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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The actions carried out by our forces with the spirit of the 15 August continue uninterruptedly. In the actions, 12 invaders were punished and 1 invader was injured. At the same time, 2 military tents, 3 surveillance camera systems and 1 radar system were destroyed.

The Resistance Areas were bombed 16 times with banned tactical nuclear bombs, chemical weapons and phosphorus bombs by the invading Turkish army. The Turkish army once again committed the crime of using prohibited weapons and used phosphorus bombs in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area. In addition, the Resistance Areas were bombed 15 times with warplanes, 8 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with tanks, mortars and heavy weapons.

The details of the actions are as follows;

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

– At 11:30 on August 8, the invaders who tried to move towards the Şehîd Rêber battle positions were hit by our forces and 1 invader was punished. After this action, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

– On August 8, at 19:10, the invaders who wanted to destroy the battle positions in the Werxelê Resistance Area with digger vehicles were shot by our forces with individual weapons. Following the intervention of our forces, the invaders had to retreat one stage.

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

– At 01:30 on August 4, our forces carried out an action against the positions of the invaders in Girê Koordîne, in the Bektorya area of ​​Heftanîn. In this action, 2 surveillance camera systems and 1 radar system were destroyed.

– On 7 August, the secret units of the invading Turkish army tried to advance in the Girê Sor Area in the Metîna region, were put under control by our mobile guerrilla units and were hit with a sabotage tactic.

– On August 8, 1 surveillance camera system belonging to the invaders in the Girê FM Resistance Area was destroyed by our forces.

– On August 8, at 17:20, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were shot with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On August 8, at 22:00, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were shot by our YJA Star forces with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

– On August 9, at 05:30, the invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area were hit by a comprehensive guerrilla action by our mobile units. In this action, 9 invaders were punished, 1 invader was injured and 2 military tents were destroyed.

– In our statement dated 7 August; On August 6, we shared the information that a wounded Turkish soldier was shot dead by the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area. From the documents recovered, it was clarified that documents seized show that the soldier killed had blood type A rh+ and was under the command of the 16th Mechanised Infantry Brigade in Amed.

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

– On 8 August, the war tunnels in Girê FM and Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were bombed 3 times with tactical nuclear bombs, chemical weapons and phosphorus bombs.

– On 8 August, the war tunnels in the Werxelê Resistance Area were bombed 13 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.

4. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army with heavy weapons, helicopters and warplanes;

– On 8 August, drone activity was observed in Girê Cûdî, Girê Amediyê, and Girê FM Resistance Areas.

– On 8 and 9 August, the Sîda and Saca Resistance Areas and the Kanîsarkê area in Garê were bombed 15 times with warplanes.

– On 8 August, Kurojahro and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed 8 times with attack helicopters.

– On August 8, the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area was bombed dozens of times with tanks, mortars and heavy weapons.

August 9, 2022

HPG Press Centre