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• HPG: 17 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions South Kurdistan 

  17 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed during actions of the guerrillas against the Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan on Friday.
• Footage of guerrilla action that killed 2 soldiers in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• AANES official among those killed in Turkish drone attack in South Kurdistan 

  The deputy chairman of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was martyred in the deadly Turkish drone attack in the countryside of the Sulaymaniyah city in South Kurdistan on Friday.
• The enemy within the Yazidi community 

  The Şeşo family in Shengal is like a miniature of the Barzani dynasty. What the Barzani family means to the Kurds, the Şeşo family is the same in Yazidi society.
• HPG pays tribute to internationalist guerrilla Ekin Wan 

  Turkish internationalist Ekin Wan died defending South Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers open fire on civilians, injuring 2 in Amadiya 

  The Turkish regime continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• HPG: 25 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions against Turkish occupiers 

  In retaliatory guerrilla actions against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan, 25 occupiers were killed, including a senior officer.
• PUK urges the Iraqi Parliament to act against ever-increasing Turkish attacks 

  PUK called on the Iraqi Parliament to “fulfill its national duty, to protect the state’s sovereignty, to protect the lives and properties of the people and to confront the Turkish state’s hostile acts.”
• KCK calls for action against the genocidal attacks in Kurdistan 

  “With the help of the collaborating KDP, Turkey is trying to extend its influence deep into Iraq, thus making its occupation plans come true step by step,” warned the KCK and called for action to make ongoing attacks come to nothing.
• HSM sends congratulatory message to guerrillas fighting Turkish invasion 

  “We would like to express our belief that many successful actions and revolutionary operations will continue without interruption in the spirit of the Revolutionary Lunge, and we praise all comrades who fight self-sacrificingly,” HSM said.
• Aerial attack on a car kills 4 in South Kurdistan 

  Initial reports suggest that four people in the car were killed and one other injured as a result of the strike.
• Footage of guerrilla action at Girê Cûdî Resistance Area 

  Footage of an action carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas against the invading Turkish soldiers in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.
• Iranian regime arrests 40 activists and teachers from Rojhilat 

  Within 24 hours, the Iranian regime launched an investigation against 40 activists and teachers from Rojhilat and detained them.
• HPG: 57 soldiers killed in retaliatory offensive by guerrillas at Girê Cûdî 

  Dozens of soldiers were killed in a retaliatory offensive by the guerrillas for the children killed by the Turkish army in Southern Kurdistan. The fighting continues, with bodies and wounded lying in the area.
• Shengal Autonomous Assembly: KDP and MIT met before the Turkish attack in Sinune 

  Regarding Wednesday’s Turkish attack on Sinune and the events that followed, the Autonomous Assembly of Shengal said that a meeting between Yazidis close to KDP and the intelligence services of Turkey and KDP took place in the run-up to the attack.
• Turkey killed 10 civilians, including 3 children, in a month in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state killed 10 civilians, including 3 children, within a month during its genocidal attacks on South Kurdistan. 12 other people were seriously injured.
• PKK announces the death of Salih Cizîr 

  Salih Cizîr (Hasan Adir) died a year ago in a Turkish drone attack in Maxmur. The Kurdish revolutionary had joined the PKK in Germany in 1991 and spent years in prison.
• YJA Star guerrilla buried seven months after her death 

  Fallen guerrilla fighter Gülistan Ekinci has been buried in her hometown of Siirt. Her body had been held by authorities for seven months.
• KNK calls for uprising against Turkey’s deadly attacks on Shengal 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) sees Wednesday’s deadly Turkish attack on the Shengal region as a continuation of the ISIS massacres and called for a global protest.
• Body of HPG guerrilla given to his family in a storage box 

  This is not the first time a family has received the dead body of their family members in a storage box. The remains of Agit İpek, who died in a conflict in Dersim on 23 May 2017, were sent to his mother in a plastic box by cargo in May 2020.
• People in Maxmur protest Turkish attack on Shengal 

  The Turkish state's attack on Shengal was protested in a statement made in Maxmur. The responsibility of the governments of Iraq and South Kurdistan for the attacks was pointed out.
• Turkish attack wounds a man and his son in Zaxo 

  The Turkish state attacked Shengal on Wednesday morning, attacked the village of Perex in Zaxo with artillery a few hours later. According to preliminary information, a man and his son were injured.
• At least 17 Turkish soldiers killed in Metîna 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas ambushed and shot Turkish soldiers who wanted to advance in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area in Metîna. At least 17 soldiers were killed.
• HPG: Ten soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan despite the ongoing use of chemical weapons. According to HPG, 10 soldiers were killed and positions, an A4 weapon, thermal and surveillance cameras were destroyed.
• Turkish drone attack in Shengal results in deaths and injuries 

  A Turkish drone attack on the sub-district of Sinunê in the Shengal region has killed a business owner and his grandson. The exact number of the dead and injured is not yet available.