HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues its struggle uninterruptedly in all areas, from Bakur to Başur, targeting the colonialist Turkish army and collaborators.

Our comrades, who continue our historical resistance in war tunnels and positions with great sacrifices, have opened a new page in the history of our people's resistance, and our mobile teams are inflicting heavy blows on the invaders by carrying out effective actions. Our struggle has once again shown everyone that we will avenge our immortal martyrs.

As a result of the actions of our forces 1 invader and 1 agent were punished, and 1 invader was seriously injured. At the same time, 1 position was hit and damaged. The invading Turkish army bombed the Resistance Areas 5 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons, 3 times with warplanes, 30 times with attack helicopters, and dozens of times with howitzers, mortars, tanks and heavy weapons.

The details of the actions are as follows;

1. The martyrdom of our comrades Evîndar, Eylem and Senar, the leading commanders of the Serhat Province, was investigated by our forces. It has been determined that the MIT element named Ozan Çiftçi played an active role in these martyrdoms. Enemy collaborator Ozan Çiftçi, an MIT agent, was shot and punished by our autonomous revenge team.

2. On September 22, the colonial Turkish army launched an invasion operation around the village of Qutnis in the Kato region of Şırnak's Beytüşşebap district. This operation was withdrawn inconclusively on 24 September.

3. In the Zap region as part of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign;

– On October 13, at 01:30, 02:10 and 19:00, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were hit 3 times with heavy weapons by our mobile teams, and it has been clarified that one invader was seriously injured.

– On October 13, at 06:30, the occupiers on the move in the Sîda Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile teams.

– On October 13, between 18:30 and 19:10, there was a helicopter movement in the Saca Resistance Area. Helicopters that wanted to land in the Resistance Area were intervened 5 times by our mobile teams. After the effective hits of our forces, the helicopters had to leave the area without being able to land.

– On October 14, at 08:00, the invaders in the Çemço Resistance Area were shot by our mobile teams with an assassination tactic and 1 invader was punished.

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

– On October 13, at 09:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our YJA Star teams and 1 position was damaged.

– On October 13, at 14:30, the invaders advancing towards the battle positions in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit three times with sabotage tactics by our YJA Star moving teams.

– On October 13, at 15:30, the invaders in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area were hit with heavy weapons by our mobile teams.

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

– On October 13, the Şehîd Felat battle positions in the Sîda Resistance Area and the Şehîd Xursi battle positions in the Saca Resistance Area were bombed 5 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons.

6. Attacks by the invading Turkish army;

– On 12 and 13 October, the Zergelê area and Gundê Soragulê land in Qendil were bombed 3 times with warplanes.

– On 12 and 13 October, Çemço, Saca, Kurojahro, Girê Hakkarî, Girê Cûdî and Girê Amediye Resistance Areas were bombed 30 times with attack helicopters.

– On October 13, the Çemço, Girê FM Resistance Areas were bombed dozens of times with howitzers, mortars, tanks and heavy weapons.

– On October 13, the invading Turkish army continued its occupation-oriented road construction works in Girê FM Resistance Area. At the same time, he tried to demolish the battle positions in the Karker Resistance Area with buckets and crusher buckets.

– On October 13, drone activity was observed over the Martyr Adil, Girê Cûdî and Girê Amediyê Resistance Areas.

October 14, 2022

HPG Press Centre