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• Guerrillas vowed to defend South Kurdistan from Turkish attacks 

  Guerrillas vowed to defend South Kurdistan from the Turkish state attacks.
• Komalên Ciwan called on youth to oppose Turkish attacks 

  Komalên Ciwan Coordination issued a written statement about the Turkish state's invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and stated that “the most radical attitude” is necessary.
• YBS repelled ISIS attack in Shengal 

  ISIS attack was repelled by YBS in Shengal countryside last night.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Mardin 

  HPG Press Office announced that two soldiers were killed in a clash in the countryside of Mardin province.
• ISIS attack on YBS position in Shengal repelled 

  The Turkish-backed terrorists have attacked a position of Shengal Defense Units.
• Hundreds of acres of cultivated land burned down in Hewlêr 

  Hundreds of acres of cultivated land were burned down in Hewlêr, in the village of Sifeye (Xebat).
• HPG: 8 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out a series of actions in Çukurca. 8 soldiers were killed in the actions as far as could be ascertained.
• Siran villagers: Turkish army bombs us day and night 

  Siran village residents said the Turkish army fires on them and bombs them every day with KNS rifles and DHSKs, and added: “They want to push us out of our village with these attacks.
• Turkish air raids target Bradost region in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal war against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• KCK calls for resistance to Turkish invasion 

  The KCK called on Kurds and peoples of Kurdistan to resist the Turkish occupation attempts in southern Kurdistan territory "with the spirit of Sheladize".
• 20 soldiers killed in the Turkish base in Zakho 

  At least 20 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Zakho.
• 141 people exhumed from mass graves in Shengal identified 

  The opening of mass graves in the village of Kocho started on March 15. Works on mass graves had been suspended during the Ramadan moth.
• HPG: 3 Turkish soldiers killed in Yüksekova 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows against the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Human shield action by Bashur youth against invasion 

  The youth movement is launching a human shield action in Qandil on June 14 against the Turkish state attacks against Bashure Kurdistan.
• Espionage disguised as mountaineering in Bradost 

  The Turkish army is pressuring citizens to walk around in the Bradost region under the guise of mountaineering and show them where the guerrillas are, as they continue their invasion attacks against Bashur.
• Turkish warplanes bombed Lice's countryside 

  Turkish warplanes bombed the countryside around the neighbourhood of Çavundur in Lice. After the bombing, a military operation was launched in the region.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Dersim 

  Guerrillas carried out an assassination action against soldiers in the Amutka outpost in Dersim’s Hozat district. 1 soldier was killed.
• Nasir Yagiz visits Maxmur for Eid 

  Nasir Yagiz, who was on a hunger strike for 187 days before ending his protest on the call of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan, visited Maxmur for Eid. 
• Shengal institutions protest the murder of Yazidi man 

  Institutions in Shengal issued a statement against the murder of Emin Salih as a result of Turkish state attacks and called on Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government to object to Turkey’s attacks.
• Kurdish sign at Tatvan Municipality taken down 

  The Kurdish language sign at the Tatvan Municipality building was taken down and replaced with a sign in Turkish that read, “Tatvan Municipality Municipal Police Directorate”.
• 13 Yazidis rescued from ISIS reunited with families 

  The 13 Yazidis rescued from ISIS gangs by the SDF have been reunited with their families.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Barzan 

  Guerrilla action left 4 soldiers dead and 1 other injured.
• People of Xelifan: Our village is under Turkish army blockade 

  Citizens in the Xelifan village in the Bradost region that has been targeted by the Turkish state’s latest invasion attacks said their village is under Turkish army blockade.
• Villages of Xelifan and Siran bombed by Turkish army 

  The invading Turkish state bombed the villages of Xelifan and Siran in the Soran district. It was not possible to establish if there were any loss of life.
• “What happened in Kirkuk is the same as the attacks on Xakurke" 

  Political Observer Rauf said Turkey's intervention against Kirkuk and the attacks against Xakurke are not independent from each other and added: “They continue on with chaos and war so Kurds don’t achieve their rights and the region doesn’t have peace.”