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• Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas 35 times with chemical weapons and banned explosives 

  The occupying Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas 35 times with chemical weapons and banned explosives. It was determined that some of the chemical gases used in combination with pepper spray were orange in colour.
• ‘More must be done against special war policies’ 

  DBP Amed Provincial Co-Chair Sultan Yaray said that they are trying to expose and stand against the state's special war policies targeting women and youth, but they need to work harder.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs Kobanê and Cûdî  

  The HPG published the identities of two fallen guerrillas. Deniz Aras Kobanê and Rustem Cûdî died in an attack by the Turkish army in the southern Kurdish region of Xakurke in December 2021.
• YJA-Star guerrillas Havîn and Cûdî: Öcalan is a leader for all 

  YJA-Star guerrillas Bêrîtan Havîn and Zeyneb Cûdî said that the emergence of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan provided a historical exit for humanity as he is a leader for all.
• Tevgera Azadi: Turkish state is advancing deeper into Kurdistan Region in cooperation with the KDP 

  Tevgera Azadi said, "The KDP has embarked on a very dangerous partnership. The Turkish state is advancing deeper and deeper into the territory of the Kurdistan Region in co-operation with the KDP.”
• Baghdad allocates 5 seats for minorities in South Kurdistan  

  Iraqi High Election Commission Spokesperson Jumane Helayi announced that Turkmen, Christians and Armenians living in the Federal Kurdistan Region were allocated 5 seats in the parliament.
• MAK says it carried out action against police headquarters in Nusaybin 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Militia announced that they carried out an action with handmade explosives against the district police headquarters in Nusaybin in retaliation for the isolation and military and political genocide imposed by the Turkish state.
• HPG warns village guards against participation in Turkey’s invasion of guerrilla areas 

  HPG issued a warning to village guards not to take part in the planned large-scale invasion of the Medya Defence Zones, stating: “Those who betray their own people will sooner or later be brought to account.”
• Military operation launched in Van countryside 

  The Turkish army launched an extensive military operation in Zilan Creek in Van province.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Turkish army launches comprehensive attack in Lice countryside 

  The occupying Turkish state launched a comprehensive military attack against Şehîd Remzi Area in Lice. Local sources report violent explosions and gunshots from the area.
• PUK: KDP is preventing the elections but they will be held sooner or later! 

  PUK Spokesperson Saeed Ahmed Pîre stated that the KDP is preventing the Kurdistan Region Parliament elections from being held.
• PKK: KDP administration and Barzani family have taken betrayal to the next level 

  Stating that the KDP and the Barzani family have taken the betrayal with the Turkish Republic to the next level, the PKK Foreign Relations Committee called for opposing the KDP's betrayal and co-operation with the Turkish Republic.
• Van under siege by the police and military 

  Public life in Van has been paralysed by a large contingent of "security forces" since the local elections. Emergency forces with water cannons are positioned on all major streets. Police helicopters circle over the city day and night.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs Zêrevan and Koçer 

  Guerrillas Mervan Zêrevan and Tufan Koçer were killed by Turkish occupying forces in Xakurke. The HPG praised them as "exemplary representatives of the PKK’s militancy."
• PUK Spokesperson: Masrour Barzani encourages the Turkish state to attack Sulaymaniyah 

  PUK Spokesperson Seedi Ahmet Pire stated that Masrour Barzani, the head of the Kurdistan Region government, encouraged the Turkish state to attack the city of Sulaymaniyah instead of protecting it.
• 21 of the 55 people detained in Van remanded in custody 

  21 of 55 people detained in house raids in Van on 13 May were imprisoned, while the rest were released on "judicial control conditions".
• 'Leader Öcalan is a Guest in Your Home' campaign in Shengal 

  Women are presenting brochures and photographs of Abdullah Öcalan to the houses they visit in the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar).
• Iranian state forces kill a kolbar in Bane  

  Iranian state forces attacked a group of kolbars in the Hengejale border region of Bane and killed a young man named Wahid Qadirpur.
• Three people from the Arvas family were sent to prison 

  Three of the four members of the Arvas family, who were taken into custody in a gendarmerie and special operations raid in Westan on Wednesday, were arrested and sent to prison.
• At least 25 people taken into custody in Şirnak 

  At least 25 people were taken into custody in house raids carried out by Turkish state forces in the Cizre and Idil districts of Şirnak.
• Iranian regime murdered another Kurdish citizen 

  Iranian regime forces murdered a Kurdish citizen working as a driver in Banê, Rojhilatê Kurdistan.
• HPG reports ongoing actions against the Turkish army in guerrilla areas 

  Guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 'Our place is in the mountains of Kurdistan', say new guerrillas 

  25 new guerrillas have completed training at the Martyr Erdal School. The young guerrillas explain: “We don’t want to live in a system that turns us into robots.”
• Four Kurdish civilians sentenced to prison in Rojhilat 

  The Iranian regime’s political repression of the Kurdish population in Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) continues unabated.