HPG reports 76 Turkish air strikes in three days

According to HPG, guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan have been bombed 76 times by the Turkish air force within three days. Guerrillas are continuing their resistance, and a soldier was killed in Zap.

According to HPG, the Medya Defense Areas have been bombed 76 times by Turkish fighter jets and attack helicopters in the past three days, said the Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) in a statement on the war in South Kurdistan.

The Turkish army is using prohibited explosives against guerrilla tunnels, and resistance against the occupation attacks continues, according to the HPG.

The following information was provided on the guerrilla resistance and the details of the Turkish attacks:

Occupation soldier killed in Zap

In the western Zap region, fighters from the Free Women's Units (YJA Star) intervened twice on Thursday with heavy weapons against military road construction in the Girê Bahar area. After the construction machinery used was fired upon, the Turkish army stopped its activities.

In the Girê Bahar resistance area, a Turkish soldier was killed by a guerrilla on Thursday night. In the Girê Cûdî area, the construction of a Turkish position was stopped by targeted fire with heavy weapons.

In Heftanîn, guerrillas attacked the Silîp military post in the Cûdî area several times with heavy weapons. A rocket hit a shelter; the number of soldiers killed and injured could not be determined.

Attacks by the Turkish army

The Turkish army used prohibited explosives against tunnels in the Serê Metîna, Girê Amêdî, Girê Cûdî and Girê FM areas a total of 13 times between 3 and 5 October.

The Medya Defense Areas were bombed 30 times by fighter jets and 46 times by attack helicopters. The targets were areas in the Gare, Metîna, Zap, Qendîl and Xakurke regions.