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Re: Prospects of a Kurdish state and what it means for Armenia
More areas declare self-governance in North Kurdistan
While the AKP government continues to impose an all–out war concept in North Kurdistan, Peoples’ Assemblies in various settlements declare that they no longer see legitimacy in state institutions run by administrators appointed by AKP.
Saturday, August 15, 2015
NEWS DESK - ANF
While the illegitimate AKP government that still has not resigned after 7 June elections continues to impose an all–out war concept in North Kurdistan, Peoples’ Assemblies in various settlements declare self-governance, saying that they no longer see legitimacy in state institutions run by administrators appointed by AKP.
Most recently, people’s assemblies have declared self-governance in İpekyolu district of Van, Sur district of Amed and in Hakkari.
VAN
People’s Democratic Assembly in Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighbourhood in İpekyolu district of Van has declared that the assembly started working for building of self-governance of the people. In a press briefing participated by a large crowd, as well as DBP executives, members of Peace Mothers’ Assembly, co-mayors, the executives from the Assembly said they would not accept any administrators appointed by the illegitimate AKP government in their locals. İpekyolu People’s Assembly co-chair Mehmet Batu drew attention in his speech to the necessity for the freedom of the Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan for a long lasting peace and reiterated that they will no longer recognise the administrators appointed from Ankara.
HAKKARİ
Hakkari Democratic City Assembly components have annnounced in a joint press conference that they started works for building of self-governance in Hakkari as the state institutions lost their legitimacy. The press conference held in front of the DBP building was attended by DBP and HDP executives, representatives from various NGOs, co-mayors, members of Peace Mothers’ Assembly as well as representatives of neighbourhood assemblies. Speaking at the conference, DBP executive İbrahim Çiftçi stressed that the AKP government has never abandoned its policies of denial and annihilation against the Kurdish people during the process of unilateral ceasefire, and drew attention to the provocations carried out in pre-election period and the massacres perpetrated after the elections. Çiftçi said they cannot continue to live under the rule of the state administration and institutions after all these massacres and attacks, although they do not entirely reject the state: “All the state institutions in this city have lost their legitimacy for us. None of the assigned administrator of the state can rule us. We, as the people, will build a democratic life on the basis of self-management and will undertake our self defence in the event of attacks. We will govern ourselves and our city”.
AMED
Peoples’ Assembly in Sur district of Amed held a press conference in front of Free Citizens’ Association in Hasırlı neighbourhood announcing that the assembly has started to work for building self-governance of the people in the district.
The press conference was attended by co-mayors of Sur Municipality, executives of Free Citizens’ Association, and a large group of local people. Reading out the press statement on behalf of the Sur Peoples’ Assembly, Güneş Sönmez said all the segments of the society and all communities will enjoy their own will to protect their own being and to ensure their freedom against the state repression imposed on the society. Sönmez remarked that they see building of self-governance as a vital need in the face of the all-out attacks of the state and the AKP government against the people.
Sönmez called on the Kurdistan youth, women, NGOs and all the segments of the society to join and to strengthen the building of democratic nation and self-governance, adding that it is impossible to accept the impositions of the illegitimate AKP government and the state on people to stay under their orders and act only in accordance with their orders and wishes. Sönmez said that they want to be governed by the administrations they have elected through democratic and legitimate means.
Sönmez said the detention of over a thousand persons in the last month, the ongoing arrests, executions out in the streets, burning of the forests, torturing of the bodies of martyrs demonstrate very well the all-out war declaration of the monist mentality against the people and the point where they want to drag the country to.
“We as democratically elected city assembly in Sur District hereby declare ourselves as the self-governing structure of the people against the fascist and the illegitimate regime. We, as the elected city assembly, declare that we take a stand against the all–out annihilation policies of the regime and that we will govern ourselves in line with our own will” said Sönmez in reading out the statement of the assembly, and urged the entire society to reclaim their will and join the building of self-governance.
