Press Release

Based on the legacy created by the Resistance on 14 July 1982, our guerrilla selflessly defending the sacred lands of Kurdistan continues its historical resistance.

Unable to break the will of our forces fighting with an Apoist militant spirit, the war criminal Turkish army committed war crimes once again by bombing the war positions where our forces are located with phosphorus bombs. Despite all the attacks, as a result of the actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla; 8 invaders were punished and 1 position was destroyed. The invading Turkish army used chemical weapons and explosives 20 times against our forces, bombarded Medya Defence Zones dozens of times with howitzers and heavy weapons, and 9 times with warplanes.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– The invaders who wanted to bomb the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area on July 10 at 12:00 were hit with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

2. Within the scope of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Xakurke region;

– On July 10, at 09:30, the invaders in Girê Martyr Axîn were shot down with heavy weapons by our YJA Star forces. As a result of the action, 1 position was destroyed and 2 invaders were punished.

– On July 10, at 16:20, the invaders in Girê Şehîd Şahan were shot with heavy weapons and 1 invader was punished.

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

– On July 10, at 20:40, the invaders in the Kanî Masî outpost of the invading Turkish army, located within the borders of Southern Kurdistan, were shot with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On July 10, at 08:00, the occupiers on the move in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hirt and 1 invader was punished.

– On July 11, at 04:00, the invaders who wanted to position themselves around the battle positions in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were shot with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On July 11, at 05:35, the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area were hit with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

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

– At 12:50 on July 10, the invading Turkish army bombarded the battle positions in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area with phosphorus bombs and explosives.

– On 10 July, the war positions in Şikefta Birîndara, Girê Cûdî, Girê Şehîd Pîrdoğan, Girê FM and Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area were bombed 20 times with chemical weapons and explosives.

It has been determined by our forces that some of the chemical weapons used was grey in colour and smelled like detergent.

5. Attacks by the invading Turkish army with howitzers, heavy weapons and warplanes;

– On 10 July, the Girê Hakkarî, Girê Amediye, Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas and Girê Şehîd Piling area were bombed dozens of times with howitzers and heavy weapons fired from the outpost on the border line.

– On 10 July, Gundê Guzê and Dola Şêranê areas in Garê, Şehîd Têkoşer Qehreman, Sîda and Şehîd Fedakar areas in Zap were bombed 9 times with warplanes.

July 11, 2022

HPG Press Centre