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• YJA Star guerrillas kill 2 Turkish invaders in Avashin 

  YJA Star guerrillas killed 2 Turkish invaders in Avashin region of Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Gerilla TV releases footage of action in Xantur 

  Gerilla TV released the footage of the action carried out in Xantur, Heftanin.
• Four guerrillas martyred in Iranian attack in Salmas 

  HPG announced that four guerrillas were martyred in an attack of Iranian forces in Salmas area on May 11. While guerrillas continued their actions against Turkish forces, latest airstrikes by the Turkish army did not result in casualties among guerrillas.
• KODAR calls for a boycott of upcoming elections in Iran 

  Ario Berzen, board member of the East Kurdistan liberation movement KODAR, calls for a boycott of the presidential elections in Iran on June 18.
• HPG: News targeting our forces and our command has nothing to do with the facts 

  "Having failed to achieve military success against the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla, the fascist Turkish state is disseminating fake news based on special war methods," said the HPG.
• HBDH militia burn property belonging to a village guard in Mardin 

  HBDH Kurdistan Committee reported that its fighters set fire to a property belonging to a village guard in Mardin's Kızıltepe district.
• 7 people including a 72-year-old woman detained in Mardin 

  Turkish forces have detained several Kurds, including a 72-year-old woman, in Mardin.
• Young man self-immolates in front of UN office in Hewler 

  A young man from East Kurdistan set his body on fire in front of the UN office in Hewler, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, to protest the poor living conditions.
• KNK co-chair: We have taken the first practical step towards national attitude 

  KNK co-chair said that the workshop, which was organized to determine a national attitude against the Turkish state's occupation in South Kurdistan and brought together more than 200 people from four parts of Kurdistan, was the first practical step.
• KCK spokesman warns of ethnic cleansing in Metina 

  KCK spokesman Zagros Hîwa warns against the settlement of Islamist mercenaries and their families in the Metina region. Those who do not want the Turkish "Afrin model" to be installed in South Kurdistan as well must act now, he said.
• HPG Press Centre pays tribute to martyrs of Garzan and Amed  

  The HPG released the names of four guerrillas who fell as martyrs following attacks carried out by the Turkish army in Garzan and Amed.
• Clashes in the Derarê and Koordine areas in Metina 

  Clashes are taking place in the Derarê and Koordine areas. The Turkish army threw howitzer on the village of Seraro.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Zap, Avashin and Metina 

  According to the HPG, both the Turkish invasion operation and the guerrilla resistance in South Kurdistan continue. At least three soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in Zap, Avashin and Metina.
• KNK conference establishes cornerstones of a common Kurdish strategy 

  At an online conference of the KNK, cornerstones for an overarching Kurdish strategy against the attacks of the Turkish state have emerged.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action carried out in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Forest fire on Mount Cudi 

  A forest fire has broken out on the foothills of Mount Cudi in Şırnak. The cause is unclear; it is suspected that the Turkish military is once again lighting the fire.
• The story of guerrilla Çayan Koçgiri  

  Guerrilla Çayan Koçgiri joined the guerrilla while doing his compulsory military service. For 7 years he fought from Gever to Amed, from there to Avashin, to Shengal. He fell a martyr in Botan in 2020.
• Karayılan confirms use of chemical weapons by Turkish army in current attack on South Kurdistan 

  HPG Headquarters Commander-in-Chief Murat Karayılan confirmed the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army in its current attacks on South Kurdistan
• Turkish soldiers injure a kolbar in border region 

  Turkish soldiers opened fire on a group of kolbars and seriously injured one of them.
• Guerrillas carry out 'revenge' action in Serhat region 

  Guerrillas continue dealing blows to the invading Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish army carries out air strikes in Metina 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Policemen and night-watchmen torture teen in Batman 

  Turkish police officers and night-watchmen tortured a 15-year-old boy in Batman province. Locals took footage of the torture.
• YJA Star guerrilla: Turkish troops cannot easily settle in our areas 

  Berfin Rêbaz said that the HPG and YJA Star guerrillas dealt major blows to the Turkish state. She stressed that, "Turkish troops cannot easily settle in our areas. If they move forward, they will encounter a great resistance."
• Footage of YJA Star action against Turkish forces in Metina 

  The Turkish army launched an invasion in the Zap, Metina and Avashin regions in the guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones on April 23. The HPG and YJA-Star guerrilla organizations are resisting and striking the invading forces on a daily basis.
• Violent clashes as Turkish soldiers try to enter Kêste and Êzîdî villages 

  Violent clashes are taking place as Turkish invaders try to enter Kêste and Êzîdî villages in the region of Metina.