Press Release

As a result of the actions of our forces 1 invader was punished. The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas14 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons, 28 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– On October 17, at 08:35 and 14:00, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit twice by our mobile units with heavy weapons and it was clarified that one invader was punished.

– On the evening of October 17, attack helicopters that wanted to bomb the Saca Resistance Area were hit by our mobile teams. After the intervention of our forces, the helicopters had to leave the area.

2. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with banned bombs and chemical weapons;

– On October 17, the Şehîd Yunus battle positions in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were bombed 11 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons.

– On October 17, the Şehîd Pîrdoğan battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area and the Şehîd Felat battle positions in the Sîda Resistance Area were bombed 3 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons.

3. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army;

– On October 17, Çemço, Girê Hakkarî, Girê Cûdî and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas were bombed 28 times with attack helicopters.

– On October 17, Çemço, Girê Hakkarî, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

– On October 17, the invading Turkish army tried to destroy the battle positions in the Karker Resistance Area with scoop vehicles.

– On October 17, the invading Turkish army's road construction works for the purpose of occupation continued from the Sîda region to the Şehîd Adil Resistance Area.

October 18, 2022

HPG Press Centre