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• Turkish air raid killed a civilian in South Kurdistan 

  While a Turkish scout plane crashed near Amadiya, Turkish air raids killed a civilian in Hewler countryside.
• Young man goes on death fast in Sulaymaniyah 

  A young man named Memduh Ozdemir in Sulaymaniyah went on a death fast to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Guerrillas: Attacks against mothers won’t go without a response 

  YRK guerrillas said the attacks against mothers protesting to lend their voice to the hunger strikers in prisons won’t go without a response.
• Patriotic Youth took over the hunger strike in Sulaymaniyah 

  Members of the Kurdistan Patriotic Youth Movement took over the hunger strike on 152nd day in Sulaymaniyah.
• Footage from guerrilla raid in Turkish military base in Şemdinli 

  Guerrillas raided a Turkish military base on May 4.
• New mass grave discovered in Shengal 

  A new mass grave was found in Shengal. Victims of DAESH were buried there. 
• Police position set up by HDP Municipality entrance 

  Turkish Interior Ministry ordered a police position to be set up by the entrance of the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality where HDP won the elections.
• Guerrillas strike Gire Outpost from the air 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out an aerial action against the Gire Outpost in Cele, bombing the building and positions in the outpost campus several times.
• Turkish army bombed Sheladize 

  Turkish invasion army continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan.
• 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  The Turkish army is suffering heavy blows in clashes with guerrilla forces.
• 27 Yazidis rescued from ISIS handed over to the Shengal Council 

  27 Yazidis rescued from ISIS gangs by SDF fighters were handed over to the Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council.
• Clashes in Northern Kurdistan: Two Turkish soldiers killed 

  As part of a large-scale operation of the Turkish army in the Gabar region clashes erupted yesterday between the Turkish army guerrilla forces of the HPG. At least two Turkish soldiers were killed.
• Turkish warplanes bombed Barzan 

  The occupying Turkish state bombed the region of Barzan in South Kurdistan.
• Dersim Genocide remembered on 81st anniversary 

  4 May marked the 81st anniversary of the beginning of the Dersim Genocide. The Turkish government massacred thousands of people, those who survived were banished, Dersim was depopulated.
• Yagiz hospitalized, refuses treatment 

  Nasir Yagiz, who has been on a hunger strike for 165 days demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan, was taken to the Jin Hospital when his condition worsened but he refused treatment.
• Hunger strikes continue in Maxmur and Hewler 

  Hunger strikes against the Imrali isolation continue to grow in Maxmur and Hewler.
• Shepherd shot by Turkish soldiers dies 

  A shepherd named Sertip Sen who had been shot and wounded by soldiers in Yuksekova lost his life.
• Isolation protests in May 1 celebrations in Kurdistan 

  Workers took to the streets in Kurdistan for May 1. AKP’s anti-labor practices were protested in the demonstrations where the workers also drew attention to the isolation and the hunger strikes.
• Live broadcast suicide protesting Southern Kurdistan government 

  Suphi Abdullah from the Akre region of Southern Kurdistan committed suicide in a live broadcast after criticizing the government’s policies, unjust living conditions and corruption.
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed, 4 others wounded in Amed 

  HPG reported continued actions by guerrillas and air strikes by the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• 38 detained as police attacked families of hunger strikers 

  Turkish regime’s repression against those in solidarity with hunger strikers continues.
• Footage from guerrilla action in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish military forces in South Kurdistan last week.
• Turkish state bans May 1 in Cizre 

  The Turkish state has banned the rally planned for May 1 International Day of Workers and Solidarity.
• Guerrillas write letter to hunger strikers in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas sent a letter to hunger strikers in South Kurdistan, Fadile Tok, Nasır Yağız and Herêm Mehmud, saying; “We are closer to victory more than ever. Victory is ours.”
• Turkish army launched a large scale operation in Cudi 

  Turkish military operations and activities continue across the Kurdish region.