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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The effective actions of our forces against the Turkish army's comprehensive occupation operation in Avaşîn and Zap continue uninterruptedly.

Our mobile units move 24 hours in the field and deal heavy blows to the occupiers with creative tactics. As a result of these actions, 15 invaders were punished, 2 Skorsky type helicopters were hit and 1 mobesse camera system was destroyed.

The details of the effective actions carried out by our mobile guerrilla units within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign are as follows:

1. In Avaşîn region;

– On April 19, at 16:00, the invaders attempted to take up positions around the Werxelê Resistance Area were shot by our forces with an assassination tactic. As a result of this action, 1 invader was punished.

– On April 21, at 09:25 and 13:30, the invaders attempted to advance towards the Werxelê Resistance Area were hit three times with sabotage tactics by our forces. As a result of these actions, at least 4 invaders were punished.

2. In the Zap region;

– On 20 and 21 April, the invading Turkish army attacked the war positions in the Kunîşka Resistance Area with explosives. Intense clashes between our forces and the invaders continue in the resistance area.

 

– On April 21, at 10:30, the invaders attempted to advance towards the Kurojahro Resistance Area were shot by our forces with individual weapons and hand grenades. As a result of the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one stage. On the same day, between 11:00 and 15:00, the invading Turkish army attacked the war positions in the Kurojahro Resistance Area with explosives. 1 mobesse camera system that the invaders treed to place in Girê Şehîd Şemdîn in this area was destroyed by our forces. At the same time, the invaders targeted with sabotage tactics by our YJA Star forces were hit effectively. As a result of these actions, at least 3 invaders were punished.

– On April 18, at 15:00 and 16:00, the invaders bombarded the war positions in Girê Ortê with poison gas and explosives.

– On the night of April 21, the invaders tried to airdropping on the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area with helicopters came under intense fire by our forces. As a result of the effective intervention of our forces, 1 Skorsky helicopter was hit and the helicopters left the area before they airdropping.

– After the Turkish army bombed the Girê Cûdî and Girê Şehîd Kendal areas with attack helicopters at 21:30 on April 21, they attempted to landing the Girê Rûbar area with Sikorskys. As a result of the effective hits of our forces, 1 Skorsky type helicopter was heavily hit, and other helicopters belonging to the invaders had to leave the area.

– On April 22, at 04:20, the invaders who wanted to take positions in the Girê Ortê Resistance Area were shot by our forces and 1 invader was punished.

– On April 22, at 05:35, the invaders who wanted to advance towards Girê Şehîd Rûstem in the Karker Resistance Area were targeted by our forces with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished. At 05:50, these invaders were targeted again and shot at close range and 5 invaders were punished. As a result of these effective actions carried out by our professional mobile guerrilla teams, 6 invaders were punished.

3. On April 21, the invading Turkish army bombed the Girê Hakkari area in the Metîna region and the Çemrobotki village in the Garê region with warplanes.

– Between 21 April and 22 April, howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line of the Resistance Areas in the Zap and Avaşîn regions were heavily bombed with attack helicopters and warplanes.

April 22, 2022

HPG Press Centre