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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

The details of the attacks carried out by the occupying Turkish army and the response of our forces to these attacks are as follows:

Warplane attacks by the occupying Turkish army;

— On April 15 and 17, the Girê Bahar Resistance Area in the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region was bombed twice by warplanes.

Heavy weapon, artillery and howitzer attacks by the occupying Turkish army;

— On April 15, 16, 17 and 18, the Heftebax, Mijê, Dêreşê, Heftebax and Zêvkê areas of the Garê region 131 times, the Girê Amediyê and Girê Bahar Resistance Areas of the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region 439 times, and the Serê Metîna, Bêşîlî Resistance Areas of the Metîna region 57 times were bombed with heavy weapons, artillery and howitzers.

— On April 16 and 17, the helicopter movement took place over the Girê Bahar Resistance Area and the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.

Interventions carried out by our forces against the attacks;

— On April 17 at 13:45, our Şehîd Axîn Mûş Unit targeted a Kirpi-type armored vehicle which attacked the guerrillas’ positions in Girê Bahar Resistance Area in Şehîd Delil Western Zap region. The military vehicle and the Jammer device on it were struck by a kamikaze drone and destroyed. The action was carried out in response to the intense attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army recently.

April 18, 2025

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