NEWSDESK, — The guerrillas of HPG (People’s Defense Forces) shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Turkish army that had been collecting intelligence on their positions.
The Turkish reconnaissance air vehicle with anti-aircraft batteries was shot down by the guerrillas positioned in Ertuş area of Zap region.
The images sent to Firat News Agency show the UAV shattered in pieces.
Giving information on the guerrilla’s targeting of the aircraft, HPG guerrilla Xebat Cizre said the followings; “The activity of the Turkey made reconnaissance aircraft was realized last year by some guerrillas who have taken no action against it until it drew near to them and got within their range. The air vehicle which went into pieces has been found by a group of guerrillas in the field the previous day.”
Remarking that the Turkish state has been conducting a war against guerrilla on the basis of some basic techniques, Xebat Cizre noted that the home product reconnaissance aircraft, called Bayraktar, is one of the techniques mainly used against the guerrilla.
Bayraktar, which is not as strong as those produced by Israel and America, was followed by the production of another type of reconnaissance aircraft which is called Anka, noted Xebat Cizre.
The purpose of these air vehicles is to see the movement of guerrillas who fight against many of this kind of air vehicles, with each military post having a few reconnaissance aircrafts. Soldiers don’t leave their posts, they send these aircrafts on us instead, added Xebat Cizre.