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• Six female guerrillas martyred in Amed 

  Six female guerrillas were martyred in clashes with the Turkish army forces in the countryside of Amed in April.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We will fight on the basis of the Garê resistance 

  Speaking about the initiatives launched by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla to defeat the Turkish state's invasion attack on Avashin, Zap and Metina, YJA Star guerrillas said that they would take the Garê resistance as a basis.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed and three injured in Dersim 

  Two Turkish soldiers were killed and three injured in the action carried out against the invaders in the region of Derinköy in Hozat (Dersim).
• Missing civilian apparently killed in drone attack in Dersim 

  A Kurdish civilian missing for two days in Dersim has apparently been killed in a Turkish army drone strike. The parents of the 28-year-old were asked by the gendarmerie to provide samples for a DNA test.
• Gerîla TV footage of air attack on Turkish military base in Kani Masi 

  Footage of an action by the air defense units of the HPG targeting a Turkish army military base in Kani Masi in southern Kurdistan.
• KJK commemorates Shirin Elemhuli and her friends executed eleven years ago 

  On May 9, 2010, Kurdish revolutionary Shirin Elemhuli was executed along with Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian and Farhad Vakili in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison.
• HPG: Eight Turkish soldiers killed in latest actions by guerrillas 

  Occupation forces in Metina were struck three times by guerrilla drones on Sunday morning. In Avashin and Xakurke, eight soldiers were killed in HPG actions.
• Guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion continues 

  Several assaults have been carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish invading forces in Metina, Heftanin and Avashin. The Turkish army has once again used chemical gas.
• Turkish air and ground attacks target Mount Asos and Bradost 

  The Turkish army has bombed Mount Asos in the border area between southern and eastern Kurdistan and the Bradost region near Hewlêr. There is no information on damage and casualties so far.
• YJA Star guerrilla Roj Argeş: Xakurkê is a paradise for us 

  YJA Star guerrilla Roj Argeş said that Xakurkê is a paradise for the guerrilla and added: "I feel reborn in the area of Xakurkê. I realized my personality in these lands, I got to know myself".
• Guerrilla Botan: We are ready to counter any attack 

  Guerrilla Canşer Botan said that the HPG guerrilla is responding to the invading Turkish state with great resistance and added: "We are ready against every enemy attack."
• Two guerrillas martyred in Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG guerrillas Pirdoğan Amed and Şoreş Botan fell as martyrs in Medya Defense Zones during the course of the Turkish invasion operation.
• Guerrillas seize weapons of Turkish soldiers in Avashin – Footage 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Guerrillas: Turkish state will be defeated again 

  Guerrillas from YJA Star and HPG stated that the Turkish state's invasion attacks would fail, saying, "We will resist to the end and the Turkish army will regret it." The guerrillas called on the Kurdish people to embrace the resistance.
• Heavy clashes in Mamreşo: Five Turkish soldiers killed 

  Violent clashes are taking place in the area of Mamreşo in the Avashin region. Reports speak of five soldiers killed by guerrillas.
• Six soldiers killed in the region of Zap 

  Guerrillas carried out an infiltration action against the invaders on Martyr Merwan Hill in the region of Zap. Six invaders were killed.
• UN delegation visits Shengal 

  A delegation led by Zohra Tabouri, coordinator at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, has been in Shengal for talks with the Yazidi self-government.
• HPG: Seven guerrillas martyred in Avashin 

  HPG announced the death of seven guerrillas due to the use of banned chemical agents by the Turkish army in Avashin.
• Berwari: Turkey attacks Medya Defense Zones to make up for the Gare defeat 

  Kurdish academic and politician Kamiran Berwari said that the Turkish army is attacking the Medya Defense Zones to make up for its defeat in Gare.
• Turkish army launches operations in four cities in the Kurdish region 

  The Turkish army is expanding its military campaign in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla resistance to Turkish invasion 

  Guerrillas from the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) and the Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star) killed at least 5 Turkish soldiers in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KCK: The guerrilla defends all of Kurdistan 

  “The genocidal forces will be defeated by the resistance of the guerrilla and the uprising of the people. Through its unified resistance with the guerrilla, our people will make a free Kurdistan and a democratic Middle East a reality,” says the KCK.
• Şinda Botan: "Medya Defense Zones will be their grave" 

  Guerrilla fighter Şinda Botan calls on Kurdish youth to join the fight against the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Zones and to protest all over the world.
• Turkish state seeks help in Baghdad and Hewlêr in the face of guerrilla resistance 

  The Turkish state cannot get a foot on the ground vis-à-vis the guerrilla resistance in Metina. Now the AKP/MHP regime has turned to the KDP and Baghdad for help.
• Gêrila TV releases footage of action in Zap 

  Guerrillas continue dealing blows to the Turkish army in the Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan.