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• No news from two activists detained by KDP armed forces in Hewler  

  Two activists detained by KDP armed forces in Hewler while protesting the Zakho massacre, have not been heard from for four days.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish army in Sîre 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish army Sîre outpost in which 4 soldiers were killed.
• HPG guerrillas kill at least 9 Turkish soldiers in Çemço 

  At least 9 Turkish soldiers were killed in the action carried out by HPG guerrillas in Çemço, a district of Medya Defense Areas.
• The state encourages drug use in Van 

  Drug use among young people in Van province has recently increased. Drug dealers, including government officials, sell drugs especially in neighbourhoods where earthquake housings are located.
• Guerrillas destroy a tank and a drone of the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas destroyed a tank and a drone in the resistance against the Turkish invasion in Southern Kurdistan, and at least five soldiers were killed.
• Women protest Turkish occupation and massacre in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Women's Union Against Violence and Occupation protested the occupation and massacres of the Turkish state in Sulaymaniyah.
• Turkish army explosive seriously injures 12-year-old boy in Başkale 

  A military object exploded while the 12-year-old H.E took his sheep to a grazing land to pasture.
• How Yazidis can avoid further massacres 

  As the Yazidi community, we must educate ourselves properly and draw necessary conclusions from the massacres we were subjected to and create a historical-social memory and consciousness.
• Delegation of Iraqi Joint Operations Command officials goes to Zakho 

  A delegation of Iraqi Joint Operations Command officials went to Zakho, to the site of the massacre carried out by the Turkish state on 20 July.
• Rocket strikes Kor Mor gas field in Sulaymaniyah region 

  A rocket attack was carried out against the Kor Mor gas field in Çemçemal on Monday evening.
• Guerrillas shoot down Sikorsky helicopter in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas have shot down a Turkish army transport helicopter in southern Kurdistan. The aircraft was transporting troops to Zap when it was taken out of the sky.
• Footage of guerrilla action that killed 8 Turkish soldiers at Kani Masi outpost 

  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.
• 52 prisoners from Behdinan go on a hunger strike against violations of rights 

  52 journalists, activists and prisoners from Behdinan and Sheladize announced going on a hunger strike in protest at denial of their conditional release in accordance with Article 331 of the Penal Code.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in retaliation for Zakho massacre 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas dedicate their latest actions "in the name of brotherhood" to the civilian victims of the Turkish attack on Zakho.
• PAJK: Not a single Turkish flag, institution, and association should remain on Iraqi soil! 

  PAJK Coordination member Şimal Ülkem Güneş condemned the Turkish attack in Zakho and said: "The Iraqi people should not leave a single Turkish flag, institution, and association on Iraqi soil."
• HPG: Resistance against Turkish invasion continues unabated 

  The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan with actions of sabotage, heavy weapons and snipers as well as hand-to-hand combat. Seven soldiers of the occupation forces were killed in the latest actions by guerrillas.
• The Turkish occupation and the Zakho massacre 

  The fact that the Turkish state is occupying more and more parts of southern Kurdistan and carrying out massacres is the result of the political and social division in Iraq. Iraq must end the Turkish occupation.
• Footage of action against Turkish soldiers at Girê Amêdî 

  Footage of an action carried out by the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Vengeance Unit teams against the Turkish invading forces at Girê Amêdî in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) has been released.
• Yazidi institutions' representatives: We must unite to prevent new massacres 

  The Yazidi institutions representatives said that the Yazidi people should be united so that new massacres do not happen, and that the only solution is to govern themselves.
• The world remains silent, Turkey continues to kill civilians in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army, which has been targeting civilians from South Kurdistan for years, took advantage of the silence of the international public and carried out many massacres with heavy tolls so far.
• Numerous rockets fired at Turkish state's military base in Bashika 

  Numerous rockets were fired at the Turkish state's military base in Bashika, Mosul.
• Guerrillas shoot down two Turkish army drones 

  Two Turkish army drones loaded with explosives were shot down by guerrillas, and a military position was also destroyed in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Denied release by the KDP, prisoners from Sheladize go on a death fast 

  Imprisoned for 19 months, five young men from Sheladize, who are set to be released but are still held in prison by the KDP, have gone on a death fast.
• Turkey renews bombardment on Perex where it killed 9 civilians two days ago 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory, not sparing civilian settlements in its all-out war against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement calls on Iraqi government to take steps against Turkey 

  The Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) condemned the Turkish state massacre in Zakho and called on the Iraqi government to go beyond just making a statement and take steps.