According to the statement by the Press Office of People's Defence Forces (HPG) on Thursday, the Turkish army used a tactical nuclear bomb against a guerrilla position in Sîda in the Zap region at six o'clock on Thursday morning. The area has been contested for some time and Turkish troops have repeatedly tried to demolish the guerrillas' underground defences with heavy construction equipment. 

Meanwhile, the Turkish army's military operation in the western Zap region continues. According to the HPG Press Office, a soldier of the invading forces was shot dead by a sniper in the Girê Cûdî area on Wednesday when his unit tried to establish a position. On the same day, YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) and HPG guerrillas intervened several times against attempted advances by the Turkish forces. Several positions of the Turkish army were damaged by the shelling with semi-automatic weapons. At Girê Şehîd Axîn in the Xakurke region, a Turkish unit was struck by the guerrillas with heavy weapons.

HPG also reported five Turkish airstrikes on the Gundê Zêvkê, Gundê Reşîd and Xêrê areas in the Gare region and artillery attacks on the Zap, Metîna and Xakurke regions on Wednesday.