HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The details of the attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army are as follows;

1. In the Zap region;

– On April 17, between 04:00 and 07:00, the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area was attacked with heavy weapons by the invading Turkish army, our forces responded to the attack in self-defence which resulted in a confrontation.

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

– On 17 and 18 April, our resistance positions in Girê FM, Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas and Çemço and Sîda were bombed 12 times with attack helicopters, 36 times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

April 18, 2023

HPG Press Centre