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• Trustee dismisses 28 workers in Özalp, Van 

  The workers were dismissed on the grounds that they were “not needed”.
• HPG announces the names two fallen guerrillas 

  The HPG published the identity of two guerrilla fighters who died in Ağrı countryside last year.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish troops participating in an operation in Xakurke region of Medya Defense Zones.
• KCK calls for strengthened solidarity and organization 

  KCK has issued a statement on the current Covid-19 pandemic and called on people to be more organized and show solidarity.
• Kurdish parties and groups: Silence encourages Turkey's attacks 

  Kurdish institutions and organizations denounced the Maxmur massacre and reacted to the South and Iraqi governments silence by saying: "Silence actually prompts Turkey to continue the attacks."
• KJK warns against new Turkish occupation plans 

  Following Wednesday's deadly air raids, the KJK warns of a new comprehensive occupation plan by the Turkish state and a resurgence of inner-Kurdish conflicts.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Heftanin and Mardin 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed during guerrilla actions in Heftanin and Mardin.
• Van citizens pay heaviest fines for not complying with lockdown 

  726 people who did not comply with the curfew imposed due to the epidemic in Van were fined 2 million 229 thousand liras.
• Turkish state makes new military shipments to South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state has recently been increasing its military presence in the bases it established in South Kurdistan.
• Women killed in Turkish attack in Maxmur laid to rest 

  The three women killed in Turkish armed drone attack in the Maxmur refugee camp earlier today have been laid to rest.
• Water cut off in Batman for three days 

  While the corona virus is spreading more and more, the water supply is interrupted in many neighborhoods of the Batman province in the southeast of Turkey.
• Turkish air raid on Maxmur kills three women 

  In the wake of the attack, a delegation from the Iraqi government has conducted an examination at the scene.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Silopi 

  In a sabotage action of the HPG on a military area of the Turkish army in the province of Şırnak, a counter-guerrilla member was killed and several soldiers were injured.
• Turkish armed drones bomb Maxmur - UPDATED 

  The Turkish state has increased its military activities and attacks in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• KDP sends forces to the PUK-controlled area in Qandil 

  The KDP has sent forces with heavy weapons to the PUK-controlled area in the Qandil Mountains. The KCK warns that only the Turkish state will profit from a renewed inner-Kurdish conflict.
• Court rejects request for the release of Mızraklı 

  A Turkish court in Amed has rejected the application for release of the deposed mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı. The politician suffers from a chronic heart disease.
• Fallen YBŞ fighters laid to rest in Shengal 

  The YBŞ fighters who died in the explosion of a mine left behind by the ISIS in Shengal have been buried.
• Mine explosion kills two fighters in Shengal region 

  The Yazidi Resistance Units of Shengal (YJŞ/YJŞ) report two dead and three injured after a mine explosion in Til Ezer.
• PUK MP calls for dissolution of Roj Peshmerga 

  After it came out that militiamen trained together with the "Roj Peshmerga" had been sent to Libya by Turkey to support the Muslim Brotherhood Regime, PUK deputy Serko Azad Gelali calls on the KRG to immediately dissolve the militia.
• HPG commander Zinar Sason martyred in Zap region 

  Guerrilla commander Zinar Sason has died in a Turkish air attack on southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Volunteers distribute bread in Amed 

  The two-day curfew in over 31 cities in Turkey, which started with a fiasco, is over. In Amed, a group of volunteers distributed bread to destitute families.
• Two soldiers killed as guerillas hit a covert military unit in Am 

  Two soldiers have been killed in an operation by HPG on a covert military unit of the Turkish army in the countryside of Amed.
• HPG reports YJA Star action in Heftanin: One soldier killed 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• PKK: The AKP-MHP government destroys all social values 

  The Turkish state has sent the body of guerrilla fighter Agit Ipek by post to his family in Amed. The PKK declares that the government wants to secure its hold on power by destroying social values.
• Hundreds of trees cut down in Kulp 

  In a forested area in Kulp, almost a thousand oaks have been illegally cut down. The perpetrators are unknown, but the area is in the immediate vicinity of a Turkish military base.