Press Release
The epic resistance and effective actions of our forces continue uninterruptedly. The invading Turkish army, which bombed the resistance areas with chemical weapons 13 times and hundreds of times with warplanes, helicopters and howitzers, could not avoid being the target of our forces.
The details of the successful actions in which 23 invaders were punished, 10 were injured and 20 kilos of explosives, 2 flashlights and 1 head-mounted camera were seized are as follows;
2. In Avaşîn region;
– On 14 May, between 12:00 and 18:30, the invading Turkish army wanted to advance towards the battle positions after bombing the Werxelê Resistance Area 13 times with chemical weapons and explosives. Our forces hit the invaders who attempted to advance by targeting them 4 times with individual and heavy weapons. As a result of the interventions carried out by our forces, the invaders could not advance.
2. In the Zap region;
– At 16:30 on 14 May, the invading Turkish army wanted to advance towards the Girê Şehîd Hewrê battle positions in the Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area. At the same time, a dog with a camera placed on its head was sent to the war tunnels by the invading Turkish army. The invaders were targeted and shot by our forces with sabotage tactics and 3 invaders were punished. As a result of the effective intervention of our forces, the invaders fled, leaving 20 kg of explosives they had brought with them. As a result of this action, 3 invaders were punished, 20 kg of explosives, 2 flashlights and 1 head-mounted camera were seized by our forces.
– On 14 May, after the invading Turkish army bombed the Girê Cehennem battle positions of the Çiyareş Resistance Area with warplanes 10 times, they wanted to use chemical weapons by advancing from two sides towards the battle positions. The invaders, who were taken under control, were targeted by our forces at 10:00 am. Invaders targeted with individual weapons and hand grenades were struck. At the same time, a group of invaders was targeted and shot with sabotage tactics. As a result of the effective hits of our forces, 5 invaders were punished. The invaders were targeted by our forces for the second time in the evening, with an offensive action. Our guerrilla forces inflicted a heavy blow to the invaders with hand grenades and individual weapons at close range. It has been clarified that 13 invaders were punished and 10 invaders were injured during the clashes.
As a result of this series of effective actions carried out by our forces; 18 invaders were punished and 10 invaders were injured. In addition, it was observed by our forces that the colonial Turkish army, who could not take their bodies from the area, put body parts into black plastic bags and threw them into an abyss.
– At noon on 14 May, the invaders around the battle positions of the Çiyareş Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our forces with sabotage tactics. As a result of this action, 2 invaders were punished.
– On May 14, at 13:00 and 19:00, the invaders around the battle positions in the Şikefta Birindara Resistance Area were targeted with heavy weapons by our forces. As a result of these actions, the targets were hit effectively.
– At 23:15 and 23:30 on 14 May, attack helicopters that wanted to come from the areas under KDP control and bombard the Kurojahro Resistance Area and Girê Rûbar battle positions put under fire by our forces. As a result of the intervention of our forces, attack helicopters had to leave the area.
3. The invading Turkish army bombed the Medya Defence Zones dozens of times with warplanes, attack helicopters and howitzers.
The details of the attacks are as follows:
– On May 13, the Girê Hefttebax area in the Garê region was bombed with warplanes.
– On 14 May, the Girê Şekîf slopes of the Xakurkê region were bombed with howitzers and mortars fired from the outposts on the border line.
– On 14 May, Girê Hakkarî in the Metîna region was bombed 5 times by warplanes.
– On 14 May, the Çemço and Sîda areas of the Zap region were bombed 5 times with warplanes. On the same day, the Çemço area was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line.
– On 14 May, Çiyareş, Şikefta Birîndara, Kurojahro and Şehîd Şahin Resistance Areas in the Zap region were bombed dozens of times with attack helicopters and howitzers fired from the police stations on the border line. On the same day, the Girê Cehennem, Saca, Karker, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Girê Amediye areas were bombed 19 times with warplanes.
May 15, 2022
HPG Press Centre