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• HDP MPs start sit-in action in Sur against demolition 

  HDP deputies have started sit-in action in Amed’s historic Sur district in protest at the demolition in Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods that have been surrounded by the police earlier today.
• People of Sur resist: We won’t evacuate our homes 

  People have started to resist behind the barricades in Sur where they are surrounded by the police who want to push them out.
• Guerrilla action on Gever-Hakkari road: 20 soldiers killed 

  On the night of August 22 at midnight, HPG guerrillas carried out an ambush action on a military convoy en route from Gever to Hakkari. According to local sources, 20 soldiers were killed in the action and many others were wounded.
• YJŞ Commander calls for support for Shengal’s autonomy 

  YJŞ Commander Hedar Reşît stated that they will accept the Êzidî people’s decision for autonomy and called on the Kurdish people for support.
• Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods of Sur forcibly evacuated 

  The police have blockaded the Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods in the Sur district of Amed with barriers and are forcibly evacuating the houses included in the demolition order.
• 70% of Şırnak has been demolished 

  HDP MP Leyla Birlik stated that 70% of Şırnak has been demolished and the people have been told to “go wherever they wish”. Birlik said the neighborhoods outside of the clash zones were also included in the demolition plans, opened up for profiteering.
• 8 people jailed in Elazığ due to social media posts 

  Out of the 12 people who were detained in Elazığ due to their social media posts, 8 have been jailed.
• 4 Kurds detained in house raids in Rojhilat 

  Iranian regime forces have detained 4 Kurds, among them a woman, during a house raid in Rojhilat (Eastern) Kurdistan.
• AKP tyranny grows in Sur 

  Houses in Sur confiscated by the AKP’s profiteering institution TOKİ are being torn down along with the furniture inside. The neighborhood residents are left without water or power.
• Curfew, operation and forest fire in Amed’s Kulp district 

  As wildfires started by the Turkish army rage across Northern Kurdistan, yet another fire has been started by Turkish bombardments in the countryside of Amed’s Kulp district that has been placed under curfew.
• AKP organises gangs in disguise of associations in Kurdish region 

  The AKP government has started to organise ‘civilian gangs’ in the Kurdish region. In this framework, ‘Ottoman Hearths’ and ‘Van Patriots’ Association’ have sworn allegiance to Erdoğan and started operating.
• "With autonomy, security and unity will be achieved in Shengal" 

  Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly Co-chairs and a commander of the YBŞ stated that the announcement of Shengal's autonomy is heavily important for unity and security matters.
• 18-year-old kolber killed by Iranian forces 

  Armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran continue to kill kolbers, workers who carry weight on their backs for a daily stipend.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from action against Rubarok outpost 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action that targeted the Rubarok outpost and Hill Çeta on August 5.
• YPS actions in Doğubayazıt and Şemdinli 

  YPS carried out an action on the house of chairperson of AKP's youth branch in Doğubayazıt, and burned a civilian vehicle transporting supplies for soldiers in Şemdinli.
• 7 emplacements of the Turkish army destroyed in Şemdinli 

  HPG guerrillas carried out an action against the Turkish soldiers stationed on Şikêrêsipî hill in Şemdinli, as result of which 7 emplacements were destroyed and 11 soldiers were killed.
• Democratic autonomy declared in Shengal - UPDATE 

  Democratic autonomy has been declared at a press conference in Shengal town, Southern Kurdistan.
• Blast in Amed 

  A blast has occurred near a police checkpoint 3 km away from Amed city center.
• Kurdistan, a country blossoming with the blood of its children 

  A country that is exploited in front of the eyes of the whole world, whose people get massacred, whose paradisiacal geography is burned down systematically, and yet, which is coming to life with the blood of its resisting children: Kurdistan.
• HDP deputy Aslan continues his action for Hasankeyf 

  HDP deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan who chained himself to a rock in the ancient site Hasankeyf to protest the demolition continues his action on the 2nd day. A delegation that visited Aslan for solidarity today called for public support for Hasankeyf.
• Another kolber killed by Iranian forces 

  Armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran continue to shoot kolbers, workers who carry weight on their backs for a daily stipend.
• KNK delegation visits KCK and KJK officials on national unity 

  A KNK (Kurdistan National Congress) delegation met with officials from KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) and KJK (Kurdistan Women's Community) in Medya Defense Zones and discussed the principles of national unity.
• Sur under the longest curfew of recent history 

  The curfew in six neighborhoods of Sur remains in effect for 1 year 8 months and 21 days. One third of the historic district has been demolished by Turkish state forces during this period of time.
• Bar associations call for support for Hasankeyf 

  Bar associations of Amed and Batman issued a statement at the by dynamite detonated site of Hasankeyf, and called on everyone to support the preservation of the ancient city.
• HDP MP chains himself in Hasankeyf to protest the demolition 

  HDP deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan has chained himself to a rock to protest the destruction of the cultural and natural heritage of the ancient town of Hasankeyf, Batman.