HPG reports aerial attacks by the guerrillas against the Turkish army

The Şehîd Doğan Zinar Unit struck the occupying Turkish army in Zap 2 times from the air, killing a soldier and destroying 3 positions and 1 surveillance camera.

The Press Liaison Centre of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) released a statement providing information about aerial attacks carried out by the guerrillas against the Turkish invasion forces in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

According to the HPG statement on Tuesday, the bases of the occupying Turkish army in Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were targeted by the Şehîd Doğan Zinar Unit with aircraft between 18-24 August.

“The invaders in Girê Amediyê and Girê Bahar Resistance Area were hit from the air 2 times. As far as we could clarify, 1 invader was killed, 1 other was wounded, 3 positions and 1 surveillance camera were destroyed and 4 tents were damaged as a result of these actions,” said the HPG statement.