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• Villager finds mass grave in Dargeçit 

  JİTEM, which was established and run secretly by the state in the 90s in Kurdistan, had kidnapped thousands of Kurds and buried them in mass graves after killing them.
• 2 YRK guerrillas and 3 civilians fall martyrs in Asos air strikes 

  The General Command of the YRK issued a statement regarding the air raid carried out on 26 May in the village of Sefre in the region of Asos in South Kurdistan and said three civilians and two guerrillas fell martyrs.
• Turkish warplanes bomb village in Amediye, South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state fighter jets bombed a village in the district of Amediye in South Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas carry out actions in Heftanin, Van, Amed and Hatay 

  The HPG-BIM said in a written statement it carried out actions against the invading Turkish forces in Heftanin, Van, Amed and Hatay between 24 and 27 May.
• Turkish army shells 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.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish military post in Hakkari 

  The HPG targeted an outpost of the Turkish army in the province of Hakkari in northern Kurdistan.
• HPG guerrilla Gîvara says the PKK is a chance for future 

  HPG guerrilla Gîvara said that every Kurdish teenager should play his role in this historic period.
• HDP Ceylan reiterates need for Kurdish unity 

  The right to have a say for Kurds in the Middle East is only possible if unity is established in Kurdistan on a democratic basis, says HDP Amed Provincial co-chair Zeyat Ceylan.
• Turkish warplanes bomb region of Bradost 

  The invading Turkish state warplanes bombed the region of Bradost in South Kurdistan.
• Turkish drone bombs a village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in three parts of Kurdistan continue unabated.
• Storm in Van leaves many houses with no roof, destroys tents 

  A storm has raged over the north Kurdish province of Van for three days causing heavy damages.
• 18,000 people in quarantine in Van 

  The official figures of 478 coronavirus infections and ten deaths for Van are likely to be greatly understated. The mourning ceremony of an Islamist group in the province bordering on Iran triggered a new wave of infections in early May.
• 40 villages in Mardin without electricity for 12 days 

  Dozens of villages in rural areas of the Mardin province have been without electricity for twelve days. The supplier, which is close to the AKP, accuses thousands of people of electricity theft without proof and demands huge amounts of back payments.
• HPG: Two positions destroyed, three soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Tents of earthquake victims in Van collapse 

  Due to the storm in the past few days, tents and temporary stables collapsed in the earthquake zone in Van province. Numerous sheep and freshly born lambs lost their lives.
• HPG commander Gabar: We must reject the enemy's dirty tricks 

  "Abdullah Öcalan has always given the Turkish state opportunities because he wants to solve the Kurdish question in Turkey in a peaceful way. The government wants to use this as a weak point."
• Revenge Unit releases footage of attack against MIT post 

  Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit Command released images of the action against MIT (Turkish intelligence) at Kani Masi outpost on 13 May.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• "The mountains of Kurdistan are a place of self-discovery" 

  Dilpak Urmiye joined the guerrilla from Eastern Kurdistan five years ago. She says: "We were alienated from our culture and language in the system I grew up in."
• Three-year-old kid of jailed woman activist sent to prison 

  Three-and-a-half-year-old Dilgeş Aslan is going to prison today. His mother, Gönül Aslan, is one of the persons arrested in Amed in the course of the investigation against Rosa women's association.
• HPG and YJA-STAR pays tribute to guerrilla Sema Koçer 

  HPG and YJA-STAR commanders Rêzan Amed and Laleşin Cudi evaluated the recent attacks of the Turkish state and the action carried out by YJA-STAR guerrilla Sema Koçer.
• Cemetery in Lice devastated for the third time 

  The cemetery of PKK guerrillas in Lice has been devastated again. It is the second year in a row that relatives find destroyed graves during the traditional visit to the cemetery on the day before Eid al-Fitr.
• Four guerrillas martyred in Şırnak countryside 

  The HPG have published the names of four guerrillas who fell during military operations of the Turkish army in the Besta region in Şırnak.
• At least 18 Kurdish politicians and activists detained 

  The Turkish regime has accelerated its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives while the whole world is fighting coronavirus pandemic.
• "Bound to the memory of our fallen comrades till our last breath" 

  Guerrilla fighter Deniz Derya shares her memories with her comrade Ruken Şirnak who fell in 2011. " Ruken has always been a source of morale for our unit," she says.