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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The resistance displayed by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla against the latest military operation of the colonial Turkish state has been continuing uninterruptedly with effective countermoves.

6 Turkish soldiers were punished and 2 more injured in a series of actions carried out by our mobile field teams.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. In Avaşîn region;

– On April 28, at 15:20, the invaders seeking to get positioned around the Werxelê Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our forces with two assassination actions. As a result of the action, 1 invader was punished and 1 invader was injured. After the action, the invading Turkish army bombed the area with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line and 3 times with warplanes.

2. In the Zap region;

– On April 28, the invaders seeking to advance from Girê Martyr Sorxwîn in the Çiyareş Resistance Area to Girê Şehîd Kurtay were targeted by our forces. As a result of the intervention of our forces, intense clashes took place in the area from 10:30 to 14:00. As a result of the effective hits carried out by our forces with individual weapons and assassination tactics, at least 3 invaders were punished. The invading Turkish army was able to recover its losses from the area after intensely bombarding the action area with howitzers.

– On April 28, the invaders around the Kevirêkun battle positions in the Kurojahro Resistance Area were shot by our forces with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished. At 12:00 on the same day, the invaders in the area were targeted and shot with heavy weapons, and the number of punished and injured invaders could not be determined.

– On April 28, at 18:40, the invaders around the Werxelê Resistance Area were targeted with heavy weapons by our forces. As a result of the effective hits of our forces, 1 invader was punished and 1 invader was injured.

– On April 28, between 09:00 and 20:00, the invading Turkish army bombed the Kurojahro Resistance Area 5 times with explosives, chemical weapons and 2 times with warplanes. During the night, the Resistance Area was bombarded again with attack helicopters.

3. On April 28, between 18:45 and 18:50, the Girê Cûdî and Girê Bihar areas of the Zap region were bombed 3 times with warplanes. On April 29, between 04:30 and 05:00, the Girê Cûdî area was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line.

– On April 28, between 17:30 and 20:00, Girê Hell and Çemço areas in the Zap region were bombed 8 times with warplanes. On the same day, the Çemço area was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line.

April 29, 2022

HPG Press Centre