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• Şengal Autonomous Administration urges Iraq not to fall for the machinations of the KDP and Turkey 

  There is still no solution in sight in the Yazidi settlement area of Şengal. The Iraqi Kadhimi government is relying on military escalation, and according to the Şengal Autonomous Administration, and all talks so far have been fruitless.
• Final farewell to YBŞ fighter killed in Iraqi attack in Şengal 

  YBŞ fighter Şervan Êzidxan fell a martyr during the resistance to the occupation attacks carried out by the Iraqi army against Shengal on May 2.
• PUK: It is the KDP that handed Şengal over to ISIS 

  The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Politburo said that “When ISIS attacked Şengal, it was the KDP that handed Şengal over to ISIS after a military withdrawal.”
• Survivor of Dersim massacre: Betrayal and genocide against Kurds continue 

  Hayri Pilavcı, one of the survivors of the Dersim massacre in 1937-38, spoke about the KDP-Turkey cooperation and said: "They massacred us in 38, and now they are murdering us again... Betrayal and genocide against the Kurds continues."
• HPG guerrilas: "We will never abandon Zap. We are writing history there" 

  HPG guerrillas resisting the Turkish invasion in the Zap region declared: "We will never abandon the Zap region. We are convinced that we will make history.”
• YBŞ announces identity of a fighter who fell defending Shengal from the Iraqi army attacks 

  The YBŞ announced the identity of a fighter who fell a martyr as the result of the Iraqi army's attack on Shengal.
• YBŞ says that they promote dialogue and democracy to solve problems 

  The YBŞ General Command said that they promote dialogue and democracy for the solution to problems in Shengal and added: "We will use our right of legitimate defense against any kind of attack."
• 13 more Turkish soldiers killed in ongoing guerrilla resistance 

  13 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in Southern Kurdistan in the past two days. The invading forces used chemical weapons three times at Kuro Jahro and carried out hundreds of artillery and air strikes.
• Dayê Kinê: Yazidis will never renounce their gains 

  People of Shengal stand against the increasingly ongoing attacks against their security forces that were established after the ISIS genocide in 2014.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of YJA Star action in Avaşin 

  Gerîla TV has published footage of an action by YJA Star in Avaşîn, in which at least three members of the Turkish forces were killed and two positions were destroyed.
• TAJÊ Diplomacy member Suham Şengalî says they will resist simultaneous attacks against Shengal 

  TAJÊ Diplomacy member Suham Şengalî said that they will resist the simultaneous attacks launched by KDP, Ankara, Baghdad.
• HPG: 16 Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by guerrillas 

  Seven Turkish military personnel were killed in the Botan region in retaliation by Kurdish women guerrillas for resistance martyrs in Zap and Avaşin. Nine other soldiers were killed in southern Kurdistan.
• YBŞ Commander: We are ready for any possible attack, we defend ourselves 

  “The autonomous Şengal was built at the cost of martyrs. We defend our existence as a force as well as our honor,” said YBŞ Commander Xebat Ereb after the Iraqi military aggression on the Yazidi town.
• Guerrilla Canwelat: Our people must stand up against Turkish invasion 

  YJA Star guerrilla Toprak Canwelat called on the Kurdish people to go into action against the invasion attack launched by the Turkish state against the Zap and Avaşîn regions on April 17, 2022.
• KNK calls on Iraq to stop attacks on Yazidis in Şengal 

  KNK calls upon the Iraqi army to immediately stop its military attacks on the Yazidis and calls for peaceful solutions with the Yazidis’ representatives instead of war.”
• Action in Bamerne leaves 6 Turkish soldiers dead 

  The occupying Turkish state uses the base in Bamerne as a logistical and reinforcement site with the KDP’s approval.
• Iraqi army launches an aggression on Şengal - UPDATE 

  After an attack by the Iraqi army on positions of the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê (Self-Government Security Forces), the situation in Şengal has escalated again.
• Clashes resume in Shengal 

  Clashes resumed in Shengal as Iraqi forces attacked the security and YBŞ point.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in northern and southern Kurdistan 

  Nine Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in the Botan region and in Avaşîn, Zap and Xakurke.
• People are afraid after Iraqi military deployment and attack in Şengal 

  For the people of Şengal, the Iraqi military presence is a significant burden. Freedom of movement is restricted and people are afraid.
• Nasır Xeyro: It was the Asayiş that defended Shengal when the KDP forces left  

  Sinûnê Ezidxan Asayiş member Nasır Xeyro said that they established Asayiş at a time when Iraqi and KDP forces betrayed the Yazidis and the people needed a sense of trust. “We promised our people that we would defend them. We will keep our word."
• Martyr Delal Air Defense Force targets Turkish forces in Kurojahro 

  It was reported that the Martyr Delal Air Defense Forces carried out an action against the occupation forces around Kurojahro.
• HPG says 15 more Turkish soldiers were killed in ongoing invasion operation 

  Guerrillas continue to resist Turkish occupation aggression in southern Kurdistan. According to HPG, 15 more soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed as a result of actions by guerrillas.
• Turkish army sets up field hospital in Hakkari 

  The Turkish army has established a field hospital in the Kurdish province of Hakkari, while villages in the border area are depopulated and declared a restricted military area.
• HPG: 6 Turkish soldiers killed in Zap and Avaşîn 

  The Turkish army which resorts to all kinds of advanced weaponry including poisonous gases in aerial and ground attacks has suffered significant losses against the guerrillas.