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• First day of the International Delegation in Hewler dominated by resistance 

  The first day of the International Delegation for Peace and Freedom in Kurdistan in Hewlêr, southern Kurdistan, was dominated by resistance against arbitrariness and repression.
• HPG: Turkish army is using chemical gas, bombing civilian settlements 

  Defeated by the guerrilla, the invading Turkish state continues to commit war crimes. The invaders use chemical gas against the guerrillas and deliberately bomb the civilian settlements.
• Delegation from the Iraqi government visits Maxmur Camp 

  The delegation said they visited Maxmur to investigate the attacks against the camp and to find solutions to the problems of the camp residents.
• Turkish army has destroyed countless animals and trees in Avashin 

  The Turkish army continues to receive major blows in Avashin. It covers up its defeat and desperation by burning forests causing destruction of thousands of living things.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Metina  

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out by the YJA Star guerrillas on 16 May in Metina in which 2 invaders were killed.
• International Peace Delegation holds sit-in in Hewlêr 

  After the KDP forces prevented the Peace Delegation from holding a press conference in front of the UN, the members of the delegation staged a sit-in in front of the hotel in Hewlêr where they are staying.
• PCF Senator Laurent: We want to investigate villages affected by Turkish attacks 

  The deputy chair of the French Senate, Pierre Laurent, is currently in South Kurdistan as part of the Peace Delegation. "We will show international solidarity," he said.
• HPG: Five guerrillas martyred in Turkish chemical attack in Avashin 

  HPG released the names of five guerrillas who were martyred in a Turkish chemical weapons operation in Avashin in May.
• Turkish air attack targets civilian car, killing 4 in Sulaymaniyah 

  Four unidentified people have died as result of an aerial attack by the Turkish army in northern Iraq on Sunday.
• KCK writes to diplomatic missions to clarify events in South Kurdistan 

  The KCK Foreign Relations Committee has written to the Foreign Representatives and Diplomatic Missions in Erbil a letter to clarify events during the Turkish occupation campaign in South Kurdistan.
• Peshmerga commander: I won’t fire a single bullet at the PKK 

  Reactions are growing against the Turkish occupation operation ongoing in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 23.
• PUK official calls for common stance against Turkish occupation 

  "The parties, especially the PUK and Gorran, which are government partners, should also take a common stance to avoid an undesired civil war among the Kurds. In the contrary case, all parties will pay a huge price.”
• KCK: Let’s recognize the seriousness of the situation and take action! 

  “The Kurdish people, all artists, intellectuals and political forces must realize the seriousness of the current situation and become active to stop the policy of the KDP, which has a very negative influence on the Kurdish people’s struggle for freedom."
• Detained by KDP, peace delegates on hunger strike at Erbil airport 

  Five members of #Delegation4Peace from Switzerland are on hunger strike in the transit area of Erbil Airport. They are protesting against their detention and expulsion, which is planned for Tuesday.
• PAJK calls for historic stance against occupation 

  The PAJK compares the current situation in South Kurdistan with a "freedom referendum" in which the Kurdish people must position themselves against occupation, colonialism and collaboration.
• People of Berwari protest strongly against Turkish attacks 

  Reacting to the invasion attacks, the people living in the Berwari region said that the Turkish state is trying to start a war between the Kurds, but they will never fall into this provocation.
• Call for the release of North-East Syrian officials detained by KDP in Hewler 

  Two PYD politicians and a representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria were detained in Hewler while on their way at the airport to pick up guests.
• HPG guerrilla fighter buried under police blockade 

  HPG fighter Yakup Salgın, who fell on March 30 in the region of Bagok, has been buried under a massive police blockade. Police allowed only the closest family members into the cemetery.
• Delegation from North-East Syria detained by KDP forces 

  KDP forces detained a delegation from North-East Syria in Hewler.
• YJA Star commander Özgür: No soldier will stand against the determination of the PKK in this war 

  YJA Star commander Hêzil Özgür said: No soldier will stand against the determination of the PKK in the ongoing war in the Medya Defense Areas. Without technique the Turkish army cannot move, without helicopters, it cannot land nor advance.”
• Guerrilla commander Hejar: Guerrillas will win this war 

  Devrim Hejar, one of the commanders of the Cenga Xabur Revolutionary Campaign, said that the Turkish army will not be able to overcome the guerrilla despite all its technology and that the guerrilla will win this war.
• HPG: At least 13 Turkish soldiers killed 

  The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) and Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas killed at least 13 Turkish soldiers as part of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign.
• Minor injured in explosion of ammunition remnants in Amed 

  In Silvan district of Amed, a 14-year-old boy was critically injured by the explosion of ammunition remnants. The boy was grazing a herd of animals near military territory when the detonation occurred.
• Parliamentarians visit Metina for investigation amid Turkish operation 

  A delegation of members of the Iraqi parliament and the South Kurdistan Regional Parliament has highlighted the destruction caused by the Turkish army's cross-border operation following investigations in the Metina region.
• Gorran MP: Qandil would be like Tora Bora without the PKK 

  Dr. Yusif Mehmud, an Iraqi parliamentarian of the Gorran Movement, said that "If the PKK was not in Qandil, the region would be like Tora Bora."