Re: Regional geopolitics
35 TURKISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN TATVAN, BITLIS
August 16, 2015
ANF News - 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 state's
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 Å~^apata region of Hakkari's Å~^emdinli
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 MerduÅ~_a
area located between Å~^emdinli and Yuksekova 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
Å~^emzinan 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
Catak 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 Celê 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
Mardin's 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 Å~^axo 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 Amed's 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 BÄ°TLÄ°S
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 KanireÅ~_ (Karlıova) and Cewlik (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
Agrı'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 ErciÅ~_
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
Agrı 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 Igdır 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 Cemce area between 07:00 and 10:00 on August 16.
For the last three days, Turkish army dispatched Special Operations
Teams from Erzurum's Å~^enkaya district to Ardahan's Göle district,
and also deployed units in guerrilla uniforms around the village of
Bagaverdi in Å~^enkaya.
ACTION AGAINST HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE IN Ä°SKENDERUN
A sabotage action by guerrillas targeted the high-voltage transmission
line in Ä°skenderun 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 Elazıg 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.
35 TURKISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN TATVAN, BITLIS
August 16, 2015
ANF News - 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 state's
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 Å~^apata region of Hakkari's Å~^emdinli
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 MerduÅ~_a
area located between Å~^emdinli and Yuksekova 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
Å~^emzinan 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
Catak 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 Celê 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
Mardin's 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 Å~^axo 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 Amed's 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 BÄ°TLÄ°S
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 KanireÅ~_ (Karlıova) and Cewlik (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
Agrı'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 ErciÅ~_
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
Agrı 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 Igdır 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 Cemce area between 07:00 and 10:00 on August 16.
For the last three days, Turkish army dispatched Special Operations
Teams from Erzurum's Å~^enkaya district to Ardahan's Göle district,
and also deployed units in guerrilla uniforms around the village of
Bagaverdi in Å~^enkaya.
ACTION AGAINST HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE IN Ä°SKENDERUN
A sabotage action by guerrillas targeted the high-voltage transmission
line in Ä°skenderun 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 Elazıg 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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