The People's Defense Forces (HPG) said a special paramilitary unit of the Turkish army was responsible for the killing of three guerrillas in an ambush in South Kurdistan. The HPG Press Centre said it established this through appropriate investigations.

On Friday, three HPG guerrillas were killed near the small town of Amêdî. According to reports, the group was moving around the area around the village of Guherzê when they were targeted from behind by armed people in civilian clothes. Recordings of the attack were published by the news agency Roj News. In the video, several Turkish-speaking people can be seen on a vehicle with civilian number plates, shooting in the same direction.

The HPG denied rumors circulating on social media that residents of the village were involved in the ambush. The HPG has not yet provided any information on the identities of the guerrillas who died in the attack.

Guerrilla actions in Zap and Metîna

In its statement, the HPG also commented on actions that have taken place in recent days against Turkish occupation troops in South Kurdistan. According to the statement, enemy positions were fired upon on Saturday in both Girê Cûdî in Zap and in Serê Metîna in Metîna. It is not known whether and how many soldiers were killed.

Attacks by the Turkish army

As for Turkey's latest attacks on South Kurdistan, the statement said that on the western front of the Zap region, the guerrilla tunnels in the Girê Amêdî resistance massif were attacked twice with explosive drones on Monday. In addition, the HPG reported 15 air strikes by fighter planes that took place between February 22 and 24. Targets in Xakurke, Gare and Metîna were hit.