HPG reports continued use of banned weapons by the invading Turkish army which has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since mid-April.
The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) reported continued use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army in their statement providing information about the war in Kurdistan. According to this, banned weapons were used in eleven cases against guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan on Saturday. In two Turkish attacks at Girê Amêdî, a gas smelling of roses was used, which left red stains on contact with the ground. Further attacks by chemical agents took place at Girê FM and in Çemço. In the resistance area of Şehîd Fedakar, flammable material was set on fire at the Bahoz tunnel.
Qandil, Gare and Zap bombed by fighter jets
Further attacks were carried out by fighter jets, howitzers and heavy weapons. The guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan were bombed ten times by fighter jets, affecting the area around Gundê Bukrîskan in the Qandil mountains and Girê Zengil in Gare as well as Sîda in the Zap region. The bombardments caused a fire in the area, which is still going on, according to HPG. In the area of Karker in Zap, the Turkish army continues to destroy guerrilla tunnels with construction equipment.
Guerrilla actions in Çemço and Girê Cûdî
Regarding the latest guerrilla actions, the HPG said that on Saturday, a Turkish army soldier was shot dead by a sniper at Girê Cûdî. Today at six o'clock in the morning, mobile guerrilla groups in the Zap struck a Turkish unit advancing in the resistance area of Şehîd Adil in Çemço in a coordinated action. Heavy weapons and snipers were used in the action, as a result of which two soldiers were killed and two others injured.
