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• Footage of action by YJA Star guerrillas in Şırnak countryside 

  Guerrillas are inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones since April 17 in parallel with ongoing operations and attacks in other parts of the Kurdish territory.
• YJA Star and HPG guerrillas: The first bullet fired on August 15 reached millions 

  The first bullet fired on 15 August 1984 reached millions today, said guerrillas, adding that they were waging a war in the Medya Defense Areas in the footsteps of Commander Egît.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion 

  The guerrillas are defending Kurdistan under the most difficult conditions against the Turkish occupation forces. Ten soldiers were killed in the latest actions, an armoured vehicle and a Turkish army position were destroyed.
• PJAK and KODAR commemorate commander Rebanî martyred in Turkish attack 

  The PJAK and KODAR organisations in Eastern Kurdistan describe the death of Yusîf Rebanî as a heavy loss. The PJAK commander was fatally injured in a Turkish drone attack in Qamishlo on Sunday.
• Call for Behdinan prisoners on hunger strike who face death if denied release 

  “The Behdinan prisoners have been on hunger strike for nearly 20 days and their health has deteriorated. Their dead bodies may come out of prison in a week,” said activists and lawyers in front of the Sulaymaniyah Courthouse, demanding their release.
• More Kurdish and Arab youth from North-East Syria join guerrilla ranks 

  As part of Komalen Ciwan's call for mobilization against Turkish invasion attacks, a group of Kurdish and Arab young people from North and East Syria announced their participation in the guerrilla struggle.
• Rojhilat woman activist arrested in Saqiz 

  A Rojhilat woman activist was arrested in Saqiz, East Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas: After 15 August Initiative Kurds began a new life 

  YJA Star guerrillas Ararat Nûda and Koçerîn Demhat said that the 15 August Initiative created a new life for the Kurdish people and emphasized that the spirit carried out in Zap, Avaşîn and Metîna areas is the spirit of 15 August.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out against the Turkish soldiers in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area.
• HPG reports Turkish use of phosphorus bombs in guerrilla areas 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army has again used a phosphorus bomb in a guerrilla tunnel in Southern Kurdistan. The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion unabated, killing twelve soldiers in their latest actions.
• Iraqi political observer: “Turkish security delegation visited Hewler” 

  Iraqi political observer Wail El-Rikabi said that a Turkish "Security and Intelligence" delegation visited Hewler and met with officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
• KDP imposes food embargo on Behdinan region amidst Turkey’s attacks 

  According to the Rojnews, the KDP does not allow local people in Behdinan to meet their needs freely on the grounds that PKK fighters get supplies and thus imposes an embargo on the villages in the region.
• Iranian forces kill a kolbar, injure two others in East Kurdistan 

  Iranian security forces have again targeted Kurdish load carriers and shot one of the kolbars dead and injured two in the border region.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Thousands woke up with Commander Egîd's first bullet 

  YJA Star guerrillas said that the first bullet fired by Commander Egîd was instrumental in waking thousands of Egîds and directing them to the mountains of freedom.
• Freedom & Human Rights Defense Network says conditions of hunger strikers in Hewler prison worsening 

  Freedom and Human Rights Defense Network pointed out that there is a very serious threat to the lives of the imprisoned activists on hunger strike in Hewler prison, whose number has reached 65.
• Guerrillas in continuous resistance in South Kurdistan 

  14 soldiers have been killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan.
• PADÊ representative: Those who do not return to Shengal may lose their land 

  The representative of the Yazidi party PADÊ, Merwan Shengalî, warns that, as in previous expulsions, those Yazidis who do not return could lose their land and property.
• Journalist Deniz Fırat commemorated in Maxmur 

  Journalist Deniz Fırat who was martyred during the ISIS attacks in Maxmur in 2014 was commemorated in an event held in the refugee camp.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action at Girê Amediyê 

  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.
• HPG: 39 Turkish soldiers killed as guerrillas launch revolutionary operation 

  In a series of offensive actions against occupying forces in southern Kurdistan, at least 39 Turkish soldiers were killed, 23 of them in a revolutionary guerrilla operation at Girê Amêdî, reported the HPG.
• HPG mobile teams carry out simultaneous actions in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area  

  HPG mobile teams in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area carried out coordinated actions. It was stated that at least 7 soldiers were killed, 2 were seriously injured, 2 positions and a large piece of ammunition belonging to the Turkish army were destroyed.
• Dozens of people detained in Hewler and Sulaymaniyah 

  Dozens of people who gathered to protest upon the call of the New Generation Movement were detained in Hewler and Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against Turkish invasion 

  The guerrillas destroyed a position and surveillance cameras of the Turkish army and two soldiers were killed in southern Kurdistan while Turkish troops continue to use chemical weapons.
• KDP detains a journalist in Hewler 

  After abducting two journalists and an executive of the New Generation Movement in Duhok on Friday, KDP forces have detained a journalist in Hewler today.
• Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit destroys military post killing 2 soldiers in Sîrê 

  Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit announced that they destroyed a military post, killing 2 Turkish soldiers as a result of an action they carried out in Sîrê.