KURDISTAN

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• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Şırnak, Siirt and Hakkari 

  Within the scope of the Martyr Piroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, guerrilla forces carried a series of actions against the occupying Turkish army.
• 'Womanly state of the mountain' by YJA-Star Commander’s camera 

  The numerous photographs YJA-Star Commander Nuran Er, who was martyred last year in Amed, took throughout her life in the guerrilla have been published under the title “The Womanly State of the Mountain”.
• Turkish jets bomb Hakurk 

  Turkish warplanes shelled Hakurk (Xakurkê) region in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers killed 

  11 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as a result of actions by guerrillas in northern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: Turkish army is stuck in southern Kurdistan 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas stated that the Turkish army is stuck in southern Kurdistan and doesn’t have the capacity to succeed.
• YBŞ fighter from Shengal martyred in Afrin 

  YBŞ Command announced the martyrdom of a YBŞ fighter in the Resistance of the Age in Afrin.
• Guerilla actions in Barzan, Lêlîkan and Hakkari 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish military forces in northern and southern Kurdistan.
• 53 areas in Besta and Cudi Mountain banned 

  53 areas in Besta and Cudi Mountain have been declared “Special Security Zones” and banned for access.
• Kirkuk and Duhok results announced, discussions continue 

  Iraqi Independent High Council of Elections announced the results of the election for Kirkuk ad Duhok as well.
• PKK condemns Gaza massacre 

  The PKK reminded of the solidarity links between the Kurdish and Palestinian peoples.
• 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Lêlîkan and Barzan 

  HPG Press Center announced that 5 soldiers were killed in actions carried out in the Lêlîkan and Barzan regions against the Turkish army in Southern Kurdistan.
• Landmine explosions in Bane and Piranshahr: 2 kolbars wounded 

  Two kolbers were wounded in two separate explosions in Bane and Piranshahr.
• Six parties claim for new elections in South Kurdistan 

  Six Kurdish parties claim fraud has invalidated Iraqi elections.
• KCK Education Committee celebrates Kurdish Language Day 

  Statement published to remark the National Day of the Kurdish language.
• HPG commander: We won’t let Turkey get away with occupation 

  Kurdish guerrillas are repelling every attack.
• HPG: 11 soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  HPG Press Office announced that 11 soldiers were killed in Hakkari and one other in Lelikan.
• Guerrillas in southern Kurdistan don’t let the invaders pass 

  HPG guerrillas fighting the Turkish army in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq, are not allowing an invasion of Kurdistan soil.
• Explosion on Khanaqin road kills a police officer 

  An explosion has occurred in between Khanaqin and Kelar, southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Heavy blows inflicted on the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas carried out effective actions against the Turkish military units in southern and northern Kurdistan.
• Blast kills an 11-year-old in Nusaybin 

  An 11-year-old minor lost his life as a result of an explosion in Mardin’s Nusaybin district.
• ISIS attack kills 6 in Kirkuk 

  Attack by ISIS killed 6 people, 4 of them police officers, in Kirkuk.
• AKP panics: Governor and soldiers tour for votes in Van 

  Governor of Van, Murat Zorluoğlu is asking for votes for Erdoğan in the Erçek district along with Turkish commanders.
• HPG guerrillas: “Xakurkê and Bradost will be the invaders’ grave” 

  HPG guerrillas continue their resistance against the invading Turkish state attacks, and say that the Xakurkê and Bradost region will “be the invading Turkish state’s grave”.
• Turkish armored vehicle kills 50 sheep in Van 

  50 sheep were killed when Turkish police drove an armored vehicle into a flock of sheep in Özalp district in the northern Kurdistan province of Van.
• "Do not forget mother Taybet while you vote" 

  Taybet Inan was killed in Silopi by Turkish security forces in 2015, and her body was left on the street for seven days. Her daughter Şaristan Algan calls on people to not forget her mother while on the way to the ballot box on June 24.