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• One killed, three injured in Turkish drone attack in Southern Kurdistan 

  A vehicle was bombed by a Turkish unmanned combat drone in the town of Koye near the governorate of Hewlêr (Erbil), leaving one dead and three injured.
• Body of Necmettin Salaz sent off from Sulaymaniyah 

  The body of Necmettin Salaz was taken from Southern Kurdistan to Van province. Relatives, colleagues and personalities from politics, art and culture took part in a funeral service in Sulaymaniyah.
• Another mass grave opened in Shengal 

  Yazidis fear that perpetrators of massacres could be granted impunity and amnesty.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of 5 actions against the Turkish army 

  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 says seven Turkish soldiers died in guerrilla operations 

  According to HPG information, seven Turkish soldiers died in guerrilla operations in the Zap region in South Kurdistan on Saturday. The guerrillas also attacked Turkish helicopters, hitting two aircraft that had to withdraw.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Mardin 

  Guerrillas Ibrahim Tolhildan and Nurhak Dêrik fell as martyrs on Tuesday in clashes with the Turkish army in the province of Mardin.
• Iranian border guards kill a shepherd in Binarê Qendîl 

  An attack by Iranian border guards killed a shepherd and injured another in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Kerim Amed  

  Guerrilla Kerim Amed died in August while resisting the Turkish occupation of the Metina region in Southern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: The enemy is not strong enough to fight alone against us 

  In an interview with ANF, a Kurdish and an internationalist guerrilla fighter assessed the Turkish state's occupation attacks in the Medya Defense Areas and the resistance of the guerrillas.
• Kurdish journalist Necmettin Salaz passes away in Sulaymaniyah 

  Kurdish journalist Necmettin Salaz from Van, who worked for the free Kurdish media for forty years, died in a hospital in Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG: 10 Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap 

  10 more soldiers were killed as the HPG/YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• HPG guerrilla Ereb calls on Arab young people to support the struggle 

  HPG guerrilla Şiyar Ereb, who fought in the Metina resistance against the Turkish invasion attacks, addressed the Arab people and said: “Arab people must support this honorable struggle."
• 14 areas in Şirnak declared "Temporary Special Security Zone" for 15 days 

  14 areas in Şirnak were declared "Temporary Special Security Zone" by the city’s governor for 15 days.
• HPG: 31 Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap and Xakurke 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue inflicting heavy blows on the Turkish army, which has been conducting an occupation operation in guerrilla areas for months.
• People of Maxmur protest Turkish attacks 

  The Maxmur Camp, which is home to about 12,000 people with official UN refugee status, is regularly attacked by the Turkish state.
• Martyr Bülbün's family wants the killer caught 

  Martyr Deniz Bülbün's family held a press conference at the KNK South Kurdistan Representation and asked the government to catch their son's murderers.
• 29 Turkish soldiers killed in an action by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Zap 

  29 Turkish soldiers were killed in the action carried out by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in the Zap area.
• Woman injured in airstrike on Maxmur Refugee Camp - NEW 

  An air attack was carried out against the self-administered Maxmur Refugee Camp located in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 9 detained in Muş as police attack demo against Turkish attacks on North-East Syria  

  Turkish police attacked those protesting against the latest wave of Turkish genocidal attacks against North-East Syria.
• HPG: 18 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  According to HPG, 18 soldiers of the invading forces were killed and two drones loaded with explosives were shot down as a result of guerrilla strikes in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• ‘Turkey is not building a border wall to keep out refugees, but to tear Kurdish society apart’ 

  The Turkish state is building a 560-kilometre-long border wall on the border between northern and eastern Kurdistan. The aim is not only to keep out refugees, but above all to tear Kurdish society apart.
• 4-day ban on activities in Dersim 

  The Tunceli Governorship imposed a 4-day protest and activity ban on Dersim.
• Armed attack in Sulaymaniyah: The attacker, an alleged MIT officer, was killed 

  An armed attack was carried out on a person from South Kurdistan by Sinan Demiryürek, who is said to be an MIT officer, in the town of Sengeser. The person who was injured as a result of the attack, responded and killed the attacker.
• KCK calls on Muslim peoples to take a stance against Turkish bombing of mosque in Maxmur 

  "Erdoğan and his state have proven that they do not recognize any values in their attacks on the people in Kurdistan. For the sake of power, he does not hesitate to put all Islamic and humanitarian sacred values under his feet," said the KCK.
• Turkish army desecrates cemetery in Şirnak region 

  The Turkish army located in the Besta region of Şirnak attacked the Martyr Rojhat Belûzerî cemetery and destroyed the stones of nearly 60 graves.