The Kurdistan Freedom Militia (MAK) announced a series of actions in Batman on the evening of 6 November as the resistance against the usurpation of municipalities in Northern Kurdistan continues.
Regarding the action in Batman, MAK stated the following: “In the evening hours of 6 November, our militia took to the streets in many neighbourhoods of Batman to confront the Turkish occupation troops. Barricades were erected in ten neighbourhoods: Bağlar, İpragaz, Taxa Koçera, Cudi, Petrolkent, Karşıyaka, Emekli Toki, Hilal, Pazaryeri and Bayındır, and together with local residents, resistance was put up against the Turkish security forces. Our militia responded to the security forces’ attacks with homemade explosives, Molotov cocktails and fireworks. In the fierce clashes that lasted into the early hours of the morning, many attackers were wounded and numerous armoured vehicles were hit.”
In the district of Lice in Amed (Diyarbakır), the MAK militia targeted excavators working on the construction of a military base in the Ape Musa area. Both excavators were destroyed by sabotage tactics.
“Resistance continues against the attacks of the fascist-barbarian Turkish state against the will of our people. Our resistance against those who ignore the will of the people and impose oppression against our people on the instructions of fascist Erdoğan and Bahçeli has been magnificent. Our people and our militia have once again shown that they will not kneel to fascism with the spirit of resistance they received from Leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) and the freedom guerrilla. Our patriotic people and the public opinion in Turkey should know that we will defend our will and our people until the end. Everyone, friend and foe alike, should know that we will ask for an account of every attack and massacre against our people with retaliation,” said the MAK.