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• Suruç victim’s grave in Yüksekova vandalized 

  Süleyman Aksu was a teacher who lost his life in the Suruç Massacre. Aksu’s grave in Yüksekova has been vandalized.
• The tide will turn one day… 

  I’ve seen it for the first time but I feel a kinship with Nusaybin. The sound of demolition, the empty feeling in the people and the bullet holes remind me of Sur.
• HPG: 10 Turkish soldiers killed in Semdinli 

  10 Turkish soldiers killed during an 11-day offensive by Turkish army against Kurdish guerrillas in Hakkari, People’s Defence Forces (HPG) said.
• More police deployment; shops remain closed in East Kurdistan  

  Iranian state deployed more police and troops in Kurdish cities as tensions rise after violent demonstrations to protest the killing of two Kurds by Iranian soldiers.
• Two Iranian soldiers killed in Bane 

  Kurdish YRK fighters killed two Iranian soldiers in Bane in response to killings of two kolbers in the same region.
• Protestors clash with Iranian police in East Kurdistan, 5 wounded 

  Thousands of Kurds protesting the killing of two kolbers (*) by Iranian army clashed with police in Bane, local sources reported.
• Forest fires started after military operation in Dersim 

  Forest fires in four separate areas started after Turkish military conducted operations in Dersim.
• Protests continue in East Kurdistan after killing of 2 kolbers 

  Kurds staged mass protests in Eastern Kurdistan cities after killing of two Kurdish kolbers (*) by Iranian soldiers in Bane yesterday.
• 8 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  At least 8 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes between HPG guerrillas and Turkish army, People’s Defence Forces (HPG) said in a statement.
• Iranian soldiers kill two Kurdish kolbers 

  Two Kurdish kolbers -Kurdish word for porter in border region- were shot by Iranian soldiers in the eastern city of Bane.
• Turkish helicopter attack left one villager in critical condition 

  One of the civilians who was wounded in yesterday’s helicopter attack in Diyarbakir is in critical condition, hospital sources said.
• Turkish helicopter wounded three civilians in Diyarbakir 

  An attack by a Turkish army helicopter left three villagers were wounded in Baglan village, Lice a district of Diyarbakir province.
• Clashes between HPG and Turkish army in Hakkari and Bingöl 

  The HPG Press Office released a statement on guerrilla actions against the Turkish army. Several Turkish soldiers were reportedly killed.
• 28 Turkish soldiers killed in North Kurdistan 

  Clashes between People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas and Turkish army left 28 Turkish soldiers killed, according to the statement of HPG Press and Communication Centre.
• Slain Kurdish villager denied religious service by the state 

  Turkish officials blocked religious service for a Kurdish civilian who was killed in a drone strike in Hakkari, yesterday.
• Eye witnesses: Villagers were shot by a drone 

  A Turkish drone attacked four Kurdish villagers, killing one and wounding three others witnesses say.
• Turkish drone attack killed 1 civilian, wounded 3 others 

  A Turkish drone attack killed 1 civilian and wounded 3 others in Hakkari.
• Kak Fuad lives in the hearts of Kurdish people 

  38 years passed since the martyrdom of Fuad Mistefa Sultani, a revolutionary from East Kurdistan who resisted against Shah regime and the mullahs after the Islamic Revolution.
• The August 31 betrayal: Occupation of Hewlêr with Saddam's tanks 

  21 years have passed since the Masooud Barzani, who says that he will create a Kurdish state, invaded the city of Hewlêr with support from Iraqi dictator Saddam Huseyin.
• Fierce clashes between HPG and Turkish army in Hakkari 

  People’s Defence Units (HPG) guerrillas targeted various military positions in Hakkari.
• GerillaTV released footage of action against Turkish army 

  GerillaTV released a footage of guerrilla action against Turkish army in Sirnak on August 16.
• Turkish officials do nothing to stop forest fire in Hakkari 

  Forest fire in rural Semdinli, a district of Hakkari province continues for the second day.
• "Turkish troops in Southern Kurdistan pose a threat to the Kurds" 

  KJK’s Pîroz Nûda drew attention to the bases of the Turkish military in Southern Kurdistan and said: "The presence of Turkish soldiers in South Kurdistan poses a great threat to the Kurds."
• Amed's poor children 

  The problem of children working/made to work in the streets, which has increased dramatically due to the forced migration in Amed, has become more evident than ever after the demolition of the historic district Sur and the destruction of houses.
• Satellite images show extent of destruction in Kurdish cities 

  The satellite images show the extent of Turkish army’s destruction of Kurdish cities during popular resistance in 2015-16 in Nusaybin, Sur and Sirnak.