Press Release

In the mountains of Kurdistan where the spirit of victory created by the August 15 Initiative is represented most strongly, our historic resistance against the occupiers continues growing.

Desperate in the face of our forces’ historic resistance, the criminal Turkish state is bombing the guerrilla areas with nuclear bombs and chemical weapons in defiance of all legal and moral values for all the world to see. The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, fighting selflessly and confronting all heinous attacks in the footsteps of martyrs, will assuredly crown their honourable stance with victory.

In the actions 10 invaders were punished, 1 invader was injured, 1 drone, 1 cabin, 1 camera and 1 surveillance camera system were destroyed. The invading Turkish army, on the other hand, bombed Resistance Areas 10 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons, 13 times with warplanes, 11 times with attack helicopters and dozens of heavy weapons.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Avaşîn region;

 – At 05:00 on August 14, a camera that the invaders placed in the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area and set a mine trap on it was detected and professionally destroyed by our forces.

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

– At 08:20 on 13 August, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Saca Resistance Area were hit by our mobile YJA Star units with sabotage tactics and 4 invaders were punished. At 08:30, the invaders were once again hit with a sabotage tactic.

– A drone over the Çemço Resistance Area on 13 August at 18:50 was shot down by our mobile teams.

– On August 13, 23:30, the Skorsky helicopter that wanted to land in the Çemço Resistance Area was targeted and shot down by our forces. After the intervention of our mobile teams, this helicopter had to leave the area without being able to land.

– At 06:00 on August 14, the invaders tried to bombard the battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area with drones. After the intervention of our forces, these drones had to move away from the area.

3. Within the framework of the Cenga Xabûre Martyr War Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– On August 13, at 07:30, our mobile YJA Star teams targeted the Kanî Masî outpost in Metîna. Our forces, targeting the cabin in which the 2 invaders were located, destroyed the cabin and punished the 2 invaders. Later, the invaders on the vicinity were targeted and 1 invader was punished, 1invader was injured and 1 surveillance camera system was destroyed.

– On August 13, at 14:40, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were shot by our mobile teams using the assassination tactic, and 3 invaders were punished in the actions carried out one after the other.

– At 13:10 on August 13, the invaders who wanted to bombard the Girê Şehîd Pîrdoğan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons were hit and hit by our mobile teams. After the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

– On August 13, at 22:05, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Girê Şehîd Pîrdoğan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with a sabotage tactic.

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

– On 13 August, the war tunnels in the Werxelê, Çemço and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Zones were bombed 10 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

5. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with heavy weapons, helicopters and warplanes;

– Invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area are cutting trees in forest areas.

– On 13 August, drone activity was observed in Girê Amediyê and Girê FM Resistance Areas.

– On 13 August, the Golka area in Metîna and the Saca and Çemço Resistance Areas were bombed 13 times with warplanes.

– On 13 August, Werxelê, Saca, Girê Hakkarî and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed 11 times with attack helicopters.

– On 13 August, the Çemço Resistance Area was bombed dozens of times with heavy weapons.

August 14, 2022

HPG Press Centre