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• Mother of Peace protesting embargo in Maxmur taken to hospital 

  Peace Mother Şerbet Salih was taken to hospital. She is one of the mothers protesting the embargo imposed on Maxmur camp.
• Football tournament in Qandil 

  Every year Başur Patriot Youth organised a football tournament supported by Qandil Municipality. The tournament ended on Tuesday with the final match.
• Turkish jets bomb Amadiya 

  The Turkish state continues with its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers from the air 

  HPG guerrillas carried out an aerial action against a group of Turkish soldiers stationed in South Kurdistan.
• HDP-DTK delegation visits PUK in Sulaymaniyah 

  Politicians from the HDP and DTK met PUK officials in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Day 9 of Peace Mothers' sit-in against the embargo on Maxmur 

  Peace Mothers who have been waiting at the checkpoint for days have been subjected to insults and attacks by peshmergas many times.
• Guerrilla TV released footage of action in Çelê 

  On 28 August, Guerrilla TV released footage of the guerrillas action targeting and destroying a Turkish army vehicle in Çelê.
• HDP-DTK delegation met Nechirvan Barzani 

  The HDP-DTK delegation met with President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani. The meeting between the delegations are closed to the press.
• A guerrilla fighter from Afrin in Dersim 

  PKK fighter Samiye Oso from Afrin fell a martyr in Dersim on 4 July 2007.
• Two Iraqi commanders die clearing ISIS mines in Shengal 

  Explosion of a mine killed two Iraqi commanders and heavily wounded a watchman.
• HDP delegation meets with Barzani in Hewler 

  Politicians from the HDP met with Massoud Barzani in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Warplanes flying over Maxmur refugee camp 

  Warplanes are flying over the skies of Maxmur camp.
• HPG: 9 Turkish soldiers killed in Şırnak countryside 

  9 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and 3 others wounded in an ambush by guerrillas in the countryside of Şırnak province.
• Tevgera Azadi pays solidarity visit to HDP Hewler representation 

  Tevgera Azadi visited the HDP Hewler representation and expressed solidarity with the party against the trustee occupation of municipalities.
• Maxmur Peace Mothers reach day 6 of their protest 

  The embargo on Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp has been going on for 51 days, and the government and the KDP have not taken any step to lift it.
• HPG: Turkish helicopter damaged in Xakurke 

  One of the targeted helicopters was damaged and forced to retreat from the area as a result of effective strikes.
• Footage from guerrilla action which killed 9 soldiers in Xakurke 

  9 Turkish soldiers were killed and 3 others wounded in the action
• Peace Mothers from Maxmur on 5th day of sit-in against embargo 

  Peace Mothers from Maxmur are on their 5th day of sit-in against the embargo imposed by the KDP on the camp.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari. An armored vehicle was destroyed and 13 soldiers were killed.
• Peace Mothers from Maxmur continue their protest against embargo 

  For four days, mothers from the self-governing Maxmur refugee camp in northern Iraq have been protesting against the KDP’s embargo in place for 49 days.
• Mine kills three Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin 

  In the southern Kurdistan region of Khanaqin, three Iraqi soldiers were killed and four others injured in a mine explosion.
• Tragedy of refugees in Van continues 

  The influx of refugees to Van continues. Hundreds of refugees have been struggling to survive for months at Van Intercity Bus Station.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish military forces in Lice, northern Kurdistan, and Xakurke, southern Kurdistan.
• Peace Mothers: Third day of action against embargo on Maxmur 

  The embargo imposed on Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp has been going on for 48 days, and despite all appeals, the government, the KDP, and the parliament have done nothing to lift the embargo.
• Villages of Bradost under Turkish threat 

  Warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish state bombed Bradost villages in Southern Kurdistan.