The Press Center of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) has issued a statement about the guerrilla resistance to the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan and the Turkish army’s attacks on the Medya Defense Areas over the past two days.
According to the statement, the resistance is concentrated on the western front of the Zap region. In the Girê Bahar and Girê Amêdî areas, a total of five Turkish soldiers were killed on Tuesday and Wednesday by snipers from the HPG and the Free Women’s Units (YJA Star).
In Girê Bahar, the guerrillas also intervened against the construction of military roads for the occupiers, and a shovel excavator was destroyed by fire from a heavy weapon. Further attacks with heavy weapons were carried out by YJA Star fighters against the Turkish troops in the Girê Cûdî area in the Zap region and in Girê Şehîd Hêmin in Xakurke.
Attacks by the Turkish army
As to the attacks by the Turkish army, the HPG reported that prohibited explosives were used against guerrilla tunnel systems in the Girê FM and Girê Cûdî areas a total of six times in the past two days.
In addition, areas in the Xakurke, Gare, Metîna, Zap and Qendîl regions were bombed 15 times by fighter jets and 12 times by attack helicopters.