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• CPT-IK: 1500 people displaced by Turkish invasion in Iraqi Kurdistan 

  According to the Christian Peacemaker Teams, more than 1500 people have been displaced from 22 villages by Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan. Since the Turkish army is establishing military bases, a return of the displaced people is hardly conceivable.
• HPG statement on military activity by KDP forces 

  HPG said guerrillas fired warning fire into the air as KDP forces moved into a campground belonging to guerrillas in the Metina region.
• Siirt Governor’s Office bans actions and activities across the city for 15 days 

  Siirt Governor’s Office has banned actions and activities across the city for 15 days.
• Iraq and KDP forces attack guerrilla camp 

  Forces acting on behalf of Iraq and the KDP attacked a camp of the guerrilla forces. Guerrillas fired warning shots to prevent them from advancing any further.
• The HPG warns about military shipments to guerrilla areas 

  The HPG warned of military shipments to guerrilla areas. In a statement the HPG called “on these incoming forces not to stab our forces in the back."
• KDP dispatches military convoy to guerrilla areas 

  Reports indicate that KDP forces are carrying out heavy military deployment to guerrilla areas since the morning hours. Armoured vehicles, buckets and special terrain vehicles were also seen in the KDP convoy.
• NGOs and political parties in South Kurdistan to protest against invasion 

  Civil society in South Kurdistan is mobilizing for a mass protest against the Turkish invasion. Ten NGOs and political parties united under the umbrella of the "Center for National Activities" are calling for a demonstration in Sulaymaniyah.
• Turkish warplanes bomb villages in Zakho 

  Warplanes belonging to the invading Turkish state bombed 3 villages of in Batifa, Zakho.
• Turkish police torture a teenager with gun in Batman 

  The Turkish police randomly opened fire in Batman’s Bayındır neighborhood and tortured a young man with gun.
• Footage of guerrilla actions in Avashin and Zap 

  Guerrillas continue dealing blows to the Turkish army in the Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan.
• The Turkish state plunders houses in Zaxo, say villagers 

  The Turkish state continues to impose the looting and plundering practices it carries out in Afrin to South Kurdistan. Images of looted houses in Zaxo were released.
• KNK says attack on Maxmur camp would constitute serious violation of international law 

  Responding to Turkish president Erdogan threats of 'cleaning up' Maxmur, the Executive Council of the Kurdistan National Congress said an attack on the refugee camp would constitute serious violation of international law.
• Five more jailed in political genocide against MEBYA-DER association 

  As part of the lawsuit against the MEBYA-DER solidarity association, five people have been arrested in Van who had been released from custody only a week ago. Their homes have been stormed by the police for the second time within a few weeks.
• KNK visits Gorran, receives support for stance against Turkish occupation 

  The Turkish state's latest invasion attacks ongoing since 23 April and inter-Kurdish national unity were discussed during the visit.
• HPG: Turkey is deliberately bombing civilian settlements in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state, which has suffered severe blows in the face of the guerrilla resistance, is deliberately bombing civilian settlements in South Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: We will make the enemy regret setting foot on Kurdistan land 

  Guerrillas of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) spoke about the Turkish state's military assault on Medya Defense Zones. The guerrilla fighters said, “We will make the enemy regret setting foot on Kurdistan land.”
• YJA Star guerrillas speak about the resistance against the Turkish army 

  YJA Star guerrillas resisting the attacks of the Turkish state continue to strike heavy blows to the invading forces.
• People of Batîfa and Keşan protest Turkish occupation attacks 

  The Turkish state is bombing civilian areas during the military attacks it is carrying out in South Kurdistan. The people of Batîfa and Keşan protested the silence of the South Kurdish authorities.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish occupation forces in Zap region 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in a guerrilla assauly in the Zap region of southern Kurdistan.
• KCK: A great struggle based on the June offensive 

  In the course of the last 17 years, the Kurdish freedom movement has gone through far-reaching changes, said the KCK Executive Council at the anniversary of the guerrilla offensive on June 1, 2004, and commemorated the martyrs of the liberation struggle.
• KCK: The KDP enables the expansion of Turkish occupation 

  KCK Foreign Relations Committee criticized the KDP for its collaboration with Turkish fascism and warned that the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Zones, which started on April 23, serves to destroy all achievements in South Kurdistan.
• Turkey is alleged to have purchased lands in South Kurdistan 

  Radio Politic Press, broadcasting in South Kurdistan, has voiced important allegations over the plunder of nature by the Turkish state in Kurdish soils.
• Murat Karayilan: Guerrillas are foiling Turkey's attacks with creativity and determination 

  “The Turkish state cannot fully implement its occupation plan in South Kurdistan. Some places have been occupied, but even there the army does not have complete control,” said Murat Karayilan (PKK).
• Elif Ronahî: The guerrillas are not fighting an ordinary war  

  Elif Ronahî from the KCK Presidential Council spoke about the current situation in Kurdistan in a TV interview.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action carried out in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.