HPG reports clashes and airstrikes

A guerrilla fighter fell in the clash in Mardin, northern Kurdistan.

The Press Office of People’s Defense Forces (HPG-BIM) released a statement reporting clashes in Mardin and air raids in southern Kurdistan.

According to the statement, fighting erupted between a guerrilla unit and Turkish soldiers in Omeryan region in the countryside of Mardin province on March 22. A guerrilla who fought to the last bullet here fell a martyr, whose ID details will be made public later on, the statement said.

On the other hand, HPG reported air raids by the Turkish army against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq. Accordingly, Turkish jets struck the area of Arıs-Farı in Avashin region, and the areas of Geliyê Pisaxa and Hill Martyr Hemze in Heftanin region on March 30. The statement added that guerrillas suffered no losses as a result of these bombardments.