HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The legendary resistance of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues in the Resistance Areas, where the war criminal Turkish army has attacked tens of thousands of times with internationally banned bombs, chemical weapons, warplanes, attack helicopters, howitzers, mortars and tanks.

As a result of 17 actions carried out by our forces at least 10 invaders were punished, 3 invaders were injured and 1 position was destroyed. The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas 25 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons, 4 times with warplanes, 29 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, mortars and tanks.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On October 4, at 06:30, 07:00, 17:00 and 18:00, the invaders around the Şehîd Agir battle positions in the Sîda Resistance Area were hit six times by our mobile teams with heavy weapons. At the same time, at 10:00 and 15:20 hours, the invaders were shot twice by our forces with assassination tactics. It was determined that 4 invaders were punished in these actions.

– On October 4, at 14:30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Martyr Agir battle positions in the Sîda Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics by our forces and 2 invaders were punished. On October 5, at 05:30, the invaders who wanted to advance to the battle positions were hit again with sabotage tactics and 2 invaders were seriously injured.

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

– On October 4, at 09:30, the positions of the invaders in the Girê Martyr Derwêş Resistance Area in Xakurkê were targeted by our YJA Star mobile units. While 1 position hit in this action was destroyed, 2 invaders were punished.

– On October 4, at 09:30, the invaders in the Girê Şehîd Axîn Resistance Area in Xakurkê were hit with heavy weapons.

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

– On October 3, at 10:00, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile teams.

– On October 3, at 15:35, the invaders around the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were shot by our mobile teams with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was injured.

– On October 4, at 17:15, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were shot by our mobile teams with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On October 4, at 19:00, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were shot by our YJA Star moving teams with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On October 4, at 20:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile teams.

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

– On October 4, the Şehîd Felat battle positions in the Sîda Resistance Area were bombed 20 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons.

– On October 4, the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area and the Şehîd Agir battle positions in the Sîda Resistance Area were bombed 5 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons.

5. Attacks by the invading Turkish army;

– On October 4, the Gunde Gûzê land of Garê was bombed 4 times with warplanes.

– On October 5, Gire Hakkarî, Gire FM, and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed 29 times with attack helicopters.

– On October 4, Girê FM and Çemço Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, mortars and tanks.

– On October 4, drone activity was observed over the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.

6. On October 4, the Girê Berbizinê and Hornê areas of Goşînê in Xakurkê were bombed by Iranian forces with howitzers and mortars.

7. Media from Bashur [Southern Kurdistan] claimed on 4 October that the Turkish state carried out an air attack on a vehicle in the Şarbajêr district near Sulaymaniyah and that there were two PKK members in the car. We have no forces at the site of the attack and there is no connection with us.

October 5, 2022

HPG Press Centre