HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Zap and Metina

According to the HPG, three soldiers were killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan. The Turkish Air Force continues to bomb the Medya Defense Areas on a daily basis.

The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) issued a statement about the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan and Turkey's recent attacks on the Medya Defense Areas. According to the statement, three Turkish soldiers were killed in the guerrilla actions. The guerrilla areas continue to be bombed daily by the Turkish Air Force.

The HPG gave the following details about the situation:

“Guerrilla resistance in Zap, Metîna and Xakurke

On the western front of the Zap region, a Turkish soldier in the Girê Amêdî resistance area was killed by a guerrilla sniper on 25 November. The following day, the occupiers in the Girê Bahar area were attacked with heavy weapons.

In the Metîna region, guerrillas attacked a Turkish military unit between the Bêşîlî and Dergelê areas with semi-automatic weapons on Tuesday. Two occupiers were killed, a position and a surveillance camera were destroyed. On the same day, the guerrillas intervened with semi-automatic weapons against an attempted advance by the Turkish army towards a tunnel complex in Şêlazê. The soldiers then withdrew.

In Xakurke, fighters from the Free Women's Units (YJA Star) attacked the Turkish occupation troops in the Girê Şehîd Hêmin and Girê Mesken areas with heavy weapons on 24 and 27 November.

Turkish army attacks

Explosive-laden drones belonging to the Turkish army bombed a tunnel in the Girê Bahar area in the western Zap region twice on 25 November. In addition, the HPG reported a total of 34 air strikes with fighter jets between 24 and 27 November.

The areas attacked were Berbizinê, Girê Qele, Goşînê, Lolan, Kendekola and Sinînê in Xakurke, Deşta Nehlê, Zêvkê, Girê Zengil, Deşta Kafya, Mesken and Dêreşê in Gare, Bêşîlî and Serê Metîna in Metîna and Girê Bahar in Zap.