The Press Center of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) issued a statement about the guerrilla resistance to the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Areas and the attacks by the Turkish army.

According to the statement, fighters from the HPG and YJA Star (Free Women’s Units) shot down three drones and destroyed a military vehicle, and three Turkish soldiers were killed. In addition, the HPG reported dozens of attacks by the Turkish air force and ground troops with fighter jets, attack helicopters and prohibited explosives. The HPG provided the following war bulletin for the period 30 September – 3 October:

Guerrilla resistance to military road construction

The guerrilla resistance is concentrated on the western front of the Zap region. In the Girê Bahar area, an excavator used by the Turkish army for military road construction was fired at with heavy weapons on Monday, and construction work was subsequently stopped. Shortly afterward, the YJA Star destroyed a military vehicle. The vehicle, which was also being used for road construction, was hit by an artillery shell and burst into flames.

Occupiers killed in YJA Star act of sabotage

In the Girê Amêdî resistance area in the western Zap region, a female sniper  on Tuesday hit the building of a Turkish army position. One soldier was wounded. On Wednesday, at least three occupiers were killed in an act of sabotage by the YJA Star. The occupying troops were also attacked twice with heavy weapons.

Drones shot down in Zap and Gare

In the Girê Cûdî area, the YJA Star have shot down two drones since Wednesday evening. A drone moving from Çemankê towards Çirav was also shot down in the Gare region on Monday. On the same day, the guerrillas attacked the occupying forces in Girê Şehîd Hêmin in the Xakurke region twice with heavy weapons.

Attacks by the Turkish army

According to the HPG, the Turkish army has used prohibited explosives against guerrilla tunnels in the Girê Cûdî and Girê FM areas nine times since Monday. During the same period, areas in the Xakurke, Gare, Zap and Metina regions were bombed 21 times by fighter jets and 17 times by attack helicopters.