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• Reconnaissance flights over Maxmur refugee camp 

  Reports are coming through of reconnaissance activity over Maxmur refugee camp that was bombed by Turkey four days ago.
• Turkish war planes bomb Sidekan, kill civilian 

  Turkish warplanes targeted civilians in the region of Sidekan in South Kurdistan. One civilian was killed.
• HPG discloses identity of three guerrillas  

  The HPG Press Center disclosed the identity of three guerrillas who fell martyrs in Herekol.
• HPG: We will effectively respond to Turkish occupation attacks 

  The HPG Press Center made a written statement regarding the invasion attack launched by Turkey on Heftanin.
• Were chemical bombs used in Maxmur? 

  There are indications that Turkish war planes may also have dropped chemical bombs on Maxmur, during the simultaneous attack also involving Medya Defense Areas and Shengal.
• KCK: Let's stand against genocidal attacks and increase struggle 

  The KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency issued a written statement on the Turkish state's invasion attacks.
• KCK Dicle: Resistance must spread to defeat fascism 

  KCK executive Hüseyin Dicle said resistance must spread everywhere to defeat fascism.
• Turkish army begins new operation 

  The Turkish army launched a new military operation during the night.
• Fire on Cudi Mountain continues to spread 

  The fire on Cudi Mountain continues to spread.
• HPG releases statement on operations in Avaşin, Çelê and Xakurkê 

  The HPG Press Center issued a statement saying that guerrillas carried out actions against the invading Turkish army in Avasin, Çelê and Xakurkê on 15 June within the scope of Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Operation.
• KDP forces arrest 24 people protesting against Turkish attacks 

  The demonstration in Hewler was attacked by the security forces of the ruling party KDP in South Kurdistan.
• YBŞ: Four of our fighters wounded in Turkish attack 

  “We will be resisting for an autonomous Shengal and a democratic Iraq as we did in response to the 2014 genocide. This resistance will frustrate the Ottoman dreams of the fascist Turkish state,” said YBŞ.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin, South Kurdistan 

  The action carried out on May 18 left 3 soldiers dead and 2 others wounded.
• HPG statement on Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan 

  HPG said that there was no guerrilla movement in the areas targeted by Turkish jets last night, stressing that; “These attacks are no different from the genocidal ISIS mentality.”
• Residents in Maxmur protest the new Turkish state aggression 

  Residents of Martyr Rustem (Maxmur) Camp protested the Turkish state's attack on the camp.
• Video footages of Turkish bombing of Shengal  

  Last night, civilian settlements were targeted by the invading Turkish state in Shengal. We are publishing images of the bombing in Shengal we received.
• Reconnaissance flights continue over Maxmur 

  Reconnaissance flights continue over the Maxmur refugee camp, after the attack, on Sunday night, carried out by the invading Turkish state.
• Maxmur People’s Council: We will never surrender 

  “With the support of the Kurdish people and their friends, we will resist and will never surrender”, said the Maxmur People’s Council after the aerial attacks of the Turkish state.
• Yazidi Exile Council of Sinjar calls to “stop Turkish attacks” 

  Survivors of the ISIS genocide in Shengal were among the targets of the Turkish state that carried out a massive aerial bombardment on several locations in South Kurdistan tonight.
• Yusif: Kurdish people must exercise the right to self-defense 

  PYD executive Foza Yusif said that Turkey’s attacks targeted the existence of the Kurdish people.
• Turkish aerial bombardment on Maxmur lasted 40 minutes 

  The airstrikes on Maxmur region targeted the Martyr Rüstem Cudi refugee camp, Mount Qarachok and Mishtenur area.
• Civilians wounded in Turkish air raids in Shengal 

  Turkey's airstrikes in the Serdesht region of Shengal has left some civilians wounded.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil, Maxmur and Shengal - UPDATED 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Kurdish youngster murdered by Turkish soldiers laid to rest 

  Attack by soldiers of the Turkish army left a civilian dead and another wounded in the countryside of Van province.
• Earthquake in Karlıova results in injuries 

  The earthquake caused material damage in many houses and workplaces and reports speak of injuries in the village of Yedisu.