The Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) and the People's Defence Forces (HPG) continue their resistance against Turkey's occupation efforts in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) unabated. According to the HPG statement on Wednesday, the defence of the guerrillas continues to focus on parts of the western Zap region, from which the Turkish army withdrew in flight at the end of last year.

In the Girê Cûdî resistance area alone, the guerrillas carried out actions against the invading forces a total of eight times in the last 48 hours. The target of seven of these actions were enemy positions, which were attacked with semi-automatic and heavy weapons.

Another action, which took place on Tuesday evening, was directed against two helicopters of the Turkish army. In addition to a Sikorsky aircraft with airborne troops on board, an attack helicopter guiding the transport was also hit. Both helicopters had to turn around and leave the combat area as a result of the shelling.

In the resistance area of Sîda, the guerrillas targeted a heavy construction machine used to demolish their defense positions two days ago. The demolition work was then stopped. Today, the HPG and YJA Star guerrillas in Sîda targeted several soldiers moving in the area. The group was taken under fire with heavy weapons.

Regarding the latest attacks by the Turkish army, the HPG Press Office reported that the Girê Bahar near the Şehîd Delîl front in the west of the Zap, the Sîda area and the village of Gundê Şêlazê in the Metîna region were each bombed once between 6 and 7 August by Turkish warplanes. The Girê Cûdî was attacked several times by combat helicopters at the same time. Shells fired by ground troops also hit all the places affected by these attacks.