KURDISTAN

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• Curfew in 69 areas in Amed countryside 

  Curfew has been declared in 69 villages and hamlets in Lice and Kulp districts of Amed (Diyarbakır).
• ISIS occupies two villages in Kirkuk 

  ISIS attacked villages of Kirkuk Thursday evening and invaded a village.
• Bashur people to vote for parties against Turkish occupation 

  In the past days Iraq sent border security forces to the area where occupation attacks are taking place in the Bradost area. Border security forces were called back after they rejected the attempt to invade by the Turkish forces, but made no comment.
• Joint call to join Workers’ Day Rally in Amed 

  HDP, DBP, DTK and TJA called upon to join the Workers’ Day rally in Amed.
• KCK: We'll push back the anti-Kurdish, fascist AKP-MHP government 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency issued a written statement on the anniversary of the Turkish state attack against the YPG headquarters in Qereçox. KCK said, “Martyrs of Qereçox and Afrin will be the cause of a free Kurdistan.”
• Turkish jets shell Qandil 

  The Turkish army has bombed Qandil region of southern Kurdistan today. The attack caused damage on civilian areas.
• Workers’ protests continue on day 10 in Rojhilat 

  Kolbers, kesibkars and shopkeepers continue their protests in Rojhilat on day 10.
• Two female TİKKO members lose their lives 

  In clashes in Dersim’s Aliboğazı region, two female TİKKO members lost their lives.
• Southern Kurdistan Elections High Council officer killed 

  Southern Kurdistan Elections High Council Administrative Works Manager Mihammed was shot and killed in Hewler.
• Kurdish votes are the target 

  Twenty list  are competing for the 44 seats to be assigned in Bashûr (southern) Kurdistan.
• DTK: “Yesterday Armenians, today Kurds” 

  The DTK points out that the mentality that committed the Armenian Genocide is massacring Kurds today.
• Middle East: A complex scenario 

  After the occupation operation launched on 20 January by the Turkish fascism agains Afrin, now the colonialist-genocide forces are going for the Sideka district of Başûr Kurdistan. 
• HPG: “Invaders hit in Hakkari and Lêlîkan” 

  HPG Press Center announced that 6 Turkish soldiers were killed in actions in Hakkari’s Çukurca district ad Southern Kurdistan’s Lêlîkan region.
• Call for action against Kurdish prisoner Penahî’s execution 

  The KNK has issued a call for action against Kurdish prisoner Ramîn Huseyn Penahî who has been sentenced to death by the Iranian regime.
• Attack against Goran election offices 

  The Goran election offices in the Haci Omeran town was set on fire by unidentified persons.
• HDP elections campaign begins in Cizre 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has opened its electoral campaign in Cizre district of Şırnak.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish emplacements in southern Kurdistan 

  HPG guerrillas hit the Turkish invasion forces on Hill Lelikan, leaving one soldier dead.
• University students in solidarity with the boycott in Rojhilat 

  Students of Mariwan University have declared their support for the kolbers, kesibkars and shopkeepers in Rojhilat whose boycott continues for the eight day.
• Ezidi Democracy and Freedom Party presents elections program 

  The Ezidi Democracy and Freedom Party (PADÊ) continues to be busy with the campaign work for the Iraqi general elections to be held on May 12th.
• Karayılan: Kurds have victory in their hands 

  The courses carried out in the Medya Defense Zones by the Apollo Academy ended with a diploma ceremony.
• Kolber and kesibkar insurgency in Rojhilat 

  In Eastern Kurdistan, people who only have border trade as a means to make their living have taken action against the Iranian regime’s economic policies. The protests have spread through the region.
• Shengalis to run in the election with PADÊ 

  As the parliamentary elections set to be held on May 12 draw close in Iraq, excitement grows in Shengal. The Êzidî Democracy and Freedom Party (PADÊ) is running in the elections for the first time with two candidates, saying, “Vote for your will”.
• Village guards kill two brothers in Bitlis countryside - UPDATE 

  Village guards opened fire on local people in the countryside of Bitlis, killing two brothers.
• Turkish army shells civilian areas in Bagok 

  The invading Turkish army is bombing civilian areas in the region of Mount Bagok in Nusaybin.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Cizre 

  Footage of an action against Turkish military battalion in Şırnak’s Cizre district has been released.