Press Release

The historical resistance of our forces against the comprehensive invasion operation launched by the occupying Turkish state continues. The actions carried out by our forces by effectively using the professional guerrilla tactics of the new era, with mobile guerrilla teams and battle positions continue uninterruptedly.

In the actions carried out by our guerrilla teams nder the guidance of YJA Star, 14 invaders were punished, 3 positions were destroyed and 1 position was damaged.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. In Avaşîn region;

– On May 3, at 11:40, the invaders on the Girê Werxelê in the Werxelê Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our forces and 1 invader was punished. On the same day, at 12:15, another action was carried out by our YJA Star forces against the invaders in the area.

2. In the Zap region;

– On May 3, at 18:00, the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Berxwedan battle positions in the Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our forces and 1 invader was punished.

– On May 3, at 15:50, the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Harun battle positions in the Kurojahro Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our YJA Star forces with the assassination tactic, and 1 invader was punished.

– On May 3, at 09:00 and 15:00, the invaders around the Kurojahro Resistance Area were targeted with heavy weapons by our forces. As a result of these actions, the targets determined were hit effectively.

– On May 3, at 13:00, the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Amargî battle positions in the Kurojahro Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our forces with an assassination tactic, and 1 invader was punished.

– On May 3, at 13:45 and 19:30, the invaders around the Kevirêkun battle positions of the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were targeted and shot down by our forces. As a result of these actions, 2 invaders were punished.

– On May 3, the invaders around Girê Rûbar in the Çiyareş Resistance Area were put under control by our forces. On the same day, at 15:45, the targeted position was hit effectively. As a result of the action, 4 invaders were punished and the targeted position was destroyed. The invading Turkish army, which heavily bombed the area with howitzers after the action, was able to remove its casualties from the area with helicopters at night.

– Attack helicopters that attempted to bombard Girê Rûbar area in Çiyareş Resistance Area at 23:00 on 3 May were targeted by our forces. As a result of the intervention, the helicopters had to move away from the area.

3. In the Xakurke region;

– On May 3, at 17:30, three positions belonging to the invaders in Girê Şehîd Axîn were hit from three sides by our YJA Star forces. In this action, 4 invaders were punished, 2 positions were destroyed and 1 position was damaged.

4. The Turkish army, bombarded the resistance areas 19 times with warplanes and dozens of times with howitzers.

The details of the bombardments carried out are as follows:

– On May 3, between 15:30 and 16:30, Girê Cûdî of the Zap region was bombed 6 times by warplanes.

– On May 3, at 17:30, the Girê Martyr Hakî area in the Xakurkê region was bombed twice with warplanes. On the same day, at 16:00, Girê Hakkarî in the Metîna region was bombed twice by warplanes.

– While the areas of Çemço, Şikefta Birîndara, Karker, Girê Şehîd Cûdî, Girê Ortê, Martyr Şahin, Martyr Amargî and Kurojahro in the Zap region between 13:00 and 00:00 on 3 May were heavily bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line, It was bombed 9 times by attack helicopters and warplanes. On the same day, the Werxelê area of ​​Avaşîn region was bombed with howitzers.

May 4, 2022

HPG Press Centre