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• Maxmur Camp commemorates Yazidis of Shengal 

  The camp has been suffering from an embargo imposed by the KDP. The embargo already caused two miscarriages.
• Reconnaissance flights activity over Maxmur refugee camp 

  Reconnaissance flights were registered over Maxmur refugee camp which remains under the embargo of the KDP and the Turkish regime.
• CIK: Muslims can’t remain silent for Yazidi genocide 

  Civaka Islamiya Kurdistan condemned the Yazidi massacre and said, “Anybody who considers themselves a Muslim will bear the weight of remaining silent for this massacre in this world and the next.”
• HPG: 20 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  HPG Press Center announced that 14 soldiers were killed in an action by HPG guerrillas in Sirnak’s Uludere district, and 6 in the ensuing clashes.
• People of Shengal remember victims of the ISIS genocide 

  A memorial march was held in Shengal for Yazidis killed in the ISIS attack against Shengal.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Hakkari countryside 

  The action recorded on guerrilla camera left 4 soldiers dead and 2 others wounded.
• Three thousand Yazidi women and children rescued from ISIS 

  Three thousand out of the 6,417 Yazidi women and children abducted from Shengal by ISIS have been rescued from the gangs under the lead of YPJ fighters.
• Maxmur resident miscarries due to closed roads under KDP embargo 

  Fatma Kara lost her baby because of KDP’s embargo against the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp.
• Six detained in Patnos 

  The AKP regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people continue.
• Cousin of Ekinci: Soldiers opened fire on us 

  Cousion of Vedat Ekinci who was murdered by Turkish soldiers yesterday, said; “Soldiers opened fire on us. Vedat died and his brother’s foot was broken.”
• Operation against ISIS in Shengal expanded 

  The operation launched against ISIS in Shengal continues.
• Appeal against embargo to Iraqi and Regional parliaments 

  The Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp administration has appealed to the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Governments against the embargo.
• Human shields in South Kurdistan commemorate Zergelê martyrs 

  The young people who started the human shield action against the occupation attacks carried out by the Turkish state continue their activities.
• Reconnaissance aircraft activity over Maxmur 

  Reconnaissance aircraft activity has been registered since early morning in Maxmur.
• KDP is making preparations for war 

  The KDP is preparing a war with a military deployment on the Şeladîze-Duhok line.
• Joint operation against ISIS in Shengal 

  Many mercenaries were killed and many were wounded during the operation, and military and life equipment belonging to ISIS was seized.
• KDP deploys forces on the Şeladizê-Duhok way 

  The KDP reportedly deployed forces to areas close to the Medya Defense Areas.
• Turkish helicopter attacks villagers, killing a minor in Hakkari 

  Turkish state forces are committing never-ending crimes along the border, enjoying absolute impunity.
• KCK remembers Turkish massacre victims, calls for struggle 

  "The people of South Kurdistan should take sides with the struggle developed by the guerrilla against the Turkish invasion state, and fight to protect the gains achieved in South Kurdistan at the cost of very heavy prices.”
• Internationalists participate in human shield action in Qandil 

  “As revolutionaries, socialists, democrats, humanitarians and internationalists we need to get active to defend the revolution in Rojava which is an island of hope.”
• Tevgera Azadi: End the embargo on Maxmur 

  Tevgera Azadi protested the KDP embargo against Maxmur and called on the government to end it.
• Urgent Appeal: Imminent Humanitarian Crisis in Maxmur Camp 

  Democratic People’s Council of the Maxmur Refugee Camp called on the UN to immediately ensure that the embargo on the Maxmur Camp is lifted, and that the Maxmur Camp has access to food supplies and medical care.
• Death toll rises in ISIS attack in Germiyan 

  The number of asayish members who lost their lives in the ISIS attack against the checkpoint in Germiyan’s Kuleco village rose to 4. 6 asayish members and 2 civilians were injured in the attack.
• ISIS attacks Germiyan checkpoint and the village of Kuleco 

  Three public order forces lost their lives and two civilians were wounded when ISIS mercenaries attacked a checkpoint and the village of Kuleco in Germiyan.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Silvan 

  The action was carried out on June 9.