HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On January 5, at 05:00, the occupying Turkish army launched a military operation accompanied by 32 vehicles in the areas of Gundê Kerwas, Gunde Memyat and Gunde Mehle in the Şehid Kendal Region of Amed (Diyarbakir).

The occupation forces left the area after deploying their undercover troops there.

2. The invading Turkish army continues its intense air attacks. The details of these invasion attacks, which continued for 5 days, in which our forces did not suffer any casualties, are as follows;

– On January 2, at 16:00, the Girê Şehîd Şahîn area of ​​Zap and the Girê Cûdî area of ​​the Gundê Fileha region were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 2, between 16:00 and 17:00, the Girê Şehîd Şerif and Sinîne areas in the Xakurkê region were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 3, at 22:15, the Kunîşka and Şehîd Rustem areas in the Zap region were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 4, at 15:10, the Girê Berbizina and Sinîne areas of Xakûrkê's Goşîne area were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 4, at 15:10, the Barzan area and Çiyayereş areas in the Zap region were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 4, at 15:00, the Werxelê area in Avaşîn region was bombed with warplanes.

– On January 5, at 18:40 and 20:30, the Sinînê and Goşîne areas in the Xakurkê region were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 5, the Kunîşka, Çemço and Şikefta Birîndara areas in the Zap region were bombed with warplanes.

– On January 5, at 18:27, the Deriyê Hirçê area in the Garê region was bombed with warplanes.

– On January 6, between 16:00 and 16:27, the Kunîşka, Girê Gire Şahin and Girê Amediyê areas in the Zap region were bombed with warplanes.

January 7, 2022

HPG Press Centre