Press Release

As the public is aware, all our forces have taken a different position with the ceasefire that began on March 1.

However, Turkish military forces in the Zap and Metîna regions are taking advantage of the situation, exploiting our forces' abstention from action to move freely and encircle guerrilla base areas. In this manner, they are using the ceasefire position in a highly despicable manner, aiming to eliminate tunnel resistance fighters. As detailed in our daily statements, Turkish military forces are attacking our tunnels with high-powered explosives, chemical gas, explosive-laden drones, drills attempting to bore through the tunnels, excavators attempting to destroy the tunnels, and heavy weapons. Despite the decisions of the PKK's 12th Congress (to disband and disarm), the Turkish army has been intensively using chemical gas in recent days against our base areas in Girê Amediyê and Sêgirê village near Amediyê district of Başûrê (Southern) Kurdistan and the Şêlazê village in Metîna. The Turkish army has set as its primary objective the annihilation of guerrilla forces in these three camps using chemical gas.

It is very clear that a war-profiteering tendency aimed at undermining the decisions developed by Leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) and taken by our Movement at its 12th Congress is playing a role here. The warmongering, massacre-oriented approach, which is taking advantage of the ceasefire conditions to destroy the guerrillas, especially in these three areas, is a cowardly approach. They not only seek to achieve this goal through actions with weapons banned at the international level but also persist in an aggressive stance aimed at sabotaging the peace process that is being sought. Those behind these attacks should be aware that if they do not halt these despicable assaults, the guerrilla forces will exercise their right to shift to an active stance and develop responses in various forms. In order to prevent such a situation from developing, it is necessary to put an end to this dirty, cowardly, opportunistic, and cheap heroism of war profiteers. It is very clear that without the ceasefire, they would not have been able to develop such a siege situation. It is obvious that they want to take advantage of this ceasefire to achieve their goals. We call on all those who genuinely support peace and a solution to take the initiative in this matter. We also urge all human rights organizations opposed to the use of banned weapons, as well as all democratic pro-peace circles, to take action to prevent the Turkish state from using banned weapons in a inhumane manner in Metîna and Western Zap.

The details of the attacks carried out against guerrilla forces and the responses by the guerrillas:

1. Attacks carried out by the Turkish army;

- On June 9, our tunnels in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of ​​the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were bombed twice with explosives and ammunition.

- On June 10, our tunnels in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of ​​the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were bombed 9 times with chemical gases.

- On June 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11, our tunnels in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of ​​the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region were bombed 11 times with drones loaded with explosives and chemical gases.

- On June 7 and 8, our tunnels in the Şêlazê Resistance Area of ​​the Metîna region were bombed 5 times with drones loaded with explosives and chemical gases.

- On June 10, the Deşta Kafya area of ​​the Garê region was bombed once by fighter jets.

— On June 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, attempts were made to demolish our tunnels in the Girê Amediye Resistance Area of ​​the Şehîd Delîl Batı Zap region 26 times with excavators and drilling equipments.

— Between 5 and 11 June, Spîndarê, Kanî Sarkê, Zêvkê, Deriyê Hirçê, Deşta Kafya, Dêreşê, Girê Zengil areas of the Garê region, Serê Metîna, Bêşîlî Resistance Areas of the Metîna region, Şehîd Delîl and Girê of the Western Zap region. Amediyê and Girê Spring Resistance Areas were heavily bombed with heavy weapons, artillery and howitzers.

2. Responses of our forces;

— On June 6 at 13:45, targets in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of ​​the Şehîd Delil Western Zap region were hit with technical equipment by our YJA Star forces, and 1 camera and explosive were destroyed.

— On June 9 at 13:46, invaders in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of ​​the Şehîd Delil Western Zap region who were trying to attack our tunnels were hit with sabotage tactics.

— On June 10 at 12:00, targets in the Serê Metîna Resistance Area of ​​the Metîna region were hit with technical equipment and 1 radar was destroyed.

June 12, 2025

HPG Press Center