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• PUK and KDP election commissions to meet today in Hewler 

  The PUK and KDP election commissions will meet today in Hewler.
• PKK Committee announces the death of Karwan Horamî 

  The PKK announced that Karwan Horamî died of acute kidney failure in April. The revolutionary, who was born in Sine, had been a member of the Kurdish liberation movement for 15 years and was last active in the field of the free press.
• HPG guerrilla buried in cemetery of the nameless 

  The body of a HPG guerrilla was not handed over to his family but buried in a cemetery of the nameless.
• Families of Hewler massacre victims turn to the Iraqi Parliament demanding an investigation 

  Families who lost their relatives in the Hewler massacre carried out by the KDP in 1997 will apply to the Iraqi Parliament to investigate the massacre.
• Shengal people: No attacks will make us give up our will 

  Condemning the attacks of the Turkish state, the people of Shengal said: "The will of our people will not be surrendered with these attacks." A call was made to the international community to prevent attacks.
• HSM vows to crown the holy struggle of martyrs with victory 

  The People's Defence Center (HSM) Headquarters Command commemorated the May Martyrs, vowing to follow in their footsteps, saying: “The cause of freedom will never lose, and we will definitely win.”
• HPG reports Turkish military operations and clashes 

  Fighting erupted between the guerrillas and Turkish soldiers during the Turkish military operation in the Besta region of Şırnak.
• Five-year-old child hit and seriously injured by armoured vehicle in Silopi 

  A five-year-old child was hit by an armoured vehicle and seriously injured while playing in front of his parents' house in Silopi, Şırnak.
• Governor declares 14 regions in Şirnak as "temporary special security"  

  Şirnak center and 14 regions were declared as "temporary special security" zones between 16 and 30 May.
• Body of HPG guerrilla martyr Serhat Yalçın delivered to his family 

  One of the two guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the clashes that broke out in Amed's Lice district on 10 May was identified by his family, who were able to get his body.
• 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.