HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

Our forces continue their revolutionary offensives against the occupation operation led by the fascist Turkish state. As a result of the actions of our forces, twelve occupants were punished, and three others were injured.

An attack helicopter and a Sikorsky helicopter were hit and damaged by our forces. The Turkish occupation forces attacked our fighting positions and tunnels 17 times with chemical weapons and explosives. Our resistance areas were bombed 33 times by fighter jets and dozens of times by howitzers.

The details of the actions taken are as follows;

1. In Avaşîn region;

– On June 6, at 10:50, the invaders in the Werxelê Resistance Area were targeted and hit with heavy weapons.

– On June 6, at 14:30 and 14:55, the helicopters that tried to enter the Mervanos area were targeted by our forces. As a result of the effective hits of our forces, 1 attack and 1 Skorsky helicopter were damaged.

2. In the Metina region;

– On June 6, at 12:00, the invaders on the move around the Şehîd Savuşka battle positions in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

– On June 6, at 14:00, the invaders around the Şehîd Zemani battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were targeted with an assassination tactic. As a result of these actions, 2 invaders were punished.

3. In the Zap region;

– At 22:20 on 5 June and at 19:015 on 6 June, the invaders around the Karker Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

– On June 6, at 18:00, the invaders trying to approach the Şehîd Hewrê war tunnels in the Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics. In this action, 1 invader was punished and 1 invader was injured.

– On June 6, at 17:00, the invaders who tried to take position in the Karker Resistance Area were targeted and shot from two sides by our semi-mobile teams with infiltration and assassination tactics. Our forces hit the invaders with hand grenades and individual weapons, punished at least 4 invading Turkish soldiers. On the same day, at 17:10, the invaders who wanted to attack the battle positions with explosives were targeted by our YJA Star forces with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

4. In the Xakurke region;

– On June 4, at 10:30, the invaders positioned on the Girê Koordîne of Şehîd Berîtan were targeted with heavy weapons and the targets were hit effectively. On the same day, at 16:30, the invaders were targeted with heavy weapons and hit again. As a result of this action, a container belonging to the invaders was destroyed, 2 invaders were punished and 2 invaders were injured.

– On June 6, at 11:00, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Axîn were targeted and shot with heavy weapons, and 2 invaders were punished.

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

– On June 6, the Şehîd Hewre battle positions in the Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area were bombed 12 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

– On 5 June, Şehîd Akîf battle positions in Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were bombed 5 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

6. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, attack helicopters and warplanes;

– On 6 and 7 June, the Girê Cûdî, Girê FM, Sêdarê, Kurojahro, Çiyareş and Şikeftan Birîndara areas were bombed with attack helicopters, howitzers fired from the outposts on the border and warplanes 18 times.

– On 6 June, the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area of ​​Avaşîn were bombed with heavy weapons and 4 times with warplanes.

– On 6 June, the Girê Hakkarî, Girê Ortê areas and the surroundings of Yekmale, Şeşmale, Şêlazê and Bazê villages were bombed by howitzers fired from the outposts and 11 times by warplanes.

June 7, 2022

HPG Press Centre