People’s Defense Forces Press Office (HPG-BIM) released a statement reporting that the Turkish state bombed Qandil and Xakurkê (Hakurk) areas in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones, within the boundaries of southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq, on June 20.

The statement gave the following details about the attack; “Warplanes of the invading Turkish army carried out airstrikes on Medya Defense Zones on June 20. In this scope, warplanes shelled the surroundings of Suredê village in Qandil region, slopes of Berbizina hill in Xakurkê region, Kani Qirêj area, surroundings of Sininê village and surroundings of Lolan river.

Refuting the Turkish officials’ and media’s reports on guerrilla losses, HPG stated that guerrilla forces suffered no casualties in the attacks of June 20 and before.

Describing the remarks of Turkish officials as “pyschological warfare” HPG said the following;

“The invading Turkish state continues its special war propaganda by spreading news alleging that airstrikes of recent days have achieved results. We suffered no guerrilla loss as a result of aerial bombardments carried out on June 24 and before that.

Carrying their lies to another stage, Erdoğan and AKP officials have alleged that top officials have been killed in Qandil. These allegations are a pyschological warfare. Reports that Turkish commandos have entered the guerrilla areas and engaged in clashes, are similarly fabricated. Turkish troops cannot move outside of a few hills they got deployed on with their arrival in Bradost. The enemy forces are suffering losses as a result of actions carried out by guerrillas on daily basis. The Erdoğan and AKP-MHP state that base their propaganda on war ahead of the elections in Turkey and North Kurdistan, are constantly telling lies through the media, so they try to fool the people of Turkey and hide their losses from the whole society. All our patriotic people and peoples of Turkey should know that the propaganda spread by the AKP media is nothing but lies, and should never believe them.”