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• HPG releases statement about missing group of guerrillas 

  The HPG issued a statement about a guerrilla group with which contact was lost. "According to the information we received from local people, the forces affiliated with the KDP surrounded the group and attacked it. Some of our friends fell martyrs."
• Avashin Martyr Bahoz Rojhat: Revolution is our path 

  Martyr Bahoz Rojhat, known for his actions in Avashin and his efforts for years, became one of the symbols of resistance in the Bazên Zagrosê campaign. Before falling a martyr, Bahoz had said that the path of revolution was the most sacred for him.
• HPG: 6 Turkish soldiers killed; 1 military vehicle destroyed in Gever 

  HPG said that a Turkish military convoy moving from Gever towards Wargenima outpost was hit by the YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) in a sabotage action.
• Turkey closes border crossing to Iran for the seventh time 

  Kapıköy-Razi border crossing on Van-Iran border, which was opened by the ruling AKP with an official ceremony six times before, has been closed once again.
• Turkish soldiers torture villagers under detention in Yüksekova 

  The Turkish soldiers have tortured and detained villagers including shepherds during political genocide operations in Yüksekova.
• Turkey builds wall on Iranian border against Kurds 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Muazzez Orhan raised concern over Turkey’s plan to build a wall on its border with Iran emphasizing that the action is against the Kurds.
• HPG releases names of four fallen guerrilla fighters 

  The HPG has released the names of four guerrilla fighters martyred in the Medya Defense Zones in 2015.
• YJA Star prevents Turkish forces from establishing position in Zap 

  YJA Star guerrillas used heavy weapons to prevent the Turkish occupation forces from establishing a position in the Zap region. In Avaşîn, the guerrillas continue to defend the tunnel at Girê Sor.
• PKK calls for actions under the motto ‘We Protect Our Honour’ 

  The PKK has called for protecting the martyrs against the attacks of the Turkish state, stressing that all kinds of actions should be organized against the immoral attacks of the Turkish state under the motto ‘We Protect Our Honour’.
• HDP Hakkari branch protests against racist attacks against Kurds 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party Hakkari provincial organisation held the AKP-MHP bloc responsible for the racist attacks against the Kurds and invited the democratic circles to a common struggle.
• KNK: We must stand against occupation together! 

  KNK Co-Chair Zeyneb Murad said that there is a ground for national unity in South Kurdistan adding, “All Kurdistan parties must take a stand against attacks and occupation.”
• Footage of guerrilla action which left 5 Turkish soldiers dead 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish occupation forces in the region of Avashin earlier this month.
• Successful guerrilla actions by YJA Star 

  In memory of commander Zelal Sîdem, who fell a year ago, a female sniper shot and killed a member of the Turkish occupation forces in Heftanîn. Three more soldiers were killed in sabotage operations by the YJA Star guerrillas in Avaşîn.
• Pictures of village hit by Turkish army show destruction 

  After the attack carried out by the invading Turkish state on the village of Seraro in Behdinan, the situation was recorded with cameras.
• YJA Star guerrilla Sara Cudi portraits the resistance with her dance 

  YJA Star guerrilla Sara Cudi portraits the resistance against the invading Turkish state in Kurdistan with her dance.
• HPG publishes three-month balance sheet of war 

  HPG published a three-month war balance. According to the report, guerrillas have carried out 398 actions since the beginning of the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan and 494 soldiers have been killed. 63 guerrillas have also fallen.
• HPG reports skirmish between guerrillas and KDP in Metîna 

  HPG reported that Metîna saw a brief skirmish with KDP forces in the course of a troop concentration. Heavy weapons fire has ignited a wildfire and the area is being overflown by the Turkish air force.
• KDP makes further preparations 

  South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP is making further preparations for active participation in the Turkish invasion. Only public pressure can prevent the KDP from triggering a Kurdish civil war.
• Batûfa Çekdar: Turkish army cannot fight 

  The Turkish army calls itself the strongest NATO army, but it is not able to fight against guerrillas in the area of operation. Therefore, it uses mercenaries from Syria, contras and village guards.
• Guerrillas hit helicopter in Werxelê  

  A helicopter that attacked the Werxelê region of Zap in the Medya Defense Zones was hit by guerrilla forces.
• Sozdar Avesta: Autonomy is a right for the Yazidis in Shengal 

  In a written message to the congress of the Democratic Autonomous Council of Shengal (MXDŞ), KCK Presidential Council Member Sozdar Avesta said, “Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has entrusted the Yazidis in Shengal to us."
• HPG: Turkish troops attacking battle tunnels repulsed 

  The invading Turkish troops attacked the battle tunnels in Avaşin and were forced to retreat following the resistance of the guerrillas.
• The Semalka Border Crossing issue and its actors 

  New regulations have been introduced by a MIT-KDP alliance for the Semalka border crossing between Rojava and South Kurdistan, where there have been constant problems since 2013.
• Culture and Art Movement presents play promoting national unity in Dêrik 

  The play "Çima" was staged by the Culture and Art Movement at the Dicle Culture and Art Center in Dêrik.
• HPG: 3 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Metina 

  The guerrillas carried a two-sided action against the Turkish troops on the Koordine Hill in Metîna. 3 Turkish soldiers were killed, 1 surveillance camera was destroyed in the action organized with the guerrilla tactics of new era.