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• PKK thanks international trade unions for their declaration demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  The PKK Executive Committee thanked the international trade unions who signed the declaration calling for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• 13 more Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue inflicting heavy blows on the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• KDP escalates its military activities, reportedly preparing to attack guerrilla areas in Bradost 

  According to local sources, the KDP’s latest attacks and activities against guerrilla areas are taking place on the demands of the Turkish state which seeks to expand its occupation to Bradost.
• Three YBŞ fighters killed in Turkish drone attack in Shengal 

  Under the pretext of "fighting the PKK", Turkish warplanes and drones have increasingly been carrying out air strikes in Shengal since 2017.
• Turkish drone attack in Shengal 

  The Turkish state continues its crimes against the Kurdish population in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: The enemy is stuck in the areas it occupied 

  Guerrillas in Metîna talk about the great resistance in the Medya Defence Zones and say that the Turkish army is stuck in many occupied places in Southern Kurdistan and cannot make any progress.
• Gerîlla TV publishes footage of action carried out in Girê Cûdî on 1 August 

  Gerîlla TV shared the footage of an action carried out on 1 August in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Rizgar Îdexî  

  Rizgar Îdexî was killed in an attack carried out by the Turkish army in the Besta area of North Kurdistan in July. The HPG guerrilla came from the resistance stronghold of Hakkari.
• Women prisoners in Evin jail hold sit-in to pay tribute to Jina Amini 

  Seven political women prisoners in Evin Prison saluted the anniversary of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi resistance and said: "We salute the Kurdish and Iranian people. We ask all democratic people to be the voice of the protesters."
• Protest march at KRI border denounces the KDP attack on guerrillas 

  A protest march was staged in the border area with South Kurdistan in protest at the KDP's attacks against the guerrillas.
• HPG: 5 Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• Arabs and Yazidis demonstrate in Shengal for freedom for Öcalan 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of Shengal (Sinjar) organized a march to demand freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in incomminicado detention and has not been heard from for 30 months.
• People of Rojhilat go on general strike on the anniversary of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini 

  People of Rojhilat are taking part in the general strike on the first anniversary of the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini in the custody of the so-called morality police in Tehran.
• Father of Jina Amini taken into custody 

  The father of Jina Amini, a Kurdish woman murdered by the Iranian regime a year ago, was detained while leaving his home in Saqez.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Rojda Mahir  

  Rojda Mahir was one of the brave women who fought against ISIS in Rojava and Shengal. According to HPG information, the guerrilla was killed in an enemy attack in the Medya Defense Areas in May.
• HPG: 4 soldiers killed, 2 helicopters damaged 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• Parties and NGOs in North Kurdistan warn against fratricidal war after the KDP attack on guerrillas 

  Political parties and civil society organisations in North Kurdistan called on the KDP to take sides with the people instead of the Turkish state.
• Clip released on the anniversary of ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising 

  The Bêstûn Culture and Art Committee in East Kurdistan released a clip marking the first anniversary of the uprising in Iran and Rojhilat.
• More restrictions for villagers in Bana 

  The village of Bana in the province of Şirnak has been under military blockade for about two months. It is forbidden to graze animals or even water the gardens in the village.
• People in Maxmur condemn attack against guerrillas by KDP  

  The attack carried out by the KDP against the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas in the Sîdekan area was protested in Maxmur.
• HPG: 12 soldiers killed, 2 helicopters damaged in guerrilla areas 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue inflicting heavy blows on the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish military measures in the Kurdish region continue 

  5 areas in the vicinity of the Ormaniçi village in Şırnak countryside will remain under a ban till the end of September.
• KDP forces attack guerrilla positions 

  Deployed to the Sidekan region with 200 armored vehicles late Wednesday evening, armed forces affiliated with the KDP attacked the guerrilla positions this morning.
• 85 Kurds and activists detained in Rojhilat in August 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network said that the Iranian regime detained 85 Kurds and activists in Rojhilat Kurdistan in August.
• KDP sends 200 armored vehicles to Sîdekan 

  Approximately 200 armored vehicles with all kinds of military equipment belonging to the KDP set out towards Sîdekan in the Bradost region.