People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement on its official website that the military activity of the Turkish army continues increasingly.

HPG first reported in its statement the increasing flights of war planes and drones. HPG said Turkish warplanes carried out flights over Xakurke, Çarçella, Avashin areas and Zap region of Medya Defence Zones at between 15:00 - 17:00 on 13 July.

HPG reported the following drone activities over the guerrilla areas:

-Over Heftanin area of Medya Defence Zones at between 03:00 - 05:30 on 13 July,

-Over Gare area at between 09:00 - 15:30 on 13 July,

-Over Zap region at between 20:00 on 13 July and 03:00 on 14 July,

-Over Mirxan village, Armet, Martyr Xebat and Gelîyê İlbey areas in Yedisu district of Bingöl at between 02:30 - 11:00 on 14 July,

-Over Martyr Hasan area in Pülümür district of Dersim, and Yayladere area of Bingöl at between 02:30 - 11:00 on 14 July,

-Over Martyr Baran area of Farqin district of Amed and over Golav area of Sason district of Batman since 2 July.

HPG went on reporting that Turkish soldiers at Bilican and Şikêra military posts located at the border to the Zap region of Medya Defence Zones opened random fire with heavy weapons on the surrounding areas at between 15:30 - 20:30 on 13 July, adding that a forest fire has been started in the area due to random fires.

The statement said that, moreover Sikorsky and Cobra type helicopters carried out flights over the border line at between 06:30 - 08:30 on 14 July.

HPG lastly reported that guerrillas carried out a targeted attack in response to the activity of the Iranian Pasdarans around the military posts built on Hill Gırê Zernê in Kamyaran district of Sinê in East Kurdistan on 13 July. HPG said 1 Iranian Pasdaran was killed in the attack.