In a current overview of the war in the Medya Defense Zones, the Press Centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) reported that 12 members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in a guerrilla sabotage in Metina.

According to the HPG, the action, which was carried out by mobile guerrilla teams last Sunday, was directed against reinforcement troops of the Turkish army that were set to be deployed to the Girê Hekarî resistance massif. The target of the sabotage was a Reo armoured personnel carrier, which was completely destroyed in the course of an explosion.

Remarking that the Turkish Ministry of Defence spoke of only two casualties in the ranks of the military in connection with the action, HPG pointed out that this information is not true. According to the statement, the Turkish army evacuated the wreckage of the vehicle only one day after the sabotage.

The guerrillas carried out further actions against Turkish occupation forces on the western front of the Zap region. On 12 and 13 June, guerrillas struck the Turkish troops five times in the area surrounding Girê FM, taking soldiers under artillery fire with heavy weapons. On Wednesday, mobile guerrilla teams with heavy weapons targeted the occupation forces trying to get stationed in the area.

HPG stated that the military violence of the Turkish army in southern Kurdistan continues unabated. In the past 48 hours, HPG recorded at least twelve airstrikes with fighter jets, which were directed against the areas of Girê Cûdî and Girê Amêdî on the western front of Zap; Golka in Metîna; Goşînê, Rostê and Sinînê in Xakurke; Deşta Kafya in Gare and Dola Bolê in Qendîl.

Turkish ground attacks against the region also continue unabated. According to the HPG, artillery and tank attacks hit various areas in Zap and Metîna at least 318 times between 12 and 13 June. Affected by the bombardments were the village of Sîda, the hills of Cûdî, Amêdî and Bahar, the village of Şêlazê, Golka and the Girê Hekarî.

In Zap, the Turkish army continues to try to demolish the guerrilla positions in Sîda and Girê FM with heavy construction machinery.