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• Guerrillas respond to Turkish attacks 

  As the Turkish army continued its attacks against guerrilla areas, the guerrillas exercised their right to self-defence five times, destroying a Turkish grenade launcher.
• No shopping for Eid due to the economic crisis 

  The fasting month of Ramadan ended and people in Van want to shop for Eid. However, poverty and unemployment are widespread, and many go home from the market empty-handed.
• HPG reports 86 Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  While the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February, the Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas.
• KCK warns against new provocations by the Turkish state 

  KCK calls on the Iraqi government and the political circles and representatives in South Kurdistan, as well as on all other regional and international powers to take responsibility and preventive measures.
• KCK: Hüseyin Türeli was assassinated by MIT with the support of Parastin 

  KCK said that the assassination of Kurdish patriot Hüseyin Türeli in Duhok on April 17 was carried out by the Turkish intelligence service MIT with the support of Iraqi Kurdistan intelligence service Parastin.
• Heyva Sor grants about 80 thousand Euros in aid to Rojhilat 

  The Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê (Kurdish Red Crescent) announced the outcomes of its humanitarian campaign to support the relatives of those killed and the injured during the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" protests in East Kurdistan (Rojhilat).
• YBŞ: Çarşema Sor will be more meaningful with the building of the Autonomous Shengal 

  The Shengal Resistance Units said that Çarşema Sor (Yazidi New Year) would be more meaningful with the building of the Autonomous Shengal and vowed to turn the celebrations into a struggle to create a free life.
• Iraqi government forces prevent Yazidi representatives from entering Shengal 

  Iraqi government forces are preventing the representatives of the Yazidi community from Russia from entering Shengal to celebrate the Çarşema Sor Feast.
• Kalkan: Freedom and democracy will win 

  In order to discredit the political competition, the Erdoğan government constantly speaks of alleged connections to terrorist organizations during the election campaign. Duran Kalkan said that the PKK supports all liberal and democratic forces.
• HPG reports 48 Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  While the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February, the Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas.
• Kurdish patriot killed in armed attack in Duhok 

  A Kurdish man who fled Turkey for political reasons was killed in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Monday evening.
• PUK responds to Barzani: What exactly are you proud of? 

  Responding to Masrour Barzani, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan said, “Those who sold their lands are the ones who allowed Turkey to establish more than a hundred military bases between Hewler and Duhok.”
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with banned weapons 

  While the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February, the Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas.
• Four people including a minor detained in İdil 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide against the Kurdish population.
• HPG: Turkey carried out 24 attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The invading Turkish state continues its attacks on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan where it has been conducting an occupation campaign for over a year.
• CPT says 150 civilians were killed in Turkish strikes in South Kurdistan since May 2015 

  The Community Peacemaker Teams said that since May 2015, nearly 150 civilians have been killed and 260 civilians were injured in air strikes by the Turkish state.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly holds its 5th congress  

  At the 5th congress of the Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly, the messages and perspectives of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan towards the Yazidi people were read.
• HPG reports 34 Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army attacked the Medya Defence Zones 34 times in two days with fighter jets, howitzers and heavy weapons.
• KNK commemorates victims of the Anfal genocide in South Kurdistan 

  KNK commemorates victims of the ‘Anfal’ campaign of genocide carried out by the Saddam regime against the Kurds in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HSM publishes annual balance sheet of the war in Medya Defense Zones 

  The Central Headquarters of the People's Defence Forces has published an annual balance sheet for the war in the Medya Defence Zones. Accordingly, the Turkish army carried out 3,730 attacks with chemical and other unconventional bombs on guerrilla areas.
• TEV-DEM Co-Chair: Turkish attack in Sulaymaniyah is multifaceted 

  TEV-DEM Co-Chair Ruken Ehmed said that the Turkish drone attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport on April 7 was multifaceted and targeted the fight against ISIS as well as Kurdish national unity.
• HPG: A guerrilla and a civilian were killed by the Turkish army in Mardin 

  HPG reported that guerrilla Xebatkar Bagok and civilian Lokman Görgün were killed in an attack by the Turkish army in Mardin on 8 April.
• Explosion in Hawraman results in casualties 

  One was killed, two injured by an explosion in Hawraman city, located between Iran and Iraq.
• HPG: Guerrillas responded to Turkish attacks to defend themselves 

  The Kurdish liberation movement has stopped all actions for humanitarian reasons after the earthquake disaster on 6 February. The guerrillas are therefore in a defensive position and only take action in self-defence.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas who fell in 2017 

  Guerrillas Bişeng Rojdem Giravî, Çiya Roza, Serhed Silopî, Rêber Cûdî and Amed Dersim fell in 2017 in attacks carried out by the Turkish state in the Medya Defense Areas.