The Defence Regions of Medya- Qendil Mountains: The Kurdish Defence Forces (HPG) released a statement in relation to their very latest activities in response to the Turkish offensive in Siirt in which 10 Kurdish guerrillas lost their lives.
According to the HPG’s statement, the Kurdish guerrillas set an ambush for a Turkish military vehicle in the suburb of Agri on Monday 5th July at around 12.30 pm. The vehicle has reported to be destroyed and a number of Turkish soldiers were also killed.
The statement said that the Turkish military encircled the region for 7 hours following the raid and they also prevented the news from circulating in the media.
The HPG statement pointed out their activity in the region of Al-Aziz in which the Turkish military forces suffered a heavy blow. The Kurdish freedom fighters attacked 3 Turkish military outposts and killed 8 soldiers. The Kurdish Defence Forces also had raided another military garrison in the same region and ceased a number of ammunitions.
HPG also mentioned about the YJA-STAR (Kurdish Women Defence Forces) activities in Bingul. Accordingly the YJA-STAR forces raided two Turkish military outposts in which 2 soldiers were killed.
HPG stated that a Kurdish guerrilla known as Haci Meshe born in 1983 lost his life during these operations.