Press Release
The historic August 15 Initiative announced the existence of our people to the whole world and started its armed struggle. The Kurdish people, who wholeheartedly defended the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle in the following years of struggle and paid a great price for this cause, always stood by the Kurdish Freedom Guerrilla.
The guerrilla, who defended the gains of the Kurdish people with a self-sacrificing spirit, showed an unprecedented resistance in history. This struggle for sacred existence and freedom continues uninterruptedly today and marches towards victory.
The invading Turkish army, unable to break the resistance of our forces, continues to commit war crimes by using banned weapons intensively. The resistance of our comrades in the Werxelê Resistance Area nullified all the attacks of the enemy. Although the invading Turkish army attacked brutally with warplanes, helicopters, tactical nuclear bombs, chemical weapons, tanks and armoured vehicles, they were failed.
It attacked the war tunnels in the Werxelê Resistance Area 43 times with tactical nuclear bombs on 14 August. Our forces in this area continue their resistance with the spirit of 15 August victory.
In the actions to salute the 15 August Resurrection Day, 10 invaders were punished and 3 invaders were injured. In addition, 1 vehicle, 1 drone and 2 surveillance camera systems were also destroyed. The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas 61 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons, 3 times with warplanes, 12 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with mortars and heavy weapons.
The details of the actions are as follows;
1. The invading Turkish army, with the support of local collaborators and contras, the occupiers are building various new outposts in the vicinity of Mount Cudi. In addition, new coal mines are being developed in the region for colonial exploitation. Currently, the Bilûrvan area is being plundered by these collaborative circles under the control and security of the enemy.
On July 17, a sabotage action was carried out targeting a vehicle belonging to collaborators and contras on the road from Dola Hesena area of Cûdî to Bilûrvan. This vehicle was destroyed in the action.
2. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Avaşîn region;
– On August 14, at 09:20, the invaders sent dogs to the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area for reconnaissance and attack purposes. The dog was naturalized.
– On August 14, two surveillance camera systems that the invaders wanted to plant around the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area were destroyed by our forces.
3. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Zap region as;
– A drone that was over the Çemço Resistance Area on 12 August was shot down by our mobile guerrilla units. The destroyed drone was confiscated by our forces.
– On August 13, at 08:20, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit by our mobile guerrilla units with a coordinated guerrilla action. In the action, which was carried out with heavy and individual weapons, 3 invaders were punished while 3 invaders were injured.
– On August 14, at 16:00, the invaders around the battle positions in the Saca Resistance Area were shot by our mobile units with an assassination tactic and 2 invaders were punished.
– At 03:15 on August 15, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area were shot at close range by our mobile units and at least 3 invaders were punished.
– At 06:45 on August 15, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our YJA Star moving teams.
4. Within the framework of the Cenga Xabûrê Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;
– At 14:30 and 19:00 on 14 August, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were shot by our mobile units using the assassination tactic, and 2 invaders were punished.
5. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons;
– On 14 August, the war tunnels in Girê FM and Karker Resistance Zones were bombed 4 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.
– On 14 August, the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area were bombed 43 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.
– On 14 August, the war tunnels in Girê Amediyê and Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were bombed 14 times using drones.
6. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with heavy weapons, mortars, helicopters and warplanes;
– On 14 August, drone activity was observed in Girê FM and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas.
– On 13 August, the Goşînê area in Xakurkê was bombed 3 times with warplanes.
– On 14 August, Girê Cûdî and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed 12 times with attack helicopters.
– On 14 August, Şikefta Birîndara and Çemço Resistance Area were bombed dozens of times with mortars and heavy weapons.
August 15, 2022
HPG Press Centre