BEHDINAN, Defence Regions of Medya, — The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) released a statement in relation to Turkish military operations in 2011 and the number of clashes broke out.
According to HPG’s statement the Turkish army had carried out 680 operations including aerial, mortar, artillery and howitzer attacks.
As results of such operations 505 Turkish troops and police officers had been killed and 165 guerrillas lost their lives.
In relation to the New Year, the HGP statement outlined that; “2012 will be the year of a struggle to ensure the freedom of Leader [Abdullah Ocalan] and Freedom of Kurdistan through an effective resistance and a popular revolutionary war.”
The HPG’s statement of 2011 actions is as follows;
-The Turkish army carried out 236 operations, 68 cobra, 126 aerial and 250 mortar and howitzer attacks.
-Guerrilla forces carried out 167 actions.
-The Turkish army and guerrilla forces lived 45 hot encounters.
-While guerrillas captured 55 teachers and clashing soldiers and police officers of the Turkish state, 22 guerrillas were taken captive over the past year.
-58 military vehicles were destroyed during the clashes in guerrilla actions.
-Fire broke out in 43 forests as a result of the attacks carried out by Turkish army.
-More than 50 civilians were brutally slaughtered and dozens were wounded during the attacks of Turkish army which also caused great damage dozens of times.
The statement added that these figures didn’t include those of recent clashes in Bingol and Cudi areas since the numbers couldn’t be clarified because of winter conditions.