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• People of Maxmur protest against the Iraqi embargo 

  Residents of the Şehid Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur staged a protest march in response to the embargo imposed by Iraq, in place since 2019.
• Footage of Turkish armored vehicle destroyed by the guerrillas 

  Gerîla TV has released footage of an armored vehicle belonging to the occupying Turkish army being destroyed by the guerrillas in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.
• Combating drugs in Amed 

  The Platform for Combating Drugs has launched its activities in Amed, describing substance addiction as a result of special warfare policies.
• Five people sentenced to prison over Kurdish songs sung during a demonstration in Dersim 

  Politicians who danced to Kurdish songs during the “Great March for Freedom” organized by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Dersim on February 8, 2024, were sentenced to 10 months in prison each.
• Halabja officially recognized as Iraq's 19th province 

  After years of political wrangling, Iraq has recognized Halabja as a new province. The city gained notoriety in 1988 due to a chemical weapons attack.
• HPG: Turkish army carried out 748 attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The invading Turkish army continues its aerial and ground bombardment of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) despite the PKK having ceased fire on March 1.
• Military operation launched in Bitlis countryside 

  The Turkish army has launched a new operation in rural areas of Bitlis province. Several highlands have been cordoned off and residents are subjected to searches.
• HPG: Two guerrillas killed in Turkish attacks with chemical weapons and banned explosives in Zap 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks against guerrilla areas in northern Iraq despite a ceasefire declared by the PKK following Abdullah Öcalan's call for peace and democratic society.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Argeş Hewraman  

  Guerrilla Argeş Hewraman died in a tragic accident in the southern Kurdish region of Xakurke.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Metina 

  Gerîla TV published footage of action directed against Turkish troops in Metina region.
• Iranian regime escalates crackdown on Kurdish Sunni clerics 

  The Iranian regime continues its crackdown on Kurdish clerics. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, three Kurdish Sunni clerics have been arrested in Eastern Kurdistan in recent days and one has been sentenced to prison.
• HPG: One soldier killed, two others injured as Turkish attacks against guerrilla areas continue 

  The occupying Turkish army bombed the guerrilla areas 691 times. As guerrillas in the defense position responded to the attacks, one soldier was killed and two others injured.
• French Foreign Minister: The rights and interests of the Kurds must be fully taken into account 

  After a meeting with Mazloum Abdi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that “the rights and interests of the Kurds must be fully taken into account."
• HDK, DEM Party-DBP delegation meets with Yekgirtû in Hewlêr 

  HDK, DEM Party and DBP delegation met with the Yekgirtûya Islami Movement in Hewlêr. They exchanged views on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's Call for Peace and Democratic Society.
• Kurdish language teacher sent to Sanandaj prison to serve five-year sentence 

  Kurdish language teacher Srwa Pour-Mohammadi was sent to Sanandaj Central Prison on 19 April to serve a five-year sentence.
• In Kurdistan, resistance is life 

  Neutralizing NATO's second-largest army at the gates of the tunnels for three years, heroes like Gabar Botan, Xebat Tîrêj, Şervan Guerrilla, Çiyager Dîcle, Erdal Reşo and Munzur Serhed added a new book to the history of Kurdish resistance.
• HDK-DEM Party-DBP delegation holds talks in Hewlêr 

  A delegation of the HDK, DEM Party and DBP is holding talks in Hewlêr (Erbil) in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the destruction of a howitzer that bombed tunnels and positions in the Sergelê Resistance Area of ​​the Martyr Delîl Western Zap region.
• A three-year epic of resistance: Girê Fm war tunnels 

  The guerrillas Gabar, Şervan and Xebat, who put up great resistance in the Girê Fm war tunnels, became the heroes of a three-year epic.
• HPG: Turkish attacks against guerrilla areas continue 

  The Turkish army attacks against guerrilla areas in northern Iraq continue uninterruptedly. The occupiers carried out 360 attacks on April 18 and 19.
• HPG pays tribute to three fallen guerrillas  

  The HPG paid tribute to guerrillas Heqî Amed, Zinar Raperîn, and Rêber Licê, who were killed on 18 January 2025 during an attack by the Turkish army in the Medya Defense Areas.
• PUK Leader Bafil Talabani protests Turkish attacks  

  PUK Leader Bafil Talabani said that despite the ceasefire declared by the PKK, the Turkish state’s warplanes and drone attacks are obstructing the process.
• 27 bombardments hit Amêdiyê in a single day 

  The CPT reported that the invading Turkish army carried out 27 bombardments on villages in the Amêdiyê district of Duhok province.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of armored vehicle destroyed in Girê Bahar Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an armored vehicle destroyed in the Girê Bahar Resistance Area.
• HPG: Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas 629 times between April 15 and 18 

  The Turkish army attacks against guerrilla areas in northern Iraq continue uninterruptedly. The occupiers carried out 629 attacks between April 15 and 18.