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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

Our forces continue their actions against the Turkish occupying army which uses dirty war methods and massively attacks our fighting positions in the resistance areas with chemical weapons.

Against the resistance of our forces, it still does not achieve any results.

The details of the actions in which 6 invaders were punished, 2 invaders were injured and 1 tank was destroyed are as follows;

1. In Avaşîn region;

– On May 10, at 16:20, the invaders attempted to take position around the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area were hty by our YJA Star forces. As a result of this action, in which the invaders were targeted with heavy weapons, 2 invaders were punished and 2 invaders were injured. The invaders, who bombarded the area with warplanes after the action, were able to take away their losses from the area with helicopters in the evening hours.

– On May 10, at 13:10 and 18:00, the invaders around the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our YJA Star forces.

2. In the Zap region;

– On May 9 and 10, the invaders around the battle positions in the Kurojahro Resistance Area were targeted with heavy weapons by our forces. In the action, the targets were hit effectively.

– On May 10, at 15:30 and 20:30, the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Şemdîn battle positions in the Kurojahro Resistance Area were targeted with heavy weapons by our YJA Star forces. Targeted enemy positions were hit effectively.

– On May 10, at 13:00, the invaders who wanted to cut down the trees around the Girê Şehîd Cûdî war positions in the Karker Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our forces and 1 invader was punished.

– Attack helicopters that wanted to bomb Kurojahro and Girê Rûbar Resistance Areas at night on May 10, were targeted at the arm and came under fire. As a result of the effective intervention of our forces, the helicopters moved away from the area.

– On May 10, at 12:00, the invaders around the war positions in the Girê Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area were targeted and hit with heavy weapons. As a result of the effective hits, the invaders retreated one stage.

– On May 10, between 12:00 and 21:00, the war positions of Girê Şehîd Berxwedan in the Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area were heavily bombed with chemical weapons.

3. In the Metîna region;

– On May 10, at 14:55, the Kanî Masî outpost of the invading Turkish army, located in the Amediye district of Duhok, was targeted and hit by our forces with heavy weapons.

– On May 10, at 16:00, the Bamernê military base area of ​​the invading Turkish army in Başurê Kurdistan was hit by our forces. As a result of the effective hit of our forces, 1 tank in the base area was destroyed and 3 invaders were punished.

4. The invading Turkish army's extensive attacks against Medya Defence Zones with howitzers, attack helicopters and warplanes continue.

The details of the attacks are as follows:

– Between 9 and 10 May, the Girê Şekîf slopes of the Xakurkê region were bombarded with howitzers.

– On May 10, at 17:40, the Desta Kafya area in the Garê region was bombed with warplanes.

– On May 10, at night, the Girê Cûdî, Girê Amiye and Girê FM areas in the Zap region were bombed 7 times with warplanes. On the same day, it was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the Girê Hakkari border line in the Metîna region.

– On May 10, Şehîd Şahin, Çiyareş, Kurojahro, Şehîd Harun, Girê Şehîd Şemdîn, Girê Hell, Çemço, Saca, Karker and Şikefta Birîndara areas in the Zap region were bombed with attack helicopters and 9 times with warplanes.

May 11, 2022

HPG Press Centre