The Press Office of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) released a statement announcing the details of an action carried out by guerrillas in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) where the Turkish army has been conducting an invasion operation since April 17.

According to the HPG statement, guerrillas targeted the Turkish troops on the move around the Şehîd Savuşka battle positions at Girê Cûdî Resistance Area. Seven soldiers were killed as a result of the strikes by guerrillas with heavy weaponry.