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• 4th PADÊ Congress kicks off in Shengal 

  Following the ISIS onslaught in Shengal in August 2014, the Yazidi people started to organize themselves. The PADÊ was established in Shengal on July 19, 2017, to represent the political will of the Yazidi community.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of Turkish weapons seized in Werxele 

  Footage of weapons seized after a sabotage action directed against Turkish forces in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 89 families in Serdeşt Camp return to their homes in Shengal 

  89 families staying in Serdeşt Camp on Mount Shengal returned to their homes in Tilezêr, province of Shengal.
• Five soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Zap, Southern Kurdistan 

  At least five members of Turkish occupation forces have been killed in actions in the Zap region in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Turkish use of banned gas bombs against guerrillas documented again 

  The invading Turkish state, which intensely uses chemical weapons against the guerrillas, had its use of banned bombs documented, once again.
• HPG reports continued chemical attacks in guerrilla areas 

  Guerrilla armies HPG and YJA Star confront the invasion campaign launched by the Turkish state in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action in Metîna 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish army in Metîna, which resulted in the death of 5 soldiers.
• People of Sulaymaniyah denounce Turkish crimes in Kurdistan 

  Kurds are taking to the streets around the globe calling for action to stop the crimes and violations committed by the Turkish state in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG reports ongoing actions against Turkish invasion 

  The guerrillas continue to resist Turkey's invasion of Southern Kurdistan, which is against international law. In Çemço in the Zap region, a soldier of the Turkish army was killed in a sabotage action.
• March in Sulaymaniyah against Turkish occupation and chemical attacks 

  Demonstration in Sulaymaniyah denounces the crimes committed by the Turkish state in Kurdistan.
• HPG: Four soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions against Turkish occupiers 

  Guerrillas carried out a series of actions against Turkish occupation forces in Zap and Xakurke regions in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of two sniper actions 

  Footage of two guerrilla sniper actions in the Girê Cûdî resistance area in Southern Kurdistan has been published on the online portal Gerîla TV.
• Martyr Mahmut Taş laid to rest in Urfa 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Mahmut Taş (Andok Sara), who fell a martyr in clashes with the Turkish army in Şirnak in 2019, was buried in Urfa.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed in Çemço 

  HPG reported that at least two soldiers of the Turkish invading forces were killed in the Çemço area in the Zap region on Wednesday.
• Nizamettin Gökalan, one of the guerrillas buried in Kilyos, reburied in Amed 

  The body of Nizamettin Gökalan, one of the guerrillas buried under a pavement by the Turkish state in Kilyos,Istanbul, was delivered to his family and reburied in Amed.
• HPG balance sheet: 2,744 soldiers killed, 11 helicopters shot down in 8 months 

  HPG published a balance sheet of the past eight months of war. According to this, the guerrillas carried out 2,852 actions in which at least 2,744 Turkish soldiers were killed. The Turkish state used prohibited weapons 3,152 times.
• Behdînan activists released in South Kurdistan  

  The activists Mehmud Nacî, Ehmed Yusif, Yusif Şerîf, Kovan Tariq and Nêçîr Bedîh from the Şîladizê community in the Behdînan region have been released after two years in prison for allegedly supporting the PKK in South Kurdistan.
• 9 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Botan and Zap 

  HPG reported guerrilla actions against the Turkish army in the north and south of Kurdistan. In Botan, the YJA Star carried out sabotage actions, while coordinated actions were directed against the invading forces in the Zap region.
• 288 people murdered during Cizre blockade commemorated 

  288 people who were massacred in Cizre in 2015 are remembered.
• Students in Dersim denounce recruitment attempts and threats 

  Students at Munzur University in the northern Kurdish province of Dersim have turned to the Human Rights Association because of threats, harassment and recruitment attempts by the secret service and police.
• 'Kurdish people’s future is being stolen with chemical weapons' 

  Physiology expert Dr. Sadat Abdullah Ezîz said that a research centre should be established to investigate the Turkish use of chemical weapons. “The future of the Kurdish people is being stolen with these weapons, whose effects last for decades."
• Letter from the Free Mountains - Ş. Bager Nûjiyan 

  Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of Ş. Bager Nûjiyan's (Michael Panser) martyrdom. We publish a shortened letter written by him in April 2018.
• Police deny religious burial for guerrilla fighter 

  Only after five months did the family of the guerrilla Bahoz Mijînî receive the body of the fallen fighter. The burial took place under police blockade. Even the imam was prevented from saying a prayer for the dead.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of Turkish soldier whose body remains in the hands of guerrillas  

  Turkish soldier Mustafa Bazna was killed in a guerrilla action in the Metina region of Medya Defense Zones in November.
• Kurdish women's delegation from North Kurdistan visits Women High Council in South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish women's delegation, which went to South Kurdistan from North Kurdistan, visited the Women's High Council. The emphasis on joint struggle came to the fore during the visit.