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• YRK guerrilla Kemal Şaho: Success will be ours! 

  YRK guerrilla Kemal Şaho said that the Kurdish people are under genocidal attacks in all four parts of Kurdistan and added: "We believe that we, as guerrillas, will definitely win. The success will be ours, not the enemy's."
• People's Defense Centre Headquarters sends message to Defend Kurdistan Initiative 

  The People's Defense Centre Headquarters has sent a message to the Defend Kurdistan Initiative.
• YRK announces the death of a guerrilla in East Kurdistan 

  A guerrilla group of the YRK was ambushed by Iranian forces near Banê. Guerrilla fighter Rêvan Zagros (Hezil Acun) was martyred.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits Derbendîxan for talks on the destruction of nature 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative which has been established to stop the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and to develop dialogue between Kurdish organizations has visited Derbendîxan.
• Peshmergas face pay cut for laying down arms in South Kurdistan 

  The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in South Kurdistan threatens 180 peshmergas with a pay cut after they laid down arms in the Duhok training camp to avoid a possible Kurdish civil war.
• HPJ guerrilla Avesta Cudi: Every woman has the power to change the destiny determined for her 

  Addressing women trapped within the walls of a chauvinist society, HPJ guerrilla Avesta Cudi said: "Every woman has the power to change the destiny determined for her."
• Defend Kurdistan delegation visits Rojva Autonomous Administration office in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan delegation against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan held a series of meetings and visited the Rojava Autonomous Administration Representative in Sulaymaniyah.
• YJA-Star commander Avaşîn: The Turkish army will regret coming here 

  YJA-Star commander Gulan Avaşîn spoke about the developments in the two months of resistance against the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Areas and the importance of the women's guerrilla.
• “No attack can stop the honourable struggle of the Kurdish people” 

  Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair Haci Kaçan said that the attacks of the Turkish state will not keep them back from struggling for freedom. “No life has a value to us without the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the identity of the Kurdish people."
• Press statement by the Defend Kurdistan Initiative in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative was declared to defend the fundamental rights of Kurdish people and share reaction to the war in the region.
• KCK welcomes the launch of the ‘Defend Kurdistan’ Initiative 

  KCK welcomes the increasing protests against the Turkish invasion and collaboration of the KDP in South Kurdistan and emphasizes the importance of the international initiative "Defend Kurdistan".
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out by Martyr Delal Air Defense Force on Zendura Hill 

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out by Martyr Delal Air Defense Force on Zendura Hill in Metina.
• Forest fire in Medya Defense Areas continues 

  The Turkish army attacks and causes forests onf fire. The fires in the villages of Deşîşê, Teşîşê and in the Qumriye areas of Metina, in the Medya Defense Areas continue.
• Call for the release of AANES and PYD officials detained by KDP 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the PYD have demanded an urgent release of their colleagues arrested by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in South Kurdistan last week.
• Victims of Turkish drone attack buried in Sulaymaniyah 

  Four people were killed by a Turkish armed drone in southern Kurdistan on Sunday. Ebas Îbrahîm Mehmûd (Rêdûr) was buried today amid great sympathy in Sulaymaniyah. Mourning and anger prevailed at the funeral.
• Seven guerrillas fought to the death in Mamreşo 

  ANF footage shows the siege of Mamreşo. There, guerrilla fighters resisted the Turkish army and refused to surrender. They fell as a result of Turkish use of chemical weapons.
• Zagros Falcons punish 5 invaders  

  The HPG said that 5 invaders were killed and 3 were injured and added that the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla is carrying out an epic resistance in Avashin. The HPG stressed that the guerrillas did not suffer any casualties and that the invaders retreated.
• Şimal Ülkem Güneş: The struggle is not limited to the mountains 

  Şimal Ülkem Güneş from the PAJK Coordination stated that the struggle is not limited to the mountains, instead "everyone can respond to the enemy in their village, neighborhood or city."
• First day of the International Delegation in Hewler dominated by resistance 

  The first day of the International Delegation for Peace and Freedom in Kurdistan in Hewlêr, southern Kurdistan, was dominated by resistance against arbitrariness and repression.
• HPG: Turkish army is using chemical gas, bombing civilian settlements 

  Defeated by the guerrilla, the invading Turkish state continues to commit war crimes. The invaders use chemical gas against the guerrillas and deliberately bomb the civilian settlements.
• Delegation from the Iraqi government visits Maxmur Camp 

  The delegation said they visited Maxmur to investigate the attacks against the camp and to find solutions to the problems of the camp residents.
• Turkish army has destroyed countless animals and trees in Avashin 

  The Turkish army continues to receive major blows in Avashin. It covers up its defeat and desperation by burning forests causing destruction of thousands of living things.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Metina  

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out by the YJA Star guerrillas on 16 May in Metina in which 2 invaders were killed.
• International Peace Delegation holds sit-in in Hewlêr 

  After the KDP forces prevented the Peace Delegation from holding a press conference in front of the UN, the members of the delegation staged a sit-in in front of the hotel in Hewlêr where they are staying.
• PCF Senator Laurent: We want to investigate villages affected by Turkish attacks 

  The deputy chair of the French Senate, Pierre Laurent, is currently in South Kurdistan as part of the Peace Delegation. "We will show international solidarity," he said.