In response to the each day assertion of the Folks’s Defence Forces (HPG), at the least 39 Turkish troopers have been killed and 5 others injured prior to now 24 hours in a collection of offensive actions towards occupation forces in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). The guerrillas had been additionally capable of destroy varied armaments, together with navy radar installations, digital camera surveillance techniques and an ammunition depot. These actions had been devoted to the legendary guerrilla commander Mahsum Korkmaz (Nom de Guerre “Egîd”), who fired the primary shot of the PKK in Eruh district of Siirt on 15 August 1984, thus initiating the armed liberation wrestle.
The HPG introduced the next particulars of Saturday’s actions: In Avaşîn, a multi-purpose excavator automobile that was for use for assaults on the Werxelê defence massif was fired upon and severely broken. An tried chemical weapons assault towards the resistance space was averted by an early response with heavy weapons.
At 08:30, guerrillas struck the Turkish base in Kanî Masî sub-district in Amadiya district of Duhok with heavy weaponry. Strikes by cell guerrilla models left two occupants useless, whereas a navy place, two radar installations and a surveillance system had been destroyed.
Injured soldier shot useless by personal males
A second video surveillance system was destroyed on Girê FM by guerrillas of the Free Girls’s Troops (YJA Star). In the middle of motion, a soldier who was attempting to put in the expertise across the summit was additionally killed. On the close by Girê Cûdî, three troopers had been killed in two sabotage actions by guerrillas. The navy unit, which consisted of 4 males in whole, was focused by the guerrillas whereas making an attempt to put explosive expenses on the massif. The fourth soldier within the group was injured and ordered by the guerrillas to give up. “The wounded soldier requested our forces for assist and was shot by one among his comrades who was elsewhere within the compound. The guerrillas then focused the occupation unit from which the shot was fired, because of which one among them was punished,” HPG mentioned.
Weapons and ammunition confiscated
In the middle of intensive clashes, the guerrillas subsequently succeeded in overrunning the positions of the Turkish occupation forces at Girê Cûdî and seizing varied weapons, ammunition and different navy tools. This included about 20 kilograms of explosives, a cell phone, three magazines for the HK G3 rapid-fire rifle made by the German arms producer Heckler & Koch, two hand grenades, a bullet-proof waistcoat, a tactical mission protect and different tools.
Coordinated guerrilla raid
Later within the day, cell guerrilla models within the Girê Cûdî space carried out a multi-front assault towards invading forces. One wing targeting a navy place, whereas snipers had been deployed on the opposite facet. A 3rd group focused an ammunition depot, which subsequently went up in flames and burnt out utterly. The HPG put the variety of troopers killed right here at eight.
Revolutionary operation at Girê Amêdî
On Sunday morning, the guerrillas launched a revolutionary operation within the Girê Amêdî resistance space. The fighters took motion from a complete of six sides towards an advance try by the occupation forces on the Şehîd Sîpan and Şehîd Gelhat defence tunnels. Numerous ways had been mixed and primarily hand grenades had been used. Six of the 23 troopers killed had been shot by guerrilla sniper models. At about the identical time, one other soldier was fatally shot within the neighborhood of the battle positions on Şehîd Pîrdoxan hill. Two fortified machine gun positions had been additionally broken by the shelling. As well as, a surveillance digital camera was destroyed.
Correction message
The HPG corrected the data on a guerrilla motion final Tuesday within the northern Kurdish province of Şırnak. In a assertion printed on Friday, August 5, the variety of troopers killed within the incident was reported to be eight, with three others injured. “In response to our willpower and knowledge, two occupiers had been punished and two had been injured within the motion. We apologise to the general public and our individuals for this error.”
Assaults by Turkey in South Kurdistan
The HPG additional careworn that the Turkish military continues to make use of chemical brokers towards guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan day-after-day. On 6 August, 28 such assaults had been carried out in Girê FM, Şikefta Birîndara and Werxelê – two of them with drones. The HPG additionally reported 9 airstrikes by fighter jets, 18 helicopter assaults and dozens of artillery assaults on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
