The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Center issued a statement informing about the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan and the recent attacks by the Turkish army on the Medya Defense Areas.
According to the statement, women guerrillas from YJA Star (Free Women’s Units) killed two soldiers and shot down a drone. The HPG provided the following details of the actions:
Resistance in Heftanîn and Metîna
“In the Demka area of Heftanîn, a woman guerrilla shot dead a Turkish army soldier on 29 June. In Dergelê in the disputed Metîna region, the Turkish invasion forces were attacked with semi-automatic and heavy weapons on 27 June, and two military tents were destroyed. Another attack with heavy weapons took place on Tuesday evening in the Golka area.
Western Front in the Zap
In the resistance areas of the western Zap region, guerrillas used sabotage tactics and light, semi-automatic and heavy weapons against the Turkish occupation forces in eleven different actions on 29 and 30 June. An act of sabotage took place in Girê FM, while an unarmed drone was destroyed in the airspace above Girê Cûdî and a soldier was shot dead by a sniper in Girê Amêdî. In further attacks by the YJA Star and HPG in Girê Amêdî, two enemy positions were damaged. On 2 July, the Turkish troops in the area were attacked four times with semi-automatic and heavy weapons, stopping an attempted advance.
Attacks by the Turkish army
The Turkish army has been trying for almost two months to break the guerrilla resistance in a tunnel in the Girê FM area. According to the HPG, banned explosives were used in the tunnel system 15 times between 29 June and 1 July. In Girê Cûdî, banned explosives were also used in a tunnel on 29 June.
The Şêlazê and Serê Metîna areas in Metîna and Girê Bahar in Zap were bombed by attack helicopters yesterday. In addition, between 30 June and 2 July, the HPG recorded a total of 18 air strikes with fighter jets on Serê Metîna and Girê Bahar as well as on the Şehîd Şerîf, Lolan and Sinînê areas in Xakurke and Deşta Kafya and Girê Zengil in Gare.”