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Facts at the zero point of war
Guerrillas carry out successful and tactically rich actions. -
HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke
People’s Defense Forces (HPG)/Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas carried out actions against the Turkish soldiers in Xakurkê and Metîna. -
Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out in Heftanin
Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out in Heftanin. -
The determination of the guerrillas in Werxelê
The Turkish army uses all kinds of methods, including chemical weapons, to enter the war tunnels in Werxelê, but cannot break the guerrilla’s resistance. -
YJA Star guerrilla Narin Şiyar: We will defeat the enemy and its technology
YJA Star guerrilla Narin Şiyar said that the Turkish state was hit hard in the 'Cenga Xabûre and Bazên Zagrosê' operations and added: "They are trying to defeat us with their technology, but this won’t happen.” -
HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin
Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the invading Turkish army in Kurdistan. -
Autonomous Administration representative still in the hands of Hewler authorities for 81 days
The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 81 days. -
Names of Metîna martyrs published
Guerrillas Jiyan Agir Mûş, Destîna Fîraz Kobanê and Azad Êrîş were martyred in the resistance against the Turkish invasion of Metîna in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). -
Unexploded ordnance found by children detonates, killing one
A fifty-year-old villager was killed and four others injured in an explosion in Ağrı. Children herding their sheep had found a dud that later detonated in the family's house. -
Turkish army targets natural environment in Avashin
The Turkish army is destroying the lands of Kurdistan during the invasion attacks it launched on Medya Defense Areas on 23 April 2021. -
Wildfire in Dersim spreads further as soldiers prevent locals’ attempts to intervene
The people are barred from intervening in the Hozat fire sparked by invading Turkish soldiers. The fire extended to the settlements in Ovacık. -
HPG statement on guerrilla actions and Turkey’s occupation attacks
Resistance against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan continues. HPG reports that one soldier was killed in an action in Metîna while Turkey’s chemical agent operations continued in Avaşîn. -
Nine people jailed in Şırnak
For allegedly participating in February 15 protests in Cizre thirteen years ago, nine people have been arrested as PKK supporters and transferred to prison in Şırnak. -
Yazidi families continue to return to Shengal despite Turkish attacks
Many Yazidi families staying in camps in South Kurdistan continue to return to Shengal despite all the attacks of the invading Turkish state. -
HPG pay tribute to three guerrillas fallen as martyrs in Şırnak
Three guerrillas, two of them women, fell as martyrs in the bombing of the Turkish army in Şırnak. The HPG have published their names and paid tribute to their struggle. -
Locals attempting to extinguish the wildfire in Dersim are threatened
The forest fire started by the invading Turkish army in Hozat district of Dersim province is continuing. Local people who want to put out the fire are blocked and threatened by the state officials. -
Turkish soldiers torture eight citizens under detention in Amed
Turkish soldiers have detained and tortured 8 local people in the Yazı (Hewre) neighbourhood in Kocaköy district of Amed (Diyarbakir). -
"The aim of the attacks on Shengal is the destruction of Kurdish consciousness"
Nergiz Güzel of the Council of Ethnic and Religious Identities of the Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) states that the attacks on the Shengal region are aimed at destroying any Kurdish consciousness. -
Turkish army uses chemical weapons to break the guerrilla resistance in Avaşîn
The invading Turkish army uses chemical weapons to break the resistance of the HPG/YJA guerrillas. -
Turkmen forces torture workers from Maxmur
Workers from Maxmur who were returning to their homes from Sulaymaniyah were tortured by the Turkmens. -
Iranian soldiers open fire on a group of kolbars in Hewreman, injure one
Iranian soldiers opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Hewreman area and injured one. -
Soldiers torture and detain villages during military operation in Kocaköy
Villagers were tortured and detained in the military operation launched by the Turkish army in the village of Xewre in Kocaköy, Amed. -
"We are not intimidated by Turkey’s attacks"
Farmer Hadi was working in his field in Penchewin when a Turkish Air Force bomb hit nearby. He is angry that the governments of South Kurdistan and Iraq do not speak out against Turkey’s attacks. -
PUK official: Turkey’s military operations in Kurdistan must be stopped immediately
PUK Foreign Relations Officer Şanaz İbrahim Ehmed called for an immediate end to the Turkish operations within the borders of the Federal Kurdistan Region. -
Guerrillas strike Turkish forces in Heftanîn
HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck the invading Turkish army elements in the Heftanîn area, destroying a military position and a dugout.