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• People in Shengal: Nobody but ourselves will protect us 

  After days of escalation, calm has returned to the Shengal region for the time being. Leaving the resistance positions is out of the question. "Because nobody but ourselves will protect us," as an activist puts it.
• HPG reports massive use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army 

  The Turkish army continues to try to break guerrilla resistance in southern Kurdistan through the use of chemical weapons and incessant bombardment.
• KDP imposes a final and permanent genocide on Yazidis 

  The aim of the KDP is not only to return Şengal to its pre-2014 conditions. The KDP’s ultimate goal is to put the Yazidis through a final and permanent genocide.
• KDP conducts black propaganda in Şengal 

  The Şengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly warned that the KDP is conducting black propaganda to win the local people over the occupation of Şengal.
• Guerrillas record clashes with their cameras 

  The clashes between the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas and the Turkish army were recorded on camera.
• Murat Karayilan: The heart of Kurdistan beats in Zap 

  “In the tunnel war last year, we were like children learning to walk. We now have experience and knowledge,” said HPG commander Murat Karayilan in a speech to the guerrillas in the Zap and Avaşîn regions.
• 14 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  The People's Defense Forces (HPG) announced that 14 Turkish soldiers were killed in the actions carried out against the Turkish occupation forces under the guidance of YJA Star.
• Qasim: Even if a single Yazidi remains, we will not give up on autonomy 

  Xelef Qasim, Executive Member of the Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly, stated, "Even if a single Yazidi remains, we will not give up our right to self-determination. We will continue to fight."
• Şengal Autonomous Administration urges Iraq not to fall for the machinations of the KDP and Turkey 

  There is still no solution in sight in the Yazidi settlement area of Şengal. The Iraqi Kadhimi government is relying on military escalation, and according to the Şengal Autonomous Administration, and all talks so far have been fruitless.
• Final farewell to YBŞ fighter killed in Iraqi attack in Şengal 

  YBŞ fighter Şervan Êzidxan fell a martyr during the resistance to the occupation attacks carried out by the Iraqi army against Shengal on May 2.
• PUK: It is the KDP that handed Şengal over to ISIS 

  The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Politburo said that “When ISIS attacked Şengal, it was the KDP that handed Şengal over to ISIS after a military withdrawal.”
• Survivor of Dersim massacre: Betrayal and genocide against Kurds continue 

  Hayri Pilavcı, one of the survivors of the Dersim massacre in 1937-38, spoke about the KDP-Turkey cooperation and said: "They massacred us in 38, and now they are murdering us again... Betrayal and genocide against the Kurds continues."
• HPG guerrilas: "We will never abandon Zap. We are writing history there" 

  HPG guerrillas resisting the Turkish invasion in the Zap region declared: "We will never abandon the Zap region. We are convinced that we will make history.”
• YBŞ announces identity of a fighter who fell defending Shengal from the Iraqi army attacks 

  The YBŞ announced the identity of a fighter who fell a martyr as the result of the Iraqi army's attack on Shengal.
• YBŞ says that they promote dialogue and democracy to solve problems 

  The YBŞ General Command said that they promote dialogue and democracy for the solution to problems in Shengal and added: "We will use our right of legitimate defense against any kind of attack."
• 13 more Turkish soldiers killed in ongoing guerrilla resistance 

  13 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in Southern Kurdistan in the past two days. The invading forces used chemical weapons three times at Kuro Jahro and carried out hundreds of artillery and air strikes.
• Dayê Kinê: Yazidis will never renounce their gains 

  People of Shengal stand against the increasingly ongoing attacks against their security forces that were established after the ISIS genocide in 2014.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of YJA Star action in Avaşin 

  Gerîla TV has published footage of an action by YJA Star in Avaşîn, in which at least three members of the Turkish forces were killed and two positions were destroyed.
• TAJÊ Diplomacy member Suham Şengalî says they will resist simultaneous attacks against Shengal 

  TAJÊ Diplomacy member Suham Şengalî said that they will resist the simultaneous attacks launched by KDP, Ankara, Baghdad.
• HPG: 16 Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by guerrillas 

  Seven Turkish military personnel were killed in the Botan region in retaliation by Kurdish women guerrillas for resistance martyrs in Zap and Avaşin. Nine other soldiers were killed in southern Kurdistan.
• YBŞ Commander: We are ready for any possible attack, we defend ourselves 

  “The autonomous Şengal was built at the cost of martyrs. We defend our existence as a force as well as our honor,” said YBŞ Commander Xebat Ereb after the Iraqi military aggression on the Yazidi town.
• Guerrilla Canwelat: Our people must stand up against Turkish invasion 

  YJA Star guerrilla Toprak Canwelat called on the Kurdish people to go into action against the invasion attack launched by the Turkish state against the Zap and Avaşîn regions on April 17, 2022.
• KNK calls on Iraq to stop attacks on Yazidis in Şengal 

  KNK calls upon the Iraqi army to immediately stop its military attacks on the Yazidis and calls for peaceful solutions with the Yazidis’ representatives instead of war.”
• Action in Bamerne leaves 6 Turkish soldiers dead 

  The occupying Turkish state uses the base in Bamerne as a logistical and reinforcement site with the KDP’s approval.
• Iraqi army launches an aggression on Şengal - UPDATE 

  After an attack by the Iraqi army on positions of the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê (Self-Government Security Forces), the situation in Şengal has escalated again.