The Turkish army carried out further attacks on guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) using prohibited combat equipment on Wednesday.

"The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla launched a process of resistance of historic proportions on the first day of the occupation operation. It is continuing its legitimate defence struggle and dealing heavy blows to the occupiers. The Turkish occupying army cannot break the resistance of our forces who are led with Apoist willpower and great determination despite all the means at its disposal and is trying to achieve its goal with inhuman methods. Although war crimes have been proved and documented, the Turkish army persists in the concept of systematic use of chemical weapons," said the press centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) in its daily statement providing information about the ongoing war.

According to the HPG statement, the Turkish army used banned bombs in 14 attacks and chemical weapons against guerrilla positions twelve times on 2 November. In parallel, the invading army carried out seven air strikes with fighter jets and dozens of ground attacks with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

Regarding the guerrilla resistance, the HPG said that a soldier was shot dead by a mobile sniper unit in Çemço on Wednesday. In Sîda, a surveillance camera installed by the Turkish army was destroyed. Both areas are located in the Zap region.

According to HPG information, chemical weapons were used eleven times against the Şehîd Bahoz positions in Çemço and once against the Şehîd Felat positions in Sîda. The smoke produced by the chemical weapons was introduced into the tunnel systems by wind machines. The Şehîd Felat positions were additionally attacked 13 times with bombs of extremely high impact, and another prohibited bomb was used against the Şehîd Agir position in the same area.

Air strikes were carried out on Golka and Gundê Beşîlî in Metîna and on Goşînê and Girê Bihar in Xakurke, while artillery attacks were directed against Çemço, Girê Cûdî and Girê FM.