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• People demonstrate in Qandil: Down with betrayal 

  In the Binarê Qandil region of Southern Kurdistan, a demonstration has been held to protest against the threatening Kurdish fratricidal war.
• DTK calls on parties to "listen to the voice of the people" 

  Drawing attention to the dirty plans in South Kurdistan, the DTK called for national union stressing its importance.
• Open letter from the KNK about tension in South Kurdistan  

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) co-chairs Zeynep Murad and Ahmed Karamus wrote a letter about the growing tension in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Six soldiers killed in Lelikan 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish army positions located on Lelikan Hill. Six invaders Turkish soldiers were killed in the action, 1 surveillance camera was destroyed.
• People in Zînî Wertê ask the KDP to withdraw its forces 

  The people of Zînî Wertê called on the KDP to withdraw its military forces from the region.
• Contradictory statements in Van over coronavirus cause concern 

  HDP Van Provincial co-chair Ökkeş Kawa and CHP Provincial chair Mehmet Kurukçu asked for measures to prevent coronavirus outbreak as refugees continue to arrive in Van. 
• Negligence makes number of coronavirus cases increase in Van 

  The number of coronavirus cases is gradually increasing due to the lack of precautions in Van. In the village of Örmetaş in Başkale there has been a surge in cases, with 44 confirmed.
• United Kurdish Women's Platform calls for national unity 

  The United Kurdish Women's Platform said: "This is the day in which Kurds protect each other from the occupiers, and strengthen the struggle for freedom in Kurdistan."
• Turkey bombs area in Wertê 

  It has been reported that the invading Turkish state has bombed an area near Zînî Wertê, where tension has been escalating for days.
• People from Wertê protest the presence of KDP forces 

  Kurdish people living around Wertê, Dola Reqe, Dola Şawrê, Dola Pilingan and Raperin region reacted to the deployment of KDP forces in Wertê with a protest action.
• Twin family campaign reaches 250 families in Amed 

  Within the framework of the twin family campaign launched by the HDP, 250 needy families in the Corona crisis have been reached in Amed so far.
• ISIS members attack Iraqi soldiers in Maxmur region 

  Two Iraqi soldiers were killed on Mount Qereçox.
• PKK’s Kalkan: Deployment of KDP forces in Wertê is unacceptable 

  Duran Kalkan describes the stationing of KDP Peshmerga in Qandil as the reason for the war. The KDP allows itself to be instrumentalized by the US and Turkey in order to support the Turkish occupation operation in Bradost from Qandil, he says.
• 112 artists from South Kurdistan issue appeal on Zînî Wertê 

  Call on "all political Kurdish parties to avoid being part of the invading enemy's plans."
• KCK: Plans to attack and occupy Qandil are underway 

  As Turkey and KDP have agreed on a siege of the Qandil region, the location of the guerrilla unit bombed by the Turkish air force has been revealed from the KDP camp built in Zinê Wertê.
• Turkish soldiers target guerrillas' graves to intimidate families 

  Soldiers went to the graves one by one, taking away flags and yellow-red-green symbols, then went to the families' homes and got their identity information.
• Trustee dismisses 28 workers in Özalp, Van 

  The workers were dismissed on the grounds that they were “not needed”.
• HPG announces the names two fallen guerrillas 

  The HPG published the identity of two guerrilla fighters who died in Ağrı countryside last year.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish troops participating in an operation in Xakurke region of Medya Defense Zones.
• KCK calls for strengthened solidarity and organization 

  KCK has issued a statement on the current Covid-19 pandemic and called on people to be more organized and show solidarity.
• Kurdish parties and groups: Silence encourages Turkey's attacks 

  Kurdish institutions and organizations denounced the Maxmur massacre and reacted to the South and Iraqi governments silence by saying: "Silence actually prompts Turkey to continue the attacks."
• KJK warns against new Turkish occupation plans 

  Following Wednesday's deadly air raids, the KJK warns of a new comprehensive occupation plan by the Turkish state and a resurgence of inner-Kurdish conflicts.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Heftanin and Mardin 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed during guerrilla actions in Heftanin and Mardin.
• Van citizens pay heaviest fines for not complying with lockdown 

  726 people who did not comply with the curfew imposed due to the epidemic in Van were fined 2 million 229 thousand liras.
• Turkish state makes new military shipments to South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state has recently been increasing its military presence in the bases it established in South Kurdistan.