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• Kurds gather for a common stance against occupation attacks in South Kurdistan 

  KNK will organize a workshop against Turkish invasion attacks in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on May 15.
• Blood tubes found in a cemetery in Amed 

  Filled blood tubes buried in the ground have been found in the nameless section of the Yeniköy Cemetery in Bağlar district of Amed (Diyarbakir).
• KNK member: Victory will belong to the guerrilla and the resistant people 

  Xalid Qedir, member of the KNK, talked to ANF about the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan and the resistance against them. He calls for unity by South Kurdistan’s parties against the occupation beyond political differences.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed in Metina 

  While guerrillas carried out actions against the Turkish invasion in Metina, the Turkish air force continues to bomb the Medya Defense Zones.
• Family of Yıldız killed by soldiers gives blood sample for DNA test 

  Family of Murat Yıldız slaughtered by Turkish soldiers in Dersim, gave blood sample for DNA test. Father Mazlum Yıldız was shown four corpses to identify his son. The bodies, one of which belonged to a woman, were unrecognizable, he said.
• YJA Star Commander: Guerrilla resistance leads to a syndrome among Turkish soldiers 

  "The guerrilla resistance has led to a syndrome among the Turkish soldiers. They have not managed to enter our tunnels for days, although they use chemical gas everywhere," said YJA Star Commander Batufa Çekdar.
• Forest fire started by Turkish troops in Dersim not extinguished for four days 

  Fire in forested land, started by Turkish troops during a ground operation in the countryside of Dersim province, continues.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Metina 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their resistance and counter-operation against the Turkish occupation operation ongoing in the guerrilla-controlled areas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action by Martyr Delal Air Defense Forces in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue dealing blows to the Turkish army in the Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan.
• NGOs criticize impunity in civilian deaths in the Kurdish region 

  "Since 1938, massacres have been going on. The persecution of Dersim is systematically spreading over time. We are almost killed by instalments. It is time to get together. People should raise their voice wherever they are."
• HPG guerrilla injured in clash taken to prison 

  HPG guerrilla Abdulsıttar Özer who was injured during clashes in Lice, was transferred to Diyarbakır D Type Prison from the hospital where he was treated. Özer is not allowed to contact his family.
• Village guards transferred to Zap region 

  The invasion of the Turkish army in the Medya Defense Zones is stuck. After mercenaries from the Syrian National Army, the Turkish army is also transporting so-called village guards to the region as reinforcements.
• Six female guerrillas martyred in Amed 

  Six female guerrillas were martyred in clashes with the Turkish army forces in the countryside of Amed in April.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We will fight on the basis of the Garê resistance 

  Speaking about the initiatives launched by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla to defeat the Turkish state's invasion attack on Avashin, Zap and Metina, YJA Star guerrillas said that they would take the Garê resistance as a basis.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed and three injured in Dersim 

  Two Turkish soldiers were killed and three injured in the action carried out against the invaders in the region of Derinköy in Hozat (Dersim).
• Missing civilian apparently killed in drone attack in Dersim 

  A Kurdish civilian missing for two days in Dersim has apparently been killed in a Turkish army drone strike. The parents of the 28-year-old were asked by the gendarmerie to provide samples for a DNA test.
• Gerîla TV footage of air attack on Turkish military base in Kani Masi 

  Footage of an action by the air defense units of the HPG targeting a Turkish army military base in Kani Masi in southern Kurdistan.
• KJK commemorates Shirin Elemhuli and her friends executed eleven years ago 

  On May 9, 2010, Kurdish revolutionary Shirin Elemhuli was executed along with Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian and Farhad Vakili in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison.
• HPG: Eight Turkish soldiers killed in latest actions by guerrillas 

  Occupation forces in Metina were struck three times by guerrilla drones on Sunday morning. In Avashin and Xakurke, eight soldiers were killed in HPG actions.
• Guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion continues 

  Several assaults have been carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish invading forces in Metina, Heftanin and Avashin. The Turkish army has once again used chemical gas.
• Turkish air and ground attacks target Mount Asos and Bradost 

  The Turkish army has bombed Mount Asos in the border area between southern and eastern Kurdistan and the Bradost region near Hewlêr. There is no information on damage and casualties so far.
• YJA Star guerrilla Roj Argeş: Xakurkê is a paradise for us 

  YJA Star guerrilla Roj Argeş said that Xakurkê is a paradise for the guerrilla and added: "I feel reborn in the area of Xakurkê. I realized my personality in these lands, I got to know myself".
• Guerrilla Botan: We are ready to counter any attack 

  Guerrilla Canşer Botan said that the HPG guerrilla is responding to the invading Turkish state with great resistance and added: "We are ready against every enemy attack."
• Two guerrillas martyred in Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG guerrillas Pirdoğan Amed and Şoreş Botan fell as martyrs in Medya Defense Zones during the course of the Turkish invasion operation.
• Guerrillas seize weapons of Turkish soldiers in Avashin – Footage 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).