ARGK: War Totals For May 1995

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Subject: ARGK: War Totals For May 1995

Press Release
June 8, 1995

The following figures from the ARGK for the civil war in Kurdistan
were faxed to us from the Comite du Kurdistan in Brussels.

The War In Kurdistan: Balance Sheet For The Month Of May

     In the month of May, our forces engaged the enemy forces 303
times. Of these encounters, the enemy fell into our traps 94 times;
we attacked them at 41 different places; we fought in close
encounters 51 times; in 30 different places, our suicide teams
targeted enemy installations; 18 times we penetrated enemy lines;
19 times we subjected them to artillery fire; we have committed
acts of sabotage; we set up roadblocks 17 times; and the enemy
stepped on mines 30 times.
     We know the results of 171 of these encounters. The enemy
losses for this period total 550 persons. Of these losses, 7 were
officers, 446 were soldiers, 59 were mercenaries, and 38 were
members of the contra-guerrilla. In addition, 141 enemy forces were
injured.
     The loss of enemy equipment was as follows: 1 helicopter, 2
armoured vehicles, 19 military vehicles, and 16 non-military
vehicles. In addition, 1 helicopter, 1 tank, 2 armoured vehicles,
and 19 military vehicles have been seriously damaged.
     In the course of the month, 23 relatives of mercenaries, 28
suspected enemy collaborators, 4 civil servants acting as
collaborators, 1 enemy agent, and 1 correspondent have been
apprehended. Some of these have been released; no decision has been
reached in the other cases as of yet.
     A considerable amount of enemy goods have also been
confiscated. These are: 37 machine guns, 5 MG-3s, 40 hand grenades,
5 cluster bombs, 1 mortar, 40 mortar rockets, 3 B-7 rockets, 2
Karnas guns, 2 walkie talkies, 2 detectors, 6 binoculars, 4,933
rounds of ammunition, 14 tents, and 20 backpacks. In addition, we
have the custody of one dead Turkish solider.
     The enemy has, as usual, increased its air attacks on
civilians. It has undertaken 49 operations, bombing Kurdish
villages from the air 9 times. As a result, 26 villages have been
destroyed and 27 villagers have been killed.
     Our losses stand at 99 fighters killed in action. Of these, 32
died in Botan, 17 in Zagros, 4 in Mardin, 15 in Amed, 6 in Garzan,
10 in Dersim, 12 in Erzurum, and 2 in Serhat region. In addition,
4 of our fighters were captured by the enemy because of their
injuries. The figure for our injured fighters stands at 36.

People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK)