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• PYNK calls on Hewler parliament to fulfill its national duty 

  The party alliance PYNK in Rojava called on the parliament of South Kurdistan to take responsibility in order to prevent a war between Kurds. Guerrillas and peshmerga are valuable forces of the Kurdish people, emphasized the statement issued in Kobanê.
• HPG Air Defense Units hit Turkish soldiers in Heftanin 

  The ‘Martyr Delal Forces’ carried out an action with unmanned aerial vehicles against Turkish soldiers on Koordine hill in Bektorya area of Heftanin.
• Families of guerrillas protest at border against KDP betrayal 

  Families of guerrillas in Rojava flocked to the border to protest the attacks against guerrillas in Southern Kurdistan.
• Guerrilla TV releases footage of action targeting contras 

  Gerilla TV broadcast footage of the action taken on 27 April, against the vehicle carrying contra-guerrillas from Dêrgulê to Girê Cotyar police station as part of the Martyr Medya Mawa and Martyr Rizgar Gever Revenge Campaign.
• The Turkish state continues to demolish Sur 

  Some buildings, including historical ones, in Savaş neighborhood of Sur have been demolished.
• Vigil in Shengal marks its 13th day 

  The vigil launched by the people of Shengal in order to claim the Êzidxan Asayish and to protest the agreement between Baghdad and the Hewlêr governments, continues on its 13th day.
• HPG: KDP forces fired on vehicles carrying guerrillas 

  In a written statement, HPG-BIM said that the KDP forces attacked two vehicles carrying guerrillas on 13 December and that 3 guerrillas were injured as a result, 2 of them seriously.
• Religious scholars support protests in South Kurdistan 

  Religious scholars are supporting the protests in South Kurdistan calling for the demands to be met and for the release of the detainees.
• KDP forces seriously wound three HPG guerrillas - NEW 

  A guerrilla unit has been attacked by KDP Peshmerga forces in the south Kurdistan town of Amedi (Amadiya). Three HPG guerrillas have been seriously injured.
• KDP forces attack HPG guerrillas: 3 injured 

  Attack by KDP forces against HPG has left 3 guerrillas seriously injured in a village near Amadiya, South Kurdistan.
• KNK: We support the demands of South Kurdistan people 

  “We support the demonstrators’ legitimate demands to attain the right to subsistence, service, freedom, a contemporary and honorable life. We hope that these fundamental rights could be achieved in a democratic and peaceful way.”
• Vigil in Shengal continues on day 12 

  For the past twelve days, a vigil outside the office of the local Yazidi security forces in Shengal has protested the agreement involving the dissolution of autonomous self-governing structures. The Iraqi interior minister has arrived in the region.
• Turkish air strike kills 3 civilians in South Kurdistan 

  Three civilians were killed in an air strike by the Turkish army in South Kurdistan. The victims had been missing since December 7 until local residents retrieved their bodies today.
• HPG Air Defense Units hit Turkish army in Çukurca and Heftanin 

  HPG Press Office reported actions by Şehit Delal Air Defense Units against Turkish army in Çukurca, North Kurdistan and Heftanin, South Kurdistan.
• Turkey targets civilians in South Kurdistan again 

  The Turkish regime’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people continue in various parts of Kurdistan. Three civilians targeted by a Turkish aerial attack 5 days ago, haven’t been heard from since.
• Shengal people’s vigil in solidarity with Asayish continues 

  People stand in solidarity with the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê, the local Yazidi security forces in Shengal (Sinjar) against Iraqi government’s decision to dissolve it.
• "Informers in the guerrilla areas will be our target" 

  The Serhat Provincial Command made a statement regarding recent spying activities in the region, saying that "those who come to the guerrilla areas and report and spy on us will be our target because of the crime they have committed."
• Government forces attack citizens in Sulaymaniyah 

  Government forces attacked the people protesting in front of a heavily guarded Sulaymaniyah Defense Council, with gases and real weapons.
• Young people in Shengal take over vigil  

  Shengal people continue the action launched in reaction to the agreement between Hewlêr and Baghdad on their territory. The protest reached day 10 and has been taken over by young people.
• TIKKO fighter Ferdi Tosun martyred in Dersim 

  A fighter of the leftist guerrilla organization TIKKO, Ferdi Tosun, was martyred in an attack of the Turkish army in Dersim province.
• "They want to eliminate Yazidis with the Shengal agreement" 

  Responding to the Shengal agreement between Baghdad and Hewler, Shengal Council Officer Neam Bedel and Shengal Democratic Council co-chair Xezal Reşo stated that the achievements of the Yazidi people are meant to be eliminated with this agreement.
• KCK: Masrour Barzani legitimizes Turkish occupation 

  KCK Foreign Relations Committee said that they have nothing to do with the ongoing mass protests in Southern Kurdistan, ‘’Those who disseminate this propaganda are very consciously provoking the people against each other and serve to flare the tension."
• Turkish fighter jets bomb Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG-BIM reported that the invading Turkish army carried out air strikes against Medya Defense Zones.
• Eight people killed in ongoing protests in South Kurdistan 

  In Sulaymaniyah, a demonstrator was shot dead by security forces during protests against government and mismanagement. The Governorate's High Security Council has announced that it will prevent unauthorized demonstrations.
• Death toll in protests in South Kurdistan rises to 7 

  Masses taking to the streets in protest at the government are faced with brutal crackdown by the security forces of the KDP.