Press Release

The occupation operation launched by the Turkish army on 15 April has crashed against the wall of legendary resistance and sacrificial will of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla and has not achieved its goal.

The occupation forces cannot protect themselves against the effective actions of the guerrillas and suffer heavy losses. The Turkish army continues its war crimes and uses chemical weapons. Although the use of banned bombs and chemical weapons has been documented and proved, these crimes are denied by Special War Minister Hulusi Akar. However, the fascist army continues to use chemical weapons in the Medya Defence Zones. On 7, 8 and 9 December, the Şehîd Botan fighting positions in the Çemço resistance area were bombed with chemical weapons at least 150 times. At the same time, the invading Turkish army bombed Resistance Areas times with warplanes, 10 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, mortars, tanks and heavy weapons.

As a result of the actions carried out by our forces, 2 invaders were punished.

The details of the actions taken and the attacks are as follows;

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

– At 11:00 and 13:10 on 9 December, the invaders in the Şehîd Adil Resistance Area in Çemço were shot by our mobile teams with heavy weapons and 2 invaders were punished.

2. Within the scope of the Cenga Xabûrê Şehîd Savaş Maraş Revolutionary Campaign;

– Between 08:10 and 10:20 on December 9, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit 3 times with heavy weapons by our YJA Star units.

– Between 13:30 and 16:30 on 9 December, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit 4 times with heavy weapons by our mobile units.

– Our mobile teams intervened twice to the Skorsky helicopters that wanted to land on the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area in the evening of 9 December. After the interventions, the helicopters had to leave the area.

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

– From December 7 to December 9, the Şehîd Botan battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area were bombarded with chemical weapons at least 150 times. Chemical weapons attacks of the invading Turkish army against the Şehîd Botan battle positions are still continuing.

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

– On December 9, the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area and the Rostê area of Xakurkê were bombed 5 times with warplanes.

– On December 9, Girê Amediye and Girê Cûdî Resistance Areas were bombed 10 times with attack helicopters.

– On December 9, Çemço, Girê Amediyê, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Gire Bihar Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, mortars, tanks and heavy weapons.

December 10, 2022

HPG Press Centre