According to the Press Centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG), the guerrillas carried out several actions against the Turkish occupation forces in the Girê Amêdîyê resistance area in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Monday. The HPG and YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) dedicated the actions to the upcoming anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question. According to the HPG, 49 Turkish army soldiers were killed in simultaneous actions at three different locations within the Girê Amêdîyê region in the western Zap region. During the actions, 21 military tents and twelve positions of the invading troops were destroyed, while guerrillas Ciwan and Andok died.

The HPG Press Office provided the following information on the details of their actions at Girê Amêdîyê:

Operation in the Şehîd Cesur area

Guerrilla units infiltrated the Turkish troops and attacked with light and semi-automatic weapons. Three positions and eight tents were destroyed, and nine soldiers were killed. The surviving soldiers abandoned their positions and fled. At the same time, another position was attacked with semi-automatic and heavy weapons, destroying two more positions. Guerrilla commander Ciwan, who bravely and sacrificially led the attack group, was martyred in action.

Operation in the Şehîd Cemre area

The guerrillas hit the occupying forces from two sides with light and semi-automatic weapons and advanced into a military camp. 25 soldiers were killed, eight tents and five positions were destroyed. The commander of the assault group, Andok, was martyred in a courageous and sacrificial battle.

Operation in the Şehîd Pirdoğan area

The guerrillas hit the occupation troops from three flanks from close range with hand grenades and light weapons. The first attack group struck soldiers in the field, which left four soldiers dead and two positions destroyed. Strikes by the second and third groups killed eleven soldiers in a twenty-minute battle and forced the Turkish army to partially retreat.