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• One soldier killed, 4 surveillance cameras destroyed in Zap 

  HPG stated that the guerrillas targeted the Turkish invasion forces in the Zap region, leaving one soldier dead and 4 surveillance cameras destroyed.
• Gerîla TV releases documentary film ‘Fire fell in the heart of Ankara’ 

  Gerîla TV released a documentary film about a spectacular revolutionary operation by the HPG and YJA Star against a base camp of the Turkish occupying forces in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KNK: Erdoğan’s new war, a threat to the whole Middle East 

  The KNK said that "In order to maintain his power, Erdoğan is waging a new war against the Kurds."
• Tevgera Azadi: Every honourable Kurd should oppose the Turkish occupation plan 

  In a statement on Erdoğan's visit to Iraq, Tevgera Azadi stated that it is the duty of every honourable Kurd to oppose Turkey’s occupation plan and emphasised the importance of national unity.
• Kurdish artists in Europe: Today is the day to unite and resist 

  Kurdish Culture and Art people in Europe, who made a statement against the attacks of the occupying Turkish state, said “Today is the day to stand up, ensure our national unity and move for freedom."
• Turkish army shells rural areas in Bagok 

  After the declaration of a 15-day "special security zone" in the rural areas of Mount Bagok, the Turkish state forces started bombarding these areas.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Xebat Turkmen  

  Guerrilla Xebat Turkmen died in a battle against Turkish occupying forces in South Kurdistan in March. The HPG paid tribute to the Raqqa-born guerrilla as a major militant of the Apoist movement.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Metina 

  Three Turkish soldiers were killed in an action carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerilla against the Turkish occupation forces in the Şêlazê area of the region of Metina.
• Kalkan: Tayyip Erdoğan administration creates problems wherever it goes 

  Duran Kalkan spoke about the ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’ campaign as well as the results of the municipal elections held on 31 March.
• Governor of Sulaymaniyah: Kurds are part of the solution, not the problems 

  "Kurds have always been part of the solution in the Middle East, not part of the problems, conflicts and wars," said Heval Ebubekir, governor of the South Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah.
• KCK: Erdoğan’s aim is legitimization of occupation and new attacks 

  In a statement about Erdoğan’s upcoming visit to Baghdad and Erbil, KCK said that Turkey’s real aim is to gain legitimacy for its 87 military bases as well as its occupation of Iraqi territory and to legitimize its planned new attacks.
• KNK: We will not allow occupation in Kurdistan 

  At the 22nd General Assembly meeting of the KNK, the Turkish state's occupation attacks on Metîna were condemned it was empasised that "We will not allow the hegemony of the occupiers in the lands of Kurdistan.”
• Kurdish teacher sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran 

  In East Kurdistan, another education lecturer from the socio-cultural association Nojîn has been sentenced to many years in prison.
• KNK calls for national unity against occupation 

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) 22nd General Assembly Interim Period meeting condemned the invasion attacks of the Turkish state against the guerrilla-controlled Metîna region and called for Kurdish unity against these attacks.
• HPG: Turkish army wants to expand the invasion operation in Metina step by step 

  The Turkish army is continuously bombarding the Metina region with helicopters, warplanes, artillery and howitzers. HPG stated that the Turkish army wants to expand the invasion operation by advancing step by step.
• Turkish army launches military operation on Metina  

  The Turkish army has launched an occupation attack on the region of Metina in South Kurdistan.
• Bawer Deyndar, the selfless commander of the Cîloya Biçûk resistance 

  Bawer Deyndar, the selfless commander of the Cîloya Biçûk resistance, who became one of the symbols of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign with his heroism, became a torch of struggle for his comrades and the Kurdish people.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Berjîn Canda  

  Guerrilla Berjîn Canda was swept away by floodwaters in Xakurke and drowned. The HPG expressed its condolences to the relatives of the former anti-ISIS fighter and the Kurdish people.
• Another mass grave of Yazidis found in Shengal 

  A mass grave of Yazidis was found in Shengal, increasing the number of mass graves discovered so far to 93.
• Explosion in the car of a former PUK politburo member in Sulaymaniyah - UPDATE 

  It is reported that an explosion occurred in the car of a former politburo member of PUK in Sulaymaniyah city of South Kurdistan.
• Representatives of Shengal hold talks in Baghdad 

  A delegation of representatives from Shengal is holding a series of meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad, conveying the demands of the Shengal people and discussing political, administrative, security issues and the return of IDPs.
• Three Kurds detained in East Kurdistan 

  Over the past four weeks, at least 26 Kurdish activists and civilians have been arrested in East Kurdistan.
• A vehicle 'belonging to special warfare elements' set on fire in Erzurum 

  Jinên Tolhildêr Initiative announced that they set a vehicle on fire in Erzurum "in response to sexual assaults and special war policy."
• Turkey bombs Binarê Qendîl, injures one woman 

  Turkish warplanes bombed Kortek Hill in the Binarê Qendîl area on Wednesday evening, injuring one woman.
• Turkish soldier who sexually assaulted a woman in Şırnak imprisoned 

  A Turkish specialist sergeant who sexually assaulted a woman in the Kurdish province of Şırnak last week, has been sent to prison.