The HPG Press Centre has released a communique on the latest actions by the guerrillas who today celebrate the 34th anniversary of the 15 August 1984 actions.

Here is the full press release:

"Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, on August 12, at 12.30 our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Xeregol hill in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district.

The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions and shelters were put under heavy fire could not be clarified.

On August 13, at 09.30, our forces once again carried out an action against the enemy soldiers on the Xeregol hill within the scope of the revolutionary campaign. One shelter was completely destroyed in this action where the enemy’s positions and shelters were effectively hit. Seven enemy soldiers were identified killed in this action.

Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out various actions against the invading Turkish army on August 13. The details of the actions carried out within this scope are as following;

At 12.30, our forces carried out a series of assassination actions against the soldiers positioned on the Martyr Sorxwin hill in Siirt’s Herekol area. Two enemy soldiers were killed in these actions, and one soldier was wounded.

At 16.30, our forces carried out an assassination action against a disguised unit which was put under surveillance in the Avnê Benat area of Şırnak’s Gabar mountain. One enemy soldier was killed in this action.

At 21.00, our forces carried out an action against the Sergefê outpost in Mardin’s Kerboran (Dargeçit) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action, where the positions and buildings located in the outpost compound were put under heavy fire, could not be clarified.

On August 13, at 15.30, the warplanes of the invading Turkish army bombed the Golka area in the Metina region of the Medya Defence Zones, and on August 14 (today) warplanes bombed the surroundings of Bêpalan village in the Qandil region. Vineyards and gardens in the area have been damaged as a result of the bombardments."