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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The actions of our forces to greet the 15 August Resurrection Day continue uninterruptedly. In the actions developed under the leadership of our mobile teams; 2 invaders were punished, 1 invader was injured, 1 position and 2 surveillance camera systems were destroyed.

The invading Turkish army's Resistance Areas were bombed 9 times with tactical nuclear and chemical weapons, 20 times with warplanes, 14 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, mortars, tanks and heavy weapons.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– At 06:50 on August 5, 1 surveillance camera system belonging to the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was destroyed.

– At 11:20 on August 5, the invaders who wanted to bombard the war tunnels in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area with chemical weapons were hit with sabotage tactics.

– On August 5, at 17:40, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our mobile teams with individual weapons. As a result of the effective hits of our forces, 2 invaders were punished and 1 invader was injured. The invaders, who bombarded the area with attack helicopters and heavy weapons after the action, were able to remove their casualties from the area with helicopters at night.

– On August 6, at 05:00, 1 position belonging to the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was destroyed with heavy weapons.

– At 06:40 on August 6, 1 surveillance camera system belonging to the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was destroyed.

2. In the Zap region as part of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On August 4, at 18:00, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our forces.

– At noon on August 5, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area with buckets and armored vehicles were targeted and hit with heavy weapons by our forces. After the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one step.

3. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Xakurke region;

– On August 6, at 05:00, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Şahan were hit with heavy weapons by our forces.

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

– On August 5, the war tunnels in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were bombed twice with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

– On August 5, the war tunnels in the Werxelê Resistance Area were bombed twice with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

– On August 5, the war tunnels in Şikefta Birîndara and Çemço Resistance Zones were bombed 5 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

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

– On 5 and 6 August, Girê Amediye and Saca Resistance Areas were bombed 12 times with warplanes.

– On 5 August, the Girê Şehîd Hawar and Sinînê areas in Xakurkê and the Kanîsarkê and Gundê Gûzê areas in Garê were bombed 8 times with warplanes.

– On 5 August, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Werxelê Resistance Areas were bombed 14 times with attack helicopters.

– On 4 and 5 August, Girê Azad surroundings in Metîna and Girê FM, Girê Amediyê, Şikefta Birîndara and Çemço Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with heavy weapons, howitzers, mortars and tanks.

August 6, 2022

HPG Press Centre