EASTERN KURDISTAN
The Eastern Kurdistan Defense Forces (YRK) made a written statement regarding military mobility and attacks by the Iranian state. The defence forces shared:
“In recent weeks, the Iranian state has tightened military mobility. In eastern Kurdistan, especially the bordering regions, changes have been made within the army and military power has been increased. Most recently, Mêrivan, Diwandere and Saqiz saw an influx of military forces accompanied by heavy weapons. We are trying to monitor and understand the military mobility carefully.
ACTIVE DEFENSE
“We, as the YRK, are in a position of counter-inertia with the Iranian state, and we maintain this state of inertia,” it said in the statement. “But this mobility and military preparation of the Iranian state creates doubts for us. We state that in the event of an attack on our forces and our people, we will move to an active defense position.
We felt the need to update our people about the Iranian army’s mobility from Eastern Kurdistan and Southern Kurdistan which has been ongoing since May. The mobility towards southern Kurdistan was predominantly in the form of mobility of reconnaissance planes, some of these reconnaissance planes belong to the Iranian state and some of them belong to the Turkish state. ”
The statement provided the following information on military mobility in May and June:
- On May 5, the enemy entered an old outpost in the Nergisele and Saqiz region with 7 vehicles. Then, while heading for Dûbira, there was a conflict between our forces and Iranian forces in the Bawermend triangle. Three people from the enemy forces were killed and 1 person injured in the conflict.
- At 5:00 am on May 9, the Kosalan region was bombed with mortars for half an hour.
- At 11:00 am on May 11, the Kosalan region was bombed by drones and mortars for half an hour by enemy forces.
- On May 11, at 10.00, the guards affiliated with Piranşar were operated in the Mahabad region, with the support of drones and heavy weapons, and withdrawn without any result in the afternoon.
- On May 19, between 04.00-05.00, the enemy held the Tutmer and Dergaşêxan areas to mortar shots.
- On May 19, between 13.00 and 14.30, guards attempted to infiltrate the Duweysa region, as a result of our forces noticing the infiltration attempt, clashes took place with the enemy, and enemy forces held the area to mortar shots and attacked with heavy weapons.
- On May 22, the mobility of enemy forces was observed in Paygelan and Guwaz villages.
- On June 20, enemy forces removed their coaches from their lands in Agce, Gokce, Qemchiyan, Kani Temirxan and Xeta Çilçeme and announced a curfew. Towards the morning, the enemy dispatched a big force to the area and sent heavily armed vehicles to the region and attacked the Sultan and Dûbira region with cobra helicopters. After some of our forces entered the village of Hejmina in the Meriwan region on June 20 at 22.00, the enemy forces received the news and attacked the village.
AIRCRAFT MOBILITY
Reconnaissance aircraft mobility has been experienced in Mukriyan 5 times.
Turkish and Iranian reconnaissance planes were observed 8 times in Shaho and 28 times on the South line. ”
