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• Turkish attack injures villager in Metina, South Kurdistan 

  A villager has been injured by artillery attacks carried out by the Turkish state on the villages in the Metina region in northern Iraq.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out Hakkari 

  Footage of guerrilla action targeting a Turkish military outpost in Çukurca district of Hakkari.
• Guerrilla Sine: Leader Öcalan was the main motivation for me joining the HPG 

  HPG guerrilla Hîwa Sine said that the philosophy presented by Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to the peoples is based on equality and democracy: "The biggest factor that made me join the party was the leadership."
• Guerrilla Şameri: I went to the mountains to find free life 

  Guerrilla fighter Baran Şameri comes from Kuwait. From there he set out for Syria and the mountains of Kurdistan. Şameri believes in the common struggle of the Kurds, Arabs and Syriacs and describes his new life among guerrillas.
• HPG guerrilla Germiyan: We won't allow Turkey to carry out a genocide against our people 

  Talking about the ongoing invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state, HPG guerrilla Botan Germiyan said that they will not allow a new genocide against the Kurdish people.
• US soldiers deployed at Hewlêr airport attacked 

  The airport where the US soldiers are staying in Hewlêr was attacked by drones.
• Human bones found during construction work in Cizre 

  Two human skeletons have been found during construction work in Cizre district of Şırnak province.
• Number of those detained in Mardin rises to 29 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Metina 

  4 Turkish soldiers were killed in an action carried out by the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) and Free Women’s Units (YJA Star) guerrillas in Metina.
• Water cut in 7 Kurdish villages over extreme bills imposed on people for previous years 

  Local authorities continue to persecute villagers in the cities of Kurdistan. Water has been cut in 7 villages of Batman for nearly 15 days as people cannot pay bills which cost 2 million 600 thousand TL.
• Serhat's rebellious hero: Guerrilla Canfeda Zilan 

  Canfeda Zilan joined the freedom struggle in 2012. He learned about guerrillas in the rebellious, steep and majestic mountains of Zagros.
• Iraqi army wounds journalist at march in Shengal 

  The Iraqi army attacked the people who protested the detention of a Yazidi youth in the town of Xanesor in Shengal. Journalist Salih Berces, who was following the events, was wounded when the Iraqi army opened fire.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap, South Kurdistan 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish occupation forces in the region of Zap on June 11.
• HPG guerrilla Erdal Amed tells young Kurds to "turn towards the mountains"  

  HPG guerrilla Erdal Amed told young Kurds to "turn towards the mountains," and added that they would beat the enemy.
• HPG: Eight occupiers killed in Avaşîn and Zap 

  The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan unabated. Eight soldiers were killed in actions in Avaşîn and Zap.
• Footage of guerrilla airstrike in Metina 

  Footage of a guerrilla airstrike on Turkish occupation forces at the Zendura hill in Metina has been published by Gerîla TV.
• 25 days without news about three North-East Syrian politicians detained in Hewler 

  The three representatives of North-East Syria were detained by the KDP forces at Hewler Airport, where they went to receive some guests on 10 June.
• YJA Star guerrillas Welat and Zagros: We will never allow the Turkish army to enter these lands 

  YJA Star guerrillas Amara Cudi Welat and Govend Zagros, who took part in the Zap resistance against the attacks by the Turkish state, said that they would never allow the Turkish army to get any results.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Historical and cultural effects of Turkey’s attacks on Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state which has crashed into unyielding resistance of the guerrilla brutally attacks the history of Kurdish people in order to change the demographical structure of Kurdistan.
• YRK guerrilla Melikşah: We won't allow the enemy to widen its occupation 

  YRK guerrilla Rêwar Melikşah said that the invading states are using all their means to attack the people and guerrillas in Kurdistan and added: "We won't allow the enemy to expand their occupation areas."
• HPG: 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke and Avaşîn 

  5 Turkish soldiers were killed during the actions carried out by the People’s DefenSe Forces (HPG)/ Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas in Xakurkê and Avaşin.
• No news from the NES officials detained by the KDP three weeks ago 

  The three representatives of North-East Syria were detained by the KDP forces at Hewler Airport, where they went to receive their guests on June 10.
• Deposed HDP mayor sentenced to prison on terror charges 

  Gülistan Ensarioğlu, the deposed co-mayor of Egil, is another Kurdish politician who has been sentenced to many years in prison in connection with the investigation against the civil society umbrella organization DTK.
• Gerîla TV footage from action in Heftanin 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish occupation forces in the region of Heftanin on June 5.