HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, who fought selflessly under the most difficult conditions with an apoist, militant spirit, continues to inflict heavy blows on the invading Turkish army. As a result of the action carried out by our mobile guerrilla units; 2 invaders were punished, 1 position and 2 drones were destroyed, 1 position was damaged.

The invading Turkish army bombed the battle positions in the Resistance Zones 4 times with chemical weapons, phosphorus bombs and explosives, 10 times with warplanes, 2 times with 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 Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Xakurkê region as;

– On July 21, between 06:00 and 08:00, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Şahan were hit with heavy weapons.

2. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Zap region;

– On July 21, at 01:00, a bomb-laden drone sent by the invaders to bombard the battle positions in Şehîd Adil was shot down by our forces. After the action, the area was bombed with warplanes.

– On July 21, at 19:00, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our forces.

3. Within the scope of the Cenga Xabûre Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– On July 19, at 10:30, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our forces and 1 position was hit.

– Our forces intervened with hand grenades and individual weapons against the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area between 13:30 and 13:50 on 21 July. After the intervention, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

– On July 21, at 10:00 and 15:30, 2 suveillance camera systems planted by the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were destroyed by our mobile YJA Star teams.

– At 15:30 and 20:45 on 21 July, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit twice by our forces with sabotage tactics.

– On July 21, at 17:30, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our forces while they were on the move. After the action, the movement of the invaders stopped.

– On July 21, at 17:50, a bomb-laden drone sent by the invaders to bombard the battle positions in the Girê FM Resistance Area was shot down by our mobile teams.

– On July 22, at 05:00, the Kanî Masî outpost of the invading Turkish army in Metîna was hit by our forces. As a result of the effective hits of our forces, 2 invaders were punished and 1 position was destroyed.

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

– On July 21, the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were bombed 3 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

– On July 21, the battle positions in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were bombarded with Phosphorus bombs.

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

– On July 21, drone activity was observed in Girê FM and Çemço Resistance Areas.

– On 21 July, the Girê Bihar, Sîda, Saca, Çemço and Girê FM Resistance Areas were bombed 10 times with warplanes.

– On July 21, the Sikefta Birîndara Resistance Area was bombed twice with attack helicopters.

– On July 21, the Girê Cûdî, Çemço and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with heavy weapons and howitzers fired from the border police stations.

 

July 22, 2022

HPG Press Centre