HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Zap
The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues its resistance against the Turkish army's occupation of the Medya Defense Areas in South Kurdistan. Three Turkish soldiers have been killed.
The HPG (People's Defense Forces) and YJA Star (Free Women's Units) guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish attacks on the Medya Defense Areas in South Kurdistan. According to the HPG, three Turkish soldiers were killed this week during guerrilla actions in the contested Girê Amêdî area.
The HPG Press Center provided the following details of the week of war that just ended:
Guerrilla air attacks against Turkish military camps
The Şehîd Axîn Mûş guerrilla unit has attacked Turkish military camps in the western Zap region from the air. On January 15, a container in the Girê Amêdî resistance area was destroyed by a drone, and on January 16, a tent in the Girê Bahar area was destroyed.
Three soldiers killed west of Zap
In the Girê Amêdî area on the western front of the Zap region, three more guerrilla actions have taken place in the past few days. On Tuesday, two snipers from the Turkish army were killed; their position was reportedly completely destroyed using "special techniques". On the same day, the guerrillas fired heavy weapons at an armored vehicle equipped with an electronic system. The electronic system was destroyed, and the vehicle had to retreat. On Wednesday, YJA Star guerrillas attacked a Turkish squad with semi-automatic weapons that was trying to secure a military position with NATO wire. A soldier was killed as a result of the action.
Resistance in Metîna
The guerrilla resistance also continues in Metîna. At the beginning of the week, a Turkish army artillery position was attacked and damaged with semi-automatic weapons. On Friday night, the guerrillas destroyed a camera trap installed by Turkish soldiers in the Şêlazê resistance area.
Attacks by the Turkish army
The HPG reports that explosive drones were used five times and prohibited explosives were used 19 times by the Turkish army against the guerrilla tunnel systems in the Girê FM area in the Zap region and in Şêlazê in Metîna. In addition, a total of forty air strikes were carried out on areas in the Xakurke, Gare, Metîna and Zap regions between January 14 and 17.
