In the latest guerrilla actions in the resistance against the Turkish invasion in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), 36 occupants have been killed and another seven injured. According to the daily statement of the press centre of the People's Defense Forces (HPG), a Turkish drone was shot down and two military helicopters were damaged by the guerrillas' fire. The guerrillas were able to recover weapons and military equipment from the invading forces, including two HK416s (assault rifles made by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch), a Glock pistol, laser pointers, infrared technology and radios. Because the Turkish army continuously hides its losses, the guerrillas recovered two bodies "as evidence", the HPG said.

The Turkish army used chemical weapons and explosives 13 times against guerrilla positions on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Turkish fighter jets carried out 22 attacks and helicopters carried out 33 attacks on the guerrilla areas. At Girê FM, trees were felled by the invading forces.

The HPG gave the following information on guerrilla resistance in the separate areas:

Avaşîn

On 6 July, during an attempted advance to the Şehîd Têkoşer tunnel, one soldier was killed in sabotage action, and two soldiers were injured. In Werxelê, transport helicopters were fired upon with heavy weapons and forced to retreat. A mobile unit of the YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) stopped an advance by Turkish forces in Werxelê using sabotage tactics, leaving two soldiers dead and one injured. On Wednesday evening, the invading forces in Werxelê were forced into partial retreat by two guerrilla actions carried out with heavy weapons.

Zap

On 5 July, a soldier was shot dead and another injured by a guerrilla sniper unit near the Şehîd Umîd tunnel. On 6 July, the guerrillas shot down a drone in the Çemço area. In Karker, the invading forces tried to blow up the Şehîd Rêber tunnel on Wednesday morning and were repelled by an action of sabotage. Guerrillas carried out another attack with heavy weapons in the evening, forcing them to move one stage back.

Girê Cûdî

On 6 and 7 July, six soldiers were shot by snipers from the YJA Star and HPG at Girê Cûdî, and one soldier was injured. One of the bodies is under the control of the guerrillas.

Girê Amêdî

In the fiercely contested resistance area of Girê Amêdî, mobile sniper units of the YJA Star fatally shot six soldiers last night. Two more soldiers were killed by targeted shots from HPG snipers on Wednesday. At noon on Wednesday, the guerrillas struck a Turkish unit with heavy weapons. In the evening, attack helicopters bombed the area and came under fire from the guerrillas. One helicopter was hit and had to turn around.

Late on Wednesday evening, a Turkish unit moving with dogs towards a guerrilla position was ambushed and attacked from two flanks. Thirteen soldiers were killed and two others wounded. The guerrillas then targeted helicopters that were supposed to transport the dead and injured. One transport helicopter was badly hit and had to leave the area in heavy smoke without recovering the bodies.

At midnight, mobile guerrilla units infiltrated a military camp and killed three more soldiers. At 8.15 am today, two soldiers were killed during an advance towards the Şehîd Pîrdoxan position. The aforementioned weapons and military equipment were seized from the bodies. One body remains under the control of the guerrillas.