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Guerrilla actions in various locations
HPG guerrillas carried out actions across Kurdistan, where 26 soldiers and police officers died, and 8 security forces got injured. Guerrillas also blocked roads and sabotaged soldiers in various locations.
Friday, August 14, 2015
BEHDINAN - ANF
HPG guerrillas carried out actions across Kurdistan, where 26 soldiers and police officers died, and 8 security forces got injured. Guerrillas also blocked roads and sabotaged soldiers in various locations.
HPG Media Center stated that guerrilla retaliations against Turkish state attacks continue. Accordingly;
Guerrillas carried out an action against Doru military post located on the border of Xakurke in Medya Defense Zones from two different locations at 06:00 on August 13. The number of dead and injured soldiers has not yet been determined. Turkish artillery bombarded, and Skorsky and Kobra helicopters as well as drones and warplanes flew over the region surrounding Radyolog and Durê guard posts after the guerrilla action. Civilian Şadi Töre was wounded in the randomly fires shot by soldiers near Golankê village.
ROAD BETWEEN ŞEMDİNLİ AND YÜKSEKOVA BLOCKED
HPG guerrillas blocked the road between Şemdinli and Yüksekova in Xumarek region at 16:20 on August 13, as well as the road between the same districts in Şapata region at 18:00 on the same day. Guerrillas checked IDs, informed the civilians passing by about the political process, and have been controlling the entrances and exits to Şemdinli since the action.
Guerrillas carried out an action against the Turkish Intelligence Agency (MİT) building and the police headquarters in Hakkari city center at 23:00 on August 13, and the number of dead and injured soldiers has not yet been determined.
HPG guerrillas also carried out an action against an armored vehicle convoy near Dola Mehendê on the border of Zagros region. 2 soldiers died and 4 soldiers got wounded in this action, and the Turkish army bombed the area with artillery and mortars after the action.
MORTAR ACTION AGAINST ‘EFELER’ BATTALION
Guerrillas carried out an action against the ‘Efeler’ battalion in Hakkari’s Yüksekova district center at 21:00 on August 13, and the Turkish army’s response operation ended without results around 05:00 on August 14.
Guerrillas sabotaged and destroyed the bridge on the way to Oremar guard post in Hakkari at 15:30 on August 13.
ONE GUERILLA LOST HIS LIFE IN HATAY
Turkish soldiers ambushed HPG guerrillas on the Kesecik road in Hatay on August 5, and the two groups clashed for 3 hours. HPG guerrilla Mazlum Doğan fell as martyr during the clash, and the number of dead and injured soldiers has not yet been determined. Doğan was from Western Kurdistan (Rojava), had adopted the code name of Mazlum Doğan, and served in different parts of Kurdistan with great determination until his martyrdom in Hatay.
Guerrillas burned the tractor of a civilian working for the nearby guard post, and set the driver free around 16:00 on August 13. Guerrillas also blocked the road between Qıleban and Beytüşşebab, checked IDs, and informed the passing by civilians about the political process between 06:30 and 15:00 on August 13. Village guards and a village chief was warned in front of other civilians who were stopped here, and the road block ended around 15:00.
HPG said that guerrilla Martyr Andok carried out an assassination action on Bermani guard post located in the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak at 17:40 on August 13. 1 soldier died and many soldiers got injured during the action. The Turkish army shot random fires with Kobra helicopters in the area after the action, and caused a fire in the region around Şeman guard post.
A sabotage action by YJA Star guerrillas targeted a base station in Eruh district of Siirt at 22:00 on August 13, which left the station completely destroyed.
Two groups of guerrillas targeted three armored vehicles of the Turkish army in Mehendê area of Hakakri's Şemzinan (Şemdinli) district on August 14. While the casualties couldn't be ascertained, Turkish troops at Bêzelê guard post shelled the area after the action. Bombardments by Turkish military in the area continue.
One soldier was killed in an assassination action by guerrillas against a tower near Farqin (Silvan) dam at 14:15 on August 13.
