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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues to inflict heavy blow on the invading Turkish army with mobile guerrilla units. As a result of the actions of our guerrilla with the Apoist self-sacrificing spirit; 9 invaders were punished.

The invading Turkish army bombed the resistance areas 21 times with chemical weapons and explosives, 10 times, with warplanes, 17 times with attack helicopters and dozens of times with howitzers.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

— On June 30, at 10:30, the invaders in the Kurojahro Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

— On July 3, at 11:20 and 17:30, the invaders who attempted to plant a motion sensor on the Karker Resistance Area were hit with individual weapons and hand grenades. Following the action, the invaders forced to retreat.

— On July 3, at 09:20 and 10:00, the invaders in the Kokerê Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics and individual weapons.

— On July 4, at 06:00, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit with an assassination action and 2 invaders were punished.

— In the morning o 4 July, the invading Turkish army is trying to advance towards the Çemço Resistance Area form the Northern Kurdistan borders with a convoy of the armoured vehicles and tanks, with the support of the 3 reconnaissance planes.

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

— On July 3, at 07:30 and 11:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were targeted and hit twice by our mobile YJA Star units with an assassination action and 2 invaders were punished.

— On July 3, at 11:15, the invaders who tried to bombard the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area with explosives were hit by our forces. Following the action, the invaders had to retreat one stage. At 13:40, the invader leading by a Kurdish speaking contra were hit again by our forces with a sabotage action and 3 invaders were punished.

— On July 3, at 24:00 and July 4, at 06:15i the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with an assassination action and 2 invaders were punished.

— On July 4, at 06:50, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

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

– On 3 July, Girê Cûdî, Şikefta Birîndara, Karker and Kokerê Resistance Areas were bombed 21 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

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

– On July 3, Girê Cûdî, Girê Amediyê, Şikefta Birîndara and Werxelê Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, mortars and heavy weapons fired from the border outposts.

– On July 3, the Girê Hakkarî, Girê Cûdî and Kurojahro Resistance Areas were bombed 17 times with attack helicopters.

– On 3 July, the Girê Amediye, Werxelê, Saca and Çemço Resistance Areas were bombed 10 times with warplanes.

 

July 4, 2022

HPG Press Centre