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• Human bones found under JITEM torture centre in Amed 

  Human bones have been found under a former torture centre of the military police intelligence agency JITEM in Amed. Due to the attention of the construction workers, a cover-up of the remains was prevented.
• PUK MP Zebari: South Kurdistan should ensure its own security 

  PUK Deputy Zikrî Zêbarî said that the Turkish invasion attacks target the national identity of the Kurdish people. “All border lines, districts and cities are under the threat of occupation. South Kurdistan should ensure its own security," he warned.
• Footage shows Turkish soldiers flee in panic in guerrilla areas 

  A recent video shot by guerrillas shows Turkish soldiers fleeing in panic after fire by guerrillas in the Girê FM and Girê Hekarî regions.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action in Heftanîn on 19 May 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out in the Xantûr area of Heftanîn on 19 May, in which 7 Turkish soldiers were killed.
• Guerrillas carry out new action against Turkish army in Metina  

  Guerrilla forces carried out a new action against the Turkish state forces in the Metina region. At least 5 soldiers were killed.
• HPG: 16 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  During guerrilla actions in Amed, Avaşîn, Metîna and Zap, 16 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed, an attack helicopter was heavily hit and forced to take off.
• Peace Delegation continues talks in South Kurdistan 

  The Peace Delegation consisting of 7 people from different nationalities and professions is in South Kurdistan to hold a series of meetings aimed at stopping the Turkish attacks.
• HPG Commander: Guerrillas are protecting the gains of the people 

  HPG Commander Haki Armanc stated that Turkey's attacks with technical and chemical weapons continue because there is no advance by land. All Turkish casualties are documented, he said.
• Political refugees from North Kurdistan meet with UN representatives in Sulaymaniyah 

  Political refugees from North Kurdistan, who were exposed to the systematic attacks by the Turkish state, met with the United Nations Iraqi representatives in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Seven Turkish soldiers were killed at Girê Cûdî 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting deadly blows on the Turkish occupation forces in the guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: 12 Turkish soldiers killed, two helicopters damaged 

  HPG reported 17 more chemical weapons operations by the Turkish army against guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan. Twelve members of the Turkish forces were killed in guerrilla actions, and two military helicopters were fired upon and damaged.
• Veteran Peshmerga: Greater plans against Kurdistan underway 

  Dêrîn (Veteran) Peshmerga Mam Hazim said that Turkey does not only target the PKK but also aims to occupy Kirkuk, Hewler and Mosul before 2023. “Everyone should take responsibility in this period and support the Freedom Movement,” he stated.
• Peace Delegation continues meetings in South Kurdistan to stop Turkish attacks 

  The Peace Delegation consisting of 7 people from different nationalities and professions went to South Kurdistan to hold a series of meetings aimed at stopping the Turkish attacks. The delegation met with representatives of three parties in Hewlêr.
• 18 Turkish soldiers killed in Zap and Metina 

  Eighteen soldiers were killed in the guerrilla areas of Metina and Zap on Sunday during actions against the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Military hospital in Hakkari filled with injured Turkish soldiers 

  While dozens of village guards were deployed from Yüksekova to guerrilla areas where Turkish invasion attacks continue in South Kurdistan, a military hospital in Çukurca's Gêmanê region is filled with injured Turkish soldiers.
• KDP prevents internationalists from entering Rojava 

  The International Working Brigade volunteers have been prevented from leaving South Kurdistan for the autonomous regions of northern and eastern Syria at the Sêmalka border crossing.
• PUK member Ferman: Turkey seeks to expand its borders through invasion 

  A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bilêse Cebar Ferman said that the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is facing a major threat since “Turkey seeks to expand its borders through invasion.”
• HPG-BIM warns KDP is preparing to get involved in war  

  HPG Press Liaison Center (HPG-BIM) warned that the KDP is preparing to "get involved" in the "historic war" between the Kurdish people and the Turkish occupation and called on all Kurdish forces to take responsibility to prevent such an attack.
• Guerrillas: This is Kurdistan, you can come in, but you won't get out! 

  Published video material from the fighting around the Girê FM in South Kurdistan showed the extent of the clashes. At least twelve soldiers were killed.
• Internationalist peace delegation from Europe visits Binarê Qandîl 

  The internationalist peace delegation from Europe visited the southern Kurdish mountain community of Binarê Qandîl.
• Kongra Star calls for international action against Turkish crimes 

  Women from Kongra Star call for action by the international community and United Nations against the crimes of the Turkish state.
• Thirteen Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army continues to face fierce resistance from PKK guerrillas in its invasion of southern Kurdistan marked by massive use of chemical agents and almost continuous air and ground attacks.
• PKK pays tribute to Dr. Hüseyin Akdağ 

  The Kurdish revolutionary Dr. Hüseyin Akdağ died in an airstrike after almost thirty years of fighting. The PKK expresses its condolences to his family and the people of Kurdistan.
• Turkish army continues military operation in 5 villages of Idil  

  A military operation was launched in 5 villages of İdil and in the region.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Kuro Jahro  

  Guerrillas Binevş Agal, Rojbîn Agirî Serhed, Çiya Amed, Bêrîtan Sine, Ronî Bakî and Devran Riha have fallen in resistance to the Turkish invasion at Kuro Jahro in the Zap region.