SABOTAGE ACTION IN BİNGÖL
Guerrillas conducted a sabotage action against a group of soldiers near the Suören railway in Genç district of Bingöl at 15:50 on August 13. Three soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the action after which troops at Suveren guard post bombed the area, while another bombardment targeted the surroundings of Kelaksi village. A fire started by the bombardment in the area still continues.
In another sabotage action, guerrillas completely destroyed the oil pipeline between Karox and Amed at 00:00 on August 13.
A clash erupted between guerrillas and soldiers in an area between Bingöl's Genç district anf Mardin's Mava district at 22:00 on August 13. While two Cobra type helicopters that came to the scene following two hours of clashes also bombed the area, the casualties on the Turkish army's side couldn't be verified.
ONE SPECIALIST SERGEANT AND ONE SOLDIER DETAINED
After closing the road between Bingöl and Amed and performing ID checks on the people travelling there on August 12, guerrillas detained one specialist sergeant by the name of Hüseyin Sarı and one soldier by the name of Sedat Çolgun, and seized their guns. The road remains under the control of guerrillas.
Clashes erupted between guerrillas and Turkish police forces that entered four neighborhoods in Farqin district of Amed at 05:00 on August 14.
During the clashes that lasted till 8 am in the morning, 10 members of special operations teams were killed. On the other hand, two other policemen were killed after guerrillas targeted an armored police vehicle with rockets. One other assassination action left two snipers of police forces deployed in Azizoğlu castle.
Guerrillas destroyed a base station in Kop district of Muş on August 13.
ACTION AGAINST MILITARY CONVOY ON DERSİM-ELAZIĞ ROAD
In a sabotage action against a convoy of the Turkish military on the road between Dersim and Elazığ at 19:50 on August 13, guerrillas destroyed a vehicle with 8-10 soldiers inside it.
Guerrillas conducted an action in retaliation for the massacre of civilians in Diyadin, in which they targeted the commanders' brigade in Dersim's Pülümür district at 23:30 on August 13. The main entrance gate of the brigade and two towers were destroyed after the detonation of a vehicle loaded with 1,5 tons of explosives, while the brigade was also hit with heavy weaponry. Five soldiers were ascertained killed in the action.
A bombardment launched by Turkish army in the area after the withdrawal of guerrillas left one civilian wounded. Turkish troops also launched an operation in the area and once again shelled the scene in the morning of August 14, and closed the road between Dersim and Erzincan at 07:30.
Village guards captured two youths who had decided to join the guerrilla ranks but later changed their mind near Elmalı village of Bingöl on August 7. Turkish media reported this news as if two members of PKK had been captured alive.Comment
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Edremit Municipal Council member detained
Turkish police detained Edremit Municipal Council member Azim Yacan.
Friday, August 14, 2015
VAN - ANF
Turkish police continues its political genocide operations in Van and carried out house raids last night.
During these raids in Akköprü neighborhood, police detained Edremit Municipal Council member Azim Yacan.
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NB: As you may have guessed, talk is about our famous ARTAMET, in Van......
Bingol is our PYURAGN, Bitlis is our PAGHESH....., no need to menshion MUSH, ....
AMED is in fact the Kurdish name for TIKRANAKERT, aka diarbakir....Last edited by Vrej1915; 08-15-2015, 02:02 PM.Comment
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Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas
HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office reported that a number of Turkish soldiers and police were killed in a series of actions by guerrillas in North Kurdistan.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
BEHDINAN - ANF
HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office reported that a number of Turkish soldiers and police were killed in a series of actions by guerrillas in North Kurdistan.
HPG has released a detailed statement about the ongoing actions by guerrillas in response to the ongoing attacks of Turkish military.
SIKORSKY HELICOPTER DAMAGED IN ZAGROS
Targeting a Sikorsky type helicopter on the way to airdrop soldiers at Hill Remo guard post on the border line of Zap region between 11:00-12:00 on August 13, guerrillas hit the helicopter with heavy weaponry and forced it to retreat without completing the mission.
