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• KCK: Erdoğan’s aim is legitimization of occupation and new attacks 

  In a statement about Erdoğan’s upcoming visit to Baghdad and Erbil, KCK said that Turkey’s real aim is to gain legitimacy for its 87 military bases as well as its occupation of Iraqi territory and to legitimize its planned new attacks.
• KNK: We will not allow occupation in Kurdistan 

  At the 22nd General Assembly meeting of the KNK, the Turkish state's occupation attacks on Metîna were condemned it was empasised that "We will not allow the hegemony of the occupiers in the lands of Kurdistan.”
• Kurdish teacher sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran 

  In East Kurdistan, another education lecturer from the socio-cultural association Nojîn has been sentenced to many years in prison.
• KNK calls for national unity against occupation 

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) 22nd General Assembly Interim Period meeting condemned the invasion attacks of the Turkish state against the guerrilla-controlled Metîna region and called for Kurdish unity against these attacks.
• HPG: Turkish army wants to expand the invasion operation in Metina step by step 

  The Turkish army is continuously bombarding the Metina region with helicopters, warplanes, artillery and howitzers. HPG stated that the Turkish army wants to expand the invasion operation by advancing step by step.
• Turkish army launches military operation on Metina  

  The Turkish army has launched an occupation attack on the region of Metina in South Kurdistan.
• Bawer Deyndar, the selfless commander of the Cîloya Biçûk resistance 

  Bawer Deyndar, the selfless commander of the Cîloya Biçûk resistance, who became one of the symbols of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign with his heroism, became a torch of struggle for his comrades and the Kurdish people.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Berjîn Canda  

  Guerrilla Berjîn Canda was swept away by floodwaters in Xakurke and drowned. The HPG expressed its condolences to the relatives of the former anti-ISIS fighter and the Kurdish people.
• Another mass grave of Yazidis found in Shengal 

  A mass grave of Yazidis was found in Shengal, increasing the number of mass graves discovered so far to 93.
• Explosion in the car of a former PUK politburo member in Sulaymaniyah - UPDATE 

  It is reported that an explosion occurred in the car of a former politburo member of PUK in Sulaymaniyah city of South Kurdistan.
• Representatives of Shengal hold talks in Baghdad 

  A delegation of representatives from Shengal is holding a series of meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad, conveying the demands of the Shengal people and discussing political, administrative, security issues and the return of IDPs.
• Three Kurds detained in East Kurdistan 

  Over the past four weeks, at least 26 Kurdish activists and civilians have been arrested in East Kurdistan.
• A vehicle 'belonging to special warfare elements' set on fire in Erzurum 

  Jinên Tolhildêr Initiative announced that they set a vehicle on fire in Erzurum "in response to sexual assaults and special war policy."
• Turkey bombs Binarê Qendîl, injures one woman 

  Turkish warplanes bombed Kortek Hill in the Binarê Qendîl area on Wednesday evening, injuring one woman.
• Turkish soldier who sexually assaulted a woman in Şırnak imprisoned 

  A Turkish specialist sergeant who sexually assaulted a woman in the Kurdish province of Şırnak last week, has been sent to prison.
• YBŞ celebrates 'Çarşema Serê Nîsanê' holiday 

  YBŞ Command celebrated the Çarşema Serê Nîsanê holiday of the Yazidi community, Yazidi martyrs, their families and friends.
• PUK leader: Parliamentary elections will be held on 10 June as scheduled 

  PUK leader Bafil Talabani announced that the Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections will be held on 10 June as scheduled.
• KNK celebrates Çarşema Sor, calls on the Kurdish people to unite 

  KNK calls on the Kurdish people to unite and to embrace and protect the Yazidi community.
• Entrance to Kato Mountain prohibited for 15 days 

  Şırnak Governorship banned entry to the Kato Mountain rural area in Beytüşşebap for 15 days.
• Muhammed Orhan, the symbol of Van's resistance, released from prison 

  Muhammed Orhan, who became known as a symbol of Van's resistance, has been released. “I knew I was right. It was a justified resistance and we won,” said the 18-year-old upon his release.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Bêrîtan Şemsê and Garzan Tolhildan  

  Guerrillas Bêrîtan Şemsê and Garzan Tolhildan were killed in an attack by Turkish occupation forces in the Zap region. The HPG paid tribute their struggle and expressed their condolences to their families and the Kurdish people.
• Turkish soldiers threaten to kill local people in Şemdinli 

  In Şapatan village of Şemdinli, soldiers opened fire at the people in a minibus that they stopped, threatening and insulting them.
• YRK: Turkish attack killed a young Kurdish man in Asos region 

  The YRK announced that a patriotic young man named Muhammed Seyit was martyred in an attack carried out by the Turkish state in the Asos region.
• Iran border guards shoot dead two kolbars in Sardasht 

  Two kolbars were killed by gunfire from Iranian border guards in separate incidents in the border areas of Bitush in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, and Bastam in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, on 13 April.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of 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).