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• Thousands bid farewell to DBP politician who died in prison 

  Kurdish politician Mehmet Candemir, who died yesterday in a Turkish prison in Giresun, was buried with great sympathy in his birthplace Batman.
• 15 August Initiative celebrated in Maxmur 

  The 38th anniversary of the 15 August Initiative was celebrated with great enthusiasm at an event in the Maxmur Refugee Camp.
• HPG reports unbroken resistance against Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army continues to use chemical warfare agents against the guerrillas' defences in southern Kurdistan. The resistance massif Werxelê in Avaşîn alone was attacked with chemical weapons at least 43 times within one day.
• KNK marks 15 August Initiative: We will follow in their footsteps 

  “We send our greatest greetings to all martyrs and the living who introduced this historic step. We are all indebted to them and we will follow in their footsteps.”
• YJŞ fighter: Resistance grows as attacks increase 

  “The purpose of the ISIS attack on August 3 was to destroy the Yazidi community. Yazidi girls were murdered and abducted due to the KDP's cooperation with ISIS. The month of August may be a painful one for us, but it also brings along great resistance.”
• ‘We will present a free and autonomous Shengal to our martyrs and our people’ 

  “As the Yazidi people, we will continue our struggle in the spirit of August 15 until we achieve victory and freedom. We will present a free and autonomous Shengal to our martyrs and our people,” said the Autonomous Assembly of Shengal.
• Explosion of military object leaves 18-year-old seriously injured in Bitlis 

  18-year-old Yusuf Uluğ was seriously injured as a result of the explosion of a military object in the city of Bitlis.
• PJAK co-chair pays tribute to Rezan Cawid 

  PJAK co-chair Siyamend Moini said that Rezan Cawid, who was murdered by the Turkish state, was one of the leading revolutionaries who sacrificed his life for the freedom of the people.
• 10 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions saluting August 15 

  Three soldiers were killed as the guerrillas hit the Turkish base in Kani Masi for the second time. Seven other occupiers were killed in sniper operations and sabotage.
• August martyrs commemorated in Shengal 

  August is considered a particularly bloody month in Shengal, with brutal massacres also taking place before and after the ISIS genocide and femicide of 2014. The martyrs were commemorated at the martyrs' cemetery in the Shengal mountains.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of weapons and military equipment seized in Girê Amediyê Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the weapons and military equipment removed from the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area on 3 August.
• YJA Star and HPG guerrillas: Victory will be ours!  

  YJA Star guerrilla Eylem Cûdî said that the people exist thanks to the guerrillas, and the guerrillas exist thanks to the people, while HPG guerrilla Husên Azad said that those who said, "It will end in 72 hours," have lost.
• PKK: On 15 August 1984 a fire of hope was lit  

  15 August 1984 marked a historical turning point in Kurdistan. A fire was lit that gave humanity hope for resistance and liberation, said the PKK in a statement.
• Emine Moradi: Rêzan Cavid was also my commander 

  Emine Moradi's husband was murdered by the Iranian regime, her son executed. Rêzan Cavid, who was killed in a Turkish drone attack in Rojava, stood by her during this time. Moradi asks: "How long is it going to go on like this?"
• Turkish army bombs villages in Amediye 

  It was reported that the Turkish army bombarded the area around the village of Sikri in Duhok's Amediye district with mortars and artillery shells.
• HPG announces that 4 Turkish soldiers were killed and three camera systems destroyed 

  The People's Defense Forces (HPG) announced that four soldiers were killed and three camera systems were destroyed in the actions carried out against the Turkish army units in Medya Defense Areas.
• Iraqi commander killed in Turkish attack commemorated in Bradost 

  Zuber Hali, a commander of the Iraqi Border Guards, who lost his life in a Turkish attack two years ago, was commemorated in Bradost.
• 6-year-old Yazidi girl and her father murdered in Duhok 

  The Duhok Police Department announced that the murderer of Yazidi citizen Faruq Mirza and his 6-year-old daughter has been arrested. It is reported that the killer confessed to the murder.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for mobilization in the 39th year of struggle 

  Defining the August 15 Initiative as the foundation of the social and women's revolution, KONGRA-GEL said, “The spirit that triumphs in Zap, Avaşîn and Metina against Turkish occupation and KDP betrayal today is this spirit of resistance."
• Footage of guerrilla infiltration and seizure of military equipment of Turkish forces 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• PKK Executive Committee said: Martyr Rezan Cawid will live in the struggle of Kurdish youth 

  The PKK Executive Committee said: “We call on the Kurdish youth to avenge Rezan Cawid, one of the founders and executives of KODAR and PJAK, and all the martyrs of Kurdistan, who were viciously murdered by the Turkish state.”
• Dr. Mazlum Dersim: Turkish is the invader and will be expelled from our land 

  HPG commander Dr. Mazlum Dersim said that the Kurds are in their own land and the Turkish state is the invader and added that it will be the Turkish state to leave.
• 75-year-old man and HDP politician imprisoned in Batman 

  Turkey continues to tighten the repression screw against the democratic opposition. In Batman, two people have been imprisoned for alleged "terror support", including a 75-year-old man, while an HDP politician was taken into custody in Şırnak.
• ‘PUK will withdraw from the government if the crisis in Sulaymaniyah continues’ 

  The situation in Sulaymaniyah is grave because most projects were suspended, said the leader of PUK.
• Cindo: Freedom can be achieved by adopting Öcalan’s ideas 

  Şêx Ilyas Cindo, one of the notables of the Feqîran tribe, said that the peoples of Kurdistan can achieve their freedom by embracing the ideas of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.