Press Release From The Headquarters Of The ARGK

The following is a statement from the headquarters of the
People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK) from August 26, 1995
concerning the recent clashes in South Kurdistan between armed
units of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan
Democratic Party (KDP). 

     Right now, Kurdistan is at the most crucial phase of its
history. This turning point in history will fundamentally alter
the fate of our people. National and international conditions
offer a perfect opportunity for our people to win their freedom.
The power and dominance of the exploiter states over Kurdistan is
breaking down. The political collaboration and cooperation of the
exploiter states in Kurdistan is coming to an end. The liberation
struggle under the leadership of the PKK in North-West Kurdistan
is handing heavy defeats to the fascist Turkish state, which
follows policies of massive human rights violations. At the same
time, the PKK is uniting and strengthening Kurdish liberation
movements in other regions. This struggle, which has already
theoretically abolished artificial borders, has brought the North
and South of our country together. The Turkish government never
recognized these borders anyway. This has allowed it to export
its dirty war of destruction to South Kurdistan, and it has even
organized its village guard system there. The feudal KDP, which
has become a lackey of the Turkish state, is being utilized to
destroy the liberation struggle of our people. This traitorous,
collaborationist gang, which carries out the orders of the
Turkish Republic, seems be to continuing its traitorous
activities despite all of our warnings. They are opposing the
liberation struggle and using methods which are against the
people. In order to prevent this foul and traitorous gang of
collaborators from being successful, our people's liberation
fighters launched a major operation on August 26 against these
traitorous and collaborationist forces. The primary goal of this
operation is to facilitate a democratic federation in South
Kurdistan, and at the same time this operation has seen the
formation of the 1st Storm Brigade of the ARGK. On the first day
of the operation, 21 military targets and 4 other KDP positions
were attacked. 18 of these military posts are now either in our
control, burned, or destroyed. In the area around Zaho, a radar
station used by the KDP for radio and TV transmissions was
destroyed.
     During these actions, 2 leading officers and 62 members of
the collaborator gang were taken prisoner. One of those arrested,
who was also a judge, was set free because of his old age. 10
vehicles belonging to the collaborators were completely
destroyed. Also on the first day, the following equipment was
confiscated from the captured positions: 2 anti-aircraft guns and
4 full boxes of ammunition, 1 fully automatic rifle (A4), 1 BKC
with 600 rounds of ammunition, 64 infantry Kalschnikovs, and 4
rockets. In addition to this, our forces confiscated: 110 clips
and 3,620 rounds of ammunition, 43 pistols, 3 Bruno guns, 1
mortar launcher with 35 shells and 40 other mortar shells, 2 B7
rocket launchers with 8 rockets, 19 hand grenades, 4 smoke
grenades, 4 large walkie-talkie radios and 2 smaller ones, 1
telephone, 2 sets of binoculars, 3 bayonettes, 1 generator, 2
batteries, 6 radios, 1 cassette player, 2 TVs, and 1 VCR. Our
operation against the collaborators will spread as the cause is
taken up by the people. On the first day of this operation, 4 of
our fighters were killed and 2 were wounded.
     If the KDP wants these attacks to end and wishes an
agreement to be reached, then they must support the people's
struggle for a democratic federation, they must take the PKK more
seriously, and they must, before all else, cease their
cooperation with the Turkish government. They must distance
themselves from the oppression of the civilian population and
attacks on patriotic forces, they must end their two-faced deal
with external forces, and they must take their place alongside
the patriotic people. This is the only way they can escape the
anger of our people and avoid their destruction.

People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK)
August 26, 1995