YPS: 19 members of Turkish forces killed in Şırnak and Nusaybin

The General Coordination of Civil Defense Units (YPS) has released a statement detailing the actions and clashes in Şırnak and Nusaybin.

The General Coordination of Civil Defense Units (YPS) has released a statement detailing the actions and clashes in Şırnak and Nusaybin.

NUSAYBİN

On May 2, YPS units hit and destroyed a digger that tried to enter Martyr Gelhat neighborhood.

2 special operations police were killed in a clash with YPS units between 07:30- 10:30.

Again on May 2, actions by YPS units left another digger destroyed, one special operations police dead and one other wounded in Martyr Gelhat neighborhood.

YPS said 2 fighters of theirs fell fighting, and gave the following ID details;

Nom de Guerre: Botan Soro

Name-Surname: Mehmetşirin Ağırman

Parents' Names: Münevver-Seyithan

Place of Birth: İzmir

Place of Death: Martyr Gelhat neighborhood

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Nom de Guerre: Eriş Masiro

Name-Surname: Ahmet Oxul

Date and Place of Birth: 1990, Kars

Place of Death: Weysika

ŞIRNAK

On April 2, YPS units hit a digger with rockets as it tried to enter Cumhuriyet neighborhood, which left the vehicle destroyed and 2 policemen inside dead.

In another action, YPS units targeted a group of special operations forces in Cumhuriyet neighborhood, as a result of which 8 members of special operations died.

YPS units also hit an armored vehicle trying to enter Cumhuriyet neighborhood, which left the driver dead.

Another armored vehicle raking İsmet Paşa and Cumhuriyet neighborhoods was hit by YPS units with rockets, and got heavily damaged.

YPS units targeted a digger in İsmet Paşa neighborhood, which left the driver dead.

4 special operations gendarmes were killed in another action carried out by YPS units with rockets in İsmet Paşa neighborhood.

Further actions by YPS units left an armored vehicle and a digger of Turkish forces damaged in the same area.

YPS said another member of theirs was martyred in fighting in İsmet Paşa neighborhood, adding that ID details of the fallen YPS member will be announced later.