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HPG: KDP convoy of 60 vehicles attempted to enter guerrilla areas
While the guerrillas continue their resistance against Turkish occupation, KDP troops attempted to enter the guerrilla areas and to secure a strategic road along which further Turkish troops are being transferred to the region. -
At least 19 detained in Cizre, including children
At least 19 people including children were detained during house raids in Cizre district of Şırnak. -
HPG: Guerrillas Ararat Herekol and Zîn Zagros fell as martyrs in Gare
The HPG paid tribute to guerrillas Ararat Herekol and Zîn Zagros. -
Police operation in Urfa, two DEM Party members taken into custody
DEM Party assembly member Muhsin Aydoğdu and Youth Assembly member Ömer Kıstak were taken into custody in the police operation carried out in Urfa. -
30 people taken into custody in Kızıltepe released
The 30 people detained in Kızıltepe on Thursday were released after giving statements to the police and the prosecutor's office. -
State terror in Kızıltepe: 30 people detained
The number of those detained during house raids in Kızıltepe district of Mardin increased to 30. -
Entry forbidden for 15 days to Gabar and Cûdî Mountain regions
The Turkish state declared the Gabar and Cûdî Mountain regions of North Kurdistan a "Special Security Zone" for 15 days. -
One soldier killed, 4 surveillance cameras destroyed in Zap
HPG stated that the guerrillas targeted the Turkish invasion forces in the Zap region, leaving one soldier dead and 4 surveillance cameras destroyed. -
Gerîla TV releases documentary film ‘Fire fell in the heart of Ankara’
Gerîla TV released a documentary film about a spectacular revolutionary operation by the HPG and YJA Star against a base camp of the Turkish occupying forces in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). -
KNK: Erdoğan’s new war, a threat to the whole Middle East
The KNK said that "In order to maintain his power, Erdoğan is waging a new war against the Kurds." -
Tevgera Azadi: Every honourable Kurd should oppose the Turkish occupation plan
In a statement on Erdoğan's visit to Iraq, Tevgera Azadi stated that it is the duty of every honourable Kurd to oppose Turkey’s occupation plan and emphasised the importance of national unity. -
Kurdish artists in Europe: Today is the day to unite and resist
Kurdish Culture and Art people in Europe, who made a statement against the attacks of the occupying Turkish state, said “Today is the day to stand up, ensure our national unity and move for freedom." -
Turkish army shells rural areas in Bagok
After the declaration of a 15-day "special security zone" in the rural areas of Mount Bagok, the Turkish state forces started bombarding these areas. -
HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Xebat Turkmen
Guerrilla Xebat Turkmen died in a battle against Turkish occupying forces in South Kurdistan in March. The HPG paid tribute to the Raqqa-born guerrilla as a major militant of the Apoist movement. -
HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Metina
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in an action carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerilla against the Turkish occupation forces in the Şêlazê area of the region of Metina. -
Kalkan: Tayyip Erdoğan administration creates problems wherever it goes
Duran Kalkan spoke about the ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’ campaign as well as the results of the municipal elections held on 31 March. -
Governor of Sulaymaniyah: Kurds are part of the solution, not the problems
"Kurds have always been part of the solution in the Middle East, not part of the problems, conflicts and wars," said Heval Ebubekir, governor of the South Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah. -
KCK: Erdoğan’s aim is legitimization of occupation and new attacks
In a statement about Erdoğan’s upcoming visit to Baghdad and Erbil, KCK said that Turkey’s real aim is to gain legitimacy for its 87 military bases as well as its occupation of Iraqi territory and to legitimize its planned new attacks. -
KNK: We will not allow occupation in Kurdistan
At the 22nd General Assembly meeting of the KNK, the Turkish state's occupation attacks on Metîna were condemned it was empasised that "We will not allow the hegemony of the occupiers in the lands of Kurdistan.” -
Kurdish teacher sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran
In East Kurdistan, another education lecturer from the socio-cultural association Nojîn has been sentenced to many years in prison. -
KNK calls for national unity against occupation
Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) 22nd General Assembly Interim Period meeting condemned the invasion attacks of the Turkish state against the guerrilla-controlled Metîna region and called for Kurdish unity against these attacks. -
HPG: Turkish army wants to expand the invasion operation in Metina step by step
The Turkish army is continuously bombarding the Metina region with helicopters, warplanes, artillery and howitzers. HPG stated that the Turkish army wants to expand the invasion operation by advancing step by step. -
Turkish army launches military operation on Metina
The Turkish army has launched an occupation attack on the region of Metina in South Kurdistan. -
Bawer Deyndar, the selfless commander of the Cîloya Biçûk resistance
Bawer Deyndar, the selfless commander of the Cîloya Biçûk resistance, who became one of the symbols of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign with his heroism, became a torch of struggle for his comrades and the Kurdish people. -
HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Berjîn Canda
Guerrilla Berjîn Canda was swept away by floodwaters in Xakurke and drowned. The HPG expressed its condolences to the relatives of the former anti-ISIS fighter and the Kurdish people.