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• Iranian regime arrests 40 activists and teachers from Rojhilat 

  Within 24 hours, the Iranian regime launched an investigation against 40 activists and teachers from Rojhilat and detained them.
• HPG: 57 soldiers killed in retaliatory offensive by guerrillas at Girê Cûdî 

  Dozens of soldiers were killed in a retaliatory offensive by the guerrillas for the children killed by the Turkish army in Southern Kurdistan. The fighting continues, with bodies and wounded lying in the area.
• Shengal Autonomous Assembly: KDP and MIT met before the Turkish attack in Sinune 

  Regarding Wednesday’s Turkish attack on Sinune and the events that followed, the Autonomous Assembly of Shengal said that a meeting between Yazidis close to KDP and the intelligence services of Turkey and KDP took place in the run-up to the attack.
• Turkey killed 10 civilians, including 3 children, in a month in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state killed 10 civilians, including 3 children, within a month during its genocidal attacks on South Kurdistan. 12 other people were seriously injured.
• PKK announces the death of Salih Cizîr 

  Salih Cizîr (Hasan Adir) died a year ago in a Turkish drone attack in Maxmur. The Kurdish revolutionary had joined the PKK in Germany in 1991 and spent years in prison.
• YJA Star guerrilla buried seven months after her death 

  Fallen guerrilla fighter Gülistan Ekinci has been buried in her hometown of Siirt. Her body had been held by authorities for seven months.
• KNK calls for uprising against Turkey’s deadly attacks on Shengal 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) sees Wednesday’s deadly Turkish attack on the Shengal region as a continuation of the ISIS massacres and called for a global protest.
• Body of HPG guerrilla given to his family in a storage box 

  This is not the first time a family has received the dead body of their family members in a storage box. The remains of Agit İpek, who died in a conflict in Dersim on 23 May 2017, were sent to his mother in a plastic box by cargo in May 2020.
• People in Maxmur protest Turkish attack on Shengal 

  The Turkish state's attack on Shengal was protested in a statement made in Maxmur. The responsibility of the governments of Iraq and South Kurdistan for the attacks was pointed out.
• Turkish attack wounds a man and his son in Zaxo 

  The Turkish state attacked Shengal on Wednesday morning, attacked the village of Perex in Zaxo with artillery a few hours later. According to preliminary information, a man and his son were injured.
• At least 17 Turkish soldiers killed in Metîna 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas ambushed and shot Turkish soldiers who wanted to advance in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area in Metîna. At least 17 soldiers were killed.
• HPG: Ten soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan despite the ongoing use of chemical weapons. According to HPG, 10 soldiers were killed and positions, an A4 weapon, thermal and surveillance cameras were destroyed.
• Turkish drone attack in Shengal results in deaths and injuries 

  A Turkish drone attack on the sub-district of Sinunê in the Shengal region has killed a business owner and his grandson. The exact number of the dead and injured is not yet available.
• Drivers block Hewlêr-Koyê main road in protest at gasoline prices 

  Drivers took to the streets in Hewlêr, South Kurdistan to protest the increasing gasoline prices and blocked the Hewlêr-Koye main road.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• Turkish UCAV bombs Sinune People’s Council in Shengal - UPDATE 

  The Turkish regime continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Tevgera Azadî demands release of "Defend Kurdistan" activists detained in Sulaymaniyah 

  Three people were detained in Sulaymaniyah on the global day of action "Defend Kurdistan" last Saturday. Tevgera Azadî demands their immediate release.
• Mustafa Karasu: Essence of Turkey policy has not changed since Lausanne 

  Mustafa Karasu (KCK) talked about the current situation in Kurdistan and the Middle East.
• DBP executive detained in Batman 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• HPG: 18 Turkish soldiers killed in South Kurdistan 

  In actions by YJA Star and HPG guerrillas, 18 members of the Turkish invading forces were killed in southern Kurdistan, two radar installations and three positions were destroyed.
• HPG releases 2-month balance sheet of war 

  The HPG Press Centre released a 2-month balance sheet of war. Accordingly, 744 guerrilla actions were carried out and 985 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions, while numerous military vehicles, including 3 helicopters, were destroyed.
• Çiçek Cengiz: Three years of embargo in Maxmur 

  Ishtar Council Coordination member Çiçek Cengiz stated that Turkey has imposed an embargo on Maxmur camp through the KDP with the aim to depopulate the camp.
• Mustafa Karasu: The status quo of the 20th century cannot be maintained 

  Mustafa Karasu (KCK) talked about the current situation in Kurdistan and the Middle East and said that the status quo of the 20th century cannot be maintained.
• Villages in Amed countryside sealed off due to military operation 

  In Dicle district Amed, several villages have been sealed off by the Turkish army due to a military operation. Local residents have been banned from entering and leaving the villages.
• HPG: 9 Turkish soldiers killed, one drone downed in guerrilla areas 

  Guerrillas shot down a Turkish army reconnaissance drone in southern Kurdistan and carried out various actions, killing nine soldiers while the Turkish forces continue to use chemical weapons against guerrillas.