Press Release
1. Gire Kartal Resistance Area in Avaşîn region;
– On October 21, between 16:30 and 19:30, the Kartal area was heavily bombed with warplanes, howitzers and mortars fired from the outposts on the borderline.
On the same day, at night, the invading Turkish army carried out set downs on the area after heavily bombarding Girê Silêman, Girê Sor, Gundê Dirê and Girê Kartal. In the morning hours of October 22, intense clashes took place between our forces and the invaders who attempted to advance towards the Girê Kartal Resistance Area. Invaders have been struck dozens of times at close range around the Resistance Area. The war criminal Turkish army, who could not enter the Resistance Area, used banned chemical weapons and poisonous gases 9 times at noon.
– On October 22, at 14:30, a group of our invading forces around the Resistance Area was hit by sabotage tactics. The invaders who tried to attack with banned chemical weapons at 15:30 were struk again by our forces with sabotage tactics. In this action, at least 3 invaders were punished and many were injured.
– Girê Kartal Resistance Area was bombed 8 times with poisonous chemical weapons and poisonous gases by the invading Turkish army in the evening hours of 22 October and in the morning hours of 23 October. Intense clashes between the invading Turkish army, which attempted to advance by attacking the Resistance Area with chemical weapons and poisonous gases, and our Girê Kartal Resistance fighters, have been continuing since the night of October 22.
2. The invading Turkish army is carrying out extensive invasion operations by targeting our forces in the Botan area. The Turkish army has been foiled by our forces in all the operations it has carried out with a large number of invaders and war techniques. The invaders, who could not get any results from any of these operations, had to withdraw inconclusively. The details of the occupation operations against the Botan area are as follows;
– On 30 August, the invading Turkish army launched an invasion operation covering the Çelê Bûka and Toranis areas in the Kato region between the Şax (Çatak) districts of Wan and Elkê (Beytüşşebap) districts of Şirnex. This operation was withdrawn inconclusively the next day.
– On September 21, the invading Turkish army launched a comprehensive invasion operation after heavily bombing the Bindarê area of Kato Xelîla in the Şax district of Wan with warplanes and attack helicopters. This invasion operation was withdrawn inconclusively on 23 September. The invading Turkish army launched an invasion operation covering the Çelê Bûka and Ava Masîro areas on October 12. This invasion operation was also withdrawn inconclusively on 14 October.
– All the operations carried out by the invaders from Sîxurpaşa Village in the Şax district of Wan to the Toranis Village and the Deriyê Beqê area of Kato Jirka could not get any results and had to retreat.
3. On the evening of 22 October, the Werxelê area in Avaşîn region was bombed with howitzers and mortars fired from the outposts on the borderline.
– On October 22, between 18:30 and 18:45, the Çemço area was bombed with howitzers and mortars fired from the outposts on the borderline.
– On October 22, at 21:50, the Kafya area in the Garê region was bombed by warplanes.
October 23, 2021
HPG Press Centre