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• 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.
• Earthquake in Karlıova, Bingöl 

  The earthquake was followed by a second one of 4.6 magnitude.
• Turkish soldiers murder a youngster in Van 

  The Turkish army continues killing civilians in the Kurdish region.
• HPG releases statement on Turkish army operations 

  The HPG Press Center issued a written statement regarding the attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army.
• HPG disclose identities of four martyr guerrillas  

  Four members of the Kurdish guerrillas fell martyrs in clashes with the Turkish army in the province of Iğdır, said the HPG Press Center.
• Duran Kalkan says Kasım Engin Revenge Operation to be launched 

  Duran Kalkan, PKK Executive Council member, paid tribute to Kasım Engin, a member of the PKK Central Committee, who fell martyr following an airstrike by Turkish warplanes on 27 May in Bradost.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Heftanin and Uludere 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Heftanin region in South Kurdistan and Uludere region in North Kurdistan.
• Graves of guerrillas attacked again in Lice 

  The Turkish regime’s war against the dead of the Kurdish people continue.
• HDP office raided, co-chairs detained in Batman's Beşiri district 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the HDP continue increasingly.
• Turkish jets bomb Bradost region in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Four people jailed in operation against TUAY-DER in Amed 

  Four people have been imprisoned in the political genocide operation that targeted TUAY-DER in Amed.
• 12 soldiers killed in guerilla actions from Heftanin to Dersim 

  At least twelve soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions in various areas of Kurdistan in the past days.
• HPG announces the martyrdom of a guerrilla in Şırnak 

  Guerrilla fighter Reşo Xerzan died in May during a military operation of the Turkish army in the province Şırnak.
• Turkish soldiers mistreat villagers and shoot animals in Amed 

  The Turkish army searched houses in a village, mistreated people and shot farm animals in the run-up to a military operation in the countryside of Amed.
• Turkish soldiers desecrate 6 more graves  

  A new attack has been added to the those on graves in Van, Amed, Hakkari, Muş and Şırnak.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari and Xakurke 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Co-mayor of Halfeli sentenced to seven and a half years in prison 

  The deposed co-mayor of the Kurdish municipality of Halfeli has been sentenced in Turkey to seven and a half years in prison for "membership of an armed organisation" on the basis of an already closed investigation.
• Footage from guerrilla actions in Hakkari 

  Footage from guerrilla actions carried out in the countryside of Hakkari province in Northern Kurdistan.
• Protest in Sulaymaniyah after deadly attack on PKK’s Engin 

  After the deadly air attack by Turkey on the leading PKK member Kasim Engin in Bradost, the first protest took place in Sulaymaniyah.
• Six people jailed in Amed 

  Of the seven people who were detained in Amed yesterday, six were remanded in custody and one released on condition of judicial control.
• Turkish jets bomb Bradost region in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan as part of its all-out war against the Kurdish people.
• PKK pays tribute to Commander Kasım Engin 

  The PKK pays tribute in a written statement to commander and PKK Central Committee member Kasım Engin (Ismail Nazlıkul) who fell martyr on 27 May.
• Transport fees increase leaves citizens stranded 

  Due to unemployment, many people had to return to their villages from Van and Hakkari city centres.
• HPG hit Turkish soldiers in North and South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG pays tribute to three guerrillas who fell in Garzan 

  The HPG published the names of three guerrilla fighters who died in March 2019 during a Turkish air raid in Bitlis countryside.