In its daily statement about the ongoing war in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), the press centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) reported that the Turkish aggression is focusing on the eastern and western parts of Zap. The guerrillas are responding to the attacks with various forms of defensive tactics and inflicting blows on the occupation forces.

At least three members of the Turkish military have been killed in the recent actions carried out by the guerrillas in the Zap region, while attacks by the Turkish air force that targeted the region in response to successful guerrilla actions claimed the lives of three guerrillas, according to the HPG. The statement said that the identity information of the three fallen guerrillas will be released in the coming days.

Regarding the actions by guerrillas, HPG provided the following details:

At the Girê FM resistance massif on the western front of the Zap, a group of occupiers was targeted by a mobile unit of the Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) on 28 June. One soldier was killed in the action, which was carried out in the form of a sniper attack in memory of Zilan (Zeynep Kınacı), who blew herself up on her own initiative on 30 June 1996 at a Turkish army parade in the northern Kurdish province of Dersim.

On the morning of 22 June, occupation forces launched an operation against the Kokerê resistance area from Şikefta Birîndara. HPG guerrilla Zagros fell a martyr in the course of air strikes by fighter jets. At around 1.30 pm, the Turkish troops attempted an advance on the ground and were targeted by mobile guerrilla units with artillery fire. Strikes by the guerrillas left two soldiers dead, after which the ground troops withdrew.

At around 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Turkish fighter jets initially launched four air strikes on the battlefield. This was followed by six more waves of attacks by attack helicopters until midnight. On 23 June, the area was again bombed from the air. This resulted in the deaths of the guerrillas Zana and Berxwedan. The operation on the eastern wing of the Zap has been extended to the areas of Saca and Karker, in addition to Şikefta Birîndara and Kokerê.

HPG pointed out that the Turkish state is hiding its own casualties and that the number of those killed in the ranks of the guerrillas is higher than it actually is.

According to the HPG, the Turkish air force also carried out air strikes in the Zap region on Wednesday. The target was Girê Bahar, which is located in the western part of the contested region. On the same day, the guerrillas recorded at least 115 attacks with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons in different areas in Zap and Metîna.

In Sîda, the Turkish army made new attempts to demolish the positions and tunnels with excavators yesterday.