BEHDİNAN, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN
HPG (Peoples’ Protection Forces) Press Center detailed a series of actions taken by guerrillas in Bitlis. The statement released the following:
“Our forces took surveillence of a unit of the invading Turkish army in Satê village in Bitlis on May 2 and carried out a raid action targeting this unit at 18.00 after a long follow-up.
Our forces infiltrated the enemy troops and carried out effective hits from close range. In this conquest-style action that creates a shock effect on the enemy, 7 enemy soldiers were killed, while 1 BKC and chain, 1 Bora assassination gun and binoculars, 1 M16 gun, 1 night binocular and 1 day binoculars were confiscated.
Our unit organizing the action has reached the base areas safely.
The invading Turkish army has been cutting trees in the Martyr Garzan area located in the Martyr Mizgin area of Bitlis for a while. The invaders placed secret troops on Martyr Sorxwin Hill to ensure the security of this tree-cutting group. This secret unit, which was taken under surveillence by our forces, was targeted on May 3 at 17.20. In this intense and effective clash with the enemy unit, as far as it could be detected, 4 soldiers were killed.
Our unit organizing the action has reached the base areas safely.”
