Press Release

The actions of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continue uninterruptedly, on the basis of revolutionary campaigns. Our forces, which successfully iused many tactics with mobile team and tunnel warfare style, inflict heavy blows on the invaders in many areas from Bakur to Bashur.

While 11 invaders were punished in the actions carried out by our forces, 6 invaders were injured. While the invaders bombarded the war tunnels with chemical weapons and explosives 25 times, they bombed the Resistance Zones 42 times with warplanes and helicopters, and drone activity was also observed.

Our forces in the Besta region carried out their actions with special effort and sensitivity not to target the village guards. We once again remind you of the previous warning made by our People's Defense Central Headquarters Commander on this matter. The circles in question should see this fact, take the warnings seriously, not participate in the operations developed against the guerrilla and should not lead the invaders.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. Within the scope of the Şehîd Şervan and Şehîd Diljîn Egîdên Botanê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On May 31, the invaders, who were on the move between the villages of Osyan and Aqîr in the Besta region of Botan, were targeted by our forces. A warning sabotage was deliberately detonated on May 31 at 04:30 to prevent the guards in Aqîr village from participating in this operation. At 13:00, a group of invaders tried to intervene and investigate the incident area with armored vehicles. These invaders, under the control of our forces, were targeted and shot with sabotage tactics. While 3 invaders were punished in this action, 1 invader was seriously injured. This action was carried out to avenge our comrades who died in Besta and to greet the 1st June Campaign.

2. In the Metina region;

– On June 9, at 16:00, a group of invaders in the Girê Ortê area were put under control by our mobile teams. At 16:50, 4 invaders targeted with medium automatic and individual weapons by our YJA Star forces were punished, while 5 invaders were injured.

– On June 10, at 08:40, the invaders who tried to approach the war tunnels in the Girê FM Resistance Area were targeted and shot with individual weapons, and 2 invaders were punished. Other invaders were also hit and 1 invader was punished here.

– On June 10, at 11:40, the invaders who wanted to take position in the Girê FM Resistance Area were targeted and shot with an assassination tactic, and 1 invader was punished.

– On June 10, at 21:30, helicopters that wanted to airdropping on the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were intercepted by our forces. After the intervention, 1 helicopter had to leave the area without being able to land.

3. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with chemical weapons and explosives;

– Between 14:30 and 16:30 on June 9, the invaders started fire in front of the Şehîd Akîf war tunnels in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area and tried to send the smoke to the tunnels.

– On 10 June, the Şehîd Zemani war tunnels in Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were bombed 5 times with explosives.

– On June 10, at 05:30, the Şehîd Hewrê war tunnels in the M Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area were bombed 3 times with explosives.

– On 10 June, the war tunnels in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were bombed 3 times with chemical weapons and 4 times with explosives.

– On June 10, at 14:30, the war tunnels in the Karker Resistance Area were bombed 4 times with chemical weapons and 2 times with explosives.

– On June 10, at 17:44 and 22:30, the Werxelê war tunnels were bombed 4 times with chemical weapons.

4. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, attack helicopters and warplanes;

– On 9 and 10 June, Girê Hakkarî, Werxelê, Çemço and Kurojahro Resistance Areas were bombed with howitzers fired from the border outposts.

– On 9 and 10 June, the Girê Cûdî, Werxelê, Kurojahro, Saca and Çiyareş Resistance Areas were bombed 15 times with warplanes.

– On 10 June, Girê FM, Girê Cûdî, Werxelê, Girê Rûbar, Qele, Çiyareş, Çemço and Kurojahro Resistance Areas were bombed 26 times with attack helicopters.

– On 10 June, drone activity was observed in Girê FM, Kurojahro and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Areas.

– On 11 June, the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was bombed twice by warplanes.

– The invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area are deliberately trying to set the land on fire and cut down the trees.

June 11, 2022

HPG Press Centre