HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On May 22, a vehicle of the contras was targeted by our forces and hit at close range near the Gayret Baba Tower in the Ovacık district of Dersim.

As a result of the successful action, 2 contras were punished and the vehicle was damaged.

2. Within the scope of the Egîdên Botanê Victory Campaign;

– On September 8, a secret unit of the invading Turkish army carrying out ambush activities in the Şehîd Berxwedan area in the Herekol Mountain region of the Perwarî district of Sêrt was put under control by our forces. Later, this secret unit of the invaders was hit at close range with the infiltration tactic at 18:20. As a result of the action, at least 1 invader was punished and 1 invader was injured. The invading Turkish army, which could not intervene in the action area for a long time, removed its casualties from the area with helicopters in the morning of 9 September.

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

– On September 11, at 09:20, the invaders who tried to take positions in the Cîloya Biçûk range were targeted with heavy weapons by our forces. Following the action, the invaders stopped the work of the position.

4. In the Girê Sor Resistance Area of ​​Avaşîn region;

– The invading Turkish army, which could not advance in the face of the historical resistance of our guerrilla and was defeated by the Apoist will, once again carried out its dirty war methods. One of our comrades was martyred as a result of the vile attacks of the invading Turkish army, which committed war crimes on August 28 and used chemical gases intensively in the Girê Sor Resistance Area. The identity information of our martyr comrade will be shared with our people and the public later on.

5. In the Werxelê Resistance Area in the Avaşîn region;

– On September 9, from morning to 23:40, the invading Turkish army bombarded the Werxelê Resistance Area 8 times with explosives and poisonous gases. After the bombardments, intense clashes took place between the invaders and our guerrilla forces.  As a result of the resistance developed by our forces with a high Apoist spirit, the invaders could not advance.

The invading Turkish army, which heavily bombed the Resistance Areas, continued to use chemical gases by committing war crimes as of the morning of 10 September. The invaders, who bombarded the Resistance Area with explosives 4 times between 02:10 and 02:45 at night, used chemical gases again in the morning of 11 August.

6. On September 9, between 19:30 and 22:00, and on September 10, between 22:00 and 00:00, helicopter activity took place in the Qaşura line of the Metîna region. In the evening hours of September 9 and 10, attack helicopters bombed the areas around the villages of Êdinê, Deşîşê and Serarû, and Kela Qûmriyê, Koordîne in the Kanî Masî sub-district of Amediye district.

– On September 9, between 18:05 and 18:10, the village of Şiyê in the Dinartê sub-district of the Akrê district was bombed with warplanes.

– On September 10, between 20:20 and 22:30, helicopter movements took place in the areas of Mervanos, Tabûra Ereba, Girê Spî, Gîrê Sor and Girê Silêman in the Avaşîn region. At the same time, the slopes of Gire Martyr Intîkam, Geliyê Basya, Girê Lanet and Gire Qartal were bombed with attack helicopters.

September 11, 2021

HPG Press Centre