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• 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.
• Call for action for HPG guerrilla sentenced to death in Iran 

  The death sentence given to Hatem Özdemir, an HPG guerrilla captured by the Iranian state, was upheld by the higher court.
• Two villagers aged 75 and 76 detained during military operation in Hizan 

  Turkish army continues its operations in northern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Guerrilla tunnels were bombed with chemical gas and prohibited explosives 67 times in two days 

  The HPG Press Liaison Centre reported that the guerrilla tunnels were bombed 67 times by the occupying Turkish army with chemical gas and prohibited weapons on 27 and 28 May.
• Iraqi Supreme Electoral Commission asks Kurdistan Region government for new elections date 

  The Iraqi Supreme Electoral Commission asked the Kurdistan Region government to set a new date for parliamentary elections.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of Turkish UCAV shot down in Qandil 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the shooting down of a Turkish UCAV by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla commander Reşîd Serdar 

  Guerrilla Reşîd Serdar died four years ago. He was an area commander of the HPG and fell as a martyr in fierce fighting and subsequent air strikes by the Turkish army in his home region of Van.
• Turkish army launches operation in Elazığ countryside 

  The Turkish state launched a ground offensive in the Palu countryside of Elazığ.
• HPG: Patriot Mehmet Yıldırım was brutally murdered in front of his family in Lice 

  HPG-BIM stated that patriot Mehmet Yıldırım was brutally murdered in front of his family in Lice district of Amed on 24 May 2024 and said, "We commemorate the martyrs of the Yıldırım family and all our martyrs with respect and gratitude."
• 'Yazidi people should return to their lands' 

  Yazidis in Mam Reşan Camp returned to their lands, ending 10 years of longing. Most of the group of 200 families settled in Digur.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Mount Asos 

  The occupying Turkish state bombed Mount Asos on the border of Qeladiz district of Raperin in South Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas down a Turkish UCAV in Qandil 

  HPG guerrillas shot down an "AKSUNGUR" type UCAV of the Turkish state in the skies of Qandil.
• Prohibited weapons used against guerrillas exposed 

  A YJA Star guerrilla stated that they confiscated the explosives used against the resistance tunnels and explained what effect they had.
• MAK destroys a Turkish military point in Amed 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Militia announced that they targeted a military point used by Turkish soldiers and guards in Amed (Diyarbakır).
• 11 people, including minors, taken into custody in Gever 

  The Turkish regime's political extermination campaign against the Kuridsh population continues unabated.
• PUK: Terrorist groups are deployed in Germiyan region 

  PUK Presidency Council Member Salar Mahmoud said that the events in Germiyan and Kirkuk have evolved into a political crisis and that if the problems are not solved, major disasters may occur.
• Mehmet Yıldırım laid to rest in Lice 

  Mehmet Yıldırım, who was murdered by Turkish state forces in Lice, was laid to rest.
• Guerrillas continue their actions against Turkish occupation forces 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carried out a series of actions in Gever, Zap and Metîna. 1 Turkish soldier was killed and 1 was wounded, while 1 surveillance camera and 7 photo traps were destroyed.
• Footage of explosion with Turkey’s banned weapons in guerrilla areas 

  A video recorded in the guerrilla areas in northern Iraq this month shows a huge explosion with banned weapons, causing a cloud of dust to rise hundreds of metres high.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Laşer and Zîlan 

  Jiyanda Laşer and Berfîn Zîlan drowned in April while attempting to cross the Zap in southern Kurdistan. The HPG said that the Kurdish Jiyanda from Bakur and the Arab Berfîn from Rojava were valuable guerrillas in the women's liberation struggle.
• Man killed by Turkish soldiers in Lice 

  A person named Mehmet Yıldırım was murdered in an attack carried out by Turkish soldiers in Nenyas, a district of Lice.
• Turkish air strikes target villages in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of Kurdistan as part of its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people.
• HPG: Guerrillas continue to resist Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan 

  According to HPG information, the Turkish army continues to attack the guerrillas in South Kurdistan using chemical weapons, improvised explosive devices, drones and fighter jets. The guerrillas continue to resist.
• Five Kurdish activists arrested over participation in Newroz celebrations in Iran 

  At least 43 Kurdish activists, artists and civilians have been detained over the past three months in various cities and villages for their involvement in Newroz celebrations.