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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Cenga Xabur Revolutionary Campaign in the Heftanîn region;

On August 23, at 18:00, the Turkish soldiers in Girê Martyr Silav in the Pîrbila area were struck with heavy weapons from two sides.

The first group of guerrillas of the coordinated action hit a dugout and a military position of the invaders with full accuracy and destroyed both. The second group of guerrillas targeted a Turkish unit patrolling in the area. While the enemy forces suffered casualties as a result of the action, the exact number could not be clarified

2. In the Girê Sor and Werxelê Resistance Areas in the Avaşîn region;

– On August 25, between 10:00 and 11:00, the invading Turkish army bombarded the Girê Sor Resistance Area with heavy weapons. 

– After bombarding the Werxelê Resistance Area with explosives and poison gas on August 25 between 18:00 and 22:45, the invaders who wanted to advance withdrew as a result of the intervention of the Werxelê resistance fighters 

– On August 26, between 07:50 and 08:15, there was intense drone activity in the Werxelê Resistance Area. As a result of the intervention of the insurgents, the drones moved away from the area. Starting from 08:30 on the same day, the Resistance Area is bombarded with poisonous gases.

3. On August 25, between 14:30 and 15:00, the Kûnîska area of ​​the Zap region was bombed with warplanes.

– On August 25, between 23:50 and 00:40, the area around the Martyr Sharif Martyrdom in the Kendekolê area of ​​the Xinêrê region was bombed with warplanes.

August 26, 2021

HPG Press Centre