Press Release

In the actions carried out under the leadership of our mobile teams, 1 surveillance camera system was destroyed.

The invading Turkish army bombed guerrilla resistance positions 17 times with chemical weapons, once with banned bombs, and dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

At the same time, the guerrilla bombed the areas 4 times with warplanes.

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

1. Five people from Southern Kurdistan were brutally murdered in Mardin on the night of 19 January. We offer our condolences to their families, the Rêkanî tribe and the people of Kurdistan. The victims are members of the Rêkanî tribe and patriotic people from a region that is constantly attacked by the Turkish state. These attacks have already caused many deaths. Because these people are targeted by the Turkish state anyway, the attack looks like a sinister incident. It is striking that the state is scrambling to portray this incident as a criminal act, while at the same time the public prosecutor's office has imposed a secrecy order. This increases the likelihood that the brutal massacre is a planned counter-attack as part of the intimidation plan against Kurds. As the People's Defence Forces, we will continue to pursue the case and demand accountability.

2. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Zap region;

– On January 21, at 09:00, 1 surveillance camera system that the invaders planted around the guerrilla resistance positions near the village of Sîda in the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediyê district was destroyed by our mobile units.

– On January 21, at 18:00, the invaders near the village of Sîda in the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediyê district were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile units.

– At 09:30 and 10:10 on January 21, the invaders near the Çemço region of the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediye district were hit twice with heavy weapons by our mobile units.

3. Within the framework of the Cenga Xabûrê Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– On January 21, at 08:20, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile units.

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

– On January 21, the guerrilla resistance positions near the village of Sîda and the Çemço region of the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediyê district were bombed 17 times with chemical weapons.

– On January 21, at 16:00, the guerrilla resistance positions near the village of Sîda in the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediye district were bombed once with banned bombs.

5. Attacks by the invading Turkish army;

– On January 21, the Deşta Kafya area of Garê and the Ava Lolan area of Xakurkê were bombed 4 times with warplanes.

– On January 21, the Girê Amediyê, Girê Cûdî and Girê FM Resistance Areas, the Çemço region of the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediyê district, and the guerrilla resistance positions near the Sîda village were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

January 22, 2023

HPG Press Centre