HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Cenga Xabur Revolutionary Campaign, in the Metîna region;

– On August 1, at 16:30, the invaders in the Girê Azad Strait of the Zendura area were hit with an assassination tactic.

As a result of the action, 1 invader was punished.

– On August 1, between 21:00 and 23:00, helicopter activity took place on the Qaşura line of the Metîna region. At the same time, the invading Turkish army replaced its forces in Girê Martyr Çiya with helicopters. The surroundings of Derarê and Hirore villages in the Kanî Masî sub-district of the Amadiya district were bombed with attack helicopters.

2. Avaşîn and Zap regions;

– Between 07:00 – 19:00 on August 1 and at 07:00 on August 2, the invading Turkish army failed to get any results in the face of the great guerrilla resistance carried out in the war tunnels in the Werxelê area of Avaşîn region used chemical gases and committed a war crime. Since August 27, there has been intense drone activity in the area. 

– Since July 31, it has been intensely bombarding the Werxelê area of ​​Avaşîn with howitzers fired from the outpost on the borderline.

– On August 1, between 23:00 and 00:00, the invading Turkish army replaced its forces in the areas of Mervanos, Banista and Tabura Ereba in the Avaşîn region with helicopters.

– On August 1, at 16:30, the war tunnels in the Girê Sor area of ​​Avaşîn region were bombed with explosives, and between 12:30 and 13:30, the war tunnels and their surroundings were bombed with howitzers and heavy weapons fired from the outpost on the borderline.

– At 01:00 on August 1, the war tunnels in the Werxelê area of ​​the Avaşîn region were bombed twice with explosives.

– On August 2, at 09:00, the Çemço area of ​​the Zap region was bombed with howitzers fired from the outpost on the borderline.

We did not suffer any loss in these attacks.

August 2, 2021

HPG Press Centre