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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

Comprehensive actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, which fought by sacrificing and inflicted heavy blows on the invading Turkish army. As a result of the actions carried out by our forces with the Apoist militant spirit; 26 invaders were punished, 1 surveillance camera system, 1 military tent, 1 position were destroyed and 1 surveillance camera system was seized

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. In the Xakurkê within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On June 23, at 03:00, the surveillance camera system that the invading Turkish army placed around Girê Şehîd Şahan was destroyed by our forces. On the same day, at 10:30, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Şahan were targeted with assassination and heavy weapons by our semi-mobile teams from two arms, and 3 invaders were punished.

– On June 24, at 13:00 and 15:00, the invaders in Girê Karker were targeted and hit with heavy weapons. As a result of this action, 3 invaders were punished and 1 position was destroyed. On the same day, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Botan, located in the Ermûş area, were hit with heavy weapons.

– At 08:45 on 26 June, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Axîn were targeted with heavy weapons and 1 invader was punished.

– Our forces seized the surveillance camera system that the invading Turkish army placed in the Girê Şehîd Kamûran area on June 26.

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

– On June 25, a group of invaders on the move on the slopes of Kanî Biyê were followed by our mobile guerrilla teams. The invaders, who were put under control, were hit with individual weapons and hand grenades at 18:00 on the same day. As a result of this action carried out by our forces in a short time with a high attack spirit, 6 invaders were punished.

– On June 26, at 08:10, the invaders on the move around the Werxelê Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons. After the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

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

– On 25 and 26 June, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the war tunnels in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were hit three times by our forces with heavy weapons.

– On June 25, at 13:40, the invaders who wanted to position themselves around the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were hit by a coordinated guerrilla action from two arms, after they were taken put control by our mobile teams. First action arm; targeted and shot the invaders with individual weapons, punished 2 invaders and destroyed 1 surveillance camera system. The second action arm is; effectively shot a group of invaders, punished 4 invaders and destroyed 1 military tent.

4. Within the framework of the Cenga Xabûre Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– On June 26, the invading Turkish army wanted to advance towards the Girê Martyr Zemanî war tunnels in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area. After intense clashes took place between our forces and the invaders, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

– On June 26, at 15:15, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the war tunnels in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were targeted by our mobile YJA Star teams and 1 invader was punished. At 15:30, the invaders who wanted to attack the war tunnels with explosives were targeted and shot with sabotage tactics and 2 invaders were punished. The helicopters that wanted to land on the area at 19:45 came under intense fire by our forces. The invaders who wanted to advance towards the war tunnels were targeted with the assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On June 27, at 05:00, the occupiers who were on the move around the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were shot with individual weapons after they were taken under control and 3 invaders were punished.

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

– Şehîd Berxwedan and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Areas were bombed 24 times with chemical weapons and explosives on 25 and 26 June.

6. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, attack helicopters and warplanes;

– On June 24, Girê Şekîf, Geliyê Çilûçar, Geliyê Lolanê and Girê Şehîd Akîf areas in the Xakurkê region were bombed with howitzers and mortars fired from the outposts on the border line. As a result of the bombardment, fires broke out in forest areas continue.

– On June 25, the Werxelê area of ​​Avaşîn region was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line and warplanes 4 times.

– On 25 June, the Çemço and Koker areas of the Zap region were bombed with howitzers fired from the border outposts and 3 times with warplanes.

– Between 25 and 27 June, the Girê Ortê area in the Metîna region was bombed with howitzers fired from the Kanî Masî base. On 26 June, the Girê Hakkarî area was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line.

– On June 26, Saca, Şehîd Şahin, Girê Cûdî and Girê FM Resistance Areas in the Zap region were bombed dozens of times by attack helicopters and howitzers fired from border outposts, and 7 times by warplanes.

June 27, 2022

HPG Press Centre