Press Release

The effective actions of our forces, which dealt a great blow to the occupiers with their historical resistance and rendered the occupiers unable to move, continue. Our forces are successfully implementing the new era guerrilla tactics in these actions led by our mobile guerrilla units.

15 invaders were punished as a result of the actions carried out by our forces in the Zap and Metina. Our comrade Serhed Zîlan, who was injured after inflicting heavy blows on the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area in the Metîna area, martyred.

The invading Turkish army bombed the battle positions in the Resistance Zones 2 with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons, 4 times with warplanes, 36 times attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers and heavy weapons.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On July 26, between 12:00 – 13:00, the invaders on the move in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were put under control by our mobile teams and hit. As a result of the series of actions carried out by our forces with individual weapons and assassination tactics, at least 8 invaders were punished.

Under the leadership of our comrade Serhed Zîlan, at 17:30 the invaders were targeted once again with the infiltration tactic. Our forces attacked the enemy with hand grenades and individual weapons, punishing 4 more invaders. During the intense clashes, our comrade Serhed, who led the action and dealt heavy blows to the enemy, was seriously injured. Despite the interventions, our comrade Serhed Zîlan, Leader Apo's valiant militant and our sacrifice commander, joined our immortal heroes.

The ID information of our comrade Serhed is as follows:

Nom de Guerre: Serhed Zîlan First-Last Name: Şehriyar Kudekîstanî Birthplace: Maku Mother's-Father's Name: Gulistan – Muhammed Date and Place of Martyrdom: 26 July 2022 / Metîna

Serhed – Şehriyar Kudekîstanî

We express our condolences to all patriotic people of Kurdistan, especially the valuable family of our comrade Serhed, who fought heroically and became an exemplary militant of the self-sacrifice line, and we promise once again that we will crown our struggle with victory by imitating our comrade's self-sacrificing spirit.

– On July 31, at 19:00, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were hit with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On July 31, at 22:40, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– At 06:00 on August 1, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

2. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons;

– On July 31, the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was bombed twice with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

3. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with heavy weapons, howitzers, helicopters and warplanes;

– On July 31, drone activity was observed in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.

– On July 31, Çemço and Sîda Resistance Areas were bombed 4 times with warplanes.

– On July 31, Kurojahro, Girê Hakkarî and Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas were bombed 36 times with attack helicopters.

– On July 31, Girê Amediye and Çemço Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with heavy weapons.

August 1, 2022

HPG Press Centre