HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The effective actions carried out by our forces to greet the 18th anniversary of the 1 June Operation continue. Unable to break the historical resistance developed by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, the fascist Turkish army bombed the war positions where our forces were located hundreds of times with howitzers, 28 times with chemical weapons and 34 times with warplanes.

As a result of the actions carried out by our semi-mobile teams with their superior combat performance and high Apoist spirit of sacrifice; 44 invaders were punished, 2 invaders were injured, 1 helicopter was heavily damaged, 3 surveillance camera systems and 1 thermal camera were destroyed.

By going over the funerals of the invading soldiers of the Turkish army, who constantly hide their losses; 1 MPT-66 gun and 2 clips, 3 MPT-55 individual guns, 1 BKC gun chain and 470 bullets, 2 packs of pistol bullets, 1 gun magazine, 1 B-7 rocket, 20 kg explosives, 10 meters fuse, detonator, 1 mine blasting device, 3 military bags, 1 thermal camera, 1 night binoculars, 1 laser pointer, 4 daytime binoculars, 4 grenade launcher shells, 1 bayonet, 2 mobile phones, 1 head camera, 1 compass, 1 portable solar panel, and many life and health items were confiscated. The dishonest Turkish army, which deceives the Turkish and world public opinion with false information, is trying to cover up its historical defeat in this way. However, our guerrilla forces have concretely exposed these lies and identified the identities of sergeant senior sergeant Yunus Eylik, expert sergeant Ali Taşkın (Siirt Commando Brigade), expert sergeant Mevlüt Çetin, expert sergeant Ahmet Akpınar and Uğur Doğru, among the invaders.

Our comrades Hêzil, Laşer and Seren martyred by fighting selflessly during the conflicts.

The details of the actions developed by our comrades who fought on the line of victory with the spirit of Apoist sacrifice are as follows;

1. In the Zap area

Within the scope of the Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– On May 30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions of the Girê FM Resistance Area were followed by our forces. The invaders were hit with an attack by our semi-mobile YJA Star teams at 12:55. Our teams, who went against the invaders with the spirit of high Apoist attack, dealt a great blow with individual weapons and hand grenades. Our YJA Star forces, who punished 10 invaders, went to the funerals of 4 invaders; 3 MPT-55 personal weapons, 3 military binoculars, 1 laser pointer and a mobile phone belonging to the invader named Uğur Doğru were confiscated.

– The invaders, who were around the battle positions of the Girê FM Resistance Area, between 11:40 and 16:00 on May 30, were shot 9 times by our forces with an assassination tactic. As a result of these actions, 8 invaders were punished and 1 invader was injured.

In these effective actions in which 18 invaders were punished and 1 invader was injured, the invader' funerals remained under the control of our forces for a long time. The fascist Turkish army, which received a heavy blow, was able to remove its losses from the area during the night hours after intensely bombarding the area.

Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign,

– On May 29, at 08:00, the invaders who wanted to bombard the battle positions of the Karker Resistance Area with explosives were shot by our forces. After the intervention of our forces, the invaders fled, leaving 20 kg of explosives they had brought with them. This explosive was confiscated by our forces.

– On May 30, at 14:30, 1 surveillance camera system placed by the invading Turkish army in the Şehîd Şahin Resistance Area was destroyed by our forces.

– On May 30, between 08:30 and 18:00, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the battle positions in the Karker Resistance Area were shot by our YJA Star forces with sabotage and assassination tactics. As a result of these actions, 2 invaders were punished.

– At 23:00 on May 30, the attack helicopter that wanted to bomb the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area was targeted by our forces. The helicopter, which was heavily hit, was hit again by our forces while trying to get away from the area. A huge explosion occurred in the direction of the helicopter that wanted to go towards the Xeregol area, and the area was heavily bombed with warplanes.

2. In the Metina area

Within the scope of the Cenga Xabur Revolutionary Move;

– On May 27, at 20:30, the invaders around the Girê Şehîd Şoreş battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were shot down from both sides with raid and infiltration tactics after they were taken under control by our forces. First action arm; targeted the invaders with hand grenades and individual weapons and punished 6 invaders. The second action arm punished 8 invaders by shooting the invaders at close range. The invaders who wanted to intervene in the action area were also shot by our forces with the assassination tactic and 4 more invaders were punished.

During this action, in which 18 invading Turkish soldiers were punished, our comrades Laşer and Hêzil, who fight with the Apoist militant spirit were martyred. From the first moment of the invasion attack, our comrades, who defended the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area and dealt heavy blows to the enemy, led our resistance by walking on the line of victory. The detailed identity information of our comrades Laşer and Hêzil will be shared with our people later.

– On May 28, the occupiers on the move around the Girê Martyr Şoreş battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were shot down by our forces with a raid action. In this action carried out by our forces at lightning speed, at least 3 invaders were punished and 1 invader was injured.

Our comrade Seren, who was in the attack arm during the action and dealt the first blow to the invaders, was martyred in the clashes. The detailed identity information of our comrade Seren will be shared with our people later.

– On May 30, at 13:40, a group of invading forces around the Girê Şehîd Zemani battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were targeted and shot with individual weapons, and 3 invaders were punished.

– On May 30, at 08:40, 1 surveillance camera system and 1 thermal camera placed by the invading Turkish army in the Girê Azad strait were destroyed by our forces.

– In our statement dated May 30, we shared the information that on May 29, at 17:30, the invaders who wanted to advance towards the Girê Şehîd Zemani battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were hit effectively by our forces, 11 invaders were punished and 2 invaders were injured in this action.

Our forces went over the bodies of 9 invaders during the action; It has been clarified that officer senior sergeant Yunus Eylik, expert sergeant Ali Taşkın (Siirt Commando Brigade), expert sergeant Mevlüt Çetin and expert sergeant Ahmet Akpınar were punished. 1 MPT-66 gun and 2 clips, 1 BKC gun chain and 470 bullets, 2 packs of gun bullets, 1 gun clip, 1 B-7 rocket, 10 m fuse, detonator, 1 mine blasting device, 3 military bags, 1 thermal camera, 1 night binocular, 1 daytime binocular, 4 grenade launcher bullets, 1 bayonet, 1 mobile phone, 1 head camera, 1 compass, 1 portable solar panel. A large number of life and health supplies were confiscated.

3. In the Xakurke region

Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On May 28, at 08:30, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Axîn were targeted with heavy weapons by our YJA Star forces and the determined targets were hit with hits. On May 29, at 17:00, 1 surveillance camera system placed by the invading Turkish army around Girê Şehîd Axîn was destroyed by our forces.

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

– On May 30, Girê Şehîd Berxwedan, Cehennem Hewrê, Karker, Girê Cehennem areas in the Zap region and Werxelê Resistance Area in Avaşîn were bombed 28 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

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

– On May 30, the areas of Girê Cûdî, Şehîd Şahin, Kunîşka, Kurojahro, Girê Ortê, Girê Cehennem and Cehennem Harûn in the Zap region were bombed hundreds of times with attack helicopters and howitzers fired from outposts on the border line, and 25 times with warplanes.

– On May 30, the areas around Serarû, Deşîşê, Êdînê villages in the Metîna region and Girê Hakkarî areas were bombed with attack helicopters and howitzers fired from police stations on the border line. On May 31, at 09:50, the area around the village of Beşîlî was bombed 3 times with warplanes.

– On May 30, the Werxelê Resistance Area in the Avaşîn region was bombed with howitzers fired from the outposts on the border line and 6 times with warplanes.

May 31, 2022

HPG Press Centre