KURDISTAN

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• Curfew in 19 villages in Bitlis 

  The Turkish army has announced an operation in the Kurdish province of Bitlis. A curfew has been imposed on almost twenty settlement areas. For the inhabitants, the measure means a complete isolation from the outside world.
• Access to Bertul Valley banned 

  In the Kurdish regions more and more areas are being declared as so-called special security zones. Especially the Gabar area in Şırnak resembles a security fortress of the village guards. Civilians are not allowed to enter the valley.
• Van citizens say quarantine is yet another torture method 

  Many neighbourhoods were quarantined after it was established that the condolence tents set up in the Emin Pasha neighborhood had been the focus of the coronavirus cases.
• Trustee has library named after Celadet Elî Bedîrxan demolished 

  The trustee of the Kurdish city of Siirt, appointed by the Turkish Minister of the Interior in mid-May, had the library named after Celadet Elî Bedîrxan demolished.
• Human bones found in mass grave in Mardin sent to Istanbul 

  The human bones that have been discovered in Dargeçit, Mardin have been sent to Istanbul for examination.
• Turkish air raid kills a father and son in Behdinan 

  Turkey’s genocidal war against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan is claiming more lives every day.
• Names of three female guerrillas who fell in Dersim announced 

  The HPG published the names of three guerrilla fighters who died in a Turkish air raid in Dersim last October.
• Turkish jets bomb South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish regime’s genocidal attacks against the Kurds continue in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Villager finds mass grave in Dargeçit 

  JİTEM, which was established and run secretly by the state in the 90s in Kurdistan, had kidnapped thousands of Kurds and buried them in mass graves after killing them.
• 2 YRK guerrillas and 3 civilians fall martyrs in Asos air strikes 

  The General Command of the YRK issued a statement regarding the air raid carried out on 26 May in the village of Sefre in the region of Asos in South Kurdistan and said three civilians and two guerrillas fell martyrs.
• Turkish warplanes bomb village in Amediye, South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state fighter jets bombed a village in the district of Amediye in South Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas carry out actions in Heftanin, Van, Amed and Hatay 

  The HPG-BIM said in a written statement it carried out actions against the invading Turkish forces in Heftanin, Van, Amed and Hatay between 24 and 27 May.
• Turkish army shells Bradost region in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan as part of its all-out war against the Kurdish people.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish military post in Hakkari 

  The HPG targeted an outpost of the Turkish army in the province of Hakkari in northern Kurdistan.
• HPG guerrilla Gîvara says the PKK is a chance for future 

  HPG guerrilla Gîvara said that every Kurdish teenager should play his role in this historic period.
• HDP Ceylan reiterates need for Kurdish unity 

  The right to have a say for Kurds in the Middle East is only possible if unity is established in Kurdistan on a democratic basis, says HDP Amed Provincial co-chair Zeyat Ceylan.
• Turkish warplanes bomb region of Bradost 

  The invading Turkish state warplanes bombed the region of Bradost in South Kurdistan.
• Turkish drone bombs a village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in three parts of Kurdistan continue unabated.
• Storm in Van leaves many houses with no roof, destroys tents 

  A storm has raged over the north Kurdish province of Van for three days causing heavy damages.
• 18,000 people in quarantine in Van 

  The official figures of 478 coronavirus infections and ten deaths for Van are likely to be greatly understated. The mourning ceremony of an Islamist group in the province bordering on Iran triggered a new wave of infections in early May.
• 40 villages in Mardin without electricity for 12 days 

  Dozens of villages in rural areas of the Mardin province have been without electricity for twelve days. The supplier, which is close to the AKP, accuses thousands of people of electricity theft without proof and demands huge amounts of back payments.
• HPG: Two positions destroyed, three soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Tents of earthquake victims in Van collapse 

  Due to the storm in the past few days, tents and temporary stables collapsed in the earthquake zone in Van province. Numerous sheep and freshly born lambs lost their lives.
• HPG commander Gabar: We must reject the enemy's dirty tricks 

  "Abdullah Öcalan has always given the Turkish state opportunities because he wants to solve the Kurdish question in Turkey in a peaceful way. The government wants to use this as a weak point."
• Revenge Unit releases footage of attack against MIT post 

  Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit Command released images of the action against MIT (Turkish intelligence) at Kani Masi outpost on 13 May.