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• HPG guerrilla Kato: We control the terrain in Heftanin 

  HPG fighter Tekoşer Kato reports on the progress of the guerrilla offensive against the Turkish invasion in Heftanin. He says that the guerrillas control the area and thus also the occupying troops.
• Forest fire after artillery attack on Mount Cudi 

  A forest fire has broken out after Turkish artillery attacks on Mount Cudi in Northern Kurdistan.
• Turkish army bombs the village of Banikê 

  The Turkish army bombed the area of Heftanin with cobras helicopters and mortars. A fire broke out in the village of Banikê after the bombing.
• Clashes between guerrillas and Turkish army continue in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG announces the name of a fallen guerrilla fighter 

  HPG published the identity of a guerrilla fighter who died last week in Siirt in clashes with Turkish operational units.
• Karayilan: Guerrillas are fighting in Heftanin with new tactics 

  Murat Karayilan of the PKK spoke about the resistance in Heftanin and gave concrete figures on the losses on both sides. He also spoke of "insightful experiences" that are relevant for the future struggle.
• Fire in Hewlêr market affects 300 shops 

  A fire broke out early this morning in a market in the city of Hewlêr.
• Guerrillas tell of the battle in Heftanin  

  Guerrillas report on their experiences in the fierce battle against the Turkish invasion of Heftanin.
• "Not us but the occupiers will leave this country" 

  What happened in Dersim in 1938 is repeated today in Southern Kurdistan. Villages are bombed and depopulated. "The soldiers must leave the mountains because these mountains belong to us,” say the people.
• HPG: Seven soldiers killed in Xakurke and Gever 

  Seven soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions and clashes in Xakurke and Gever. The Turkish air force has bombed nine locations in guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan in the past two days.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in Çarçella and Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• HPG: Rustem Cudi has refused to surrender 

  "Despite his injury, our companion, Rustem Cudi, fought for days. When his ammunition was used up, he did not surrender, but threw himself into an abyss," the HPG said on the death of Rustem Cudi in Heftanin.
• YPS-JIN Unit hits police in Şırnak 

  YPS-JIN Martyr Rizgar Gever Revenge Unit targeted police in Şırnak. It was learned that 9 police officers were injured. The Revenge Unit said it carried out the action to honour the resistance in Heftanîn.
• Hakkari: A city ruined by trustees 

  After the appointment of a trustee to the then HDP-run Hakkari Municipality, the city quickly deteriorated. In 2015, the the DBP-run Hakkari Municipality was seized by the AKP and a trustee was appointed.
• Turkish jets shell a village in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HPG: 12 soldiers including a lieutenant killed 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas targeted Turkish troops in various locations in Kurdistan. 12 soldiers including a lieutenant were killed while one vehicle and one position were destroyed.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Gever 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• An Arab fighter in the battle of Heftanin 

  The Turkish state is attacking Heftanin in Southern Kurdistan in its quest for great power. Not only Kurds live in the region, but also Assyrians, Chaldeans and Armenians. Şoreş Şedade is Arab and is resisting the invasion as an HPG fighter.
• Turkish army sets fire on Mount Gabar 

  The Turkish military has set fire to forest areas at Mount Gabar in the province of Şırnak. The Turkish state makes no efforts to extinguish the fire.
• HPG commander Jiyanda: Guerrillas destroy the enemy's hopes 

  "The resistance of the guerrilla is destroying the hopes of the enemy," said HPG commander Özgür Jiyanda who added that the Turkish state was fighting a technology war.
• HPG reports guerilla actions in Xakurke and Cudi 

  Four Turkish soldiers have been killed in guerrilla actions in Xakurke and Şırnak, one HPG fighter was martyred in the course of a military operation in Cudi. In Southern Kurdistan, the Medya Defence Zones were bombed again.
• Batman Democracy Platform: Rapists enjoy impunity 

  The suspected rapist of a 17-year-old girl from Batman was released after a brief arrest. The man is an officer in the Turkish army. The local democracy platform speaks of "concealment of the crime by top authorities".
• 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  Five soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in actions of the women's guerrilla troop YJA-Star in Heftanin in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG releases identity of 3 guerrillas fallen martyrs in Heftanin 

  The HPG disclosed the identities of the three guerrillas who fell martyr in Heftanin on 25 June.
• HPG: Five special team members killed in Şırnak 

  In Uludere district of Şırnak, five members of special units have been killed and a base station destroyed.