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• One of the assailants blows himself up in Hewler Governorate 

  The Governorate building in Hewler was targeted by an armed attack Monday morning.
• Makhmur Refugee Camp: From a desert to an orchard 

  "No one can survive here," it was said, when the refugees from northern Kurdistan arrived in the southern Kurdistan desert twenty years ago.
• Armed attack on Hewler Governorate building 

  The Governorate building in Hewler was targeted by an armed attack Monday morning.
• New HPG actions against Turkish forces 

  HPG guerrillas hit Turkish occupying forces in North Kurdistan
• People of Bradost protest against Turkish attacks 

  Villagers have seen their life disrupted by Turkish attacks.
• European delegation joins the Human Shields in Qandil 

  Thirty internationalists from different parts of Europe in Qandil.
• Mam Ezîz, a shepherd and historian in Southern Kurdistan 

  Sixty-year-old shepherd Mam Ezîz has been keeping a book on the attacks of the Turkish state on the Southern Kurdistan regions of Bradost and Kêlashin since 1984. "We are only protected by the PKK," he says.
• KDP forces raid the office of New Generation in Hewler 

  Zeravani [security] forces raided the New Generation offices at English Village in Hewler and prevented them from doing their jobs.
• Rojava Youth against Turkish occupation 

  Youth organizations of Rojava will gather at Sêmelka Border Crossing on July 24 to cross into Southern Kurdistan and join the Human Shields action in Qandil against Turkish occupation.
• Yazidi youth remembers the victims of August 3 genocide 

  Yazidi youth organizations made a press statement on the upcoming anniversary of August 3 genocide perpetrated by ISIS in Shengal, Southern Kurdistan four years ago.
• Turkish aerial attacks against Southern Kurdistan continue 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Allegations on Shengal refuted 

  Shengal District Governor and Hashd al-Shaabi Lalesh Commander stated that there is no force other than Iraqi and YBŞ forces in Shengal.
• 11 Pasdaran killed in Mariwan 

  11 Iranian Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guards) were killed and 8 others wounded in a clash with unidentified armed groups in Mariwan countryside.
• Graves of HPG and YPG members attacked in Amed 

  The Turkish state, known for its non-recognition and violations of laws of war, human and religious values, has been attacking the graves of freedom fighters and guerrillas in various places of Kurdistan for years.
• HPG actions against occupying Turkish forces 

  New actions by the Kurdish guerrillas in North Kurdistan
• Protest against military bases in Southern Kurdistan 

  People in Southern Kurdistan protest against the plan for the construction of US and Turkish military bases.
• Forest fire in Mount Cudi in Şırnak countryside 

  Hundreds of trees have burned down due to a wildfire near Mount Cudi in the Northern Kurdistan province of Şırnak.
• Footage from guerrilla action in which 20 soldiers were killed 

  Gerîla TV has published footage from an action in which guerrillas targeted Turkish soldiers in Ağrı countryside.
• Investigation against HDP MPs for attendance in funeral 

  Investigation has been launched against HDP Batman MPs Feleknas Uca and Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki for their attendance in the funeral of HPG guerrilla Dewran Baysal.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil and Mount Karox 

  Turkish state continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Co-mayor of Bulanık jailed one day after her release from prison 

  Co-mayor of Bulanık was released from prison on Tuesday and she has been jailed again on Thursday.
• Six people jailed in Van 

  Six people have been imprisoned in Van in connection with the incident on July 14 night when two people died in a clash in the city centre.
• Co-mayor of Bulanık detained after her release from prison 

  Co-mayor of Bulanık was released from prison on Tuesday and taken into custody on Wednesday.
• Kurdish human rights activist tortured and executed 

  Last night, the dead body of human rights activist Iqbal Moradi was discovered near the border between Southern and Eastern Kurdistan.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Mardin, Amed and Bitlis 

  Guerrillas continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.