The Press Office of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) reported ongoing attacks by the Turkish army on the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

According to the HPG statement on Tuesday, the Turkish army has bombed the Medya Defense Zones more than eighty times in the past three days.

All of the attacks, both from the ground and from the air, were directed against guerrilla areas in the heavily contested Zap region.

HPG detailed the attacks as follows:

The Girê Cûdî Resistance Area, located in the Şehîd Delîl section of the Zap's western front, was bombed twice by fighter jets on 11 June.

The Girê Hekarî as well as the resistance areas of Sîda and Çemço were shelled by combat helicopters a total of thirteen times between 10 and 12 June. Eleven of these attacks targeted Sîda and Çemço.

HPG reported at least 68 attacks with howitzers, tanks and heavy weaponry on the areas of Şehîd Delîl, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM and Girê Amediyê on June 11.

In Sîda, Turkish occupation forces continue to try to demolish guerrilla posts with heavy construction equipment.