Press Release

The freedom guerrillas of Kurdistan are fighting with great willpower. The Turkish occupation forces, despite their technical capabilities, cannot record any progress and continue to be hit hard.

 In the actions carried out by our forces 9 invaders were punished and 1 position and 2 camera systems were destroyed. The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas 29 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons, 10 times with warplanes, 8 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with tanks, heavy weapons, howitzers and mortars.

The details of the actions as follows;

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

– On August 19, at 12:00, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Karker Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics by our YJA Star forces and 4 invaders were punished.

– On August 19, at 15:30, the invaders around the battle positions in the Saca Resistance Area were shot with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

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

– On August 18, at 13:00, 1 position belonging to the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Pîrdoğan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area was targeted and hit. In this action, 1 position was destroyed.

– On August 18 at 13:45 and on August 19 at 18:15, the invaders in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were shot by our YJA Star units with an assassination tactic and the 2 invaders were punished.

– On August 19, at 16:20, 1 camera system that the invaders planted in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area was destroyed by our YJA Star units.

– On August 19, at 14:00 and 21:45, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were shot by our mobile teams with assassination tactics and 2 invaders were punished.

– On August 19, at 14:30, 1 camera system that the invaders placed in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was destroyed by our forces.

– On August 19, at 18:10, the invaders who wanted to bombard the battle positions in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons were hit with a sabotage tactic. After the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

– On August 19, at 18:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

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

– On August 19, the battle positions in the Karker Resistance Area were bombed 23 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

– On August 19, the battle positions in the Girê Cûdî and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas were bombed 4 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

– On August 19, the invaders bombarded the battle positions in the Girê FM Resistance Area twice with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons. It has been determined that the gases used were yellow and grey in colour and smelled of burning and paint.

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

– On August 19, the Qaşura area of ​​Metîna and the Kurojahro, Girê Cûdî and Girê Hakkarî Resistance Areas were bombed 8 times with attack helicopters.

– On August 19, the Girê Bihar and Sîda Resistance Areas were bombed 10 times with warplanes.

– On August 19, Şikefta Birîndara, Girê Cûdî and Girê Hakkarî Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with tanks, heavy weapons, howitzers and mortars.

– On August 19, the Koordîne, Gundê Deşîşê and Gunde Serarû lands in Metîna were bombed dozens of times with howitzers and mortars fired from the police stations on the border line.

August 20, 2022

HPG Press Centre