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• Defend Kurdistan calls for solidarity with Kurds against Turkish attacks 

  Defend Kurdistan Initiative condemned the Turkish drone attack in a village of South Kurdistan and called on everyone to stand with the Kurdish people.
• Final report on Turkish invasion handed over to Iraqi government 

  The joint commission of inquiry of members of the Baghdad and Erbil parliaments has handed over its final report with recommendations for action against the Turkish invasion to the Iraqi government.
• Three taken into custody in the case of Hurmüz Diril 

  Three people have been detained in the case of Hurmüz Diril, a Chaldean from Şırnak who has been missing for 530 days.
• MP Şahan Eskeri: The PKK is only a pretext for Turkish occupation 

  South Kurdistan MP Şahan Eskeri visited the region under attack by Turkey with a parliamentary commission of inquiry and said, "The PKK is just a pretext for Turkish occupation."
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces 

  Iranian regime forces continue their attacks on kolbars (load carriers for daily wage) at the border between Eastern and Southern Kurdistan.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative denied access to Maxmur and Shengal - UPDATE 

  Iraqi forces are denying an international delegation access to the Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YRK guerrilla Kobanê: Victory will be secured by the unity of the people and the guerrillas 

  YRK guerrilla Karo Kobanê said that the guerrilla should be supported against the invasion attacks and added: "The victory of the Kurds will be achieved with the unity of the people and the guerrilla. The time is today, tomorrow may be too late."
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Avashin 

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out at Tabura Ereban on 31 May in which 3 invaders were killed and 2 injured.
• Journalist Mercadier: The biggest problem is the cooperation between KDP and Turkey 

  French journalist Sylvain Mercadier said that the biggest problem in the Kurdish region is the cooperation between the KDP and Turkey.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative calls on people to join action planned for today 

  The International Defend Kurdistan Initiative held a press conference in the city of Sulaymaniyah to condemn the attack on the village of Gelale in Sherbajer on Saturday evening and called for participation in an action to be held today.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits the Laborers Party in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative which was declared to defend the fundamental rights of Kurdish people and share reaction to the war in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) has visited Laborers Party (Hizbi Zehmetkêşan) in Sulaymaniyah.
• Turkish jets bomb a civilian car in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its genocidal occupation attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Several detained during police attack on rally for Deniz Poyraz in Batman 

  In Batman, a public press rally surrounding the murder of Deniz Poyraz was broken up by force. Several people were detained, including the deposed co-mayors. The police also used force against members of parliament.
• Footage of guerrilla actions with heavy weapons in Avashin 

  Gerîla TV has published a compilation of actions carried out with heavy weapons in resistance to the Turkish occupation in Avashin region of the guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Traditionally dressed groom detained by police in Erzurum 

  In the Karayazı district of Erzurum, Turkish police detained the groom at a wedding because he was wearing traditional Kurdish clothing.
• YJA Star guerrilla Aydın: The enemy won't break the will of the Kurdish people 

  YJA Star guerrilla Viyan Sema Aydın said: "The guerrilla is resisting these attacks with great determination. No matter what the enemy does, they cannot break the will of the Kurdish people and the guerrillas."
• YRK guerrilla Kemal Şaho: Success will be ours! 

  YRK guerrilla Kemal Şaho said that the Kurdish people are under genocidal attacks in all four parts of Kurdistan and added: "We believe that we, as guerrillas, will definitely win. The success will be ours, not the enemy's."
• People's Defense Centre Headquarters sends message to Defend Kurdistan Initiative 

  The People's Defense Centre Headquarters has sent a message to the Defend Kurdistan Initiative.
• YRK announces the death of a guerrilla in East Kurdistan 

  A guerrilla group of the YRK was ambushed by Iranian forces near Banê. Guerrilla fighter Rêvan Zagros (Hezil Acun) was martyred.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits Derbendîxan for talks on the destruction of nature 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative which has been established to stop the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and to develop dialogue between Kurdish organizations has visited Derbendîxan.
• Peshmergas face pay cut for laying down arms in South Kurdistan 

  The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in South Kurdistan threatens 180 peshmergas with a pay cut after they laid down arms in the Duhok training camp to avoid a possible Kurdish civil war.
• HPJ guerrilla Avesta Cudi: Every woman has the power to change the destiny determined for her 

  Addressing women trapped within the walls of a chauvinist society, HPJ guerrilla Avesta Cudi said: "Every woman has the power to change the destiny determined for her."
• Defend Kurdistan delegation visits Rojva Autonomous Administration office in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan delegation against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan held a series of meetings and visited the Rojava Autonomous Administration Representative in Sulaymaniyah.
• YJA-Star commander Avaşîn: The Turkish army will regret coming here 

  YJA-Star commander Gulan Avaşîn spoke about the developments in the two months of resistance against the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Areas and the importance of the women's guerrilla.
• “No attack can stop the honourable struggle of the Kurdish people” 

  Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair Haci Kaçan said that the attacks of the Turkish state will not keep them back from struggling for freedom. “No life has a value to us without the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the identity of the Kurdish people."