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• Union of Turkish Bar Associations protests usurpation of Hakkari Municipality  

  The Union of Turkish Bar Associations protested the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality and demanded that the right to vote and be elected be respected and the co-mayor of the municipality be reinstated.
• Hakkari Municipality co-mayor salutes resistance to usurpation of people's will 

  Hakkari Municipality co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış was deposed from his charge after being taken into custody. He told his lawyers to thank the resistance outside.
• CHP delegation goes to Hakkari  

  CHP spokesperson Deniz Yücel said about the appointment of a trustee to Hakkari Municipality that it was a “usurpation of will”, and added that they will send a delegation to the city.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for May: 43 soldiers killed, 1 UCAV shot down 

  HPG announced its war balance sheet for May. Accordingly, guerrillas carried out 82 actions and 43 soldiers were killed. The invaders attacked guerrilla areas 286 times with chemical materials and 37 times with banned explosives.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative calls for street protests “until we take back our municipality” 

  Reacting to the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality, the Kurdistan People's Initiative said: “We call on all our people living in Kurdistan and Europe to take to the streets until we take back our municipality.”
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Azad Çekdar Mahir 

  The HPG paid tribute to guerrilla Azad Çekdar Mahir, who fell as a martyr seven years ago in Malatya.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of actions against Turkish army 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of actions carried out against the Turkish army using a special technique in Zap.
• DEM Party members protest raid on Hakkari Municipality and arrest of co-mayor 

  DEM Party members protested the raid on Hakkari Municipality and the detention of co-mayor Sıddık Akis.
• Trustee appointed to Hakkari Municipality - NEW 

  Hakkari Municipality was usurped, and a trustee was appointed.
• DEM Party co-chairs protest police raid on Hakkari municipality 

  DEM Party co-chairs protested the police raid on Hakkari Municipality and said, "Enough is enough."
• DEM Party wins Hilvan local elections 

  Garip Yeşil and Serhan Paydaş from the DEM Party, won the Hilvan Municipality. They said that they would serve all residents and dedicated the election results to Kurdish politician Muhsin Melik.
• Iran border guards kill a young kolbar in Baneh 

  The attacks of Iranian forces against Kurdish kolbars continue.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Zap 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region 3 times using a special technique, destroying 1 container and 1 position.
• HSM congratulates the 20th anniversary of the guerrilla offensive of 1 June 2004 

  After Abdullah Öcalan's kidnapping in 1999 and attempts to annihilate the Kurdish liberation movement both internally and externally, the guerrilla offensive of 1 June 2004 was an important liberation strike.
• KCK calls for solidarity with Rojava and action against Turkish crimes in North-East Syria 

  Condemning the latest wave of Turkish attacks on North-East Syria, KCK said: “We call on everyone to oppose these crimes and take action against them.”
• Bafil Talabani: If we can unite, we can guarantee our rights 

  PUK Chairman Bafil Talabani said, “If we can unite, we will guarantee our rights. Division does not serve any side.”
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Guerrillas destroyed a construction machine used by the Turkish army to build military roads in the strategically important area of Girê Amêdîyê in Zap region.
• Kurdish political parties in Syria: Kurdish National Unity is a must 

  Kurdish political parties in Syria stated that the realisation of Kurdish National Unity is essential in the face of increasing attacks and conflicts around the world.
• HPG: Two soldiers killed, 1 helicopter hit by the guerrillas 

  The HPG Press Liaison Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that guerrilla forces killed two soldiers in Metîna, hit a helicopter in Avaşîn and hit the Turkish invaders with heavy weapons in in Zap.
• KNK condemns attacks on kolbars, calls on Iran to protect the lives of its citizens 

  The Kurdistan National Congress condemned the attacks of the Iranian state forces against kolbars, stating that these attacks are part of a hostile policy against the Kurdish people.
• Figs are Shengal's source of income 

  When figs are mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is Warê Xidirê. Mam Xêro has been farming for 33 years. He puts his figs on sale in Shengal and Mosul markets.
• At least 17 kolbars died in the last 70 days 

  According to the data shared by Kolbarnews, a total of 17 kolbars, including a child, have lost their lives in the border regions of Kurdistan in the last 70 days. 12 of them were killed as a result of direct fire opened by Iranian state forces.
• Amed Provincial Command warns those “spying and working for the enemy” 

  The Amed Provincial Command warned those spying and said, “We will definitely hold to account those who harm our patriotic people in various ways and those who have the blood of guerrillas on their hands."
• HPG pays tribute to martyr guerrilla commander Hewrê Çiya 

  Hewrê Çiya was born in Eastern Kurdistan and spent his youth in Germany. As a guerrilla commander, he played a decisive role in defending the resistance stronghold of Zap against the Turkish occupiers.
• Guerrillas talk about being exposed to Turkish chemical weapons  

  Guerrillas Şahin Armanc and Rojda Zagros, who took part in the historical resistance in the Girê Ortê Area and fought relentlessly for months, talked about the chemical attacks carried out by the Turkish state and the guerrilla's resistance against them.