Press Release

Inheriting the tradition of our immortal martyrs who made history by raising the flag of resistance in the Dungeons of Amed, our Freedom Guerrilla inflicts heavy blows on the invaders.

As a result of the actions carried out to commemorate the 14 July Resistance, our mobile guerrilla units punished 19 invaders, 2 of which were high-ranking, 2 armored vehicles were destroyed and 1 attack helicopter was damaged.

The invaders, who could not get the result they expected against our Freedom Guerrilla, bombarded the resistance areas and war tunnels 6 times with chemical weapons and explosives, 26 times with attack helicopters and 5 times with warplanes.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. In the Xakurke region as part of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On July 8, a Reo-Type military vehicle belonging to the invaders in the Girê Şehîd Derwêş area was followed by our YJA Star forces for a while and then hit with heavy weapons at 10:50 am. The vehicle and a position targeted in this action were destroyed and 10 invaders were punished.

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

– On July 7, between 06:30 and 11:00, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Têkoşer war tunnels were targeted and shot with sabotage tactics. The invaders who were hit had to retreat one stage.

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

– On July 8, at 13:00, the Kirpi-type armored vehicle that wanted to advance towards the Çemço Resistance Area was hit with heavy weapons by our forces and was destroyed.

– At 02:40 on July 9, attack helicopters that wanted to bomb the Çemço Resistance Area were put under fire by our mobile teams with an assassination tactic and these helicopters had to leave the area.

– On July 8, at 12:30, a group of invaders mobile teams who wanted to carry out road construction work in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were closely followed by our forces. After the commander of this invading group was identified, he was punished with an assassination tactic. Following the action, the invaders had to leave the area.

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

– On 30 June, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were shot by our mobile teams with an assassination tactic, and 3 invaders were punished.

– On July 5 and 8, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were shot by our mobile YJA Star teams with an assassination tactic, and 2 invaders were punished.

– Between 09:00 and 17:00 on July 8, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit three times by our forces.

– On July 8, at 18:00, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were targeted and shot by our mobile YJA Star teams with the assassination tactic, and a 1 high ranking invader was punished. The invaders who wanted to intervene in the action area were also hit. The invaders were able to remove their losses from the area with helicopters at night.

– On July 8, at 17:00, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Şehîd Pîrdoxan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit with sabotage tactics and 2 invaders were punished.

– On July 8, at 21:40, three attack helicopters that bombed the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit by heavy fire by our forces and 1 helicopter was damaged. The helicopters that were hit had to move away from the area.

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

– On July 8, the battle positions in the Girê Cudi Resistance Area were bombed twice with chemical weapons and explosives.

– On July 8, at 19:00, the invaders bombarded the battle positions in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area once with chemical weapons and explosives.

– Between 8 July 19:00 – 22:50, the invaders bombarded the battle positions in the Kokerê Resistance Area 3 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

6. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, attack helicopters and warplanes;

– On July 8, drone activity took place over the Girê FM Resistance Area.

– On July 8, the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area was bombed with howitzers, mortars and heavy weapons.

– Between 12:00 and 18:30 on 8 July, the Girê Cudî Resistance Area was bombed 4 times with attack helicopters.

– On July 8, between 22:00 and 23:00, the invaders bombarded the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area 11 times with attack helicopters.

– Between 18:15 – 18:41 on July 8, the Xêrê and Dola Mêranê areas of Garê were bombed 3 times with warplanes.

– On 8 and 9 July, Çiyareş, Kokerê, Şikefta Birîndara, Karker and Kurojahro Resistance Areas were bombed 11 times with attack helicopters.

– On July 8, at 18:15, the Çemço and Sîda areas were bombed twice with warplanes.

July 9, 2022

HPG Press Centre