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• HPG pays tribute to commander Dîdar Tolhildan  

  Guerrilla Dîdar Tolhildan was one of the courageous Kurdish women who fought against ISIS in Rojava. The commander fell resisting the Turkish occupation in the Zap.
• Kurdish prisoners on hunger strike in Hewler prison for 40 days 

  Kurdish prisoners Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who are subjected to inhumane treatment in Hewler prison, have been on hunger strike for 40 days.
• YJA Star guerrilla Çiya: We are the followers of comrade Zîlan  

  YJA Star guerrilla Bêrîtan Çiya said: "Just as comrade Zîlan turned herself into a ball of fire and shot the enemy in the heart, we, as her successors, will continue our struggle until the last drop of our blood and follow the spark she lit."
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas continue to resist the invasion of the Turkish army in the Medya Defence Zones.
• YJA Star guerrilla Rêdur: We are walking on the path of Martyr Zîlan 

  YJA Star guerrilla Jiyan Rêdur said that they will protect the values defended by Martyr Zîlan and added: "We have thousands of comrades in our movement who continue the line of sacrifice created by heval Zîlan."
• HPG releases names of three guerrillas who fell in Xakurke on 15 June 

  HPG published the names of the three fighters who died on 15 June while resisting the Turkish occupation in Xakurke: Asya Kanîreş from Turkey, Azad Şergeş from Germany and Koçer Medya from Rojhilat.
• 108 refugees from camps in Duhok return to Shengal 

  The Iraqi Ministry of Immigration announced that 108 refugees from various camps in Duhok have returned to Shengal.
• KNK: Kurdish forces should act in a national spirit and unity 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) released a statement regarding the conflict between the Komala forces in East Kurdistan, saying that the Kurdish forces should act in a national spirit.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomous Administration and TAJÊ protest Turkish attacks  

  Shengal Democratic Autonomous Administration and TAJÊ protested the attacks and killings committed by the Turkish state in Rojava.
• HPG reports Turkish attacks and guerrilla actions in Medya Defense Zones 

  Guerrillas struck the Turkish occupation forces in the Medya Defense Zones, where attacks by the Turkish army continue unabated.
• YRK reports constant Iranian attacks against guerrilla areas 

  Iranian forces are continuing the military operation in the Kosalan region of Kosalan, which was launched on June 12.
• Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance calls for solidarity with Rojava 

  The Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance spoke out against the Turkish attacks and massacres in Rojava and called on the EU and UN to take a stand.
• People in Maxmur protest Turkish state's attacks on Rojava  

  The people of Martyr Rustem Cûdî Camp, Maxmur, protested the Turkish state's attacks on Rojava with a march.
• South Kurdish women gather in Sulaymaniyah to protest Turkish state's attacks 

  South Kurdish women gathered in Sulaymaniyah to protest the murder of Yusra Darwish, Lîman Shiwesh and Firat Tuma by the Turkish state.
• Remains of 39 Yazidi victims buried in mass graves handed over to families 

  The bodies of 39 Yazidis who were killed and buried in mass graves during the genocidal attacks of ISIS in 2014 have been handed over to their families after identification.
• Guerrillas confiscate wreckage of Turkish combat drone that crashed in Qandil 

  A Bayraktar TB2 has crashed in the Qandil region in southern Kurdistan. The wreckage of the Turkish combat drone was confiscated by the guerrillas.
• Three people in Beytüşşebap sent to prison 

  Three of the 7 people detained in house raids in Beytüşşebap were sent to prison.
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carry out actions in Metina and Xakurkê 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carried out actions against the Turkish soldiers in Metina and Xakurkê, in the Medya Defense Areas.
• Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er go on hunger strike 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, sentenced to death in Hewlêr, are again on hunger strike to resist their prison conditions.
• YRK calls on Iran to respect the ceasefire and stop military movements 

  YRK commander Şiyar Şevger warned the Iranian regime to stop its military movements towards the guerrilla areas, saying: "We obey the ceasefire, we expect the same from the Iranian state."
• PUK Politburo member Ferman: Turkey wants to invade Rojava and South Kurdistan 

  Bîlêse Cebar Ferman, a member of the PUK Politburo, said that the Turkish state established 100 years ago has now come to an end and therefore it now wants to expand its territory.
• Police take 5 people into custody in Yüksekova 

  Following house searches in the Kurdish city of Yüksekova and the surrounding villages of Bilindbasan and Birdik, five people were arrested under terrorism laws on Sunday.
• PJAK: Iranian regime’s insistence on war deepens the existing crises 

  PJAK remarked that these operations and attacks did not offer a solution to the Kurdish question and criticized the Iranian state for acting with its old mentality in the face of the major problems suffered by the people, such as poverty and inequality.
• HPG: 18 Turkish soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  At least 18 members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in the Xakurke region of Medya Defense Zones where the Turkish army is bombarding the guerrilla areas without interruption.
• YRK reports ongoing Iranian attacks in Kosalan 

  Iranian forces are continuing the military operation in the Kosalan region of Mariqan, which was launched on June 12.