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• HPG Press Centre releases identity of guerrilla fallen in Mardin 

  HPG promised that "we will carry the flag of freedom that our martyrs handed over to us to victory".
• AKP invests in war and destroys nature in Hakkari 

  The AKP-MHP government continues to slaughter nature with dams and HPPs in Hakkari for "security" reasons. In addition, 2 new prisons will be put into operation in 2020.
• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers killed in Bitlis 

  Eleven soldiers of the Turkish army were killed during guerrilla actions in Northern Kurdistan. The guerrillas were able to secure numerous weapons.
• Turkish jets bomb Bradost 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Five people jailed in Van 

  Of the 15 people who were detained in Van province three days ago, 5 have been remanded in custody.
• Names of two fallen guerrilla fighters published 

  The HPG published the names of two guerrilla fighters who died in April during a military operation on Mount Cudi in Şırnak.
• DTK condemns Dersim genocide, calls for national unity 

  The DTK condemned the Dersim genocide and called for national unity.
• Associations demand disclosure of location of Seyit Rıza's grave 

  Marking the anniversary of the Dersim Massacre, 12 Alevi associations asked for the recognition of the 4 May as Dersim '38 Tertele (genocide) day and the disclosure of the place where the graves of Seyit Rıza and his friends are.
• Iranian forces kill two more kolbars in border area 

  Kolbars live from carrying loads across the dangerous borders in Kurdistan taking dangerous routes to earn their living through trade between Northern, Southern and Eastern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Two MIT and three counter-guerrilla members killed in Amed 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Amed countryside, killing 5 elements of the Turkish army.
• Activists sentenced to death in Hewler denounce torture 

  Activists Mazlum Dağ and Muhammet Beşiksiz, who were sentenced to death in Hewlêr for the murder of an MIT official, are being held in solitary confinement and denounce torture that has increased after Turkey’s attack on Zinê Wertê.
• Yüksekova graveyard targeted for the 7th time 

  The cemetery in Yüksekova, Hakkari was attacked for the 7th time despite being located next to a police station.
• Turkish soldiers desecrate guerrilla graves in Bingöl 

  A large number of guerrilla graves have been destroyed in villages in the countryside of Bingöl province.
• Police raid houses, detain 14 people in Van 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people are not ceased even in times of pandemic.
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed and armored vehicle destroyed in Gabar 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against a Cobra-type armored vehicle patrolling in Gabar. While the armored vehicle was destroyed in the action, 5 invading Turkish soldiers were killed.
• PUK official exposes MIT-KDP cooperation 

  Eta Serawi, from the executive board of PUK, said that the Turkish Intelligence Agency, MIT, is monitoring areas under the guerrilla control in Zînî Wertê, along with a force affiliated to the KDP. Serawi shared images to support his claim.
• Earthquake in Sulaymaniyah 

  A 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been reported in Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan.
• People demonstrate against a conflict between Kurdish parties 

  In Southern Kurdistan, demonstrators were stopped on the way to Zînî Wertê. The activists then demonstrated in Qemteran area against the threatening military escalation between Kurdish parties.
• Guerillas hit Turkish soldiers in Cudi region 

  HPG hit a Turkish army military camp in the Cudi mountains. In Southern Kurdistan, the Turkish Air Force carried out several air strikes, killing two civilians.
• The KDP fears Kurdish national unity 

  The internal politics of the KDP in Kurdistan today has completely collapsed. 
• Turkish air raid kills two young civilians in South Kurdistan 

  Genocidal attacks of the Turkish state are claiming more civilian lives in three parts of Kurdistan amid a worldwide silence.
• Turkish jets bomb Guhane Valley in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• Two villages in Hakkari under Corona quarantine 

  Two villages in the province of Hakkari are under quarantine due to positive corona infections.
• DBP Co-chair: Turkey's annihilation policy continues 

  DBP leader Keskin Bayındır describes the attacks on Southern and Western Kurdistan as well as the law enforcement reform in Turkey as a product of the annihilation policy of the AKP regime.
• Coronavirus pandemic triggers return to the villages 

  With the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, many people have returned from the cities in the provinces Hakkari and Van to the villages from which they were displaced in the 1990s.