The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) said in a statement that the guerrillas are continuing their resistance against the Turkish occupation troops in South Kurdistan. According to the statement, various guerrilla actions have taken place in the Zap and Metîna regions in the past week.

On the western front of the Zap region, Turkish army soldiers stationed in the Girê Bahar and Girê Cûdî areas were shot at several times. An army surveillance camera installed in Girê Cûdî was destroyed.

On Wednesday, soldiers advancing towards a tunnel system were repelled twice, with the guerrillas using light weapons. Fighters from the Free Women's Units (YJA Star) intervened against another advance attempt on Saturday. One soldier was killed and two others were injured. The occupying troops in Serê Metîna were attacked on Thursday by female guerrillas with semi-automatic weapons. On the same day, the YJA Star also intervened in the area against combat helicopters, forcing them to withdraw.

Attacks by the Turkish army

As for the attacks by the Turkish army on the Medya Defense Areas, the HPG said that in the past four days, prohibited explosives were used a total of 16 times against tunnels in the Girê FM and Girê Cûdî areas in Zap and in Şêlazê in Metîna. A tunnel system in Girê Amêdî was hit by a drone on Saturday.

In addition, the HPG reported 26 air strikes by Turkish fighter jets in Xakurke, Zap and Gare between 24 and 28 December. The Girê Bahar area was bombed eight times by attack helicopters on 25 December.