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• YJA Star guerrillas: We disrupted the enemy's psychology with our actions  

  YJA Star guerrillas Sorxwîn Serhad and Stêra Ararat said that the actions they carried out with mortar weapons upset the psychology of Turkish soldiers.
• This is their war 

  Departures are always timeless no matter what time they are scheduled. Not the one who departs, but the departure itself has the leading role in this place. Going is an obligation now, going is a duty, going is a love...
• More Turkish soldiers killed in the ongoing war in South Kurdistan 

  The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan. According to HPG, the Turkish army has used chemical weapons with an acrid chlorine smell against guerrilla positions.
• CPT: Turkey kills civilians under the auspices of 'Claw-Lock' operation 

  Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and its partners denounce the killing of children, wounding of farmers and targeting of villages by Turkish Forces in northern Iraq under the auspices of 'Claw-Lock' operation.
• Guerrillas turn the 'Kevirê Kun' area into a graveyard for Turkish troops 

  The Turkish invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) is met with fierce resistance from the guerrilla forces.
• ISIS drives people out of Kurdish villages in northern Iraq 

  ISIS has regrouped in the disputed areas in northern Iraq between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish regional government in Hewlêr. Security expert Şêrzad Semed sees a fatal power vacuum.
• Mules not spared from Turkish brutality in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state is hostile not only to the Kurds and Kurdistan but also to anything belonging to them.
• Ayten Dersim calls on Kurdish people to spread resistance to all cities 

  Ayten Dersim (PAJK) called on the Kurdish people to “mobilize for the revolutionary offensive and be inspired by the guerrilla resistance. We must guarantee freedom and spread the resistance to all cities."
• Eleven Turkish soldiers killed in mobile guerrilla teams actions, one helicopter hit 

  Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed in actions carried out by mobile guerrilla teams, and one attack helicopter was hit.
• Spokesperson of youth organisation in South Kurdistan joins guerrilla ranks 

  Amed Ranya, spokesperson of the "Patriotic Youth" organization from South Kurdistan, joined the guerrilla ranks.
• YJA Star and HPG guerrillas: Zîlan is a point of reference for women 

  YJA Star guerrilla Sara Ronahî and HPG guerrilla Berxwedan Heftanîn said that Zîlan became a point of reference for women with her action.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers were killed in ongoing guerrilla actions 

  More soldiers have died in the guerrilla fight against the Turkish military operation in southern Kurdistan. The Turkish army used chemical weapons, fighter jets, helicopters and artillery.
• HSM congratulates guerrillas for successful actions against Turkish invasion troops 

  "We express our belief that all commanders and fellow fighters will continue their march and successful actions on the line of self-sacrifice. We praise all comrades with love and respect and wish them success,” said HSM Headquarters Command.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Avashin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• Dr. Rifed: Turkey's military and cultural invasion should be met with massive uprising 

  Dr. Raid Rifed, a lecturer from Hewlêr University, spoke out against the military presence of the Turkish state in South Kurdistan, stating that Turkey's military and cultural occupation should be met with massive uprising.
• HPG guerrilla Agir Qamişlo: We will hold the enemy accountable for the massacres in Kurdistan 

  HPG guerrilla Agir Qamişlo said that the liberation effort made by the guerrillas cannot be destroyed in the territory of Kurdistan and added: "We will definitely hold the enemy accountable, if not this year, the next."
• 12 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  In Southern Kurdistan, twelve soldiers of the Turkish army were killed, four soldiers suffered injuries. While the guerrillas also destroyed a surveillance camera installed in the guerrilla area, the Turkish army has again used chemical weapons.
• KDP steals US equipment sent to Rojava 

  “The US is accusing the forces linked to Masoud Barzani's son Weysi Barzani of stealing the military equipment delivered to Rojava. The KDP forces are doing this at the request of the Turkish state.”
• 'Iraqi government has not recognized the Yazidi genocide yet' 

  Nayif Shemo, a member of the Tribes Committee of the Shengal Autonomous Administration, said that the mass graves recently opened in the village of Qinê have devastated the Yazidi community.
• Guerrilla Derwêş: "I would gladly sacrifice my life for my people" 

  Before falling a martyr, guerrilla Demhat Derwêş said: "As a guerrilla, I would gladly sacrifice my life for my people. Without hesitation... We are committed to our word."
• YJA Star guerrillas: We follow the resistance example given by Martyr Zîlan 

  YJA Star guerrillas Ekin Van and Şayan Botan said that they are fighting following the resistance example given by Martyr Zîlan against the Turkish state's invasion attacks on Medya Defense Areas.
• Guerrillas' cameras record terrified Turkish soldiers  

  The Turkish soldiers were terrified and could not lift their heads for hours. They were recorded by the guerrillas who took them under their control.
• Serxwebûn and Çiçek, two guerrillas inside a war tunnel in Zap 

  Two guerrillas inside a war tunnel in Zap. One operates a machine gun, the other is a sniper. Serxwebûn and Çiçek make it clear what collective and a cooperative relationship are all about.
• Memorial for Diyar Ghareeb in Sulaymaniyah 

  A memorial for Diyar Ghareeb was held in Sulaymaniyah.
• Villagers forbidden access to high pastures after military operation in Gever  

  After the Turkish army raided the village of Şîşemzîn in the Kurdish town of Gever, 5000 sheep went missing. The military operation was stopped, but the villagers are still forbidden to enter their high pastures.