Press Release

The Turkish occupying army is committing war crimes and continuously attacking our forces who are preserving their existing position. In self-defence, our forces carried out actions in which an occupier was punished, and a drone and a surveillance camera system were destroyed.

The details of the attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army are as follows;

1. In the Zap region;

– On March 18, at 17:00, the invaders attacked our resistance positions in Çemço, our forces responded to defend themselves and 1 invader was punished.

– On March 19, at 19:00, the invading Turkish army planted a surveillance camera system around the resistance positions in Sîda. 1 surveillance camera system was destroyed by our forces, which responded to the invaders on the basis of self-protection.

2. In the Metina region;

– At 18:00 on March 18, the invading Turkish army sent drones over the area to determine the position of our forces in the Girê FM Resistance Area. Our forces targeted and destroyed 1 drone.

3. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army;

– On 18 and 19 March, our resistance positions in Girê FM Resistance Area and Çemço and Sîda were bombed 26 times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

March 20, 2023

HPG Press Center