ONE SOLDIER KILLED IN ŞEMDİNLİ
One soldier was killed in an assassination action by guerrillas who targeted the Geman guard post in Şemdinli on August 8.
MILITARY CONVOY TARGETED IN ÇUKURCA
Guerrillas targeted a military convoy heading from Çukurca to Hakkari at 16:15 on August 12. While many vehicles in the convoy were damaged, guerrillas also hit a Cobra type helicopter that came to scene for support after the action. The casualties couldn't be verified.
POWER IN THREE GUEARD POSTS CUT
Guerrillas cut the electricity distributed to Şitaza, Oremar and Hill Çeta guard posts in the rural areas of Hakkari province, and hold the road between Gewriya Cuhiya and Bezelê guard post under their control.
FOUR MEMBERS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAMS INJURED
Four members of special operations police teams were wounded as guerrillas targeted an armored vehicle in front of the hospital in Köyiçi street of Van at 23:00 on August 11.
Guerrillas targeted the Şelegom guars post in Van in the evening hours of August 12. The casualties couldn't be ascertained.
ACTION AGAINST DIVISION COMMAND IN ŞIRNAK
An action by guerrillas targeted the guard box of the Division Command in Şırnak at 22:00 on August 11. The casualties couldn't be verified.
PERVARİ-GARİSA ROAD UNDER CONTROL OF GUERRILLAS
The road between Pervari and Garisa town of Siirt remains under the control of guerrillas since August 10. The road between Pervari and Çatak district of Van was also closed by guerrillas on August 10.
24 SOLDIERS KILLED IN AMED
As part of the Revolutionary Initiative launched by HPG forces in Amed in memory of the guerrillas fallen in actions of self-sacrifice;
Guerrillas conducted a raid operation in the Gendarmerie Özerkli station in Sur district of Amed at 13:00 on August 12. The guard post which is located in a village with 30 guards and housed 40 soldiers, 7 emplacements and one tank, was targeted by two teams of self-sacrifice from two sides.
After neutralizing the emplacements and entering the post in a short while, guerrillas destroyed the tank here and hit the mess hall, dormitory room, ward and chamber of the guard post's commander with rockets and bombs. While the entire building burst into flames, 24 soldiers were ascertained dead and 10 others were wounded.
One guerrilla sustained an injury in the action after which Turkish military transported the casualties in ambulances and civilian vehicles.
ONE SOLDIER KILLED IN ANGOL GUARD POST
An assassination action by guerrillas left one soldier in Angol guard post in Amed's Lice district dead at 11:00 on August 11.
THREE SOLDIERS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN FİSKAYA
Guerrillas carried out an action against an ambushing team of Turkish soldiers in Fiskaya neighborhood of Amed at 20:30 on August 9. Another team that came to the scene for investigation was also hit by guerrillas, which left one armored vehicle damaged and three soldiers severely wounded.
BİTLİS-HİZAN ROAD CONTROLLED BY GUERRILLAS
Between 18:00-19:30 on August 12, guerrillas performed ID checks on the road between Bitlis and its Hizan district and informed the people about the current process. The road remains under the control of guerrillas.
EIGHT SOLDIERS KILLED IN SARIKAMIŞ
Guerrillas ambushed an armored vehicle of the Turkish army in Sarıkamış district of Kars in the evening hours of August 12. Eight soldiers were killed in the action which was conducted by Martyr Canfeda team in memory of the HPG guerrilla Martyr Özer.
AN EMPLACEMENT OF THE GENDARMERIE STATION IN DİYADİN DESTROYED
An action by guerrillas targeted the Gendarmerie Station in Diyadin district of Ağrı at 21:00 on August 12. While an emplacement of the station was completely destroyed on one side, guerrillas also targeted the police station in the district on the other side. A clash erupted here as the guerrillas were noticed by Turkish forces.
BASE STATION DESTROYED
Guerrillas destroyed two base stations of the private Turkcell Network in the villages of Kose and Dendıra in Erzurum's Karayazı district at 21:00 on August 12.
