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

According to the report, three Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday by Free Women’s Units (YJA Star) and HPG guerrillas. Meanwhile, air strikes by Turkish fighter jets have caused fires to break out in several places.

The HPG provided the following information on the details of the war on 22 and 23 July:

“Guerrilla resistance in Metîna

An attempted advance by the Turkish army in Golka was stopped on Wednesday by a targeted attack with semi-automatic weapons. In the Şêlazê area, the guerrillas intervened on Tuesday night against attack helicopters, which then disappeared from the airspace.

Western Zap region and Gare

The Turkish occupation troops in the Girê Cûdî area were attacked with heavy weapons on Tuesday. On Wednesday, two soldiers were killed by a female guerrilla in the area. Another soldier was killed in by guerrilla in Girê Amêdî. On Tuesday, the guerrillas carried out a sabotage operation against the Turkish army in Girê Amêdî. In Girê Bahar and Heftebax in the Gare region, helicopters were shot at and driven away on Wednesday evening.

Attacks by the Turkish army

The Turkish army used prohibited explosives against a guerrilla tunnel in Girê Amêdî on Tuesday. Fires broke out in several places within the Medya Defense Areas after the air strikes.

The HPG reports a total of 16 air strikes with fighter jets on the areas of Şehîd Şerîf, Lolan, Sinînê and Berbizina in Xakure, Deşta Kafya, Zengil and Kanî Sarkê in Gare, Girê Bahar in Zap, Levcê and Girê Hîwa in Qendîl and Bêşîlî in Metîna. Areas in the Gare, Xakurke, Metîna and Zap regions have been bombed by attack helicopters.”