KURDISTAN

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• Turkey conducts air strikes on Qandil and Bradost 

  The Turkish state intensifies its attacks on southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• “We give authorities two months to meet our demands” 

  Protesters cut off the road between Soran and Bradost because the district doesn’t get services and said they are giving the authorities 2 months to meet their demands.
• Turkish state burns Dersim 

  Forest fires in Kutudere, Dersim continue. Volunteers who try to put out the fires started by the Turkish army are prevented from doing so.
• HDP MPs not allowed to attend funeral 

  The Turkish police has surrounded the Yeniköy Cemetery where HPG member Devrim Türk’s funeral was to be held. HDP MPs are not allowed to attend the funeral.
• Turkish bombardment starts a fire in South Kurdistan 

  The fire started by Turkish bombardment in southern Kurdistan 4 days ago continues.
• Fire reported in Hakkari region 

  A fire has started between the villages of Celtik and Armutlu, linked to Hakkari, due to the attacks carried out by the Turkish state. The fire extinguishing is also blocked.
• Footage from guerrilla action in South Kurdistan 

  Action by YJA-Star guerrillas left 4 Turkish soldiers dead in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• HPG actions against invaders in Southern Kurdistan in 3 spots 

  HPG guerrillas have carried out actions in various spots in Southern Kurdistan against invading Turkish forces. The Turkish army has several casualties.
• Parents and 2 year old in custody in Hazro 

  Turkish soldiers opened fire on and raided a house in Hazro and detained Yahya Tekin, Mulkiye Tekin and their 2 year old daughter Roza Tekin. Another man named Abdullah Daslik was also detained in another house.
• HDP committee visits bombed and restricted villages 

  A HDP committee has set out for Lice where some villages have been restricted from access.
• Amed Bar Association: Kurdish issue holds solutions to all issues 

  The Amed Bar Association pointed out that the State of Emergency and rights violations continue and said, “No issue can be resolved until the Kurdish issue is resolved.”
• Iranian pastars kill another kolber 

  Iranian pastars have killed another kolber along the Bane border.
• “Intellectuals should use their pens against the invasion" 

  Intellectuals in the Cizire region said the Turkish state targets the Kurdish people's very existence and called on all revolutionary intellectuals and writers to use their pens against the invasion.
• “Those who don’t speak up against isolation are part of it” 

  Tirbêspiyê residents stressed that Abdullah Öcalan has been placed in isolation against the law and human values for wanting peace for the Middle Eastern peoples and stated that Western states are part of the isolation policies with their silence.
• 16 groups form goverment coalition in Iraq 

  Shia leader Muqtada Sadr and incumbent Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi have formed a coalition with a wide base made up of 16 groups in Iraq.
• Berhem Salih: We will not participate in elections 

  Democracy and Justice Coalition Leader Dr. Berhem Salih announced that they have decided to not participate in elections.
• Forest fire in Dersim countryside continues 

  The fire started by Turkish bombardment in Kutudere region of Dersim, continues.
• Kurdistan lands on fire 

  Fires have broken out in the villages of Bedehe, Ore, Babire hit by Turkish state. The Federal Kurdistan government has not made any attempt to extinguish the fire so far.
• Action and air attacks in Hakkari 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Hakkari countryside.
• Turkish warplanes bombed Behdinan 

  It has been reported that Turkish warplanes bombed three different spots in the South Kurdistan's Behdinan district.
• HPG reports Turkish military operation and bombardment 

  The HPG released details of latest operation in Dersim and aerial attack on Medya Defense Zones.
• Mahir Serhad laid to rest in Shengal 

  Mam Zeki’s bodyguard Mahir Serhad Şengalî was martyred in the hospital he was being treated in, and has been bid farewell in a big ceremony.
• Bombing targets Turkish armored vehicle in Nusaybin 

  A bomb was detonated in Mardin’s Nusaybin district as a military vehicle was passing by.
• KCK called on people to raise their voice against forest fires 

  Drawing attention to forest fires expanding from Dersim to Amed, Botan to Qandil, the KCK said that burning the forests is a crime against humanity.
• Two Turkish soldiers die in clashes in Batman 

  Two Turkish soldiers have died in the clashes in Batman’s Kozluk district.