HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The details of the actions taken and the attacks are as follows;

1. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On January 16, at 11:40, the invaders near the Çemço region of the Şêladize sub-district of the Amediye district were shot with heavy weapons by our mobile unitss and 1 invader was punished.

– On January 16, at 15:10, the invaders near the village of Sîda in the Şêladize sub-district of the Amediyê district were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile units.

2. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with banned bombs and chemical weapons;

– On January 16, the guerrilla resistance positions near the village of Sîda and the Çemço region of the Şêladize sub-district of Amediye were bombed 21 times with chemical weapons from morning to evening.

– At 14:40 and 15:00 on 16 January, the guerrilla resistance positions near the village of Sîda in the Şêladize sub-district of Amediye were bombed twice with banned bombs.

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

– On January 16, the guerrilla resistance positions near the Çemço region of the Şêladize sub-district of Amediye were bombed 4 times with attack helicopters.

– On January 16 and 17, guerrilla resistance positions near Girê FM and Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas, Çemço region of Şêladize sub-district of Amediyê district and Sîda Village were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

January 17, 2023

HPG Press Centre