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• PKK: Comrade Helmet’s goals will be fulfilled 

  PKK: This vile massacre will be held to account, our valiant martyrs will be avenged, the martyr of the Democratic Middle East and Free Kurdistan against isolation and fascism Comrade Helmet’s goals will be fulfilled.
• Human shields urge KDP to release the detained activist 

  Human shields in Bradost demanded the release of a friend of theirs who was detained by KDP forces after joining the action against Turkish invasion.
• KNK: Bashur officials must stop treason in its tracks 

  KNK condemned the attack where Diyar Xerib was martyred and said, “Bashur officials must prevent espionage and treason.”
• Guerrilla actions in Hakkari and Dersim: 6 soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Center announced that 6 soldiers were killed in actions against the Turkish army in Gever, Xakurke and Dersim’s Ovacik district.
• Sulaymaniyah chants “Helmet will never die” 

  Thousands of people marched in Sulaymaniyah for KCK General Presidential Council Member Diyar Xerib (Helmet), who was martyred in a Turkish state airstrike on July 5.
• Şaho Cudi: The people of South Kurdistan trust the PKK 

  Guerrilla Şaho Cudi has been a PKK member for 22 years, previously he was a Peshmerga. He comes from South Kurdistan and speaks of a "remarkable trust" of the population in the PKK.
• Kurdistan Regional Parliament condemns Turkish invasion 

  A session held in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament condemned the Turkish state’s invasion attacks against Bashur.
• 20 Derin peshmergas detained 

  Close to 20 Derin peshmergas have been detained on orders by Mistefa Barzani, son of Massoud Barzani. The peshmergas, with some still on active duty, have been in custody for 20 days.
• Mêrdîn: Turkish attacks are not just military, they're political  

  KJK Coordination member Rewşan Mêrdîn spoke about the Turkish state's invasion attacks, and said that the attacks are not only military but also political.
• Sabotage action by HPG: Armored vehicle destroyed 

  HPG Press Center said: “The targeted armored vehicle was completely destroyed and all the soldiers in it were killed."
• Freed Yazidis reunited with their families in Shengal 

  Six Yazidi civilians, who were rescued by SDF from ISIS in northern Syria, have been reunited with their families in Shengal.
• KDP forces harassed people visiting the human shield action 

  People going to visit the human shield action are harassed by KDP forces.
• 15 MPs in Hewler demand 'session' against Turkish invasion 

  15 members of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament appealed to hold a session on the invasion attacks against Bashur.
• Kolbars targeted by Iranian commando units 

  Iranian regime forces have killed one kolbar and wounded another in their attacks against a group in the Hewraman region of Eastern Kurdistan.
• Women protested Turkish occupation in Kortek 

  Şaze Mıhemed said that they will resist the attacks as Women Group against the Occupation, also called on the people of South Kurdistan to mobilise against the occupation.
• KNK calls for action against Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan 

  Iraq, Kurdistan Region government and Kurdistan Region Parliament are legitimizing the crimes of the Turkish state by remaining silent on the attacks, said the KNK.
• At least 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari and Şırnak 

  Guerrilla forces continue inflicting blows on the Turkish invasion army in Kurdistan territory.
• Detainees from the Sheladize resistance sentenced 

  15 people detained in the aftermath of the Sheladize resistance faced a judge today and the Deralok Court issued fines of 100.000 Iraqi dinars to 15 people, while the people on trial argued that they did nothing wrong.
• Two human shield activists taken into custody in Bashur 

  South Kurdistan security forces arrested two young persons who participated in the "Human Shield" action against the occupation attempts of the Turkish state.
• Political parties in South Kurdistan call for national unity 

  Political party representatives said national unity could not be achieved due to the KDP and PUK’s partnership with Turkey and Iran, calling for national unity at a time when Kurdish citizens are massacred, Kurdistan lands are occupied.
• Peace Against War Movement to visit site of Turkish massacre 

  The Peace Against War Movement is planning to visit the areas where the Turkish state has committed massacres and meet with Iraqi officials and political parties.
• More Yazidi families return to Shengal 

  A thousand families returned to their lands after the Duhla township in Shengal was liberated from ISIS gangs.
• Turkish jets strike more areas in South Kurdistan 

  The occupant Turkish state has intensified its genocidal attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Yazidi religious representatives visit YBŞ/YJŞ in Shengal 

  A delegation of Yazidi religious leaders and representatives visited the YBŞ/YJŞ in Shengal.
• Derin peshmergas support human shield action in Bradost 

  A group of Derin Peshmergas visited the human shield activists in Bradost.