At 19:00 on August 12, guerrillas closed the roads in Karayazı and Karaçoban districts of Erzurum, and informed the people about the current process. The road remained under the control of guerrillas till the morning of August 13.
A BUS OF A PRIVATE COMPANY BURNT DOWN
Guerrillas performed controlled road check between Erçiş district of Van and Patnos district of Ağrı at 20:30 on August 12. guerrillas retreated from the area after burning down a bus belonging to private Metro company and spreading propaganda to the people about the process.
TWO WAGONS DESTROYED
An action by YJA Star guerrillas targeted a train travelling from Erzurum's Keban town and Erzincan province on August 9, which left two wagons of the train destroyed.Last edited by Vrej1915; 08-15-2015, 02:09 PM.Comment
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Re: Prospects of a Kurdish state and what it means for Armenia
Turkey is one bad move away from a full-blown civil war. Coupled with clashes with "Separatist" elements claiming the lives of Turkish soldiers on a daily basis, things can get out of hand and uncontrollable very quick for Turkey. Certain areas in the southeast are already proclaiming autonomy. The seeds for all this was planted a while back, and it appears that it's maturing. The near future may present our country with a once in a lifetime opportunity to settle our land issues with the Turks once and for all. We must be ready for all developments, and may god bring the day when our tanks roll over into our occupied lands hoist our flag in Kars and Ardahan.
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PKK kills four more soldiers as Turkey faces non-stop violence in east
Four Turkish soldiers and a civilian have been killed and at least 16 people have been injured across Turkey in terrorist attacks carried out by members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) amid a surge in violence across the country.
Three soldiers were killed in a clash with PKK militants in the southeastern Hakkari province's Dağlıca district late Aug. 14, Turkish media reported. Six soldiers were wounded in the clash.
In a separate incident, Fahrettin Budak, a 40-year-old civilian, was killed and Şaban Çelik, 29, another civilian, was injured in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 14 after the two were caught up in clashes between police officers and PKK militants who blocked off a road by digging trenches in the Bağlar district.
Çelik was taken to the Dicle University Medical School Hospital. An investigation was launched into the incident.
On Aug. 13, Veli Ateş, a gendarmerie sergeant, was killed after PKK militants detonated a remote-controlled landmine they had placed near a railroad in the eastern province of Bingöl, the Bingöl Governor’s Office said in a written statement.
Bingöl also saw another clash which injured one military officer. Rıdvan Çakır, a gendarmerie sergeant, was injured in Bingöl late Aug. 13 after PKK militants fired shots with long-barreled weapons and rockets at the Yeniyazı District Gendarmerie station. Çakır was taken to the Bingöl Public Hospital for treatment.
PKK attacks engineers
Another incident took place in the eastern province of Tunceli on Aug. 13. Murat Kaba, 31, a gendarmerie sergeant, and four civilians were injured after PKK militants detonated a minibus full of explosives near the Pülümür District Gendarmerie Command in Tunceli at around 11 p.m. on Aug. 13. A five-story military residence and eight homes around the command were severely damaged. Gülizar Şahin, 52, one of the injured civilians, was reported to be in serious condition.
Two police officers were injured in Diyarbakır’s Silvan district late Aug. 13 after militants from the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H), the youth wing of the PKK, fired rockets at police vehicles from a 20-meter distance. The injured security personnel were taken to the Silvan Public Hospital for treatment.
Two Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEİAŞ) engineers, identified by the initials İ.S. and F.A., were injured in the southern province of Hatay around 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 14 in the explosion of a landmine planted by terrorists in Hatay’s İskenderun district. The two engineers’ injuries were reportedly not life-threatening.
A Turkish soldier was injured in the eastern province of Şırnak in the evening hours on Aug. 13 after unknown men with their faces masked launched fireworks and sound bombs at a military command in Şırnak’s Cizre district. The injured military personnel were taken to the Şırnak Public Hospital and the perpetrators were reported to be at large.
