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• HPG pays tribute to martyrs Axîn and Dêrsîm  

  Guerrillas Andok Axîn and Destan Dêrsîm fell as martyrs in 2021 in the Zap resistance against the Turkish occupation attacks.
• HPG: Three soldiers were killed in guerrilla resistance against the Turkish army 

  Three more members of the occupation forces were killed as the guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion in guerrilla areas continues unabated.
• HPG releases war balance sheet for August 

  The HPG released its war balance sheet for August. In 323 actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas, 134 Turkish soldiers were killed and equipment were destroyed or hit. 10 guerrillas fell as martyrs.
• Family waits for five years before being allowed to get remains of their son 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Diljar Hazar was given to his family after a wait of 5 years.
• World Peace Day rally in Amed calls for an “equal and free life for social peace” 

  “The mentality of Hitler endures in Kurdistan, where people are subjected to atrocities. It is not possible to finish us off with war, death and torture. Turkey must achieve an honorable peace, which is the only solution,” said DTK Co-Chair Berdan Öztürk.
• Images from the village where soldiers executed two people after hours of shelling 

  Two people were executed in an abandoned house in a village in Van province, which remained under curfew until night and under military siege until this afternoon.
• Bones of HPG guerrilla handed over to family in a box 

  The Turkish state continues employing inhumane methods against the Kurdish guerrillas, even after their death.
• Were guerrillas executed extrajudicially in Silvan? 

  There are growing indications of an extrajudicial execution in Silvan, with no traces of clashes.
• Everything ready in Amed for World Peace Day rally  

  Everything is ready in Amed for the 1 September, World Peace Day, rally.
• Turkish soldiers attack an abandoned house in Özalp, killing two people 

  Turkish soldiers attacked an abandoned house in the village of Çamurlu in Özalp district for hours, killing two people.
• Turkish warplanes bomb various regions in South Kurdistan 

  Warplanes belonging to the Turkish state intensively bombed the regions of Şarbajêr, Balekayetî, Binarê Qendîl and Raperîn.
• HPG reports ongoing resistance against Turkish invasion of guerrilla areas 

  Three more members of the occupation forces were killed as the guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion in guerrilla areas continues unabated.
• 12-year-old hit and severely injured by an armored vehicle in Şırnak 

  Armoured vehicles of the Turkish security forces pose a major threat in Kurdish cities.
• PUK: The KDP has not learned from its betrayal 27 years ago 

  PUK remarked that the KDP maintained the same policy today instead of taking a lesson from the betrayal of 31 August 1996. “Instead of healing the wounds in their history of treachery, they have indeed legitimized it.”
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas fallen in Garzan 

  Guerrilla commander Demhat Cîlo and fighters Erdelan Şaho, Mordem Norşîn, Warşîn Sekvan and Tolhildan Tekman fell as martyrs in Garzan three years ago.
• Four Turkish soldiers killed at Girê Cûdî 

  Four more members of the occupation forces were killed in guerrilla actions as the resistance against Turkish invasion in guerrilla areas continues unabated.
• Three nomads sent to prison in Silvan  

  Three out of the five nomads taken into custody under torture in Silvan were remanded in custody.
• 4 soldiers killed as guerrilla resistance against Turkish occupation continues 

  Four more members of the occupation forces were killed in guerrilla actions as the resistance against Turkish invasion in guerrilla areas continues unabated.
• PJAK: KDP’s Anti-Terror Unit acts like an offshoot of Turkish MIT  

  PJAK refuted the KDP-affiliated Anti-Terror Unit’s report that three of their guerrilla fighters were killed in the Turkish attack in the Pêncewîn region of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 14 areas in Şirnak closed for "security" reasons 

  Entry and exit to 14 regions on the border of Şirnak, Cizre, Silopi, Uludere, Güçlükonak and Beytüşşebap were prohibited for "security" reasons.
• Memorial on the first anniversary of killing of Kurdish author Suheyl Xurşîd Ezîz 

  A year ago, the Kurdish author and historian Suheyl Xurşîd Ezîz was shot dead by a killer allegedly employed by the Turkish secret service. To date, the perpetrator has not been caught.
• Turkish army cuts down trees to build an outpost in Bingöl countryside 

  The Turkish army, in an attempt to protect themselves and the regime, is building fortified kalekols (high security castle-like stations).
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Kawa Çekdar  

  Kawa Çekdar (Ibrahim Demir) joined the freedom guerrillas of Kurdistan from Germany. He fell a martyr in resistance against the Turkish invasion in the Zap region.
• Turkish drone bombs a vehicle in Pêncewîn, South Kurdistan 

  A Turkish drone bombed a vehicle on the Germkê road in Pêncewîn, in South Kurdistan.
• MP Kaya denounces torture and attack against civilians in Silvan countryside 

  “Prohibition of torture shouldn’t be violated under any circumstance. Today we witness a return to the practices of the notorious 90’s. We strongly reject attacks on civilian settlements.”