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• KNK delegation meets with DTK and HDP on national unity 

  Having called for a joint platform to discuss national unity, KNK met with DTK and HDP committees in Hewlêr to discuss national unity.
• What is happening in Anadere, Bitlis? 

  Reports say 3 soldiers died in friendly fire during the operation around Anadere village of Bitlis that has been underway for days.
• No joy of Eid for families that lost their children 

  The families of the young men and women who made an unprecedented stand against the military aggression of the Turkish state in Sur and fell victim to the massacres, spend their time in the graveyard with their buried children also during the holiday.
• KDP detains 4 internationalist fighters 

  KDP forces have detained 4 internationalist fighters that crossed from Rojava into Southern Kurdistan. It is not known yet where the fighters have been taken.
• Another Kurdish kolber shot dead by Iranian forces 

  Iranian regime forces have once again attacked the kolbers, cross-border porters working for daily wage, at the border between Rojhilat (East) and Bakûr (North) Kurdistan.
• Three Komala peshmergas die in clash with Iranian forces in Sinê 

  Clash erupted between Komala peshmergas and Iranian regime forces in Sinê city of Rojhilat, Eastern Kurdistan.
• HPG announces details of battle in Zap and Northern Kurdistan 

  HPG reported that heavy blows were delivered to the Turkish troops in Amed, Şırnak and Zap.
• Guerrilla actions in Zap leave 9 Turkish soldiers dead 

  The invasion attacks of the Turkish army on the Zap area bordering Çukurca are still ongoing. Guerrilla forces response with actions left 9 Turkish soldiers dead.
• Turkish soldiers dig trenches in Tendürek region 

  Suffering heavy blows at the hands of guerrilla forces, Turkish soldiers dug trenches on the roads in Tendürek region against probable actions by guerrillas.
• Political genocide operations target business people in Amed 

  Many business people including owners of companies such as Bîrtane İnşaat (Construction) and ÇEYSA have been taken into custody in Amed today.
• Forested land set on fire in Lice 

  A forested land near the Yolçatı village in Amed's Lice district has been set on fire.
• HPG: 22 soldiers killed during retreat from the operation on Zap 

  Clashes continue on Çukurca border line where at least 22 Turkish soldiers were killed as result of actions by guerrillas.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes on Qandil and Xakurkê 

  HPG Press Office reported ongoing actions by guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan and airstrikes by the Turkish army on Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan.
• 25 Kurds murdered with AVs during the State of Emergency 

  With guaranteed impunity, AKP’s mercenaries commit countless murders in Northern Kurdistan. Since July last year, 25 civilians have been murdered with armored vehicles. In just this last week, 8 civilians were killed in armored vehicle incidents in Lice.
• Three armored vehicles destroyed on Çukurca-Hakkari road 

  Details have emerged of the ambush of guerrillas that targeted a Turkish military vehicle heading from Çukurca to Hakkari on June 19th, in which 3 armored vehicles were destroyed and 20 soldiers were killed.
• Young man abducted by soldiers in Lice found heavily wounded 

  Two cousins, Osman and Mesut Yalavuz, were shot and heavily wounded by the police, one while working in his fields and the other while detained and taken to operation grounds. They are in critical condition.
• Governorate denies religious duty for martyred PKK guerrilla 

  Diyarbakır Governorate has not allowed the body of a PKK guerrilla to be taken to Cemevi (Alevi place of worship) for religious duty before burial.
• Armored vehicle terror claims more civilian lives 

  An armored vehicle crashed a civilian car in Lice, killing 5 civilians.
• Residential and commercial buildings in Amed profiled 

  Reports say the Ministry of the Interior issued written orders for the Amed Governorate and Security Directorate on the Prime Ministry’s demand and asked for a profiling of all homes and workplaces.
• Clashes and actions continue in Zap region 

  The actions of guerrilla forces continue against the invasion attempts by the Turkish army on the Zap region in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: 31 Turkish soldiers killed in the invasion operation on Zap 

  HPG reported that 31 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in clashes and actions over the past 24 hours in their invasion operation on Zap region of Medya Defense Zones.
• Turkey involves imams in the military operation in Amed 

  The operation conducted by the Turkish army with 10 thousand soldiers, police and village guards in Lice, Genç and Kulp now includes imams.
• 36 years in prison for Kurdish children trapped in Sur 

  Children trapped in Sur where genocidal attacks continued for 104 days have been sentenced to a cumulative of 36 years in prison. Pieces of shrapnel removed from the children’s bodies were listed as “evidence”.
• Actions and clashes continue on Çukurca border line 

  Guerrilla forces have carried out a series of actions since last night on the Turkish army that has started an invasion attempt in Southern Kurdistan over the Çukurca border line. At least 16 soldiers have been killed.
• KNK: The common ground is Kurdistan 

  Political party representatives and various societal groups in Southern Kurdistan are expected to come together in mid-July to form a discussion platform to determine “a national unity, national congress and Kurdistani strategy”.