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• Guerrillas: Despite all its attacks Turkey is not getting any results 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish state and said that the Turkish army could not get any results despite all the attacks.
• HDBH-Kurdistan claims responsibility for sabotage action in Mardin 

  HBDH Kurdistan Committee announced that they carried out a sabotage action against a power transformer in a neighbourhood of Mardin inhabited by village guards and collaborators.
• KDP’s military deployment to guerrilla areas continues 

  Increasing military activity by the KDP against guerrilla areas.
• Protest in Hewler calls for expulsion of the Turkish state from Kurdistan 

  Upon the call of Kurdistan Communist Party, a protest action against Turkish invasion attacks was held in front of the parliament in Hewler, the capital city of Federal Kurdistan Region.
• Guerrillas: We will end the occupation striking the enemy 24 hours a day 

  The guerrillas who take part in the Cenga Xabur Campaign said, “We oppose the enemy with the ideology of leader Abdullah Öcalan. We will defeat the occupation by striking the enemy 24 hours a day.”
• Peshmerga commander: The peshmerga were hit from the air 

  Qadir Xorani, one of the commanders from the Peshmerga Ministry, said that the attack in Metina did not bear the traces of a guerrilla attack, and noted that it was carried out either with an F-16 or a drone.
• People in Maxmur Camp condemn Turkish attack  

  The people of Martyr Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp (Maxmur) condemned the air attacks carried out by the Turkish state on Saturday.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Heftanin 

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out by guerrillas on 17 May in the area of Xantur in Heftanin.
• HPG releases identities of six guerrillas fallen as martyrs in Besta last April 

  The HPG have published the identities of six guerrilla martyrs: Dîlan, Hebûn, Hevî, Ezda, Tolhildan and Mizgîn who fought on the front lines against the Turkish occupiers and fell as martyrs in Besta last April.
• KCK accuses KDP of backing Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan 

  Encircling the guerrilla areas and isolating them from each other is tantamount to an open declaration of war against the guerrilla, said the KCK, according to which the KDP alone is responsible for all fighting and loss of life that may result.
• HPG reports continued air attacks on villages in South Kurdistan 

  In a statement, the HPG reported continued air and ground attacks by the Turkish army in settlement areas in South Kurdistan. The statement also details guerrilla actions with casualties among the occupying forces.
• HPG calls for independent investigation into Metina incident 

  HPG called for an investigation into the explosion that led to the deaths of peshmerga fighters in the area of Metina in southern Kurdistan on Saturday. HPG said the guerrillas did not use any weapon that could have destroyed the vehicle in such a way.
• 50 NGOs denounce Turkey to the UN in Sulaymaniyah 

  Representatives of several organizations met with UN officials and submitted them a complaint petition denouncing the genocidal attacks of the Turkish state in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG commander denies claims that guerrillas attacked the peshmerga 

  HPG commander Haki Armanc denied claims that guerrillas attacked the Peshmerga: "We don't know how the Peshmerga fighters lost their lives. Several statements assume a Turkish airstrike."
• Iraqi President: Turkish attack on Maxmur a “dangerous step” 

  Iraqi President Barham Salih condemned Saturday’s attack on the Maxmur Camp, calling it a “dangerous step”.
• Three invaders killed and a Turkish post destroyed by guerrillas in Metina 

  Three invaders were punished and a post destroyed in the infiltration action carried out by the guerrillas on Koordine Hill in the Metina region.
• KDP continues its military deployment in Metina 

  The intense military deployment carried out by the KDP in Metina continue uninterruptedly.
• Maxmur refugees: We will continue our struggle until the enemy is defeated 

  The people of Maxmur refugee camp, protested the air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state today.
• Turkish warplanes heavily bombing Metina 

  It was reported that Turkish warplanes heavily bomb the Çarçel Hill and its surroundings in the Metina area. Here the KDP peshmerga wanted to settle after the attacks.
• Shengal People’s Assembly condemns the Turkish attack on Maxmur 

  Shengal People’s Assembly and Yazidi Women’s Freedom Movement protested against today’s attack by the Turkish state on Maxmur Camp in South Kurdistan.
• People march in Sulaymaniyah against Turkish occupation 

  NGOs and political parties united under the umbrella of the "Center for National Activities" are organizing a demonstration in Sulaymaniyah in protest at Turkish invasion attacks and operations.
• HPG Metina Xabur Command warns of intra-Kurdish conflict 

  The Metina Xabur Command of the HPG issued a statement regarding an incident during a troop deployment by the KDP. Despite warning shots, the advance continued toward mined terrain and explosions occurred.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Metina 

  The invading Turkish army continues its attacks on the guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Shengal Autonomous Council calls for return of displaced Yazidis 

  Following the fire in the Sheriya refugee camp near Duhok, the Shengal Autonomous Council is calling for the return of Yazidis displaced by ISIS in 2014 to their homeland. The fire has left around a thousand people homeless.
• Turkish armed UAV attack targets Maxmur Refugee Camp - UPDATE 

  The invading Turkish state continues to target the Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).