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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The actions of our mobile guerrilla units against the invading Turkish army continue. As a result of the actions in which the guerrilla tactics of the new era were 3 invaders were punished.

The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas 7 times with chemical weapons and explosives, 6 times with warplanes, 8 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, heavy weapons and tanks.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On July 15, 10:30 and 13:30, the invaders in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons.

2. Within the scope of the Cenga Xabûre Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– At 07:15 on 15 July, the invaders who wanted to bomb the war positions in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area with explosives were hit twice with heavy weapons and 1 invader was punished. After the action, the invaders left their military equipment and retreated one stage.

- On July 15 at 11:00 and on July 16 at 05:30, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were shot with an assassination tactic and 2 invaders were punished.

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

– On July 15, Girê Cûdî, Girê Hakkarî, Şikefta Birîndara and Karker Resistance Areas were bombed 7 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

 It was determined by my forces that the invading Turkish army used explosive-laden drones during these attacks.

4. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, heavy weapon helicopters and warplanes;

– On July 15, drone activity took place over the Çemço Resistance Area.

– On 15 July, the Girê Bahar, Girê Amediyê, Çemço and Sîda areas were bombed 6 times with warplanes.

– On 14 July, the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was bombed 8 times by attack helicopters.

- On July 15, the Çemço Resistance Area was bombed with tanks dozens of times.

– On July 15, Çemço, Girê FM and Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas; The Koordîne and Kela Qumriyê areas in Metîna, the Martyr Kamuran range of Şekîf and the Girê Şehîd Hakî area in Xakurkê were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, heavy weapons and tanks fired from the border outposts.

July 16, 2022

HPG Press Centre