Guerrillas say Turkish Army using chemical gas in Dersim
Guerrillas say Turkish Army using chemical gas in Dersim
HPG (People's Defense Forces) Headquarters Command released a statement on 3 May summing up the armed activities and operations for the month of April.
Underlining that the guerrillas have refrained from all kinds of practices that would give rise to a conflict and have adhered to the decision of legitimate defense position of the HPG, the command states that "the army of the Turkish Republic has taken advantage of the month of April just as it had done with the past no-action, passive defense and unilateral ceasefire periods and made military operations in the areas under control of guerrilla. We have the right to retaliate against all the operations and attacks carried out. However because we took into consideration the vulnerability of the general public and wished to make our contributions to the final chance given to peace we tried not to enter into clashes or attack specific targets at the cost of our own lives. This position taken by us has been evaluated as a weakness and a loss of ability to combat by the Turkish state and it has not abstained from intense technically supported annihilation operations."
In total according to HPG "23 of our comrades lost their lives in the month of April, thus this month has been a difficult month for us. The losses were a result of lack of precautions, not grasping the reality of the enemy and well-intentions. It has been emotionally straining because the losses incurred were not timely. There will be lessons drawn from these martyrdoms and thus the struggle to defend our people's honorable claims and the attainment of freedom shall be ever stronger."
There have been 5 retaliatory actions taken up by Kurdish guerrillas.
Thirteen military personnel have been killed.
The Turkish army has carried out 15 military operations.
There have been 5 Cobra helicopter attacks by the Turkish army and 2 air raids, while the total mortar and howitzer attacks by the Turkish army has reached 30.
In a different statement the Kurdish guerrillas said that the Turkish Army have been using chemical and poisonous gas during the operations they have carried out in Dersim.
Underlining that the guerrillas have refrained from all kinds of practices that would give rise to a conflict and have adhered to the decision of legitimate defense position of the HPG, the command states that "the army of the Turkish Republic has taken advantage of the month of April just as it had done with the past no-action, passive defense and unilateral ceasefire periods and made military operations in the areas under control of guerrilla. We have the right to retaliate against all the operations and attacks carried out. However because we took into consideration the vulnerability of the general public and wished to make our contributions to the final chance given to peace we tried not to enter into clashes or attack specific targets at the cost of our own lives. This position taken by us has been evaluated as a weakness and a loss of ability to combat by the Turkish state and it has not abstained from intense technically supported annihilation operations."
In total according to HPG "23 of our comrades lost their lives in the month of April, thus this month has been a difficult month for us. The losses were a result of lack of precautions, not grasping the reality of the enemy and well-intentions. It has been emotionally straining because the losses incurred were not timely. There will be lessons drawn from these martyrdoms and thus the struggle to defend our people's honorable claims and the attainment of freedom shall be ever stronger."
There have been 5 retaliatory actions taken up by Kurdish guerrillas.
Thirteen military personnel have been killed.
The Turkish army has carried out 15 military operations.
There have been 5 Cobra helicopter attacks by the Turkish army and 2 air raids, while the total mortar and howitzer attacks by the Turkish army has reached 30.
In a different statement the Kurdish guerrillas said that the Turkish Army have been using chemical and poisonous gas during the operations they have carried out in Dersim.
