HPG reported that two soldiers were killed, a Turkish army drone loaded with explosives was shot down, a military tent was destroyed and positions and a construction machine were damaged by the guerrillas.
The press centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) issued a statement on the ongoing guerrilla resistance against the Turkish invasion in the Zap region and an action carried out by the guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan in August.
According to the statement, two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed, a military tent was destroyed and several positions as well as a construction machine of the occupation forces were damaged, while a Turkish army drone loaded with explosives was shot down at Girê Cûdî. On the other hand, the Turkish army continues to use prohibited explosives and drones against guerrilla positions in the Medya Defence Zones.
HPG provided the following details:
Serhed
In the Gilîdax area in the Ağrı province of northern Kurdistan, a Turkish army soldier was killed by a guerrilla sniper on 14 August.
Şehîd Delîl, Western Zap region
In the Girê Cûdî resistance area, the Turkish occupation forces have been struck by the guerrillas seven times with heavy and semi-automatic weapons in the past two days. The movements of Turkish troops were stopped, and two enemy positions were damaged. On 20 October, guerrillas of YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) shot down a drone loaded with explosives over the area.
In the Girê Amêdî resistance area, one soldier was killed in a sniper attack on 20 October. On the same day, guerrillas carried out eight actions with heavy and semi-automatic weapons, hitting three positions. On 21 October, YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops from two flanks with semi-automatic weapons, damaging two positions.
Zap
In the resistance area of Sîda, a construction machine used by the Turkish army to demolish guerrilla positions was hit by the guerrillas with heavy weapons fire on 20 October. On 21 October, a military tent was destroyed with heavy weapons and a position was damaged.
Attacks by the Turkish army
In Sîda, the Turkish army used prohibited explosives on 21 October. In Metîna, a guerrilla position in the Girê Çarçel area was bombed twice by explosive-laden drones. On the other hand, Girê Ortê was shelled with prohibited explosives 19 times on 19, 20 and 21 October. The guerrilla positions on Girê Cûdî were attacked four times with explosives-laden drones on 21 October.
The Şehîd Îbrahîm area in the Zap was bombed by fighter jets on 21 October. Further airstrikes by helicopters, as well as artillery attacks were carried out on various areas in the regions of Zap, Metîna, Xakurke and Barzan on Friday. Artillery shells also hit these regions.
