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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues to hold accountable for the massacres and aggression committed by the invading Turkish army and inflict heavy blows. Our professional mobile units have carried out effective actions by using rich guerrilla tactics.

As a result of the actions 36 invaders were punished, 2 invaders were injured, 2 drones were destroyed and 1 helicopter was damaged.

The invading Turkish army bombed the battle positions in the Resistance Zones 6 times with chemical weapons and explosives, 15 times with warplanes, 11 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with mortars and howitzers.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On July 26, at 17:30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Adil battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area were put under control by our mobile guerrilla units and hit with infiltration tactic. At least 9 invaders were punished in this action carried out by our forces with hand grenades, individual and heavy weapons. The invaders, who dispersed to the land after the action, were once again hit by our forces.

– The invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Adil battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area between 11:00 – 18:00 on 26 July were targeted and hit four times by our mobile teams with coordinated guerrilla actions. As a result of these actions, at least 2 invaders were punished and 2 invaders were injured.

– On July 26, at 20:30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Adil battle positions were hit by our forces and 2 invaders were punished.

– 2 drones flown over the Şehîd Adil area on 26 July were shot down and destroyed by our forces.

– On July 26, at 13:00, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Serxwebûn battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit from both sides by our YJA Star forces. At 22:00 on the same day, the invaders, who wanted to advance again, were targeted and hit with sabotage tactics. After these actions, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

– On July 27, at 08:40, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Adil battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit by our forces.

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

– On July 24, at 13:30, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Şoreş in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were targeted and hit by our forces and 4 invaders were punished.

– At 12:10 on 25 July, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were hit by our forces with sabotage tactics and 2 invaders were punished. After the action, attack helicopters that wanted to bombard the area put under intense fire. As a result of the intervention of our forces, a helicopter was hit and damaged.

– On July 25, at 12:30, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were targeted and hit with heavy weapons, and 6 invaders were punished.

– On July 26, at 08:30, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were targeted and hit at close range, and 2 invaders were punished. On the same day, at 12:10, the invaders were targeted with the assassination tactic and hit again, and 2 invaders were punished.

– On July 26, at 17:30, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area targeted them with an infiltration tactic by our mobile units. Our forces hit the invaders with individual weapons and hit them effectively at close range. In this action, 4 invaders were punished.

– On July 26, at 15:30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics. After the action, the invaders retreated one stage.

– On July 26, at 19:20 and 21:00, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were hit by our mobile YJA Star teams with an assassination tactic, and 2 invaders were punished.

– On July 26, at 21:20, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were hit by our forces.

– On July 27, at 07:20, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit by our YJA Star forces with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

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

– On July 26, the war positions in Girê Amediyê and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were bombed 6 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

4. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with mortars, howitzers, helicopters and warplanes;

– On July 26, drone activity was observed over the Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas.

– On July 26, the Deşta Kafya area in Garê and the Girê Amediyê, Sîda and Saca Resistance Areas were bombed 15 times with warplanes.

– On July 26, Girê Cûdî and Kurojahro Resistance Areas were bombed 11 times with attack helicopters.

– On July 26, the Girê Şehîd Kamûran area in Xakurke was bombed dozens of times with howitzers and mortars.

 

July 27, 2022

HPG Press Centre