HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The effective actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla with the spirit of the Apoist sacrifice continue. As a result of the actions in which our mobile guerrilla units inflict heavy blows to the invaders with their creative guerrilla tactics; 15 invaders were punished, 3 invaders were injured, 1 drone and 1 mine were destroyed.

The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas 20 times with chemical weapons and explosives, 7 times with warplanes, 36 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers and heavy weapons.

Our guerrilla forces acted in accordance with the morality of humanity and the law of war during their historical resistance and taught a lesson of humanity to everyone, especially the invaders. However, the Turkish army is using chemical weapons and explosives intensively against our forces in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area, which made this call by attacking treacherously.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On 14 July, the invaders who wanted to bombard the battle positions in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area with explosives were hit by our forces with hand grenades and personal weapons. After the intervention, the invaders had to retreat one step.

– On July 14, at 19:30, a bomb-laden drone sent by the invaders to bombard the battle positions in Martyr Adil was shot down by our forces.

2. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Xakurke region;

– On 14 July, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Kamuran in Shekîf area were followed by our forces. The invaders under control were shot by our mobile guerrilla units at 11:30 am with a coordinated guerrilla action from two arms. First action arm hit in individual weapons and heavy weapons. In the action, 1 invader was punished and 3 invaders were injured. The second action arm effectively hit the invaders with the assassination tactic and punished the 3 invaders.

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

– On July 14, at 07:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were shot twice by our mobile YJA Star teams with an assassination tactic, and 2 invaders were punished. On the same day, at 23:50, the invaders were shot again with the assassination tactic and 1 more invader was punished.

– On July 14, at 09:50, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics and 3 invaders were punished.

– On July 14, at 11:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

– On July 14, at 16:30, the invaders who wanted to bombard the battle positions in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area with explosives were targeted and shot by our forces. As a result of the effective hits, the explosives brought by the invaders exploded and 1 invader was punished.

– On July 14, at 14:30, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On July 15, at 01:30, the mine system planted around the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area was detected and destroyed by our forces.

– On July 15, at 02:10, 02:20 and 05:30, intense clashes took place between our forces and the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area. After the interventions of our YJA Star forces with grenades, heavy and individual weapons, 1 invader was punished and the invaders had to retreat one stage. At 06:30 and 06:40, the invaders who wanted to advance again were hit with sabotage and assassination tactics and 2 more invaders were punished.

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

– On July 15, the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area was bombed with chemical weapons and explosives.

– On 14 July, the battle positions in Girê Amediye and Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas were bombed 12 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

– On 14 July, the war tunnels in Girê Karker and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Zones were bombed 8 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

5. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, heavy weapon helicopters and warplanes;

– On 14 and 15 July, drone activity took place over Girê Hakkarî Girê FM and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas.

– On 14 July, the Çemço, Sîda and Saca areas were bombed 7 times with warplanes. As a result of the bombardments carried out by the invaders, the fires broke out in the area continue.

– On July 14, Kurojahro, Girê Hakkarî and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed 36 times with attack helicopters.

– On July 14, the Girê Cûdî, Werxelê and Çemco Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers and mortars fired from the border outposts.

 

July 15, 2022

HPG Press Centre