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• HPG reports intense military activity by Iranian army 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Center said in a written statement that the military activity of the Iranian army around guerrilla-controlled areas continues.
• More arrests in Van and Siirt 

  While Turkish police forces raided many houses and carried out large number of detentions in various cities and districts across the Kurdish region this morning, reports are coming through about more detentions and arrests in the region.
• Thousands bid farewell to Abdullah Öge killed in Bingöl 

  Abdullah Öge, who lost his life in an armed attack in Bingöl while driving HDP election vehicle back to his house after transporting people to a rally of the party, was laid to rest following a ceremony attended by thousands of people.
• Massive detentions in Kurdish region ahead of elections 

  Turkish police continue to carry out detentions in North Kurdistan ahead of the general elections.
• PUK delegation in North Kurdistan to attend HDP rally in Amed 

  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Politburo representative Mele Bextiyar and an accompanying delegation of 10 persons have arrived North Kurdistan to attend the rally of the HDP in the main Kurdish city Amed today.
• YPG liberates 10 villages and kills 45 gang members 

  4 YPG fighters lost their lives in the fight against ISIS in Kobanê and Cizîr yesterday, where YPG liberated 10 villages and killed 45 gang members.
• Assassinations against ISIS gangs in Şengal: 5 gang members killed 

  HPG forces in Şengal organized 5 assassinations against ISIS gangs in Şengal and killed 5 gang members.
• 13 detained in midnight operations in Hakkari and Muş 

  Repression of police and soldiers against Kurdish civilians has remarkably increased three days ahead of the general elections to take place in Turkey and North Kurdistan on June 7.
• KCK: Best response to the attacks should be stronger support for HDP 

  KCK said the murder in Bingöl was perpetrated by counter forces affiliated to JITEM (Gendarmerie Intelligence and Anti-Terror Unit), and that the AKP government was behind all the attacks carried out against the HDP during the election campaign.
• HPG: Counter-guerrilla activities on the increase in North Kurdistan 

  HPG Press Office has reported that counter-guerrilla activities are on the increase in North Kurdistan ahead of 7 June elections, while the operations, ambushes and flights of the Turkish military forces also continue increasingly.
• 30 detained in Şırnak, including 8 children 

  Turkish police arrests increase 4 days before the elections. During this morning’s simultaneous operations in Şırnak, 8 children and 22 adults were arrested.
• New documents unravel ISIS-Turkish state cooperation 

  YPG uncovered Turkish flags, plane tickets of gangs who traveled through Turkey on the way to Syria, Turkish translations of the Koran, and the list of Turkish gang members who participated in the attack against YPG positions in Til Xenzir.
• DBP Artuklu Municipal Council member detained 

  DBP (Party of Democratic Regions, formerly BDP) Artuklu Municipal Council member Ramazan Kavri was taken into custody as a result of a raid in his house early this morning.
• PKK guerrillas a source of hope and trust for the people 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas fighting ISIS gangs in South Kurdistan for almost a year now are being welcomed with great interest and love by the local people.
• Conference on Iran and Eastern Kurdistan in EP 

  On June 4th, the European Parliament (EP) will host a conference entitled “The Crisis in Middle East, Iran, and the Kurds”.
• Military activity of the Turkish army in Kurdistan continues 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Center reported in a written statement that the military activity of the Turkish army in Kurdistan continues.
• YPG military campaign in Cizirê marks a historic development 

  On its 26th day, YPG’s ‘Commander Rubar Qamişlo Initiative’ was expanded 25 km to the southwest of Mebrûka and and 63 km to the southwest of Serêkanîyê.
• 600 Kurdish civilians from Girê Spi remain stuck at Turkish border 

  Girê Spi Civil Society Forum stated that around 600 Kurdish civilians who fled Girê Spî due to an ISIS massacre threat and arrived the border to North Kurdistan have suffered a tear-gas attack by Turkish soldiers.
• 4 YPG fighters laid to rest in Kandil 

  4 YPG fighters who lost their lives in Operation Commander Rubar Qamislo to liberate the rural areas and villages of the western parts of Cizir Canton of Rojava, have been laid to rest in Kandil.
• Struggle of Êzîdîs on Mount Sinjar continues 

  The onset of summer and hot weather has brought along ever more challenging conditions for the Êzîdî people who continue living on Mount Sinjar since the savage ISIS gangs occupied their homeland and committed brutal massacres as of 3 August 2014.
• Heavy blow on ISIS gangs in Serêkaniyê 

  The Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo launched by the YPG/YPJ forces to cleanse the rural areas and the villages in the western part of the Cizîr canton of Rojava continues in its second stage in the south-western parts of the Serêkaniyê town.
• HPG guerrillas: PKK became people’s banner with the June 1 initiative 

  HPG guerrillas spoke to ANF on the anniversary of the June 1 initiative that emerged in response to the international conspiracy of 1999 when Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan was kidnapped and arrested.
• Turkish military activity increases ahead of elections 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement that the military activity of the Turkish forces increasingly continues ahead of general elections to be held one week later, on 7 June.
• Turkish YJA Star guerrilla: HDP represents the true essence of people 

  Turkish guerilla Avaşîn Kütahya from YJA Star stated that the PKK struggle began for the freedom of Kurdish people and became more universal as it transformed into a struggle for all oppressed people such as Laz, Circassian, and Turkish.
• 23 dead in Qamishlo fire 

  Cizîr Canton Council of Health Deputy President Silêman Ehmed stated that 23 people died in yesterday's fire in Meyselun Neighborhood health center in Qamishlo city of West Kurdistan, Rojava.