According to the People's Defence Forces (HPG), eleven soldiers of the Turkish invading forces were killed and three others injured in guerrilla actions in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

"The freedom guerrillas of Kurdistan turn every place into a fighting area against the occupation attacks of the colonialist Turkish army and put up the most magnificent resistance in history. Although our forces have very limited means against the Turkish army equipped with modern NATO technology, they are dealing heavy blows to the occupiers with Apoist spirit and great courage. The Turkish occupation forces cannot stop our forces and are committing war crimes in front of the world public to achieve results. The fact that the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla are resisting in a dignified way until their last breath, despite the massive use of chemical weapons and banned bombs, has thwarted the plans of the fascist Turkish state and led to a great stagnation. In order to overcome this stagnation, false reports of victory are used to try to deceive the public. The Turkish army is committing war crimes and trying to stop the process of its defeat by all means. Our forces are fighting on the Apoist self-sacrifice line and are determined to win," said the statement released by HPG Press Centre on Sunday.

According to the HPG statement, the Turkish army used banned bombs five times and chemical weapons six times against guerrilla positions on Saturday. In addition, the HPG reported four attacks by fighter jets, 42 attacks by attack helicopters and dozens of attacks with howitzers, mortars, tanks and heavy weapons.

The HPG gave the following details regarding the latest guerrilla actions and Turkish attacks:

GUERRILLA ACTIONS IN MEDYA DEFENSE ZONES

On 11 November, mobile guerrilla teams ambushed Turkish troops in the Girê FM resistance area and attacked with light weapons and hand grenades. Six soldiers were killed and three others were injured as a result.

On 12 November, two soldiers were shot by snipers in Çemço and Girê Cûdî. In Çemço, another soldier was killed in an attack carried out with heavy weapons. In the Girê Cûdî resistance area, the guerrillas were able to prevent an airdropping operation by forcing a squadron of helicopters to turn around with intense fire.

In Sîda, Turkish troops tried to enter the Şehîd Felat tunnel with dogs on Saturday. The guerrillas used sabotage tactics to strike the invaders twice, killing two soldiers and two dogs.

ATTACKS BY THE TURKISH ARMY

Five attacks with prohibited bombs by the Turkish army were directed against the guerrilla positions of Şehîd Yunus and Şehîd Çekdar in the Girê Cûdî resistance area, as well as against Şehîd Doğan in Sîda in the Zap region. In Sîda, the Şehîd Felat tunnel was also attacked six times with chemical weapons.

The Meranê area and the surroundings of the villages of Gundê Kanîsarkê and Gundê Bêbade in Gare were bombed four times by fighter jets. The areas of Şehîd Fedakar, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Girê Amêdî were affected by the 42 attacks by helicopters. Dozens of artillery shells hit Sîda, Çemço, Girê Cûdî and Girê FM.