Meanwhile, two police officers were wounded in an ambush in the Nusaybin district of southeastern Mardin province on Aug. 14.
Car bomb detonated
The attack came on the same day a car laden with a bomb was detonated with a huge blast in the southeastern province of Batman as bomb disposal experts were working at the scene. No injuries were reported after the blast.
Bomb disposal experts arrived upon a notice after a suspicious car, with its doors open, was spotted near the Batman bus terminal. After an initial investigation, it was found that the car was laden with a bomb.
Police and gendarmerie forces were deployed in the area and security measures were taken to prevent any danger. However, an unexpectedly huge blast turned the car into an enormous fireball after it exploded in a controlled detonation. Pieces from the car were scattered into the surrounding fields and the windows of nearby buildings shattered from the strength of the explosion. An official investigation has been opened into the incident.
On Aug. 13, PKK militants fired shots with long-barreled weapons and rockets at a gendarmerie station in Beytüşşebap, Şırnak, with no casualties reported.
Two PKK militants who opened fire at a border military troop in Şemdinli, southeastern Hakkari province, were killed on Aug. 13.
In the past 38 days, a total of 38 security personnel and 12 civilians have been killed by PKK militants, while 132 others have been injured. Turkish air strikes have killed scores of PKK militants in northern Iraq, according to the army, while 39 militants have been killed in operations inside Turkey.
August/14/2015
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Turkish Kurd grief: 'They don't even let us bury our dead'
By Selin Girit
BBC News, Suruc
15 August 2015
Kurdish families are distraught that the bodies of loved ones are not being allowed home
A room is full of women looking like they have cried for hours, if not for days.
Sat on the floor leaning against each wall, they don't say much. Instead, they wail, wipe their tears and hug each other to share the pain.
Ayse Aygun's 18 year-old son Salih had gone across the border to Syria, to join the Kurdish YPG militants and fight against the Islamic State group (IS). He was killed two weeks ago in a clash at the town of Sirrin.
Ayse's family and friends try to be there for her in these difficult times.
It is more than losing a child for Ayse. The Turkish authorities will not allow her son's body back into the country to be buried.
Salih Agyun, 18, was killed fighting the Islamic State group
"My son wasn't fighting the Turkish army" she says. "He was fighting the IS. IS beheaded people. They killed the elderly. Why aren't they allowing my son back? This is an insult."
More than 4,000 people from Turkey, predominantly Kurds, have gone to fight against the IS since the assault on Kobani started late last year.
Up until recently, those killed were allowed back for their funerals. Over 200 YPG fighters have been buried in Turkey so far.
But now the bodies of 23 fighters have been stopped at the border.
Salih's aunt Islim says they spoke to the local governor to help them bring his body into Turkey.
"He told us it was beyond him. He said there was a cabinet decree. He told us there was nothing he could do" she says.
Kurdish women sit with a picture of a family member killed fighting Islamic State
"My son wasn't fighting the Turkish army," says Salih's mother
"But we want our brother to be buried in our land. We could go visit his grave, say a prayer. He should be near us."
Families suspect, all this is part of a measure to keep the border town of Suruc calm. Here, an attack by the group calling themselves Islamic State killed 32 people last month.
The culture centre where the bomb went off still bears the scars of the attack.
Pictures of the dead young activists, along with various toys for kids they intended to take to Kobane are laid out in the garden - at the exact spot where the attack took place.
But on the streets of Suruc life is back to normal. There are security forces present of course, but that has been part of daily life for some time, given the proximity to the Syrian border.
What happened in this predominantly Kurdish town across the border from Kobane changed Turkey and the security landscape dramatically.
The town of Suruc saw an attack by IS, which killed 32 youth activists
After the attack, the Turkish government launched what it called "a synchronised war on terror" on several fronts.
Operations against IS were followed by a crackdown on the Kurdish militant group PKK and other radical leftist groups.
The level of threat in the country has increased to extent not seen in recent years.
