Turkish Army Is On The Defensive

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From: Kurdistan Committee of Canada <kcc at magi.com>
Subject: Turkish Army Is On The Defensive

Information Desk - The Turkish Invasion of South Kurdistan
Tel: +32-2-230-9233
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Press Release #13

We received the following news today from Ahmet Yigit, a
correspondent for the Kurd-A news agency in Zaxo, Kurdistan:

                  The Turkish Army Is On The Defensive

     Kurdish forces continued to pound units belonging to the
Turkish army yesterday. In Haftanin region, the Turkish forces
were ambushed on the Sehit Mustafa hill. Of the 50 or more
soldiers targeted, 6 were killed on the spot and many others were
wounded.
     On Kesan hill, also in Haftanin, a larger group of Kurdish
fighters surrounded a group of Turkish soldiers and fired rockets
and automatic weapons on them. The soldiers, after a brief
resistance, panicked and ran away. 24 dead bodies were strewn all
over the place and some of their weapons were confiscated.
     The Kurdish fighters were able to collect the following
weapons: 1 MG-3 gun, 1 B-7 rocket launcher and 7 B-7 rockets, 4
G-3 guns, and a considerable amount of bullets and hand grenades.
     A select group of Kurdish fighters were also sent on a
mission to mine the heavily guarded Habur bridge area the
previous night. The next day, yesterday, a tank was blown up and
its occupants were also killed instantly.
     In Semdinli region there were ambushes as well. At Erdebil,
as the Turkish soldiers were leaving their positions, the Kurdish
fighters attacked the congregated crowd of enemy troops with hand
grenades and automatic weapons. One Kurdish fighter was slightly
wounded in this battle. From the conversations heard on the enemy
walkie-talkie radios, one could hear them say that they had 17
losses.
     In Begalte, a Turkish solider lost his life after stepping
on a mine that the Kurdish fighters had planted.

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