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• Curfew in Southern Kurdistan extended until May 

  The curfew imposed in Southern Kurdistan in mid-March to counter the Corona pandemic has been extended until 1 May.
• Fighter jets fly over Maxmur 

  Fighter jets of unknown origin have flown over the refugee camp Maxmur in Southern Kurdistan.
• Kurdish journalists call for an end to tension in Zînê Wertê 

  Turkish state deployed military and intelligence forces in many regions in Southern Kurdistan and their efforts to ignite an internal clash between Kurds are still ongoing.
• KCK: This Ramadan should bring unity and freedom to Kurds 

  The KCK Peoples and Beliefs Committee wished that this fasting month will pass in peace, making unity, vitality and freedom of the Kurdish people permanent.
• Kurdistan Alliance Work calls on Kurds to work for national unity 

  The Kurdistan Alliance Work issued a written statement on the attacks against Maxmur Refugee Camp, which has been under the embargo for about 9 months, and the region of Zinî Wertê.
• Intellectuals in Rojhilat call for dialogue over South Kurdistan 

  In a joint statement about the attacks in Zînî Wertê, Rojhilat intellectuals and artists said that a civil war should not be allowed in the region.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers killed in Şemdinli and Bazid 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• South Kurdistan artists launch a campaign against a new conflict 

  Artists from South Kurdistan launched a campaign called 'There will be no winner in a civil war', condemning the attacks against Zinê Wertê.
• Young people in Van protest attacks against Zînî Wertê 

  Young people in Van condemned the attack against the region of Zînî Wertê.
• People demonstrate in Qandil: Down with betrayal 

  In the Binarê Qandil region of Southern Kurdistan, a demonstration has been held to protest against the threatening Kurdish fratricidal war.
• DTK calls on parties to "listen to the voice of the people" 

  Drawing attention to the dirty plans in South Kurdistan, the DTK called for national union stressing its importance.
• Open letter from the KNK about tension in South Kurdistan  

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) co-chairs Zeynep Murad and Ahmed Karamus wrote a letter about the growing tension in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Six soldiers killed in Lelikan 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish army positions located on Lelikan Hill. Six invaders Turkish soldiers were killed in the action, 1 surveillance camera was destroyed.
• People in Zînî Wertê ask the KDP to withdraw its forces 

  The people of Zînî Wertê called on the KDP to withdraw its military forces from the region.
• Contradictory statements in Van over coronavirus cause concern 

  HDP Van Provincial co-chair Ökkeş Kawa and CHP Provincial chair Mehmet Kurukçu asked for measures to prevent coronavirus outbreak as refugees continue to arrive in Van. 
• Negligence makes number of coronavirus cases increase in Van 

  The number of coronavirus cases is gradually increasing due to the lack of precautions in Van. In the village of Örmetaş in Başkale there has been a surge in cases, with 44 confirmed.
• United Kurdish Women's Platform calls for national unity 

  The United Kurdish Women's Platform said: "This is the day in which Kurds protect each other from the occupiers, and strengthen the struggle for freedom in Kurdistan."
• Turkey bombs area in Wertê 

  It has been reported that the invading Turkish state has bombed an area near Zînî Wertê, where tension has been escalating for days.
• People from Wertê protest the presence of KDP forces 

  Kurdish people living around Wertê, Dola Reqe, Dola Şawrê, Dola Pilingan and Raperin region reacted to the deployment of KDP forces in Wertê with a protest action.
• Twin family campaign reaches 250 families in Amed 

  Within the framework of the twin family campaign launched by the HDP, 250 needy families in the Corona crisis have been reached in Amed so far.
• ISIS members attack Iraqi soldiers in Maxmur region 

  Two Iraqi soldiers were killed on Mount Qereçox.
• PKK’s Kalkan: Deployment of KDP forces in Wertê is unacceptable 

  Duran Kalkan describes the stationing of KDP Peshmerga in Qandil as the reason for the war. The KDP allows itself to be instrumentalized by the US and Turkey in order to support the Turkish occupation operation in Bradost from Qandil, he says.
• 112 artists from South Kurdistan issue appeal on Zînî Wertê 

  Call on "all political Kurdish parties to avoid being part of the invading enemy's plans."
• KCK: Plans to attack and occupy Qandil are underway 

  As Turkey and KDP have agreed on a siege of the Qandil region, the location of the guerrilla unit bombed by the Turkish air force has been revealed from the KDP camp built in Zinê Wertê.
• Turkish soldiers target guerrillas' graves to intimidate families 

  Soldiers went to the graves one by one, taking away flags and yellow-red-green symbols, then went to the families' homes and got their identity information.