DEFENCE REGIONS OF MEDYA, — People’s Defence Forces (HPG) which is the armed wing of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) released a statement and gave out the numbers of the clashes occurred in April.
HPG stated that their guerrilla forces have acted in accordance to the non-action strategy ordered by the KCK (Kurdistan Community Unions). Nonetheless, Turkish army has pursued offensive strategies and raided their forces with advanced technologies.
HPG stated that 15 ground operations, 30 mortar shelling, 7 helicopter raids were carried out by Turkish army in April.
According to the statement, the PKK guerrillas have carried out 5 responsive attacks on the Turkish militaries.
23 Kurdish guerrillas lost their lives and 13 Turkish militaries were killed.