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• Hunger strike in Hewler on day 186 

  Kurds are on hunger strikes against the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish army attacks civilians in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Delegation from Maxmur visited Yagiz on day 185 of hunger strike 

  A delegation from the Maxmur Refugee Camp visited Nasir Yagiz, who has been on a hunger strike for 185 days in Hewler against the isolation.
• Hunger strike in Maxmur on day 160 

  The hunger strike in Maxmur against the isolation continues on day 160 as the 54th group takes over.
• 11 Turkish soldiers killed in ‘Revolutionary Victory Initiative’ 

  Actions carried out by guerrillas as part of the ‘Revolutionary Victory Initiative’ in Serhat region of northern Kurdistan left 11 soldiers of the Turkish army dead.
• Turkish army bombed villages in southern Kurdistan 

  Last night, the Turkish army bombed several villages in southern Kurdistan.
• Veli Encü taken into custody 

  Veli Encü, who lost a brother and many relatives in the Roboski massacre, has been detained following a house raid by the gendarmerie.
• HPG: Five Turkish soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  In a series of actions by guerrillas of the People's Defense Forces and Free Women’s Troops YJA-Star in the southern Kurdistan region, five Turkish soldiers have been killed.
• Body of Kurdish martyr given to his family after three years 

  Hüseyin Ecer fell three years ago in the resistance for self-government in northern Kurdistan. Only now did his family receive the corpse.
• People denounce ISIS activities in Maxmur region 

  The growing activity of the Islamic State jihadist militia around the Maxmur region is causing widespread concern among the population. There are reportedly at least 300 ISIS jihadists on Mount Qereçox in Iraq.
• Death fast activist Özdemir: Our only option is to prevail 

  Merwan Memduh Özdemir is on day 9 of his death fast in Sulaymaniyah against the isolation. Özdemir said: “We will smash the Imrali system. We will do it at the cost of our lives. We have no other option.”
• 9 Turkish soldiers killed in Amadiya 

  The action against Turkish units in Amadiya countryside on May 16 left 9 soldiers dead.
• Shengal: demonstration for humanitarian corridor 

  Hundreds moved to the border with Rojava in Shengal yesterday, demanding the opening of the humanitarian corridor. Despite obstruction attempts by Iraqi soldiers, the protest prevailed.
• Death fast activist: We will break the isolation with resistance 

  Merwan Memduh Ozdemir, who has been on a death fast for 5 days in Sulaimaniyah against the isolation, said: “We will break the isolation.”
• Hunger strikes continue in Maxmur 

  The hunger strike in Maxmur against the isolation is on day 154. Fadile Tok is on day 119 of her hunger strike.
• Hunger strikes in South Kurdistan continue 

  Activists in South Kurdistan continue their hunger strikes against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Shengal: Open the Humanitarian Corridor! 

  The health committee of Shengal calls on the Iraqi government and the responsible authorities to immediately open the humanitarian corridor between Shengal and Rojava.
• Youth from Southern Kurdistan visit Ozdemir 

  Two youth movements from Southern Kurdistan visited Merwan Memduh Ozdemir, who is on a death fast against the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan in Sulaimaniyah.
• Explosion during passage of Turkish soldiers in Amadiya 

  An explosion occurred during the passage of a vehicle transporting Turkish soldiers in Amadiya, Southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers pose for photos with feet on bodies of guerillas 

  Turkish soldiers continue their inhumane practices. The soldiers were discovered to have posed for photos with their feet on the bodies of guerrillas martyred in Dersim.
• Turkish air raid killed a civilian in South Kurdistan 

  While a Turkish scout plane crashed near Amadiya, Turkish air raids killed a civilian in Hewler countryside.
• Young man goes on death fast in Sulaymaniyah 

  A young man named Memduh Ozdemir in Sulaymaniyah went on a death fast to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Guerrillas: Attacks against mothers won’t go without a response 

  YRK guerrillas said the attacks against mothers protesting to lend their voice to the hunger strikers in prisons won’t go without a response.
• Patriotic Youth took over the hunger strike in Sulaymaniyah 

  Members of the Kurdistan Patriotic Youth Movement took over the hunger strike on 152nd day in Sulaymaniyah.
• Footage from guerrilla raid in Turkish military base in Şemdinli 

  Guerrillas raided a Turkish military base on May 4.