HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

In the actions carried out by our mobile units, 2 invaders were punished. The invading Turkish army bombed the guerrilla resistance positions 16 times with chemical weapons, 8 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

At the same time, guerrilla areas were bombed 5 times with warplanes.

The details of the actions and the attacks are as follows;

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

– At 20:00 on 19 January, attack helicopters that wanted to bombard the area around Sîda village and Çemço region of Sheladize sub-district of Amediye district were targeted by our mobile units. After the hits of our forces, the helicopters had to leave the area.

– On January 20, at 01:30, the invaders near the Çemço region of the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediye district were shot by our YJA Star moving teams with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On January 20, at 05:20, the invaders near the Çemço region of the Sheladize sub-district of the Amediyê district were shot by our mobile teams with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

2. Within the framework of the Cenga Xabûrê Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– On January 19, at 12:00, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our YJA Star units.

3. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with banned bombs and chemical weapons;

– 19 January Guerrilla resistance positions near Sîda village and Çemço region of Sheladize sub-district of Amediyê district were bombed with chemical weapons 16 times from morning until night.

4. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army;

– On January 19, the Goşînê and Sinînê areas of Xakurkê were bombed 5 times with warplanes.

– On January 19, the Kurojahro Resistance Area was bombed 8 times by attack helicopters.

– On January 19, the Girê Cûdî and Girê FM Resistance Areas, the Çemço region of the Sheladize district of the Amediyê district, and the guerrilla resistance positions near the Sîda village were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

 

January 20, 2023

HPG Press Centre