Guerrillas struck the Turkish occupation forces in the Zap region with heavy weapons in the first two days of the new year. Meanwhile, the Turkish air force continues to bomb the guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan.
The press centre of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) has released a statement on the current war situation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
According to the statement, guerrillas targeted the Turkish occupation forces in the Zap region with heavy weapons in the first two days of the new year: "On 1 January at 4 p.m. and on 2 January at 9.10 a.m., the occupation forces in the Qela Bêdewê area in the Zap region were targeted twice by our forces. Targets aimed with heavy weapons were hit with pinpoint accuracy."
According to the HPG, the Turkish army has carried out airstrikes on the Medya Defense Zones in the past two days. The Gundê Gûzê area in Gare was bombed by fighter jets twice on 31 December. On Friday and Saturday, airstrikes targeted the Lolan River area and the Girê Berbizina in the Goşîne area in Xakurke, as well as the Çiyayêreş, Kunîşka and Girê Amêdî areas in Zap. None of the airstrikes resulted in guerrilla casualties.
