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• Mehmet Yıldırım laid to rest in Lice 

  Mehmet Yıldırım, who was murdered by Turkish state forces in Lice, was laid to rest.
• Guerrillas continue their actions against Turkish occupation forces 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carried out a series of actions in Gever, Zap and Metîna. 1 Turkish soldier was killed and 1 was wounded, while 1 surveillance camera and 7 photo traps were destroyed.
• Footage of explosion with Turkey’s banned weapons in guerrilla areas 

  A video recorded in the guerrilla areas in northern Iraq this month shows a huge explosion with banned weapons, causing a cloud of dust to rise hundreds of metres high.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Laşer and Zîlan 

  Jiyanda Laşer and Berfîn Zîlan drowned in April while attempting to cross the Zap in southern Kurdistan. The HPG said that the Kurdish Jiyanda from Bakur and the Arab Berfîn from Rojava were valuable guerrillas in the women's liberation struggle.
• Man killed by Turkish soldiers in Lice 

  A person named Mehmet Yıldırım was murdered in an attack carried out by Turkish soldiers in Nenyas, a district of Lice.
• Turkish air strikes target villages in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of Kurdistan as part of its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people.
• HPG: Guerrillas continue to resist Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan 

  According to HPG information, the Turkish army continues to attack the guerrillas in South Kurdistan using chemical weapons, improvised explosive devices, drones and fighter jets. The guerrillas continue to resist.
• Five Kurdish activists arrested over participation in Newroz celebrations in Iran 

  At least 43 Kurdish activists, artists and civilians have been detained over the past three months in various cities and villages for their involvement in Newroz celebrations.
• Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas 35 times with chemical weapons and banned explosives 

  The occupying Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas 35 times with chemical weapons and banned explosives. It was determined that some of the chemical gases used in combination with pepper spray were orange in colour.
• ‘More must be done against special war policies’ 

  DBP Amed Provincial Co-Chair Sultan Yaray said that they are trying to expose and stand against the state's special war policies targeting women and youth, but they need to work harder.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs Kobanê and Cûdî  

  The HPG published the identities of two fallen guerrillas. Deniz Aras Kobanê and Rustem Cûdî died in an attack by the Turkish army in the southern Kurdish region of Xakurke in December 2021.
• YJA-Star guerrillas Havîn and Cûdî: Öcalan is a leader for all 

  YJA-Star guerrillas Bêrîtan Havîn and Zeyneb Cûdî said that the emergence of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan provided a historical exit for humanity as he is a leader for all.
• Tevgera Azadi: Turkish state is advancing deeper into Kurdistan Region in cooperation with the KDP 

  Tevgera Azadi said, "The KDP has embarked on a very dangerous partnership. The Turkish state is advancing deeper and deeper into the territory of the Kurdistan Region in co-operation with the KDP.”
• Baghdad allocates 5 seats for minorities in South Kurdistan  

  Iraqi High Election Commission Spokesperson Jumane Helayi announced that Turkmen, Christians and Armenians living in the Federal Kurdistan Region were allocated 5 seats in the parliament.
• MAK says it carried out action against police headquarters in Nusaybin 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Militia announced that they carried out an action with handmade explosives against the district police headquarters in Nusaybin in retaliation for the isolation and military and political genocide imposed by the Turkish state.
• HPG warns village guards against participation in Turkey’s invasion of guerrilla areas 

  HPG issued a warning to village guards not to take part in the planned large-scale invasion of the Medya Defence Zones, stating: “Those who betray their own people will sooner or later be brought to account.”
• Military operation launched in Van countryside 

  The Turkish army launched an extensive military operation in Zilan Creek in Van province.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Turkish army launches comprehensive attack in Lice countryside 

  The occupying Turkish state launched a comprehensive military attack against Şehîd Remzi Area in Lice. Local sources report violent explosions and gunshots from the area.
• PUK: KDP is preventing the elections but they will be held sooner or later! 

  PUK Spokesperson Saeed Ahmed Pîre stated that the KDP is preventing the Kurdistan Region Parliament elections from being held.
• PKK: KDP administration and Barzani family have taken betrayal to the next level 

  Stating that the KDP and the Barzani family have taken the betrayal with the Turkish Republic to the next level, the PKK Foreign Relations Committee called for opposing the KDP's betrayal and co-operation with the Turkish Republic.
• Van under siege by the police and military 

  Public life in Van has been paralysed by a large contingent of "security forces" since the local elections. Emergency forces with water cannons are positioned on all major streets. Police helicopters circle over the city day and night.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs Zêrevan and Koçer 

  Guerrillas Mervan Zêrevan and Tufan Koçer were killed by Turkish occupying forces in Xakurke. The HPG praised them as "exemplary representatives of the PKK’s militancy."
• PUK Spokesperson: Masrour Barzani encourages the Turkish state to attack Sulaymaniyah 

  PUK Spokesperson Seedi Ahmet Pire stated that Masrour Barzani, the head of the Kurdistan Region government, encouraged the Turkish state to attack the city of Sulaymaniyah instead of protecting it.
• 21 of the 55 people detained in Van remanded in custody 

  21 of 55 people detained in house raids in Van on 13 May were imprisoned, while the rest were released on "judicial control conditions".