The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). According to the People's Defence Forces (HPG), four soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions on Wednesday, three enemy positions and two surveillance cameras were destroyed. "The freedom guerrillas of Kurdistan, endowed with the Apoist spirit, are fighting with great sacrifice for a free future of our people and are dealing heavy blows to the Turkish occupation forces. Our forces are unreservedly defending the values created by the martyrs and putting into practice the guerrilla tactics of modern times in a strong form," reads Thursday’s statement of the HPG press centre on the war in Kurdistan.

Regarding the actions of the guerrillas and the attacks of the Turkish army supported by the KDP on 31 August, the HPG gave the following details:

Successful guerrilla action by YJA Star in Xakurke

In an action by YJA Star mobile guerrillas on the Turkish occupation forces at Girê Şehîd Şahan in Xakurke, four soldiers were killed, three positions and a surveillance camera were destroyed. Another camera system was destroyed near a guerrilla position on Girê Cûdî. In the same area, the guerrillas carried out two actions of sabotage against a Turkish unit that was about to attack with chemical weapons.

Attacks by the Turkish army and road construction by the KDP

The Turkish army used chemical weapons and explosive devices against guerrilla positions eleven times. In Şikefta Birîndara and Werxelê, attempts were again made to demolish tunnel facilities with construction machinery. The guerrilla areas of Kurojahro, Girê Amêdî, Girê FM and Girê Cûdî were attacked 27 times by helicopters, while Deşta Kafya in Gare as well as Girê Bihar and Sîda were bombed a total of 17 times by fighter jets. Dozens of other attacks were carried out with howitzers and mortars.

The HPG also reported that the KDP continues to cooperate with the Turkish army and to build roads in the Girê Amêdî guerrilla area.