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• 1.5 year prison sentence for praising YPG fighters' moustaches 

  A man living in Van province was sentenced to 1 year, 6 months and 22 days in prison for praising the moustaches of YPG fighters.
• Tendürek road closed with heavy construction equipment 

  Suffering blows at the hands of guerrilla forces in Mount Tendürek region, Turkish army has closed the Tendürek passage to traffic with heavy construction equipment.
• HPG reports clash in Bitlis, airstrike on Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG announced that 2 soldiers were killed in a clash with guerrillas in the countryside of Bitlis province on May 27.
• HSM:Colonialism on its last legs, major initiative process begins 

  People's Defense Center Headquarters Command stated that: The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla struggling with the June 1 spirit will turn the 14th anniversary of June 1 Initiative into a major initiative process.
• 13 Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Şırnak 

  13 soldiers of the Turkish army, most of them high-ranking, were killed in what is claimed to be an accident as a helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the 23rd Border Division Command in Şırnak province.
• Soldiers evacuate villages amid ongoing operation in Lice 

  Turkish soldiers raided the Gömeç (Hurê) village and forced people to leave the village immediately after evacuating the Gökçe (Zara) village in Lice countryside where an extensive military operation is ongoing.
• Turkish helicopter crashes in Şırnak 

  A helicopter of the Turkish army crashed after taking off from the 23rd Border Division Command in Şırnak province.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomy Assembly Co-chairs elected 

  Following yesterday's congress, Shengal Democratic Autonomy Assembly has gathered today and elected co-chairs and deputy co-chairs.
• Water cut off in Sur on Ankara's order 

  Turkish government cut off the water in Amed’s Sur district as the destruction and resistance continues.
• 3 soldiers killed, 3 others wounded in Lice 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and three others were wounded during clashes in the countryside of Amed province.
• Blast kills 3 in a town of Shengal 

  Three people have been killed by a blast in Gir Izêr town of Shengal.
• PUK: KDP is trying to silence us in Behdinan 

  PUK Amadia administration said KDP arrested their members in an attempt to silence them in the Behdinan region.
• Harvest of farmers and exploitation of the regime begins in Sinê 

  As the strawberry harvest starts in Sinê, Eastern Kurdistan, regime forces roll up their sleeves to exploit the people's labour.
• Turkey conducts airstike on Qandil 

  Turkish jets have bombed Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• HPG: 18 soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  HPG announced that at least 18 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as result of actions by guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan territory.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomy Assembly 2nd Congress kicks off 

  The second congress for the Shengal Democratic Autonomy Assembly held under the motto “Democratic Autonomy To Build A New Shengal” started this morning and continues now with speeches.
• Iranian regime forces shoot another kolbar 

  Iranian regime forces have once again attacked the kolbars, cross-border porters working for daily wage at the border between Rojhilat (East) and Bashûr (South) Kurdistan.
• 177 page long indictment against DBP's Tuncel tells PKK's history 

  The 177 page long indictment prepared for DBP Co-chair Sebahat Tuncel includes a 115 page long history of the PKK.
• Turkish jets bombing Qandil 

  Turkish jet fighters are carrying out an aerial attack on Qandil.
• 43 more villages placed under curfew in Amed countryside 

  The Turkish state is besieging dozens of villages in the regions where the military is conducting operations against the PKK across North Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish army shells surroundings of villages in Lice 

  Turkish troops are shelling the surroundings of Sîsê and Dêrxus villages in Amed's Lice district where an extensive military operation has been started.
• KCK: Everyone should stand with Sur's people against demolition 

  Describing Sur as the soul of Amed, KCK called on everyone to support the resistance of Sur's people against the Turkish state's demolition.
• HDP MP Besime Konca taken into custody 

  HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca has been taken into custody in Batman.
• Turkish army dispatches troops to Tendürek 

  The Turkish army is sending reinforcements to Mount Tendürek where soldiers have been inflicted heavy blows by HPG guerrillas.
• “Ramadan is here, water is gone, where is your Islam?” 

  Water has been cut off in Alipaşa neighborhood of Sur where demolition continues for houses confiscated under “urban renovation” and evacuated.