Early this week the most violent attacks since the crackdown took place, in retaliation for the increasing military operations against the PKK.
As the once solid ceasefire is in tatters, many fear peace is now something of the past and there's more trouble ahead.
Most of those from Turkey who are fighting IS are Kurds
Ayse had 11 sons. One is now dead in Syria. Another is a soldier in the Turkish army. And another is a policeman.
She says she wants peace so that mothers won't have to shed any more tears.
But the soldier son, who speaks on condition of anonymity, is more pessimistic.
"We were more than brothers, Salih and I. We were best friends. I'm a soldier. He died in Kobane. We want peace.
"But how is peace attainable when they don't even let us bury our dead?" he asks.Comment
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At least 35 soldiers killed in an action by guerrillas in Tatvan
HPG guerrillas carried out effective actions on the anniversary of the August 15 Initiative. 35 soldiers died in an action conducted by guerrillas against Bilika guard post in Tatvan district of Bitlis.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
BEHDINAN - ANF
HPG guerrillas carried out effective actions on the anniversary of the August 15 Initiative. 35 soldiers died in an action conducted by guerrillas against Bilika guard post in Tatvan district of Bitlis.
Guerrillas carried out effective actions in commemoration of their recently martyred comrades and in response to the Turkish states ongoing aerial activities, operations and attacks that aim to escalate the war.
In its written statement, HPG Media Center noted that guerrillas blocked the road in the Şapata region of Hakkaris Şemdinli district between 17:00 and 18:00 on August 15, and informed the passing by civilians on the anniversary of the August 15 Initiative. Turkish army tried to enter the region with armored vehicles, but was met with guerrilla response from four different directions. HPG said one police of special operations forces died during the clashes that continued until 19:00, and refuted the news regarding four guerrillas lost in these clashes.
HPG stated that guerrillas also blocked the road in Pire Merduşa area located between Şemdinli and Yüksekova districts at 19:30 on August 15, and has been controlling the road between Gevriya Civiyan and Bezelê on the border of Zagros region for the past 12 days.
ACTION AGAINST BEROX GUARD POST WITH HEAVY WEAPONRY
Guerrillas carried out an action against Berox guard post in the Şemzinan district of Hakkari at 07:00 on August 15, and the number of dead or injured soldiers has not yet been clarified. Turkish army bombed the region with artillery, scouted the area with drones between 09:00 and 15:00, and warplanes bombed the region between 11:00 and 12:00.
HPG guerrillas stopped 30 vehicles on the road between Perwari and Çatak at 14:30 on August 15, and informed the passing by civilians on the anniversary of the August 15 Initiative until 20:00.
Turkish army bombarded Besta region from the Çelê Nımêja guard post in Botan between 11:30 and 12:00 on August 15, and caused a forest fire in the area that still continues.
Guerrillas carried out an action against Werdıkê guard post in Mardins Kerboran district on the anniversary of August 15, which left 4 soldiers killed and the barracks in front of the guard post destroyed.
Guerrillas stopped 60 vehicles on the road between Şaxo and Perwari at 07:00 on August 16, and informed the passing by civilians on the political process. Guerrillas have been controlling the blocked road since this morning.
HPG guerrillas carried out an action against the barracks in the Gendarme Organized Palace barracks and one soldier died during the clashes that lasted 15 minutes. Guerrillas also acted against the Gendarme Artillery Battalion in Ameds Lice district, and the nearby surveillance cameras were completely destroyed during the action carried out with rifles and B-7 rocket propellers. The number of dead or injured soldiers has not yet been clarified.
COMPREHENSIVE ACTION IN TATVAN DISTRICT OF BİTLİS
HPG reported that guerrillas carried out an action against Bılıka guard post in Tatvan district of Bitlis at 05:00 on August 14, and destroyed 2 mountain vehicles, 8 watch towers, 2 dozers, 6 vehicles and the entire guard post with the blast of a vehicles with 2 tons of explosives. HPG announced that all of the 35 soldiers in the guard post were killed, and the army evacuated soldiers bodies with 5 ambulances and one large morgue vehicle. HPG added that ambulances retrieved 20 bodies and the morgue vehicle carried 15 bodies, and the army removed the wreckage of the guard post with construction vehicles and put up curtains around the post in order to prevent any filming attempts.
