KURDISTAN

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• Military operation and bombardment in Lice countryside 

  The Turkish army launched an air-supported operation in Lice.
• Arab youths in Shengal join the international campaign “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Growing participation in the global campaign demanding “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question" launched on 10 October.
• No news from 5 workers from Maxmur taken into custody by KDP forces 

  There is no news from 5 workers from Maxmur who were detained by KDP forces.
• Five people imprisoned in Siirt 

  The Turkish regime's political extermination campaign against the Kurdish population and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Statement about the clash between KDP peshmergas and Iraqi troops in Maxmur 

  One peshmerga fighter died, three peshmerga fighters and six Iraqi soldiers were wounded in a clash in Maxmur yesterday.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of actions in Xakurke 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG pays tribute to three fallen guerrillas 

  Guerrillas Rozerîn Şemzînan, Tekoşîn Cizre and Harun Egîd died in a Turkish attack in the Medya Defense Areas on 24 August.
• Clash between KDP peshmergas and Iraqi troops in Maxmur 

  Fighting erupted between the KDP peshmerga and Iraqi troops in the Maxmjur region in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Two soldiers killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  HPG reported that two soldiers were killed, a Turkish army drone loaded with explosives was shot down, a military tent was destroyed and positions and a construction machine were damaged by the guerrillas.
• Killers of KNK Hewlêr Representative still free, says Bülbün's brother 

  One month after the murder of KNK Hewlêr Representative Deniz Cevdet Bülbün, the killers have still not been caught.
• Shengal supports the global campaign “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Growing support for the global campaign “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish question”.
• The guerrillas have saved the status of South Kurdistan 

  For the guerrillas, the freedom and existence of the Kurdish people have priority under all circumstances. The guerrilla will always be where their people are attacked. The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla is the guarantee for the Kurdish people's existence.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Heftanîn 

  Gerîla TV published footage of a guerrilla action against the Turkish occupation forces in Heftanîn, where two soldiers were killed at Girê Şehîd Silava.
• New drone attack on an American air base in Hewlêr 

  There was another drone attack on an American air base in Hewlêr, South Kurdistan.
• KDP forces detain 15 young Yazidi people going from Shengal to Lalish 

  KDP forces detained 15 young Yazidi people who went from Shengal to Lalish to attend the Cema Baram. The young people were subjected to harassment and told to become informers.
• HPG: 25 Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  According to the HPG, at least 25 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in a series of actions marking thirty years of YJA Star and in memory of the guerrilla commander Bêrîtan.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces 

  Kolbars and kasibkars are targeted systematically by Iranian and Turkish security forces. Each year, dozens of them are killed with no punitive measures being taken.
• HSM: We have withdrawn all our forces from Maxmur Camp 

  The headquarters of the People's Defence Forces announced that all units of the HPG and YJA Star have been withdrawn from the self-administered Maxmur Camp in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG Press Center publishes identity of a guerrilla who died in Medya Defense Zones in 2022 

  The HPG press center has published the identity of guerrilla Mîraz Serhed, who died in the Medya Defense Zones in 2022.
• Journalist Necmettin Salaz laid to rest in Van 

  The body of journalist Necmettin Salaz, who died in Southern Kurdistan, was transferred to his birthplace in Van province and buried.
• Maxmur resident killed in Turkish drone attack laid to rest 

  Dilovan Işlek, who was killed by a Turkish drone yesterday, has been laid to rest in the self-administered Maxmur refugee camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Footage of guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  Gerîla TV published footage from the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Community Peacemaker Teams: 10 civilians killed by Turkey in South Kurdistan in 10 months 

  CPT said that the Turkish state has killed 10 civilians and injured 12 civilians in the attacks on Southern Kurdistan since 1 January 2023.
• Journalist Necmettin Salaz to be buried in Tuşba today 

  The remains of journalist Necmettin Salaz reached Van. The funeral will take place at Akköprü Cemetery in Tuşba district.
• Five soldiers killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  Five soldiers were killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan.