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• Peace Delegation continues meetings in South Kurdistan to stop Turkish attacks 

  The Peace Delegation consisting of 7 people from different nationalities and professions went to South Kurdistan to hold a series of meetings aimed at stopping the Turkish attacks. The delegation met with representatives of three parties in Hewlêr.
• 18 Turkish soldiers killed in Zap and Metina 

  Eighteen soldiers were killed in the guerrilla areas of Metina and Zap on Sunday during actions against the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Military hospital in Hakkari filled with injured Turkish soldiers 

  While dozens of village guards were deployed from Yüksekova to guerrilla areas where Turkish invasion attacks continue in South Kurdistan, a military hospital in Çukurca's Gêmanê region is filled with injured Turkish soldiers.
• KDP prevents internationalists from entering Rojava 

  The International Working Brigade volunteers have been prevented from leaving South Kurdistan for the autonomous regions of northern and eastern Syria at the Sêmalka border crossing.
• PUK member Ferman: Turkey seeks to expand its borders through invasion 

  A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bilêse Cebar Ferman said that the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is facing a major threat since “Turkey seeks to expand its borders through invasion.”
• HPG-BIM warns KDP is preparing to get involved in war  

  HPG Press Liaison Center (HPG-BIM) warned that the KDP is preparing to "get involved" in the "historic war" between the Kurdish people and the Turkish occupation and called on all Kurdish forces to take responsibility to prevent such an attack.
• Guerrillas: This is Kurdistan, you can come in, but you won't get out! 

  Published video material from the fighting around the Girê FM in South Kurdistan showed the extent of the clashes. At least twelve soldiers were killed.
• Internationalist peace delegation from Europe visits Binarê Qandîl 

  The internationalist peace delegation from Europe visited the southern Kurdish mountain community of Binarê Qandîl.
• Kongra Star calls for international action against Turkish crimes 

  Women from Kongra Star call for action by the international community and United Nations against the crimes of the Turkish state.
• Thirteen Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army continues to face fierce resistance from PKK guerrillas in its invasion of southern Kurdistan marked by massive use of chemical agents and almost continuous air and ground attacks.
• PKK pays tribute to Dr. Hüseyin Akdağ 

  The Kurdish revolutionary Dr. Hüseyin Akdağ died in an airstrike after almost thirty years of fighting. The PKK expresses its condolences to his family and the people of Kurdistan.
• Turkish army continues military operation in 5 villages of Idil  

  A military operation was launched in 5 villages of İdil and in the region.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Kuro Jahro  

  Guerrillas Binevş Agal, Rojbîn Agirî Serhed, Çiya Amed, Bêrîtan Sine, Ronî Bakî and Devran Riha have fallen in resistance to the Turkish invasion at Kuro Jahro in the Zap region.
• HPG: Seven Turkish soldiers were killed in southern Kurdistan 

  Resistance to Turkish invasion continues resolutely in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan.
• Investigation against mourners at funeral of Mehmet Zeki Çelebi in Van 

  The Turkish state murdered Mehmet Zeki Çelebi in Sulaymaniyah and attacked his funeral in Van with water cannons, tear gas and batons. Investigations have been launched against his father and brother and 20 other mourners.
• MP Zebari: Turkish attacks killed 150 civilians in South Kurdistan since 2015 

  The Turkish regime continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Police fire shots during detention operation in Van 

  Turkish police raided several homes in Van and detained nine people. At the home of HDP politician Ömer Işık, masked officers in combat gear fired live ammunition.
• HPG: 16 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  Sixteen members of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions in the Medya Defense Zones as the Turkish army continues to use chemical warfare agents as well as massive airstrikes.
• HSM congratulates the successful guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion 

  The command of the Central Headquarters of the People's Defense Forces congratulated the guerrilla fighters in the "Şehîd Savaş Maraş" and "Cenga Xabûrê" offensives for their successful fight against the Turkish invasion in southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish helicopter downed, seven soldiers killed in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas shot down a Turkish attack helicopter in Metîna and killed another seven soldiers of the invading forces. The Turkish army used chemical weapons 33 times in the Zap, and the Medya Defense Zones were bombed 46 times by fighter jets.
• Activists from Vienna arrive in Kurdistan as peace delegation 

  Several activists from Vienna are taking part in an international delegation to Kurdistan in order to create publicity for the war of the Turkish regime.
• Turkish occupation discussed in Sulaymaniyah 

  Many writers, journalists, professors, and politicians gathered in the southern Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah to discuss the Turkish state's assault on the region.
• “We will not allow the enemy to move freely in the holy land of Kurdistan” 

  One of the HPG commanders, Dağıstan İntikam, said that “We will not let the enemy move freely in the holy land of Kurdistan even if there is only one guerrilla left.”
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action in Xakurkê 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action that took place on 7 May in Xakurkê.
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla hits helicopter in Metîna 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla shot down another helicopter in the Metîna area.