While the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February, the Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas.
In its daily statement about the war in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), the press centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) reported 86 attacks by the Turkish invading forces in two days with fighter jets, howitzers and heavy weapons.
HPG denied the Turkish media reports that six guerrillas lost their lives as a result of a recent attack by the Turkish army in the Gare region.
"The Turkish occupation army carried out an extensive air operation in Gare on 18 April and bombed different areas and the surroundings of villages 28 times with fighter jets. The Special War Ministry [Ministry of Defence] claims that we had six casualties in these attacks. However, we have not suffered any casualties at all as a result of these air strikes. Our patriotic people and the public must not give any value to the special war lies of the fascist AKP/MHP regime."
On the other hand, HPG reported that the latest airstrikes targeted the Girê Bahar, the area around the villages of Kanîsarkê, Yekmal, Gûz, Şiyê, Zêvk and Sêdar, the Sîser slopes, the Girê Êgîd and the Deşta Kafya area.
In addition, the Turkish army attacked a guerrilla position in Sîda in the Zap region with prohibited weapons on 18 April. In the past two days, the Girê Cûdî resistance area and the guerrilla positions in Çemço and Sîda were attacked four times with attack helicopters and 57 times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.
