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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out actions against the invading Turkish army. In this context;

On July 20, at 07.15, our forces carried out an action targeting the invading Turkish army soldiers positioned on Bezeno village hill in the Çarçella area of the Zagros. In the action, 1 enemy was punished.

As part of the campaign, on July 20, at 11.20, KBDH (Women’s United Revolutionary Movement) guerrillas carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army on Martyr Alişer hill in Çelê (Çukurca) district of Colemêrg (Hakkari), in respond to the ongoing invasion operation of the invading Turkish army in Heftanin region. In this action where the enemy unit was hit effectively, 6 soldiers were punished and 1 soldier was injured.

2. On the night of July 20, the invading Turkish army randomly bombed the Gorse area of Amed (Diyarbakır)with attack helicopters. As a result of the bombardment, a fire broke out in the area.

3. On July 19, at 14:30, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Martyr Canxurt area of the Herekol region of Siirt. The invading Turkish army, which bombed the area from evening hours to the morning the next day, carried out set downs with skorsky helicopters. Our friend Şiyar Garzan, who fought heroically against the enemy during the operation, fell a martyr. This operation was withdrawn from the area at night on July 20.

July 22, 2020

HPG Press Centre