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• Murder of Mam Zeki perpetuated Yazidi genocide 

  Mesopotamian Faiths Platform issued a statement to pay tribute to Mam Zeki Şengali.
• Fires keep burning in Dersim region 

  The fires started by the Turkish army are out of control in many areas
• Thousands bid farewell to Zeki Şengalî 

  Thousands attended the funeral of Yazidi Society Coordination and KCK member martyred by Turkish army raid.
• Funeral of Zeki Şengalî is taking place in Shengal 

  The funeral of Yazidi Society Coordination Member Shengali, who lost his life as a result of Turkish airstrikes is taking place today.
• Shengal Council condemns Iraqi government’s attitude 

  Shengal Council had talks with the Iraqi authorities who did not allow convoy from Northern Syria to cross the border to attend Mam Zeki’s funeral.
• YBŞ: We promise Mâm Zeki that the attack won’t go unanswered 

  YBŞ General Command stated that the attack against Mâm Zeki was an attempt to complete the interrupted Firman and added: “We promise Mâm Zeki that the enemy won’t get away with what they did.”
• Soldiers attack the grave of a HPG guerrilla in Bingöl 

  Turkish state continues to desecrate the graves of fallen Kurdish freedom fighters.
• HPG: 7 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  At least 7 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as result of a guerrilla action in the countryside of Kağızman district of Kars.
• Turkish military operation and bombardment in Dersim countryside 

  The rural areas of Dersim’s Hozat district are under bombardment amid Turkish military operation in the region.
• Convoys to reach Shengal to bid farewell to Mam Zeki 

  The funeral of Yazidi Society Coordination Member Zeki Şengali targeted by Turkish state will be held in Shengal.
• PKK: The fascist-genocidal murderers’ joy won’t last long! 

  The PKK Executive Committee pointed out that the assassination the Turkish state committed in Shengal came after long meetings and negotiations and added: “But their joy won’t last long.”
• Turkish jets bomb villages of Qandil in South Kurdistan 

  The occupant Turkish state has increased its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• 11 people including a co-mayor detained in Adıyaman after clashes 

  Co-mayor of Kömür town and 10 other people have been taken into custody in Adıyaman.
• Yazidi Society Coordination: Shengal airspace must be closed 

  Yazidi Society Coordination held Turkey, Iraq and the US responsible for Wednesday's deadly attack against Zeki Şengali.
• Protests across South Kurdistan after the murder of Mam Zeki 

  Protests are spreading across southern Kurdistan following the fatal attack on Zekî Şengalî. In Silêmanî, Hewlêr, Ranya and many other cities, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the attacks of Turkey.
• Şengali to be laid to rest on Saturday in mass ceremony  

  Yazidi Society Coordination Member Zeki Şengali who lost his life in a Turkish state assassination in Shengal will be laid to rest on Saturday in a mass ceremony. 
• Yazidi Women's Council calls for an end to the attacks on Shengal 

  The Yazidi Women's Council has strongly condemned the attack on Zekî Şengalî and called for an end to the Turkish attacks on Shengal and legal consequences at international level against Turkey and Iraq.
• Footage from guerrilla actions in Bradost 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in South Kurdistan on July 7-10.
• People of Shengal protest against Turkish attack 

  Masses gathered in Shengal to protest Turkish aerial bombardment that targeted their land on Wednesday.
• HPG: Clashes continue in Dersim 

  The HPG has released details on the actions in Hakkari and Dersim.
• Rojava youth visits human shield action in Qandil 

  A group of young people from Rojava held a support visit to the human shield action in Qandil.
• KNK: Turkish attack on Shengal a continuation of ISIS massacre 

  “The Turkish state and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have, since the beginning of this crisis, supported ISIS and other jihadist groups in the region, and continue to do so today.”
• KCK statement on Zeki Şengali’s assassination by Turkey 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency issued a written statement for Zeki Şengali who was assassinated by the Turkish army in Shengal. KCK said, “The Turkish state is bringing its own demise closer with the massacres and assassinations they commit.”
• Yazidi Society Coordination Member martyred in Turkish attack 

  Yazidi Society Coordination announced that Yazidi Society Coordination Member Mam Zekî Şengalî has been martyred in the air strike against the Geliyê Shilo (Shilo Valley) yesterday.
• Yazidis condemn the Turkish bombing of Shengal 

  Kocho village of Shengal was hit by Turkish airstrikes when Yazidi people were commemorating the massacre perpetrated in the village four years ago.