The Turkish army carried out a total of fifty attacks on guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan on Tuesday, despite the cessation of militant actions declared by the Kurdish side due to the earthquake.
According to the People's Defence Forces (HPG), the Turkish army carried out fifty attacks on guerrilla positions in Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Tuesday. "The Turkish occupying army continues its intensive technique-based attacks on the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, which is in a defensive position," the HPG press centre said in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement, Turkish attack helicopters bombed guerrilla positions in the Çemço area in the Zap region eight times on 14 February. A further 42 attacks with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons targeted Çemço and positions around the nearby village of Sîda. Çemço and Sîda are located in the Sheladize sub-district near the town of Amadiya.
Turkey's attacks come despite a ceasefire announced by the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK). The decision was taken after the devastating earthquake disaster in the Turkish-Syrian border area. The Kurdish guerrillas, which include the HPG and YJA Star (Free Women's Troops), are implementing the call for a cessation of all hostilities and are in a defensive position.
