Six members of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions carried out in Zap in memory of Sara Tolhildan Goyî and Rûken Zelal, who infiltrated a police base in Mersin a year ago today.
YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) and HPG (People's Defence Forces) continue the resistance against the Turkish invading forces in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
According to the HPG Press Center statement on Tuesday, at least six Turkish soldiers were killed and two others injured in actions carried out by the guerrillas in the Zap region between 23 and 26 September (today). The actions were dedicated to Sara Tolhildan Goyî (Dilara Ürper) and Rûken Zelal (Feremez Hisên), who infiltrated a police base in the southern Turkish coastal metropolis of Mersin on 26 September 2022 night. The two women entered the base, killed the entrance guard with pistol shots and then penetrated inside. They opened fire with long guns and then blew themselves up among policemen.
In the Zap region, one soldier was killed in a sabotage action in the Kurojahro Resistance Area on 23 September.
In the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area on the Şehîd Delîl western Zap front, guerrillas struck the occupation forces 16 times with heavy weapons on 24-25 September.
In the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area, mobile guerrilla units hit the occupation forces with heavy weapons on 24 September, killing three and injuring two others. Two other soldiers were killed by snipers on 25-26 September.
In the Girê Ortê Resistance Area in Metîna, the guerrillas took action against Turkish invading forces. Strikes by the guerrillas targeted the occupation forces on 24 September, and the Turkish units bombing the tunnel facilities on 25 September.
On the other hand, the regions of Şehîd Delîl and Metîna were bombed by attack helicopters on 24, 25, 26 September, while the regions of Zap, Şehîd Delîl, Metîna and Xakurkê were shelled with artillery.
