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• Identities of four women killed by Turkey in Makhmur announced 

  Last night’s strikes by Turkish aircraft killed 4 women from Makhmur, 3 of them from the same family.
• First footage from Makhmur after Turkish attack 

  Turkish attack on Makhmur killed four people.
• Hash al-Shaabi delegation went to Makhmur after bombing 

  The Hash al-Shaabi delegation investigated the scene of the bombing and left without giving any explanation.
• Turkish attack on Makhmur kills 4 self-defense fighters - UPDATED 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks across Kurdistan territory.
• “Murderer Erdogan” chant the people of Makhmur after the attack 

  Warplanes bombed two locations in Makhmur region in northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan Thursday evening.
• Turkish jets bomb a village of Shengal 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against various parts of Kurdistan.
• Fighter jets strike Makhmur Camp 

  The Makhmur Camp and surroundings were targeted by airstrikes.
• Kurdish Language Platform call to step up work 

  The responsibility of creating awareness among Kurdish people lies on everyone, said Kurdish Language Platform.
• Turkey trains mercenaries in Kirkuk 

  Turkey’s dirty plans for Iraq and Kirkuk have become clearer following Turkish Ambassador Fatih Yildiz’s visit. Mercenaries in Kirkuk are being trained by the Turkish state.
• 20 hunger strikers detained in Batman 

  TJA activists in Batman on a solidarity hunger strike have been taken into custody.
• Sur: The longest curfew in history still on 

  Sur Platform co-Spokesperson Çetinkaya said that the longest curfew in the world is still on in Sur and said it should be removed as soon as possible.
• New phase in the plan to invade Southern Kurdistan 

  The AKP-MHP led Turkish state is encouraging settlements in Kirkuk and a multi-clash state in the new phase of the plan to invade Bashure Kurdistan.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes in southern Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its attacks against northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan.
• Kurdish filmmaker burned to death buried in Rojhilat 

  The charred corpse of filmmaker Rahim Zabihi and his brother Kaywan Zabihi were discovered in a burning vehicle. The men were in the backseat of the vehicle and were handcuffed and tied.
• Kızıltepe co-mayors to stay in prison, ruled court 

  They also dismissed as ‘lies’ the testimonies given by secret witnesses.
• Yet another family evicted from their house in Sur 

  Sur is the borough of Amed where people resisted against the State’s siege for months, in 2015.
• DBP’s Co-mayor sentenced to 7 years in prison 

  DBP’s Saray Co-mayor Abdulkadir Caliskan was issued a 7 year 6 month sentence.
• Peace Group member detained in Batman 

  Peace Group member Nurettin Turgut has been detained in Batman province.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes on Lolan and Uludere 

  Turkish army continues to carry out aerial bombardments in Kurdistan territory.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Uludere 

  Gerîla TV published footage from an action in Uludere carried out in 3 branches.
• Police raid on HDP Urfa offices: 40 people detained 

  Following the conclusion of the 3-day hunger strike, the Urfa HDP offices were raided by the police. HDP Urfa MP Ayse Surucu was dragged on the ground by the police during the raid and around 40 people were detained.
• Hunger strike in Hewler on day 15 

  Hunger strikes against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan continue spreading.
• Several HDP and DBP members detained in Amed and Hakkari 

  Kurdish people and their elected representatives are subjected to increasingly ongoing political genocide operations by the Turkish regime.
• Footage from guerrilla action in which 15 soldiers were killed 

  15 Turkish soldiers were killed as result of an guerrilla action in Igdır.
• HDP Amed MPs on hunger strike 

  HDP’s Amed MPs have launched a 3-day hunger strike against the isolation.