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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The details of the attacks carried out by the occupying Turkish army and the response of our forces to these attacks are as follows:

Attacks carried out by the occupying Turkish army with banned explosives;

On April 7, our tunnels in the Girê Bahar Resistance Area of the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were bombed once with banned explosives.

On April 7, our tunnels in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were bombed twice with explosive-laden drones.

On April 8, our tunnels in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were bombed once with chemical gases and twice with banned phosphorus bombs.

The warplane attacks of the occupying Turkish army;

— On April 5, 6 and 7, the Sinînê, Berê Zînê Resistance Areas of the Xakurkê region twice, the Zêvkê, Heftebax, Girê Kun, Mêranê, Girê Sîser areas of the Garê region 6 times, the Bêşîlî Resistance Area of the Metîna region once, and the Girê Bahar Resistance Area of the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region 4 times were bombed by warplanes.

— On April 7, the Girê Bahar Resistance Area of the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region was bombed 12 times by attack helicopters.

Heavy weapon, artillery and howitzer attacks of the occupying Turkish army;

— Between 5 and 9 April, the Berê Zînê, Kendekola, Lolan Resistance Areas of the Xakurkê region 88 times, Ergenê, Kanî Sarkê, Zêvkê, Girê Kun, Dêreşê, Mijê, Girgaşê, Yekmalê, Girê Zengil areas of the Garê region 182 times, Serê Metîna, Bêşîlî, Şêlazê Resistance Areas of the Metîna region 116 times, Martyr Delîl West Zap region's Girê Bahar, Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas 432 times were shelled with heavy weapons, artillery and howitzers.

Interventions of our forces against attacks;

— At 22:40 on April 7, the occupiers who moving towards the resistance tunnels in the Şêlazê Resistance Area of the Metîna region were responded to with semi-automatic weapons.

April 9, 2025

HPG Press Center