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• HDP co-chair Buldan: "The Kurdish people want a solution" 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan visited Bingöl province together with other politicians. They were greeted by hundreds of people in front of the party headquarters.
• Eight taken into custody in Şırnak 

  Turkish police stormed numerous homes in Cizre and Silopi districts of Şırnak and detained at least eight people. The son of HDP district chairwoman Nergiz Aşkın is being sought; he was not at home at the time of the raid.
• Soldiers set forest on fire in Beytüşşebap  

  Soldiers of the Turkish army have started a forest fire in the Kurdish province of Şırnak by artillery fire. The inhabitants of the village of Setkar in the district of Beytüşşebap are prevented by the military from extinguishing the fire.
• HPG commander Mardin: 15 August gave hope to the people 

  Celebrating the anniversary of the August Initiative, HPG commander, Mazlum Mardin, said: "15 August means the resurrection of a people who did not accept to be destroyed."
• HPG/YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops, leaving 13 invaders dead 

  Thirteen Turkish soldiers have been killed in actions by the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) / Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas to mark the anniversary of the 15 August Initiative.
• Parastin threatens HPG guerrilla Ayhan Tatlı’s family with arrest 

  Felek and Fatma Tatlı, who went to Hewlêr to ask about the whereabouts of their brother, HPG guerilla Ayhan Tatlı, said they were threatened with detention by Parastin and stated, "We will not stop seeking until we acquire information from our brother and
• KONGRA-GEL commends August 15 Initiative, calls for mobilization 

  KONGRA-GEL saluted August 15 emphasizing that “On the 37th anniversary of the August 15 Initiative, there is greater hope and belief to put an end to the racist Turkish state's system. All Kurds must mobilize”.
• Turkish airstrike kills a civilian in Southern Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish army has killed another civilian in an airstrike in the Amadiya and Kanimasi regions of Southern Kurdistan.
• PKK: 38th year of struggle will be a year of greater achievements! 

  “Based on the revolutionary people's war strategy, our movement and people will mobilize all their strength and energy for a revolutionary war against AKP-MHP fascism in the 38th Year of Struggle,” said the PKK.
• DTK-DBP delegation meets people in Hakkari 

  A delegation of the Democratic Society Congress and the Democratic Regions Party met people in Bawenis, Sore, Dara and Şişemzina in Yüksekova district of Hakkari within “We organise against fascism” meetings.
• Mothers of guerrillas demand explanation for three missing guerrillas 

  Guerrilla mothers called on the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to explain the aftermath of the guerrillas who have been unaccounted since they were attacked by KDP forces in Xelifan district of South Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Zap 

  The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Centre reported that guerrilla units hit a Turkish military position in the Zap region to mark the 15 August Initiative.
• Guerîla TV releases footage of action carried out in Heftanin on 1 August 

  Guerîla TV broadcast the footage of an action carried out by guerrillas in Heftanin on 1 August.
• Guerrilla Êrîş Serhed: The area is under the control of the guerrillas 

  Guerrilla Êrîş Serhed talked about the military developments in the fight against the Turkish invasion in the southern Kurdish Medya Defense Areas and said that the guerrillas are able to fight everywhere and defeat the enemy.
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed in Ağrı countryside 

  Several soldiers were killed as HPG and YJA Star guerrillas carried out various actions against the Turkish army. The occupation forces in Avaşîn have been trying for days to penetrate the guerrilla tunnel in Werxelê with chemical weapons.
• People protest against water shortage in Hewler 

  While the residents of the neighbourhood stated that they were protesting for clean water, KDP forces accused the activists of “being affiliated with a political force”.
• Names of Serhad martyrs published 

  HPG published the names of five martyrs and paid tribute to the struggle of Nûda, Mîraz, Xwînrêj Teyî, Xwînrêj Şiyar and Azad as setting the direction for the Serhad region.
• Autonomous Administration Cihad Hesen still in the hands of Hewler authorities after 63 days 

  The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 63 days.
• Protest in Amed against delivery of guerrilla remains by post 

  The solidarity association MEBYA-DER has been banned from denouncing the Turkish authorities' degrading treatment of the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters in front of the human rights monument in Amed.
• Relief supplies sent to the flooded area in Van 

  The Alliance for Democracy and Labor in Van has sent seven transports with relief supplies to the flooded areas in the surrounding region. Engineer Firat Durmaz accompanied the transport and called for an immediate emergency plan.
• HPG announces identities of the three missing guerrillas 

  The HPG announced the identities of the three guerrillas missing in the Xelîfan region of southern Kurdistan. Contact with the unit had broken off after an attack by the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP forces.
• Guerrilla forces strike Turkish troops in Heftanîn  

  Guerrilla forces have carried out two actions with heavy weapons against the invading Turkish soldiers in Heftanîn's Girê Dûpişk area.
• HPG says two Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke and Avaşîn 

  At least two Turkish soldiers were killed in actions carried out by guerrillas in Xakurke and Avaşîn. The Turkish army has, meanwhile, used chemical weapons and explosives again in the Werxelê tunnel.
• Family of missing guerrilla expects an explanation from KDP  

  The family of People's Defence Forces (HPG) guerrilla Dijwar Berxwedan, who went missing after an attack by the KDP on July 26, expects an official explanation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
• HSM congratulates Dersim and Botan Commands for successful actions 

  “We believe that the new era of guerrilla activity will become more practical, and that greater success will be achieved in the march to victory,” said the HSM Headquarters Command.