According to the press centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG), five soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions in the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Monday.

HPG gave the following details about the latest guerrilla actions against the Turkish occupation forces and the attacks of the Turkish army on the guerrillas:

Şehîd Delîl, Western Zap region

In the Girê Cûdî resistance area, guerrillas of the Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) shot down a drone loaded with explosives on Monday. In the Girê Amêdî resistance area, two Turkish army positions were damaged by light and heavy weapons fire on the same day.

Metîna

At Girê Çarçel, one soldier was killed in a sniper action.

In another action, the guerrillas hit and destroyed a position of the Turkish forces with heavy weapons, killing one soldier and injuring another.

One soldier was killed in a two-flank YJA Star attack on a Turkish military position. Late on Monday night, guerrillas intervened against helicopters, which were subsequently forced to leave the area.

Xakurke

Between the areas of Girê Şehîd Kamuran and Girê Şehîd Heqî, the Turkish occupation forces attempted to establish a position on Monday. Guerrillas of YJA Star struck the unit with heavy weapons, as a result of which two soldiers were killed and two others were injured. Another action with heavy weapons was directed against the occupation forces late on Monday afternoon.

Attacks by the Turkish army

A guerrilla position in the Girê Çarçel resistance area was attacked with an explosive-laden drone on Sunday. On Monday, the Turkish army carried out two attacks against guerrilla positions in Girê Cûdî and Girê Amêdî with explosive-laden drones and used prohibited explosives three times.

On 14 and 15 October, fighter jets bombed the areas of Gundê Dergelê and Gundê Mîskan in Metîna and Kendekola and Ava Lolanê in Xakurke a total of six times. The Zap and Metîna regions were bombed by attack helicopters on Monday. Both regions and Xakurke were also targeted by artillery attacks.