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• Blast at police checkpoint on Dersim-Ovacık road 

  A blast has occurred at a police checkpoint on the road between Dersim and its Ovacık district.
• Military operation in Yüksekova, clash in Oremar 

  While the Turkish army has started an extensive operation in Hakkari's Yüksekova district, reports are coming through of ongoing clashes in Oremar region.
• Christian Peace delegation under CPT visits Qandil 

  Christian Peace Foundation delegation under the CPT visited Qandil yesterday to inspect the scenes of aerial attacks on Qandil by the Turkish state and listen to the dissent of the Binare Qendil residents.
• Guerrillas hit soldiers in Amed, Siirt and Hakkari 

  4 soldiers and 1 contra unit member were killed in the action guerrillas carried out against the Turkish troops that had launched an operation in Amed.
• Congratulation message to guerillas in Serhat and Botan 

  Peoples’ Defense Center Command congratulated the guerrillas in Serhat and Botan regions for the heavy blows they have inflicted upon the Turkish army recently.
• Turkey conducts airstrikes on Amadia and Medya Defense Zones 

  Turkish jets have shelled Amadia countryside and Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• 14-year-old shot by a former village guard dies 

  One of the two kids shot by a former village guard in Batman has died.
• One soldier wounded in clash in Dersim 

  Clash erupted between guerrillas and soldiers during Turkish army operation in Dersim's Nazimiye district.
• HPG: 21 soldiers killed in a series of actions by guerrillas 

  At least 21 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and many others were wounded as result of actions by guerrillas.
• State terror in a village of Şırnak's İdil district 

  State forces conducted a raid on a village in Şırnak's İdil district with dozens of military vehicles, and reportedly tortured some villagers.
• HPG: 37 soldiers killed in Tendürek 

  HPG announced that 37 Turkish soldiers were killed and a Cobra helicopter was destroyed in Tendürek region of Ağrı.
• Turkish state sets up checkpoints in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state has increased its military and intelligence activities in KDP controlled parts of Southern Kurdistan and set up checkpoints in some regions.
• Turkish jets and troops shell villages in Amadia 

  Turkish warplanes bombed some villages in Amadia district of Duhok province, Southern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Bingöl, Çukurca and Şemdinli 

  HPG reported continued actions by guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan.
• What proposal did the KDP submit to the Iraqi PM?  

  A delegation from KDP has met with Iraqi Prime Minister and proposed waging a “joint struggle against the PKK”, according to reports.
• Kurdish parties call for boycott of Iranian Presidential election 

  KODAR, PJAK, KJAR and KCR called for a boycott of the Presidential election to be held in Iran on May 19.
• HPG: Dozens of soldiers killed in Tendürek 

  HPG Press Center announced that dozens of Turkish soldiers were killed in the Tendürek Mountain, Ağrı.
• “Refugees” settled in North Kurdistan are given military training 

  It has come to light that the Turkish state is planning to include the refugees they bring in from different countries in the operations against the PKK after giving them military training.
• No news about the YPG volunteers detained by KDP 

  No news is available yet regarding the aftermath of nine internationalist fighters of the YPG who were detained by KDP near Hewlêr while on their way from Rojava back to home.
• Several soldiers killed in Turkish military operation in Tendürek 

  Many soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in a clash in Tendürek region of Ağrı, Northern Kurdistan.
• KDP arrests 9 foreign YPG fighters near Hewler 

  9 internationalists that have been fighting ISIS in the ranks of YPG were arrested by KDP near Hewler while on their way from Rojava back to home.
• 5 soldiers killed, 12 others wounded in actions by guerrillas 

  HPG reported that 5 soldiers were killed and at least 12 others were wounded as result of actions carried out by guerrillas against Turkish troops in Northern Kurdistan.
• 12 including DBP provincial co-chair detained in Van 

  Police forces raided the DBP office and several houses in Van province this morning and detained 12 people including DBP provincial co-mayor Ahmet Aygün.
• Police raid DBP Van office, detain co-mayor 

  Police raided the DBP Van office and detained provincial co-mayor Ahmet Aygün.
• Trustee hands over DBP’s women’s center to Sümeyye Erdoğan  

  The Women Life Center opened by DBP’s Gürpınar Municipality was handed over by the appointed trustee to KADEM where President Erdoğan’s daughter Sümeyye Erdoğan is vice president.