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• Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin, South Kurdistan 

  The action carried out on May 18 left 3 soldiers dead and 2 others wounded.
• HPG statement on Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan 

  HPG said that there was no guerrilla movement in the areas targeted by Turkish jets last night, stressing that; “These attacks are no different from the genocidal ISIS mentality.”
• Residents in Maxmur protest the new Turkish state aggression 

  Residents of Martyr Rustem (Maxmur) Camp protested the Turkish state's attack on the camp.
• Video footages of Turkish bombing of Shengal  

  Last night, civilian settlements were targeted by the invading Turkish state in Shengal. We are publishing images of the bombing in Shengal we received.
• Reconnaissance flights continue over Maxmur 

  Reconnaissance flights continue over the Maxmur refugee camp, after the attack, on Sunday night, carried out by the invading Turkish state.
• Maxmur People’s Council: We will never surrender 

  “With the support of the Kurdish people and their friends, we will resist and will never surrender”, said the Maxmur People’s Council after the aerial attacks of the Turkish state.
• Yazidi Exile Council of Sinjar calls to “stop Turkish attacks” 

  Survivors of the ISIS genocide in Shengal were among the targets of the Turkish state that carried out a massive aerial bombardment on several locations in South Kurdistan tonight.
• Yusif: Kurdish people must exercise the right to self-defense 

  PYD executive Foza Yusif said that Turkey’s attacks targeted the existence of the Kurdish people.
• Turkish aerial bombardment on Maxmur lasted 40 minutes 

  The airstrikes on Maxmur region targeted the Martyr Rüstem Cudi refugee camp, Mount Qarachok and Mishtenur area.
• Civilians wounded in Turkish air raids in Shengal 

  Turkey's airstrikes in the Serdesht region of Shengal has left some civilians wounded.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil, Maxmur and Shengal - UPDATED 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Kurdish youngster murdered by Turkish soldiers laid to rest 

  Attack by soldiers of the Turkish army left a civilian dead and another wounded in the countryside of Van province.
• Earthquake in Karlıova results in injuries 

  The earthquake caused material damage in many houses and workplaces and reports speak of injuries in the village of Yedisu.
• Earthquake in Karlıova, Bingöl 

  The earthquake was followed by a second one of 4.6 magnitude.
• Turkish soldiers murder a youngster in Van 

  The Turkish army continues killing civilians in the Kurdish region.
• HPG releases statement on Turkish army operations 

  The HPG Press Center issued a written statement regarding the attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army.
• HPG disclose identities of four martyr guerrillas  

  Four members of the Kurdish guerrillas fell martyrs in clashes with the Turkish army in the province of Iğdır, said the HPG Press Center.
• Duran Kalkan says Kasım Engin Revenge Operation to be launched 

  Duran Kalkan, PKK Executive Council member, paid tribute to Kasım Engin, a member of the PKK Central Committee, who fell martyr following an airstrike by Turkish warplanes on 27 May in Bradost.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Heftanin and Uludere 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Heftanin region in South Kurdistan and Uludere region in North Kurdistan.
• Graves of guerrillas attacked again in Lice 

  The Turkish regime’s war against the dead of the Kurdish people continue.
• HDP office raided, co-chairs detained in Batman's Beşiri district 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the HDP continue increasingly.
• Turkish jets bomb Bradost region in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Four people jailed in operation against TUAY-DER in Amed 

  Four people have been imprisoned in the political genocide operation that targeted TUAY-DER in Amed.
• 12 soldiers killed in guerilla actions from Heftanin to Dersim 

  At least twelve soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions in various areas of Kurdistan in the past days.
• HPG announces the martyrdom of a guerrilla in Şırnak 

  Guerrilla fighter Reşo Xerzan died in May during a military operation of the Turkish army in the province Şırnak.