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• 7 soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  HPG guerrillas hit the Turkish troops in Çukurca early Sunday morning, which left 7 soldiers dead. On the other hand, detonation of an explosive in Şemdinli also resulted in casualties among Turkish soldiers.
• When Turkish soldiers became distraught and shocked in Herekol 

  Berxwedan Goyî stated that the self-sacrificing spirit of Kurdistan's freedom fighters had the Turkish army suffer a great number of casualties in Herekol.
• HPG: The state’s repression will be frustrated by our firm stance 

  “The policies of pressure, torture and threat pursued desperately against the Kurdish region’s people will be frustrated by the firm stance of us and our people”, said the HPG concerning the repression the Kurds are subject to by the Turkish state.
• HDP MP responds to Tunceli Governorate with footage of wildfires 

  HDP Dersim MP Alican Önlü refuted the Tunceli Governorate’s claims that social media posts regarding the forest fires in Dersim are not truthful.
• AKP's trustee massacres trees to build roads “for civilization” 

  Holding to the motto "Make way for civilization", AKP-appointed trustee to Van's Gürpınar district ordered a massacre of trees that damages the region's nature irreversibly.
• Another kolber killed by Iranian forces in Shino 

  Iranian regime forces have killed yet another kolber in Shino city of Urmia province, Eastern Kurdistan.
• Turkish jets strike Qandil 

  The invading Turkish state continues its attacks on guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• Iranian regime forces kill yet another kolber 

  Iranian regime forces have killed yet another kolber and injured one other, this time in Shîno.
• A night of torture for family in Şemdinli's Şapatan village 

  From Şapatan, Necmettin Korkmaz spoke about the torture they endured with his wife and daughter. They were hit with rifle butts, and he was tied to a panzer and dragged. Korkmaz also stated that the police and soldiers stole their money.
• Graves of YPG/YPJ fighters in Viranşehir desecrated  

  The graves of YPG/YPJ fighters in Viranşehir were desecrated and the gravestones were broken.
• Turkey conducts airstrikes on Medya Defense Zones 

  Turkish warplanes have conducted aerial bombardment on Medya Defense Zones, while Iran bombed Baleyekatî region in Southern Kurdistan.
• A lifetime dedicated to health care for the people of Qandil 

  Dr. Medya, who has dedicated her lifetime to her work as the people's medic and is providing the residents of Qandil with health care for a very long time, is visiting Qandil's villages and highlands and offers medical check-ups with limited resources.
• Every place must become a ground of resistance 

  In Northern Kurdistan a tremendous struggle and resistance is taking hold. This resistance is continuing under the banner of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) and the Free Women's Troops (YJA-Star).
• Third day of the Conscience and Justice Watch in Van 

  HDP's Conscience and Justice Watch was visited throughout its 3rd day by NGO representatives and locals. The police attempted to detain youths that chanted 'Justice for Suruç.
• KNK releases ‘National Unity Efforts Principles Document Draft’ 

  KNK held a press statement in Hewlêr and shared a 21-point ‘National Unity Efforts Principles Document Draft’ with the public.
• Impressions of HDP delegation on the torture incident in Şapatan 

  A delegation of HDP isited the Şapatan (Altınsu) village in Şemdinli to investigate the reported torture incident and to show solidarity with citizens.
• “In Zap, the Turkish army was defeated and comradery prevailed” 

  Talking about the defeat of the Turkish army in the Zap mountains, one of the guerrillas in the operation Cûdî said comradery and the spirit of resistance prevailed in the Zap resistance where hundreds of soldiers died.
• 12 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  12 Turkish soldiers were killed and 3 wounded in an attack by Kurdish guerrillas, People’s Defence Units’ (HPG) stated.
• 53-year-old Kurdish woman jailed for “terrorist propaganda” 

  Following her detention in Şırnak’s İdil district, Kurdish woman Ayşe Hezer has been jailed for spreading “terrorist propaganda”.
• Clashes and spreading fire in Mount Shaho 

  Fire keeps spreading across Mount Shaho as the Iranian army continues to bomb the region for 3 days. Clashes erupted yesterday in the same region.
• Turkish army bombs Hazro, forcing people out 

  Turkish soldiers have set orchards and vineyards on fire and are forcing villagers to move away.
• Conscience and Justice Watch starts in Van amid police siege 

  The ‘Conscience and Justice Watch’ launched by Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) continues in Van after Amed and Istanbul.
• 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas hit the Geman outpost in Çukurca, which left 5 Turkish soldiers dead. The Turkish forces were hit by guerrillas also in Şemdinli and Gever.
• Gerîla TV footage from an action targeting intelligence officers 

  Gerîla TV continues to publish footage from the actions against Turkish forces which they record on their camera.
• Iranian forces kill a Kurdish man doing border trade 

  Iranian police forces have killed a Kurdish citizen doing border trade in the town of Selas Bawecanî in Kermanshah city of Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan).