HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Our guerrilla forces carried out a Revolutionary Operation against the invaders in Girê Şehîd Munzur of the Zap, between 8 and 9 December, in which new-era guerrilla tactics were used. The details of the Revolutionary Operation carried out within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign are as follows;

– First, on December 8, at 14:00, the positions of the invaders in Girê Şehîd Munzur were targeted with heavy weapons and effectively hit. Our mobile guerrilla units, which took action after the attack, took the positions of the invaders under control from 5 sides. Our First and Second professional attack teams carried out a simultaneous raid action targeting 2 positions and 1 shelter of the invaders at 01:00 at night. First action arm; hit the shelter with hand grenades and personal weapons. Punishing the 5 invaders in shelter, our forces went over the bodies of the invaders and seized 2 M-16 guns, 1 grenade launcher, 1 BKC gun, 1 military bag and many military equipment. Second arm of action; hit 2 positions belonging to the invaders with hand grenades and personal weapons. Our forces, which seized the positions in a short time, completely destroyed 2 positions and went to the funerals of 3 invaders.

At the same time, third arm of action put invaders under intense fire on the Girê Şehîd Munzur and effectively hit them. Within the scope of the Revolutionary Operation; The Fourth and Fifth action armss also destroyed the determined targets by hitting the invaders in Kela Bedewê with heavy weapons.

Our forces dealt a heavy blow to the h invasion operation of the invading Turkish army as part of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign. Our mobile guerrilla teams successfully captured all the targets on the hill within 10 minutes. As a result of this successful action carried out by our forces without any loss, at least 8 invaders were punished, 2 M-16 guns, 1 grenade launcher, 1 BKC gun, 1 military bag and many military equipment were seized.

This revolutionary operation was carried out for the revenge of all our martyrs in the person of our comrades who were martyred by the invading Turkish state with chemical weapons.

2. On December 7, at 11:00, the Deriyê Hirçê area in the Garê region was bombed with warplanes.

– On 7 and 9 December, the invading Turkish army bombed the Girê Cûdî, Girê Şehîd Rûbar, Kûnîşka, Sîda and Şamke areas in the Zap region with warplanes and howitzers fired from the outposts on the borderline.

December 9, 2021

HPG Press Centre