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• HPG: Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla leading historic resistance in Avashin 

  "The large-scale occupation attack launched on Avashin marks a new stage and the resistance of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla to this occupation offensive is historic," said the HPG.
• Another mass grave discovered in Shengal 

  The remains of 11 Yazidis killed during the ISIS genocide against the Yazidi people in 2014 have been found in a mass grave in Shengal, southern Kurdistan.
• PKK calls for support for the historic resistance against occupation 

  The PKK Foreign Relations Committee has said that status, free and democratic life in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) cannot be achieved by remaining silent against the Turkish invasion, but by supporting those who resist it.
• PUK co-chair: We will not be a party to Kurdish civil war 

  During a meeting with military commanders of PUK, co-chair Lahor Şêx Cengî stressed that they would never be a party to Kurdish civil war.
• Clash between guerrillas and the Turkish army in Avashin 

  Guerrillas are confronting the Turkish occupation operation ongoing in Avashin, Metina and Zap areas since April 23.
• Maxmur residents call for international action against ongoing Turkish attacks 

  The Maxmur People's Democratic Assembly has urged the international community and the Iraqi government to fulfill their responsibilities following the attack by the Turkish state on the camp on June 5.
• Joint Baghdad-Hewler parliament delegation goes to Metina 

  A joint delegation from Baghdad and Hewler parliaments moved to the Northern region to investigate the attack in which 5 peshmergas lost their lives in Metina.
• Guerrillas: Despite all its attacks Turkey is not getting any results 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish state and said that the Turkish army could not get any results despite all the attacks.
• HDBH-Kurdistan claims responsibility for sabotage action in Mardin 

  HBDH Kurdistan Committee announced that they carried out a sabotage action against a power transformer in a neighbourhood of Mardin inhabited by village guards and collaborators.
• KDP’s military deployment to guerrilla areas continues 

  Increasing military activity by the KDP against guerrilla areas.
• Protest in Hewler calls for expulsion of the Turkish state from Kurdistan 

  Upon the call of Kurdistan Communist Party, a protest action against Turkish invasion attacks was held in front of the parliament in Hewler, the capital city of Federal Kurdistan Region.
• Guerrillas: We will end the occupation striking the enemy 24 hours a day 

  The guerrillas who take part in the Cenga Xabur Campaign said, “We oppose the enemy with the ideology of leader Abdullah Öcalan. We will defeat the occupation by striking the enemy 24 hours a day.”
• Peshmerga commander: The peshmerga were hit from the air 

  Qadir Xorani, one of the commanders from the Peshmerga Ministry, said that the attack in Metina did not bear the traces of a guerrilla attack, and noted that it was carried out either with an F-16 or a drone.
• People in Maxmur Camp condemn Turkish attack  

  The people of Martyr Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp (Maxmur) condemned the air attacks carried out by the Turkish state on Saturday.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Heftanin 

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out by guerrillas on 17 May in the area of Xantur in Heftanin.
• HPG releases identities of six guerrillas fallen as martyrs in Besta last April 

  The HPG have published the identities of six guerrilla martyrs: Dîlan, Hebûn, Hevî, Ezda, Tolhildan and Mizgîn who fought on the front lines against the Turkish occupiers and fell as martyrs in Besta last April.
• KCK accuses KDP of backing Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan 

  Encircling the guerrilla areas and isolating them from each other is tantamount to an open declaration of war against the guerrilla, said the KCK, according to which the KDP alone is responsible for all fighting and loss of life that may result.
• HPG reports continued air attacks on villages in South Kurdistan 

  In a statement, the HPG reported continued air and ground attacks by the Turkish army in settlement areas in South Kurdistan. The statement also details guerrilla actions with casualties among the occupying forces.
• HPG calls for independent investigation into Metina incident 

  HPG called for an investigation into the explosion that led to the deaths of peshmerga fighters in the area of Metina in southern Kurdistan on Saturday. HPG said the guerrillas did not use any weapon that could have destroyed the vehicle in such a way.
• 50 NGOs denounce Turkey to the UN in Sulaymaniyah 

  Representatives of several organizations met with UN officials and submitted them a complaint petition denouncing the genocidal attacks of the Turkish state in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG commander denies claims that guerrillas attacked the peshmerga 

  HPG commander Haki Armanc denied claims that guerrillas attacked the Peshmerga: "We don't know how the Peshmerga fighters lost their lives. Several statements assume a Turkish airstrike."
• Iraqi President: Turkish attack on Maxmur a “dangerous step” 

  Iraqi President Barham Salih condemned Saturday’s attack on the Maxmur Camp, calling it a “dangerous step”.
• Three invaders killed and a Turkish post destroyed by guerrillas in Metina 

  Three invaders were punished and a post destroyed in the infiltration action carried out by the guerrillas on Koordine Hill in the Metina region.
• KDP continues its military deployment in Metina 

  The intense military deployment carried out by the KDP in Metina continue uninterruptedly.
• Maxmur refugees: We will continue our struggle until the enemy is defeated 

  The people of Maxmur refugee camp, protested the air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state today.