HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, continues to inflict heavy blows on the invaders by using the new era guerrilla tactics. Unable to break the resistance and will of our forces, the invading Turkish army wants to get results by intensely bombing the Resistance Areas with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

In the actions carried out under 6 invaders were punished, 1 drone, 1 system and 1 sensor device were also destroyed. The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons, 4 times with warplanes, 11 times with attack helicopters and dozens of times with howitzers.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On August 17, at 08:00, 1 sensor device planted by the invaders around the battle positions in the Karker Resistance Area was detected and destroyed by our mobile units.

– On August 17, at 10:30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Aryen battle positions in the Saca Resistance Area were hit. After the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

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

– On August 17, at 10:30, the invaders who attempted to advance towards the Şehîd Sîpan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit by our mobile units with individual weapons and hand grenades. In this action, 2 invaders were punished.

– On August 17, at 11:30 and 14:00 hours, the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Pîrdoğan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were shot by our mobile units with an assassination tactic and the 2 invaders were punished.

– At 13:50 on August 17, 1 camera system placed in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area by the invaders was destroyed by our forces.

– One drone that was flown over the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area on 17 August at 18:40 was shot down and destroyed by our YJA Star forces.

– On August 17, at 20:00, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Sîpan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit by our mobile units and 2 invaders were punished.

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

– On 17 August, the battle positions in Girê FM and Şikefta Birîndara Fields were bombed 7 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

– On 17 August, the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area were bombed 28 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

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

– On 17 August, drone activity was observed in Girê FM and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas.

– On 17 August, the Sîda Resistance Area was bombed 4 times with warplanes.

– On 17 August, Kurojahro, Girê FM, Girê Amediyê and Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas were bombed 11 times with attack helicopters.

– On 17 August, Girê FM and Girê Hakkarî Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers.

 

August 18, 2022

HPG Press Centre