In its daily statement about the war in Kurdistan, the Press Centre of the People’s Defence Forces (HPG) reported that the Turkish army is again increasingly using prohibited weapons in its ongoing invasion campaign in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

“The Turkish occupation army has not been able to achieve any result by using all the weapons of war at its disposal against the resistance areas and war tunnels in Zap. Although the guerrilla positions are continuously bombarded by fighter planes, helicopters, tanks, howitzers, tanks, heavy and semi-automatic weapons, all enemy attacks have come to nothing. The occupiers have suffered heavy blows in the face of modern guerrilla tactics, the level of their application and the performance of constant actions, and have fallen into a state where they can no longer protect themselves. Since 9 September, they have been seeking a way out of this situation by extending the occupation attacks across the Girê Amêdîyê to Metîna. Although they are supported by collaborators and traitors, they have not got the desired result here either. The occupation forces in Zap are in great distress and are not getting anywhere with their tactics. Therefore, they are again trying to get results by using prohibited explosives, chemical gases and tactical nuclear bombs. For several days, they have been committing war crimes in the Girê Amêdîyê and Girê Cûdî resistance areas through such attacks. We inform our patriotic people and the public about this and call them to attention.”

The statement continued: “The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla responds with great courage and sacrifice to all the attacks and inhuman aggressions of the occupation army. It is active every day and deals heavy blows to the occupiers. During the latest actions of our forces in Zap, Metîna and Xakurke, four occupants were punished. In addition, an A4 position was destroyed and a howitzer was damaged.”

Regarding the details of the guerrilla actions and the attacks of the Turkish army, HPG gave the following information:

Şehîd Delîl area in Western Zap

In the Girê Cûdî resistance area, guerrillas damaged a Turkish army howitzer with shelling on 29 September. On the same day, a soldier was killed by a sniper from the Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star).

Metîna

YJA Star guerrillas hit the occupation forces in the Girê Çarçel resistance area with heavy weapons on 27 September.

Xakurke

In the Girê Şehîd Derwêş area, an A4 position of the Turkish army was destroyed in an action by the YJA Star guerrillas with heavy weapons on 28 September. Three soldiers in the position were killed.

Attacks by the Turkish army with prohibited weapons

The Turkish army used chemical weapons in the form of red gas in the guerrilla tunnels at Girê Amêdîyê on 24 and 25 September. On the same days, a tactical nuclear bomb and chemical weapons were used in a tunnel at Girê Cûdî. On 29 September, the tunnels at Girê Amêdî were bombed three times by drones loaded with explosives, and prohibited explosives were also used. Today at 5.40 a.m., another prohibited explosive was used in a tunnel at Girê Amêdî.

Further attacks by the Turkish army

On the other hand, the regions of Zap and Metîna were bombed ten times by fighter jets on Saturday. The attack targeted Girê Bahar in the western Zap region and Serê Metîna, Gundê Dergelê and Golka in Metîna. The Turkish army also carried out artillery attacks in the Zap, Şehîd Delîl in Western Zap, Xakurkê and Metîna regions.