Press Release

The invading Turkish army bombarded the guerrilla resistance positions with chemical weapons 13 times from 1:00 pm on January 2 until night hours, and directed the toxic fumes from the guerrilla resistance positions by burning plastic materials and car tires.

At the same time, guerrilla areas were bombed 6 times with warplanes and dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

The details of the attacks are as follows;

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

– Guerrilla resistance positions near the Çemço region of the Şêladize sub-district of Amediyê were bombed 13 times with chemical weapons from 13:00 on January 2 until the night. At the same time, toxic fumes emitted by burning plastic materials and car tires were directed to resistance positions.

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

– On January 2, the Gundê Kanîsarkê area of Garê and the Deşta Kafya area were bombed 6 times with warplanes.

– On January 2, the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area near the Amediyê district, the Çemço region of the Şêladize sub-district and the guerrilla resistance positions near the Sîda village were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

January 3, 2023

HPG Press Centre