The Press Centre of the People’s Defence Forces (HPG) issued a statement providing information about the war in Kurdistan. According to the statement, guerrilla actions have taken place in the north and south of Kurdistan and the Turkish army is continuing its attacks on the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

Guerrilla actions

According to HPG, six Turkish soldiers were killed in a guerrilla ambush in the Serhed region of northern Kurdistan on 30 October. The soldiers were on their way to the Onurtepe base in the Tendürek region when they were struck by the guerrillas with light and semi-automatic weapons. Their armoured vehicle was completely destroyed.

Two Turkish army drones were shot down in the Şehîd Îbrahîm area in the Zap region of Medya Defence Zones on 1 November. In Metîna, the guerrillas hit the Turkish occupation forces at Girê Çarçel on Wednesday and at Girê Ortê on Friday with heavy weapons. On Thursday, a Turkish position at Girê Şehîd Kamuran in Xakurke was shelled with heavy weapons by guerrillas from the YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops). On Friday evening, the guerrillas intervened against the helicopters as the Turkish army attempted to deploy troops in the area.

Attacks by the Turkish army

According to the HPG statement, the Turkish army used banned explosives against a guerrilla position in the resistance area of Sîda in Zap on 1 November. At Girê Ortê in Metîna, the army used chemical gas four times and banned explosives four times on 1 and 2 November. During the same period, drones loaded with explosives shelled guerrilla positions at Girê Çarçel in Metîna four times.

Turkish fighter jets have bombed the Medya Defence Zones eight times in the past two days. The targets of the attacks were Şehîd Îbrahîm in Zap, Girê Zengil in Gare, Gundê Dergelê and Golka in Metîna, as well as Ava Lolanê in Xakurke. The regions of Zap, Metîna and Xakurke were also attacked by artillery.