While the Turkish army has remarkably increased its operations in North Kurdistan over the last weeks, Turkish soldiers have stepped up repression against the local people.

Soldiers affiliated to the Turkish army detained 10 Kurdish youths in house raids in Ağrı province on 21 May.

Turkish military forces also launched an extensive operation with 10 armored vehicles in the area between Sultan Sexmus Tomb and Mardin between 11:00-12:30 on 21 May. The operation was joined by a large number of soldiers supported by 5 Cobra type helicopters and a Jammer vehicle.

It has also been reported that the Turkish soldiers have on the same day forced the people living in Çınar district of Amed, in addition to Derik and Mazıdağı districts of Mardin to vote for the AKP.

Reports are also coming through that Turkish soldiers have put pressure on local people in Sosnit, Kawar, Çöp Meydanı and Şêxala villages of Muş to vote for the AKP in the last two days.‏

On the other hand, Iranian pasdarans killed a person in Emokazi village of Maku Qeleni on 21 May, according to the reports of local sources. It has also been reported that the military activity of pasdarans has increased in the last days in Texterin and Navre villages of Qeleni, which has also left another person dead in Texterevin.