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• People from Wertê protest the presence of KDP forces 

  Kurdish people living around Wertê, Dola Reqe, Dola Şawrê, Dola Pilingan and Raperin region reacted to the deployment of KDP forces in Wertê with a protest action.
• Twin family campaign reaches 250 families in Amed 

  Within the framework of the twin family campaign launched by the HDP, 250 needy families in the Corona crisis have been reached in Amed so far.
• ISIS members attack Iraqi soldiers in Maxmur region 

  Two Iraqi soldiers were killed on Mount Qereçox.
• PKK’s Kalkan: Deployment of KDP forces in Wertê is unacceptable 

  Duran Kalkan describes the stationing of KDP Peshmerga in Qandil as the reason for the war. The KDP allows itself to be instrumentalized by the US and Turkey in order to support the Turkish occupation operation in Bradost from Qandil, he says.
• 112 artists from South Kurdistan issue appeal on Zînî Wertê 

  Call on "all political Kurdish parties to avoid being part of the invading enemy's plans."
• KCK: Plans to attack and occupy Qandil are underway 

  As Turkey and KDP have agreed on a siege of the Qandil region, the location of the guerrilla unit bombed by the Turkish air force has been revealed from the KDP camp built in Zinê Wertê.
• Turkish soldiers target guerrillas' graves to intimidate families 

  Soldiers went to the graves one by one, taking away flags and yellow-red-green symbols, then went to the families' homes and got their identity information.
• Trustee dismisses 28 workers in Özalp, Van 

  The workers were dismissed on the grounds that they were “not needed”.
• HPG announces the names two fallen guerrillas 

  The HPG published the identity of two guerrilla fighters who died in Ağrı countryside last year.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish troops participating in an operation in Xakurke region of Medya Defense Zones.
• KCK calls for strengthened solidarity and organization 

  KCK has issued a statement on the current Covid-19 pandemic and called on people to be more organized and show solidarity.
• Kurdish parties and groups: Silence encourages Turkey's attacks 

  Kurdish institutions and organizations denounced the Maxmur massacre and reacted to the South and Iraqi governments silence by saying: "Silence actually prompts Turkey to continue the attacks."
• KJK warns against new Turkish occupation plans 

  Following Wednesday's deadly air raids, the KJK warns of a new comprehensive occupation plan by the Turkish state and a resurgence of inner-Kurdish conflicts.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Heftanin and Mardin 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed during guerrilla actions in Heftanin and Mardin.
• Van citizens pay heaviest fines for not complying with lockdown 

  726 people who did not comply with the curfew imposed due to the epidemic in Van were fined 2 million 229 thousand liras.
• Turkish state makes new military shipments to South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state has recently been increasing its military presence in the bases it established in South Kurdistan.
• Women killed in Turkish attack in Maxmur laid to rest 

  The three women killed in Turkish armed drone attack in the Maxmur refugee camp earlier today have been laid to rest.
• Water cut off in Batman for three days 

  While the corona virus is spreading more and more, the water supply is interrupted in many neighborhoods of the Batman province in the southeast of Turkey.
• Turkish air raid on Maxmur kills three women 

  In the wake of the attack, a delegation from the Iraqi government has conducted an examination at the scene.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Silopi 

  In a sabotage action of the HPG on a military area of the Turkish army in the province of Şırnak, a counter-guerrilla member was killed and several soldiers were injured.
• Turkish armed drones bomb Maxmur - UPDATED 

  The Turkish state has increased its military activities and attacks in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• KDP sends forces to the PUK-controlled area in Qandil 

  The KDP has sent forces with heavy weapons to the PUK-controlled area in the Qandil Mountains. The KCK warns that only the Turkish state will profit from a renewed inner-Kurdish conflict.
• Court rejects request for the release of Mızraklı 

  A Turkish court in Amed has rejected the application for release of the deposed mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı. The politician suffers from a chronic heart disease.
• Fallen YBŞ fighters laid to rest in Shengal 

  The YBŞ fighters who died in the explosion of a mine left behind by the ISIS in Shengal have been buried.
• Mine explosion kills two fighters in Shengal region 

  The Yazidi Resistance Units of Shengal (YJŞ/YJŞ) report two dead and three injured after a mine explosion in Til Ezer.