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• HPG: The Chaldean couple was murdered by counter-guerrilla forces 

  The HPG issued a statement on the case of the Chaldean couple Şimoni and Hurmüz Diril who were abducted from Şırnak. According to guerrilla research, the two elderly civilians were kidnapped and murdered by counter-guerrilla forces.
• From an ISIS jail to Kurdish mountains, story of an Arab youth 

  Çiyager Agir is an Arab from Deir ez-Zor. He stayed in ISIS prison when his city was occupied by the Islamic State and saw hope again after the victory in Kobanê. He joined the guerrillas and has been in the Kurdish mountains for two years.
• Young people start Long March to Zînî Wertê tomorrow 

  Young people from many cities of South Kurdistan will take part in the march.
• “Abduction of activists in Van is a state policy” 

  Recently, the number of kidnappings in broad daylight is increasing in the province of Van. Representatives of political parties and human rights organisations describe the abduction as a state policy.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin 

  The action was carried out at 15:40 on April 23 as part of the ‘Battle of Heftanin’ campaign ongoing in Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG pays tribute to fallen guerrillas Botan and Kawa 

  The HPG disclosed the identity of 2 guerrillas who fell martyrs in Gabar on 4 December 2019. 
• Guerrilla Duran laid to rest in Mardin 

  HPG guerrilla Ömer Duran who fell martyr during clashes in Dersim, was laid to rest.
• Turkish warplanes continue bombing Kurdish areas 

  Warplanes belonging to the invading Turkish state bombed Zap and Avashin regions in Medya Defense Zones as well as Şêx Cuma in Bitlis.
• Police violence against child aged 8 in Bismil 

  It has been disclosed that Turkish police used violence against an 8-year-old child in the Bismil, in the province of Amed.
• HDP files criminal complaint against destruction of graves 

  The HDP has filed criminal complaints for the destruction of cemeteries by Turkish security forces in Turkey's Kurdish provinces.
• Confessions of informer Cotyar Muhsin Hisên arrested by HPG 

  Informer Cotyar Muhsin Hisên, who was recruited by the Turkish secret service in Southern Kurdistan, tells which information about the guerrilla he passed on and what effects his activity had.
• HPG reports guerrilla action in Çele, air raid in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Hakkari countryside while the Turkish army shelled guerrilla zones in southern Kurdistan.
• Municipal police mistreat boy in Amed 

  Children in Kurdistan continue suffering violence from those on duty in the institutions of the Turkish state. In Amed, municipal police forces have abused a boy who was picking up waste paper with a handcart.
• HPG publishes names of three guerrillas who fell in Heftanin 

  HPG announced the identity of three guerrilla fighters who died during an action against the Turkish military in the southern Kurdistan region of Heftanin.
• Number of coronavirus cases increases rapidly in Van 

  According to official figures, the total number of coronavirus cases in Van is 380, while 8 people lost their lives, 44,000 are in quarantine.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers killed in Dersim 

  HPG reported continued actions by guerrillas and attacks by the Turkish army.
• HPG: An agent was arrested in Southern Kurdistan 

  HPG announced the arrest of an agent in Southern Kurdistan who passed on the coordinates of the guerrillas’ locations as a target for Turkish air raids.
• Kurdish youth to march from Ranya to Zînê Wertê for unity 

  Young people from South Kurdistan will march from Ranya to Zînê Wertê in the Qandil region on 16 May to demonstrate for Kurdish unity.
• Eight Turkish soldiers killed, a drone downed in South Kurdistan 

  A Turkish drone was downed in Zap and eight soldiers killed in Xakurke.
• Who is responsible for the increase of coronavirus cases in Van? 

  The condolence tent which is one of the focus points in the transmission of coronavirus, infecting up to 84 people in the village of Ortanca in Van, was put up by radical religious groups known for beating people with sticks.
• MKP vows retaliation for attacks on guerrillas’ graves 

  The destruction of guerrilla graves has been a long-standing practice of the Turkish state, but has recently taken on a much more systematic dimension.
• HPG: Four soldiers killed, one vehicle destroyed in Gever 

  Guerrillas hit a military vehicle in Gever. A commander and three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed. On the other hand, a radio base station in Uludere was destroyed.
• YPS hit police station in Amed 

  Civil Defense Units (YPS) targeted a police station in Amed with explosives.
• Nusaybin: Policeman chases children by shooting into the air 

  In Nusaybin, a policeman chased children playing during the curfew by shooting into the air.
• Turkish soldiers attack graves of guerrillas in İdil, Şırnak 

  The Turkish state continues its war against the dead of the Kurdish people. In Kurdistan, the Turkish forces systematically destroy the graves of guerrillas.