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• HPG: 14 Turkish soldiers killed, 1 attack helicopter damaged 

  The HPG reported that 14 Turkish soldiers were killed, another was injured, and 1 military position was destroyed in guerrilla actions. Moreover, 1 attack helicopter and 1 drone were hit and damaged.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We will never allow an invasion 

  “As the Kurdistan freedom guerrillas, we will stand against the occupation forces and never allow an invasion. All Kurds should take to the streets for protests. The Kurdish youth and women should join the guerrilla ranks.”
• Şengal’s youth support the guerrilla resistance against invasion and betrayal 

  “The guerrillas came to help us in hard times and saved us from a genocide. We will do whatever is requested from us,” young people from Şengal said in support of the ongoing guerrilla resistance.
• Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba 

  Representatives from the bar associations of Diyarbakır, Van, Bingöl and Siirt and from the İHD and TİHV protested the construction near Newala Qesaba, a site of mass graves in eastern Turkey. Police officers tried to block their passage.
• HBDH guerrilla Yeşilgöz: Join the ranks of the united revolution 

  HBDH guerrilla fighter Yeşilgöz said that “as the peoples and revolutionaries of Turkey, we must spread the fire of resistance that has been lit in Zap and Avaşin and in the mountains of Kurdistan to Turkey’s cities like İzmir, Ankara and Mersin.”
• YJA Star guerrilla: "Just as Turkey was defeated in Zap and Garê, it will be defeated today" 

  One of the guerrillas resisting the Turkish invasion attacks in South Kurdistan said: "Just as Turkey was defeated in Zap in 2008 and in Garê in 2021, they will be defeated today."
• Guerrilla families in Maxmur Refugee Camp make statement against Turkish invasion attacks 

  Guerrilla families in Martyr Rûstem Cûdî (Maxmur) Refugee Camp made a joint statement to protest the invasion carried out by the Turkish state together with the KDP.
• HPG: 19 Turkish soldiers killed, 6 helicopters damaged 

  HPG reported that 19 Turkish soldiers were killed, 2 others injured, 6 helicopters damaged and one drone was shot down in a series of actions by guerrillas in Medya Defense Zones where an invasion operation by the Turkish army continues.
• Iraqi army enters Shengal with tanks 

  Despite the efforts of the Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly for a solution through dialogue, the crisis caused by the Iraqi army in the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar) continues to deepen.
• Four people jailed in Doğubayatız 

  The Turkish state continues its campaign of extermination against the political and civic organization of the democratic Kurdish opposition. Four people have been arrested in Doğubayatız, including leading members of the HDP and DBP.
• 80 bodies transported to Yüksekova as the Turkish army suffers fatal blows 

  Amidst the Turkish state’s ongoing invasion attacks in South Kurdistan, reports say that the bodies of 80 soldiers were taken to Yüksekova, from where they were transported to Ankara.
• HPG releases weekly balance sheet of the war in South Kurdistan 

  HPG released a first weekly balance sheet of the war in South Kurdistan. According to the report, 218 soldiers were killed in 152 guerrilla actions. The Turkish army responded to their losses by using chemical weapons.
• Demonstration led by women in Sulaymaniyah protests Turkish aggression 

  A demonstration led by women in the South Kurdish metropolis Sulaymaniyah protested the Turkish military operation and the collaboration of the Barzani family with Erdogan regime.
• HPG confirms identity of Arab guerrilla fallen in South Kurdistan 

  Arab guerrilla Fedai Kobanê was a prominent representative of socialism, internationalism and PKK militancy. He fell in the resistance to the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Turkey is using chemical weapons 

  According to the HPG, the Turkish army has again resorted to the use of gas. Chemical weapons were used against guerrilla positions in the resistance areas of Kuro Jahro, Werxelê, Şahîn, Kûnîşka and Girê Ortê.
• Şengal Autonomous Assembly calls for a solution and expulsion of invaders 

  The Şengal Autonomous Assembly has declared its position on the Iraqi army's attacks. According to the statement, the Autonomous Assembly continues to plead for a solution to the existing problems within the framework of the Iraqi constitution.
• 'Martyr Sidar Revenge Team' claims responsibility for action in Sheladize 

  The 'Martyr Sidar Revenge Team' claimed responsibility for the action organized on 22 April against the military base set up by the Turkish state in the Sheladize region of South Kurdistan.
• 102 activists and lawyers from Eastern Kurdistan condemn invasion attacks by the Turkish state 

  102 activists and lawyers from Eastern Kurdistan condemned the invasion attacks by the Turkish state.
• HPG-BIM says mobile guerrilla teams gave the "necessary answer" to the Turkish aggression 

  The HPG-BIM said in a written statement that mobile guerrilla teams gave the "necessary answer" to the Turkish state.
• Blockade on the besieged village of Timoq lifted 

  The blockade on the Kurdish village of Timoq, made famous by a torture scandal involving the Turkish gendarmerie, has been lifted. Delegations from the HDP, the Bar Association and the Human Rights Association (IHD) visited the village in Batman.
• Cameras record mobile guerrilla teams going into action in Zap 

  Cameras recorded the mobile guerrilla teams going into action in Zap. The guerrillas said, “We are taking action. We will defeat this enemy.”
• Sheladize Youth Assembly: We will counter Turkey's attacks no matter the consequences 

  The Sheladize Youth Assembly condemned the invasion attacks launched by the Turkish state and emphasized that they will take action no matter the consequences.
• HDP calls for an end to the silence on Turkish invasion 

  HDP South Kurdistan representation called upon all organizations and political forces in South Kurdistan to voice their reaction against the attacks.
• At least 29 Turkish soldiers killed in Avashin and Zap 

  Coordinated actions by mobile guerrilla units against Turkish occupation forces in Avaşîn and the Zap have left at least 29 soldiers dead.
• YRK announces that people's vineyards and gardens were damaged in Turkey's attacks 

  The YRK announced that the vineyards and gardens of the people were damaged in the attack by the invading Turkish state warplanes on the slopes of Mount Kurîsê on 22 April.