In a detailed statement providing information 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 dozens of guerrilla actions by the HPG and YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) against the Turkish occupation forces.

HPG provided the following information on the guerrilla actions in different areas as well as on the latest attacks by the Turkish army:

Girê Cûdî in the Western Zap region

22 August: YJA Star guerrillas struck Turkish army positions four times with heavy weapons, while another position was hit by the HPG guerrillas. In the late evening, the area was bombed eight times by Turkish attack helicopters. When a transport helicopter tried to drop troops, the YJA Star intervened twice and forced the aircraft to retreat.

23 August: Four guerrilla groups hit Turkish positions simultaneously. One soldier was shot dead, a surveillance camera installed by the army was destroyed, while two positions were damaged.

24 August: Last night, three Turkish positions were damaged and one soldier was killed in guerrilla actions with heavy weapons. Two of the actions were carried out by the YJA Star.

Sîda Resistance Area in Zap region

The Turkish occupation forces have been trying to destroy the guerrillas' underground defence positions in Sîda Resistance Area with heavy construction equipment for some time. On Tuesday, as well as today at 7.30 a.m., guerrillas carried out actions with heavy weapons, and an excavator was damaged.

Girê Ortê Resistance Area in Metîna region

On 21 August, two Turkish positions were damaged by the guerrillas with heavy weapons. On 23 August, YJA Star fighters struck the advancing occupation forces with heavy weapons. One soldier was killed, two military tents and a surveillance camera were destroyed.

Xakurke

YJA Star guerrillas with heavy weapons damaged a position of the Turkish occupation forces at Girê Şehîd Axîn on 21 August and other positions at Girê Şehîd Şahan and Girê Şehîd Axîn on 23 August.

Attacks by the Turkish army

Regarding the Turkish army's continued attacks, HPG reported that prohibited explosives were used against a guerrilla position in Sîda on 22 August. In the past two days, a total of eleven strikes were carried out by Turkish fighter jets on the western Zap region, the Çilûçar area in Xakurke and the Kanîsarkê and Gundê Pîrozana areas in Gare. The regions of Zap, Metîna and Xakurke were shelled by artillery.

'Turkish army pins its hopes on lies'

On the other hand, HPG denied reports in the Turkish media about the fallen guerrilla fighter Bawer Botan (Bekir Kına), who died together with Rêzan Güngen in an attack by the Turkish army on 6 August, and whose deaths were announced by the HPG on 10 August.

In the Turkish media, Bawer Botan was portrayed as “a sniper who was successfully eliminated in Sulaymaniyah.” HPG pointed out that in the face of determined guerrilla resistance, the Turkish army needs success stories and embellishes mendacious reports with alleged details to make them more credible. "That the Turkish army has fallen so low as to pin its hopes on lies by its special war media only shows its immense difficulties in the face of guerrilla resistance," stated the HPG.