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• KCK: Destruction of graves pursues a political goal 

  The destruction of guerrilla graves has not sadistic but political motives: to make the Kurds renounce their language, culture and freedom, which are their fundamental rights, says KCK.
• 23 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions from Heftanin to Serhat 

  At least 23 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions in Heftanin, Hakkari, Şırnak and Ağrı.
• Civil Defense Units YPS and YPS-JIN launch "revenge offensive" 

  The civil defense units YPS and YPS-JIN have started a "revenge offensive" against the counter-guerrilla and its supporters in Northern Kurdistan.
• Destruction of guerrillas’ graves: Rage grows with trauma 

  In Kurdistan, the Turkish state systematically has guerrilla graves destroyed. This is a signal to the people: "We do not tolerate you alive or dead. But as the trauma grows, so does the anger, explains HDP MP Leyla Güven.
• Warplanes bomb Mount Qereçox in Maxmur 

  The east of Mount Qereçox, connected to Maxmur, was bombed by warplanes last night.
• HPG reports guerrilla action in Siirt, clash in Amed 

  While guerrillas carried out a sabotage action in Pervari, Siirt, clash erupted between guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in Lice, Amed.
• Religious leaders urge KDP to withdraw its forces from Zînî Wertê 

  A delegation from South Kurdistan said that the forces stationed in Zînî Wertê should rather be moved to the areas under ISIS threat.
• Workers fired under the pretext of fight against terrorism 

  "For Kurds there is no work, no food, no life. Even the dismissal of municipal workers is being portrayed as an anti-terrorist measure," says HDP MP Muazzez Orhan.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage from action in Gever 

  During the action two weeks ago, units of the HPG and YJA-Star stormed Turkish military positions.
• HPG Press Centre releases identity of guerrilla fallen in Mardin 

  HPG promised that "we will carry the flag of freedom that our martyrs handed over to us to victory".
• AKP invests in war and destroys nature in Hakkari 

  The AKP-MHP government continues to slaughter nature with dams and HPPs in Hakkari for "security" reasons. In addition, 2 new prisons will be put into operation in 2020.
• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers killed in Bitlis 

  Eleven soldiers of the Turkish army were killed during guerrilla actions in Northern Kurdistan. The guerrillas were able to secure numerous weapons.
• Turkish jets bomb Bradost 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Five people jailed in Van 

  Of the 15 people who were detained in Van province three days ago, 5 have been remanded in custody.
• Names of two fallen guerrilla fighters published 

  The HPG published the names of two guerrilla fighters who died in April during a military operation on Mount Cudi in Şırnak.
• DTK condemns Dersim genocide, calls for national unity 

  The DTK condemned the Dersim genocide and called for national unity.
• Associations demand disclosure of location of Seyit Rıza's grave 

  Marking the anniversary of the Dersim Massacre, 12 Alevi associations asked for the recognition of the 4 May as Dersim '38 Tertele (genocide) day and the disclosure of the place where the graves of Seyit Rıza and his friends are.
• Iranian forces kill two more kolbars in border area 

  Kolbars live from carrying loads across the dangerous borders in Kurdistan taking dangerous routes to earn their living through trade between Northern, Southern and Eastern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Two MIT and three counter-guerrilla members killed in Amed 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Amed countryside, killing 5 elements of the Turkish army.
• Activists sentenced to death in Hewler denounce torture 

  Activists Mazlum Dağ and Muhammet Beşiksiz, who were sentenced to death in Hewlêr for the murder of an MIT official, are being held in solitary confinement and denounce torture that has increased after Turkey’s attack on Zinê Wertê.
• Yüksekova graveyard targeted for the 7th time 

  The cemetery in Yüksekova, Hakkari was attacked for the 7th time despite being located next to a police station.
• Turkish soldiers desecrate guerrilla graves in Bingöl 

  A large number of guerrilla graves have been destroyed in villages in the countryside of Bingöl province.
• Police raid houses, detain 14 people in Van 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people are not ceased even in times of pandemic.
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed and armored vehicle destroyed in Gabar 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against a Cobra-type armored vehicle patrolling in Gabar. While the armored vehicle was destroyed in the action, 5 invading Turkish soldiers were killed.
• PUK official exposes MIT-KDP cooperation 

  Eta Serawi, from the executive board of PUK, said that the Turkish Intelligence Agency, MIT, is monitoring areas under the guerrilla control in Zînî Wertê, along with a force affiliated to the KDP. Serawi shared images to support his claim.