Guerrillas checked ID on the road between Bitlis and Hizan between 19:00 and 21:30 on August 15, and have been controlling this road since August 12.
Guerrillas from the Martyr Berxwedan and Martyr Fuat units blocked the road between Kanireş (Karlıova) and Çewlik (Bingöl) at 08:00 on August 15, and informed the passing by civilians on the political process. Turkish army bombarded the area with Cobra helicopters and deployed soldiers with Sikorsky helicopters after holding the entrances to and exists from the district around 13:40.
A sabotage action by guerrillas targeted a convoy of the Turkish army that came to the scene for intervention after the bombardment. In the action which was conducted in memory of the HPG members martyred in Amed, guerrillas hit and destroyed an armored vehicle, which left a group of nine soldiers made up of officers and specialist sergeants dead. Another armored vehicle and a Sikorsky helicopter in the area were also hit with heavy weaponry.
The activity of Turkish UAVs over the area continued till 23:00 at night and helicopters hit the scene following the action by guerrillas.
In another action targeting a construction site in Dıdırê town of Ağrı's Patnos district at 21:30 on August 15, guerrillas burnt down nine lorries and a petroleum office belonging to the mayor.
Guerrillas took control a road between Patnos and Van's Erçiş district from 21:30 to 22:40 on August 15, performed ID checks and informed the people about the process.
A base station of the private Turkcell GSM operator in Geliyê Zilan area was destroyed by guerrillas at 00:30 on August 15.
SABOTAGE ACTION AGAINST NATURAL GAS PIPELINE
The natural gas pipeline between Iran and Turkey was targeted by a sabotage action of guerrillas in Kalus area near Bazid district of Ağrı at 01:00 on August 14. The action didn't cause a fire due to the suspension of the gas flow in the pipeline.
After encircling the Korxan guard post in Iğdır on August 14, guerrillas killed 5 soldiers in 5 assassination actions at 15:00 on August 15. Four other soldiers were killed as guerrillas further hit the guard post with heavy weapons. While the road and access of water and electricity to the guard post were blocked in the action, Turkish troops at the post shelled the surrounding areas till evening hours. Casualties were transported from the scene in helicopters between 21:30-22:00.
Turkish UAVs flew over Çemçe area between 07:00 and 10:00 on August 16.
For the last three days, Turkish army dispatched Special Operations Teams from Erzurum's Şenkaya district to Ardahan's Göle district, and also deployed units in guerrilla uniforms around the village of Bağaverdi in Şenkaya.
ACTION AGAINST HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE IN İSKENDERUN
A sabotage action by guerrillas targeted the high-voltage transmission line in İskenderun district of Hatay on August 13. A Turkish military unit sent to the scene for intervention was also targeted by guerrillas, yet the number of casualties couldn't be verified.
After blocking a road between Dersim and Elazığ from 20:40 to 22:00 on August 15, guerrillas performed ID checks, spread propaganda to the people and burnt down a truck belonging to a private company.
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At least two people executed in Varto
Reports of executions have come through from Varto district of Muş where people have taken control of the district after taking up arms to defend themselves against the never-ending attacks by the Turkish state forces.
Monday, August 17, 2015
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Reports of executions have come through from Varto district of Muş where people have taken control of the district after taking up arms to defend themselves against the never-ending attacks by the Turkish state forces.
While witnesses say two people have been executed in the district, some other reports say three people have been killed this morning.
It is yet not known if those killed are civilians or guerrillas affiliated to the HPG (People's Defense Forces), the armed wing of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party).
Initial reports say at least two wounded people have been executed by bombs thrown on them. It is also reported that the bodies of the killed were taken by soldiers.
People of Varto are going to the scene.Comment
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