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• Gerîla TV publishes footage from Çukurca action 

  Gerîla TV has published footage from an action carried out in Hakkari’s Çukurca district on June 14.
• 13 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Hakkari and Van 

  12 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Hakkari’s Yüksekova district, and 1 other in an action carried out by YJA-Star guerrillas in Van province.
• Youths from Shengal visit Qandil against invasion threats 

  Youths from Shengal visited the Human Shield action in Qandil and said they owe to Qandil, calling to enhance the resistance.
• Kûnsark: Fridge with the smell of the mountains 

  In the village of Seyîda in the Northern Kurdistan province of Hakkari, small caves have been used as cold stores for centuries, even though the village has long since had refrigerators.
• Peshmerga Veteran: Yesterday against Saddam,today against Erdoğan 

  Years ago, Peshmerga veteran Mehmed Emin fought Saddam Hussein in the Qandil Mountains. "Today I am ready to fight against the Turkish occupiers," he says.
• Turkish bombardment kills a young woman in South Kurdistan 

  Artillery attack by the Turkish army claimed the life of a young woman in southern Kurdistan.
• Blows inflicted on Turkish forces in North and South Kurdistan 

  Two Cobra type helicopters of the Turkish army were damaged in Bazid. Six Turkish soldiers were killed in Van and one other in Gever as a result of guerrilla actions.
• Guerrilla fighter falls in battle in eastern Kurdistan 

  The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) announced guerilla fighter Dilşer Mizgîn fell in a brief battle with Iranian forces in the Salman region of Eastern Kurdistan.
• “Qandil will never surrender to invaders” 

  Activists that continue their human shield action against invasion in Qandil stated that Qandil will never be given in to invaders.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  Guerrilla forces continue their actions against the invading Turkish troops in Kurdistan territory.
• Activity ban renewed in Hakkari 

  The ban on activities in the northern Kurdistan province of Hakkari, which has been ongoing since last year, has been renewed for another month.
• KODAR Co-chair: Kurdish question is a main problem of Iran 

  KODAR co-chair Zîlan Tanya stressed that as a movement, they are ready to go with society in order to guarantee the demands of the people politically and socially in every respect.
• The guerrilla makes the wounds invisible 

  When guerrilla fighter Sema loses her right hand, she concentrates on her left hand. The psychological superiority makes the physical wounds invisible. The attachment to life is strengthened by injuries.
• Roboski families demand justice for the 339th week 

  The families met at the graves of the 34 civilians massacred in Roboski by Turkish army.
• Turkish armored vehicle hits and wounds a civilian in Yüksekova 

  Armored vehicle hit an elderly man in Yüksekova, Hakkari. The man suffered a critical injury and was taken under operation.
• 5 people detained in Nusaybin 

  The AKP-MHP regime continues its political genocide practices after the fraudulent elections of June 24.
• Qandil’s children in resistance 

  Children from Qandil’s Mavna village have a message to give: “Take our pictures, we still live in our village, we still play. We are not afraid of the Turkish state!”
• Youth from Kirkuk joins the vigil in Qandil against invasion 

  Dozens of youth from Kirkuk have joined the human shield action in Qandil against invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Turkish army bombs more areas in northern Iraq 

  The invading Turkish army continues its attacks against northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan in an attempt to occupy the region.
• People of South Kurdistan: We will defend our lands 

  The people of Bashure (South) Kurdistan said that the Turkish state aims to put the Kurdish people through a genocide and added: “We will defend our lands, even if it costs us our lives.”
• Turkish warplanes shell villages in South Kurdistan 

  Turkish army continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Human Shield action in Qandil on day 19 

  The Human Shield action launched against the Turkish invasion attacks in Qandil by the Southern Kurdistan youth continues on day 19. Activists are routinely visited by large groups.
• Footage from guerrilla action in which 8 soldiers were killed 

  Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in the guerrilla action in Şırnak on April 16.
• "Torture has increased, prisons are at capacity" 

  NGOs in Amed have issued a statement saying that with the State of Emergency in Turkey,, torture has increased, prisons have reached capacity and people have been abducted, and pointed out the importance of solidarity.
• Intelligence members hit in Van: 3 dead 

  HPG Press Center has announced that 5 soldiers have been killed in the action in Çukurca and that YJA-Star guerillas hit 3 intelligence members in Van.