HPG: Two fighters martyred in Turkish occupation chemical weapons attack

The People's Defense Forces Press Office (HPG) issued the following statement today regarding the Turkish occupation's attacks on the Mediya Defense Zones:

"As the public knows well, the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla has been under a ceasefire since March 1, 2025, yet there has been no alteration in the attacks of the Turkish occupation army, air and ground attacks included. They have recently intensified, particularly, their attacks using chemical weapons and internationally banned explosives on our trenches and tunnels. The Turkish occupation army is unable to shatter the will of our comrades who resist with a spirit of sacrifice and walk in the path of Self-Sacrifice. On April 11, the Turkish occupation army brutally bombed our war tunnels in the resistance square on Judy Hill in the Martyr Dalil area, west of Zap, using chemical weapons and internationally banned explosives, and perpetrated crimes." Against humanity, these attacks martyred our two comrades, Bessi and Mitra, who clashed with the occupiers and made epics of heroism. Through their lives, their fighting, and their resistance, our two martyrs demonstrated to the entire world how difficult it is to crush the determination of the APO combatants and to defeat them. Comprehensive details about the files of our two martyrs will be released in time. The following news was published by the People's Defense Forces (HPG) about the Turkish occupation army's attacks and the Guerrilla response:

"The Turkish occupation army attacks with internationally prohibited explosives:

The Turkish occupation army twice attacked our war tunnels in the resistance square on Amediya Hill in Martyr Dalil area west of Zap on 24 and 26 April with internationally prohibited explosives.

The attacks of the Turkish occupation army with warplanes:

The Turkish occupation army bombarded the resistance square on Bahar Hill in the Martyr Dalil region west of Zap twice using warplanes on the 24th and 25th of April.

The Turkish occupation army's attacks with artillery and heavy weapons:

On April 24 and 25, the Lilon and Senin resistance squares of the Xakurk region were six times bombed with heavy weapons and artillery, the Zivik, Dereş, and Karkaş squares in the Gari region 117 times, the Beşili, Şilaz, and Seri Metina squares in the Metina region 560 times, and Amediya Hill and the Bahar hill resistance squares in the Shahid Dalil region west of Zap were bombed 481 times. These regions were attacked a total of 1,164 times.

Our forces intervened to repel these attacks:

On April 23, at 12:00 PM, our Free Women's Units - Star forces fought against the occupying soldiers who attempted to attack our trenches and tunnels in the resistance square on Bahar Hill in the Shahid Dalil area west of Zap.

At 1:05 PM on April 25, our forces engaged the attacking occupant soldiers and bulldozers with semi-automatic weapons who attempted to assault our war tunnels in the resistance square on Amediye Hill in the Shahid Dalil area west of Zap.

T/S

ANHA