BEHDINAN – The HPG’s Press and Information Office issued the statement.
“Our guerrilla forces continue their operations against the occupier Turkish army. The occupier Turkish army has attacked the Resistance Areas 30 times with chemical weapons, 29 times with warplanes and dozens of times with obus. 15 occupiers were punished in the actions of our forces, 8 occupiers were also wounded and a helicopter was attacked.”
Information about the activities of our forces is as follows:
IN THE AVASHIN AREA
On 15 May, the occupying Turkish army bombed the Werxel Resistance Area eight times with chemical weapons and explosives, and then attempted to advance on the battlefields. At 12.25 hours the occupying forces around the battlefields became the target of our forces. Our forces carried out sabotage and individual weapons on the invaders. An invader was punished in this action.
At 13.30 and 15.55 on 15 May our forces fired heavy weapons at the occupiers around the Werxel Resistance Area and at least 2 occupants were punished.
As a result of the actions of our forces the invaders were unable to advance and fired chemical weapons, warplanes, attack helicopters and howitzers from the stations on the border into the Werxel Resistance Area.
At 06:30 on 16 May, the occupying forces attacked the battle positions of the Werxel Resistance Area with heavy weapons. Due to the intervention of our forces, the occupiers withdrew a step.
IN THE ZAP AREA;
On the morning of 15 May, at 10.30 am, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the positions of the Hill of Resistance on Mount Çiyareş with warplanes, attack helicopters, howitzers and three times with chemical weapons, trying to advance. After the invaders were controlled by our forces around the battlefields, they were closely shot with individual weapons. 5 occupants were punished in this action. At the same time, the occupiers in the area, which came under the control of our guerrilla units, were targeted by our forces. Here too 4 invaders were punished and 4 invaders were seriously injured. The invaders, who wanted to advance again at 19:00 on the same day, were twice targeted by our YJA Star forces with sabotage tactics. At least 3 occupants were punished as a result of these actions.
As a result of these effective series of actions against the invaders who were unable to enter the battlefields of our forces who with great determination and willpower, wanted to advance this time with chemical weapons, in general; 12 invaders were punished and 4 invaders were seriously injured.
At 14:30 and 16:30 on 15 May, the occupiers were targeted and beaten by our forces around the battlefields of Kevirêkun in the area of the Resistance of the Wounded Cave. One occupant was punished and 2 occupants were injured as a result of these actions.
At 15:00 on 15 May, the occupying Turkish army attempted to advance towards the battlefields in the herêmaehid înahin Resistance area. As a result of the intervention of our forces with heavy weapons, the invaders were unable to advance and retreat a step back.
On the night of 15 May, 2 attack helicopters attempting to bomb the Çemço area were fired upon by our forces. As a result of the effective intervention of our forces the derb was hit by an attack helicopter and then the helicopter left the area.
On 15 May, the battle positions of Hewehid Hewrê Hill in the herêmaehid înahin Resistance area were bombed 19 times by the occupying Turkish army with chemical weapons and explosives.
IN THE METINA AREA;
At 10:10 on 15 May, the occupier Turkish state army’s Kani Masi station, which is located within the borders of South Kurdistan, was targeted by our forces with heavy weapons and the specified targets were hit hard. At 16.30 on the same day, the occupiers were attacked with assassination tactics and one occupant was punished as a result of this action.
ATTACKS CONTINUES
The occupying Turkish army bombed the Median Defense Areas dozens of times with warplanes, attack helicopters and obus.
Details of the attacks are as follows:
On 15 May, the areas of Sida, Çiyareş, Girê Cudi, Girê FM, Şikefta Birindara, Karker, Şehîd Şahîn, Girê Amediye, Girê Ortê and Kurojahro in the Zap region were attacked by helicopters, obus from the stations on the border and 29 others. sometimes bombed by warplanes.
On May 15, Hakkari Hill in the Metin area was bombed by obus and warplanes from checkpoints along the border.
“On May 15, the slopes of Girê Şekif in the Xakurk region were bombarded with howitzers and mortars from checkpoints along the border.”
