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• Iraqi Security Commission launches investigation after Turkish drone attack in Shengal 

  The Iraqi Security Commission launched an investigation into a Turkish drone attack that targeted a house in the Khanasor district of Shengal.
• Tribes in Shengal reject pro-KDP community leader 

  The Shengal Tribal Leaders Union spoke out against the KDP's plan to impose Hazim Tahsin Beg as the Mir (community leader) of the Yazidis.
• Turkish drone strikes a house in Shengal 

  Reports are coming through of a Turkish drone attack in the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar) in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Three soldiers killed as guerrillas respond to Turkish attacks in Metina 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed on Saturday when the guerrillas exercised their right to self-defence and responded to attacks on their positions in Southern Kurdistan.
• PUK MP Karwan Gezneyi victim of a gun attack 

  Kurdistan Region Parliament PUK Parliamentarian Karwan Gezneyi was the victim of a gun attack. Gezneyi was unharmed, while a security guard was injured.
• Guerrillas respond to ongoing Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan 

  While the Turkish army continues its air and ground attacks on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan, the guerrillas exercise their right to self-defence.
• HPG: 8 soldiers killed in Mardin region 

  The HPG said that 8 soldiers were killed during the 8-day invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state in Mardin.
• ‘People of Shengal are ready to welcome the Prime Minister of Iraq’ 

  While the Prime Minister of Iraq was expected to visit Shengal today and meet with the Democratic Autonomous Administration, the visit was cancelled.
• PKK Prison Committee pays tribute to Abdulhalim Kırtay who resisted in prison for three decades 

  The PKK Prison Committee paid tribute to Abdulhalim Kırtay who resisted in the dungeons of the Turkish colonial state for three decades with great willpower, determination and a high level of consciousness.
• An indomitable city: Hakkari 

  The people of Hakkari are eagerly awaiting the elections on 14 May. The province is one of the strongholds of the Kurdish freedom struggle and at the same time a region where the Turkish state's war policy is implemented most intensively.
• HPG: Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas continue unabated 

  Guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan are under an ongoing attack by the Turkish army.
• People in Maxmur protest isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan 

  Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp residents organized a march to condemn the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG reports continued Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  While the Turkish army has carried out twelve attacks on guerrilla positions in the Zap region since Wednesday, the guerrillas exercised their right to self-defence.
• Yazidis in Shengal once again protest the 9 October Agreement 

  The Yazidis said they "do not accept the 9 October Agreement" in a march they organized in Shengal.
• Turkish army launches operation in Lice countryside 

  Heavy clashes between the guerrillas and Turkish occupation forces reported in the Turkish military operation in the rural areas of Amed.
• Two soldiers killed as guerrillas respond to Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  Two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed on Tuesday when the guerrillas exercised their right to self-defence and responded to attacks on their positions in Southern Kurdistan.
• Batman city blockaded by police before Erdogan’s election rally 

  The entire Batman city has been blockaded with armoured police vehicles and security barriers for President Tayyip Erdoğan's election rally.
• Another mass grave found in Shengal  

  Another mass grave of people killed by ISIS in Shengal in 2014 was found.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla forces who have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• HPG: Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla forces who have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• Armed attack in Beytüşşebap, one dead 

  Temel Temel, who was attacked in front of his house in the village of Setkar in Beytüşşebap, lost his life.
• Demographic change in earthquake-hit Pazarcık in favour of the government 

  The Green Left Party Coordination explained that the government's depopulation policy in areas with a dense Alevi population, which has been in place for years, has gained momentum with the destruction of the earthquake.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish airstrikes and attacks with banned weapons 

  The Turkish state escalates its attacks against guerrilla forces who have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• KDP forces arrest seriously ill female politician on her way abroad for treatment 

  The ruling party in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), KDP, continues its repression against the Kurdish activists engaged in political struggle.
• KODAR Co-chair: Turkey's elections will have an impact on all of Kurdistan 

  KODAR Co-chair Fuad Beritan spoke about the importance of the elections in Turkey for all parts of Kurdistan and the Middle East.