The People's Defence Centre (HSM) Headquarters Command sent a congratulatory message to all commanders and fighters who have taken part in the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign and the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area.

The message from the Headquarters Command reads as follows:

“The latest large-scale invasion operation launched by the invading Turkish army against Medya Defense Zones marks its 105th day. These invasion attacks have been met with the historic resistance of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla. The first front of this sacred resistance was shaped by the brave commanders and fighters of our Zap Province, who fight in a self-sacrificing Apoist spirit and do not allow the invasion and the invaders. The resistance put up by our forces against the attacking invaders, who are equipped with the unlimited technical support of NATO, and their march to victory have once again proved the invincibility of guerrillas.

You, our commanders and fellow fighters in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area, have resisted all attacks and dealt major blows to the invading Turkish army by using diverse guerrilla tactics of the new era. Despite the thousands of attacks carried out by fighter jets, attack helicopters, mortars, howitzers and banned chemical weapons, the invading Turkish army has been stopped by your resistance with a will of stell. Moreover, effective actions, courage and ability to successfully apply the tactics of victory of the mobile teams and your comrades in the battle tunnels dealt serious blows to the enemy.

After you shot down an attack helicopter on May 30, another Sikorsky helicopter was shot down on July 24 in Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area. On July 25, Turkish troops in the area were targeted from two directions in an infiltration tactic and were hit by our mobile teams with great success. One tank was destroyed and at least five invaders were killed in this action. These successful actions against the invaders attempting to attack the battle tunnels were the most concrete examples of your strike power.

The military nature of these successful actions is a response to the inhuman aggression of the genocidal Turkish state that targeted innocent civilians in Perex, Zakho. These actions have shown that the Freedom Guerrilla is the legitimate defence force of all Middle Eastern peoples. These actions, which coincided with the seventh anniversary of the genocidal attacks launched by the colonialist Turkish state on our people and our movement on July 24, 2015, have once again proved that the efforts to eliminate the Kurdish cause are futile.

We congratulate all commanders and fighters who contributed to these successful actions carried out with creative tactics in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area as part of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign, and who resisted with a superior will under difficult conditions for their outstanding performance and success. We praise all fighters of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign, especially those in the Şikefta Birîndara Resistance Area who fight self-sacrificingly and march to victory step by step and wish them continued success.”