In its daily statement providing information about the ongoing war in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), the press office of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) said: "The freedom guerrillas of Kurdistan, fighting selflessly in the spirit of resistance of 14 July, continue to deal heavy blows to the Turkish occupation army. As a result of the effective actions of our mobile guerrilla units, 32 invaders have been punished and two others have been injured. In addition, two helicopters and one drone have been damaged. The war criminal army of Turkey bombed our resistance areas 34 times with chemical agents and explosives, six times with fighter jets and dozens of times with attack helicopters and howitzers."

The HPG statement gave details of the latest actions by HPG and YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) in the Medya Defense Zones. Accordingly, snipers from YJA Star successfully prevented the occupation forces from approaching the Şehîd Umîd war positions in Zap region several times yesterday by using snipers. Two soldiers were killed and two injured in each case. In Kokerê, Turkish soldiers were struck with hand grenades while trying to enter the tunnel complex there and pushed back. In the resistance area of Çemço, a Turkish drone was targeted by guerrillas. Earlier today, the guerrillas hit occupation forces in Karker. Two soldiers were killed and another two seriously wounded in the "coordinated offensive attack."

In Metîna, HPG and YJA Star units carried out several guerrilla sabotages on 5 and 6 July. The actions were directed against occupation troops in the Sêdarê area in the Girê Amediyê resistance area. "The death of twelve soldiers has been safely established," the statement said. On 7 July, YJA Star guerrillas carried out two deadly sniper actions around the hill. Further sabotage actions were carried out at Girê Şehîd Pîrdoxan, among other places, and here the number of military personnel killed amounted to thirteen.

HPG pointed out that the Turkish army bombarded the combat area with planes, helicopters and howitzers and mortars following the actions. "The soldiers' bodies, which were torn apart as a result of the shelling, were not evacuated by the occupying forces, but lay in the combat area until the end."

In the Girê Cûdî resistance area, a soldier was killed by a guerrilla sniper on Thursday. At about the same time, two Sikorsky helicopters flew to Girê FM and Gîrê Amediyê to drop off airborne troops. The guerrillas intervened with artillery fire and heavy weapons. Both helicopters were hit and forced to move back.