People’s Defence Forces press office HPG-BIM has reported that at least 24 guerrillas lost their lives as a result of severe clashes and air attacks where chemical weapons were used in Guze Reþê and Gunde Pîre areas of Çukurca district on October 22.

The statement said that the 24 bodies at Malatya Forensic Medicine Institution are those of HPG guerrillas who lost their life in these clashes. HGP remarked that researches made had confirmed the usage of napalm bombs and chemical weapons during these clashes.

The statement underlined that altogether there was a unit of a total of 35 guerrillas who were in the region during intensive air assaults, intensive chemical bombardment and clashes in Çukurca on 22-24 October. Contacts have been stopped since the bombing.

HPG released the names of 32 guerrillas in that unit, not being able to declare for sure who are those lying in Malatya.

HPG ended the statement calling on all human rights organizations and democratic institutions and establishments to demand investigation into the usage of chemical weapon.

Mizbah Kýzýler (code name Brusk Amed) born in 1976 in Kulp, Amed

Ali Hasan Pervizi (code name Rejav Jilemo) born in 1981 in Kamyaran

Cevdet Örtaþ (code name Xeyri Fedakar) born in 1993 in Hakkari

Saniye Mustafa (code name Gülbahar Kobani) born in 1993 in Kobani

Sultaneli Julide (code name Zýnar Xoy) born in 1987 in Xoy

Behice Bedro (Berwar Zilan) born in 1983 in Dýrbêsiyê

Giyasettin Kaval (Dýlþad Aryen) born in 1982 / Hakkari

Þilan Ergün (Ruken Serhat) born in 1990 / Van

Minnan Ýsmail Akkaþ (Doðan Afrin)

Ýkram Kara (Serdem Pir) born in 1989 / Van

Çetin Modanlar (Dýjwar Rýha) born in 1985 / Urfa

Geylani Reþidi (Sipan Cûdi) born in 1991 / Urmiye

Ýpek Çiçek (Medya Ronahi) born in 1989 / Iðdýr

Suna Özdemir (Roza Semsur) born in 1989 / Adýyaman

Gülistan Koç (Zilan Hakkari) born in 1981 / Hakkari

Ebru Muhikancý (Eylem Ararat) born in 1989 / Kars

Ayþe Amra (Beritan Þin) born in 1984 / Makü

Derviþ Özkan (Kemal Cizir) born in 1985 / Þýrnak

Leyla Halimi (Deniz Derya) born in 1987 / Salmas

Emine Altun (Diren Tolhýldan) born in 1987 / Urfa

Oktay Çelik (Agýrbaz Rapo) born in 1986 / Muþ

Ahmet Mirza (Levent Derik) born in 1993 / Derik

Aziz Balýkçý (Welat Munzur) born in 1994 / Muþ

Sezar Arslan (Garzan Çarçela) born in 1992 / Batman

Gulale Yusufi (Dýlar Dýlbýrin) born in 1986 / Salmas

Cemil Erol (Serdar Mezrai) born in 1992 / Hakkari

Reþat Aslan (Gever Faraþin) born in 1989 / Þýrnak

Enver Akçay (Erdal Yýlmaz) born in 1981 / Dicle, Amed

Mahmut Bor (Tirej) born in 1979 / Kurtalan, Siirt

Abdurrahman Enüþtekin (Dündar Gabar) born in 1989 / Siirt

Ümit Ramazani (Þaho Hewraman) born in 1989 / Kamyaran