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• Report on ISIS massacre against Êzidîs 

  Êzidîs Foundation released a summary report about what happened to Êzidîs in the wake of the ISIS onslaught and massacre in Shengal region in August, 2014.
• Many politicians taken into custody in Amed 

  Turkish police have taken many Kurdish politicians into custody during house raids in Amed today.
• Three districts in Dersim besieged by the Turkish army 

  Amid ongoing military operations the roads leading to Ovacık, Pülümür and Nazimiye districts of Dersim have been blocked by the Turkish army.
• At least 20 soldiers killed in Şemdinli 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas hit the Turkish soldiers on Gare hill in Şemdinli, which left at least 20 soldiers dead.
• Curfew declared in Batman countryside 

  A curfew has been declared by the Turkish state in 11 settlements in Kozluk and Sason districts of Batman.
• Turkish soldiers confiscate villagers’ herds and food  

  Turkish soldiers in Bitlis are confiscating the villagers’ herds and the food they have produced. One of the villagers, Beydoğan said: “They frequently cut off roads and confiscate the cheese and bread of villagers and the villagers are battered.”
• YBŞ-YJŞ fighters: We have not retreated from our positions 

  YBŞ-YJŞ fighters made clear that they have not retreated from their positions and will continue the struggle until their land Êzidxan is liberated, calling upon the Êzidî people to return to their land.
• Father-daughter fighting on the same frontline in Shengal 

  Father-daughter in the Shengal Defense Units are fighting against ISIS gangs on the same frontline.
• Memorial wall by the grave of Sakine Cansız attacked and damaged 

  The memorial wall by the grave of Sakine Cansız, a founding member of the PKK who was assassinated in Paris in 2013, has been attacked and damaged.
• KNK calls on all parties to reinitiate efforts for national unity 

  KNK held a press conference in Sulaymaniyah calling for reinitiation of efforts in four parts of Kurdistan for the achievement of Kurdish national unity.
• Trustee removes Uğur Kaymaz statue in Kızıltepe 

  The Uğur Kaymaz statue in Kızıltepe, Mardin was removed from its location by orders from the trustee.
• Tyranny in Sur: Municipal police cut water hoses 

  Municipal police entered Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods in Sur where the demolition continues and cut the hoses the families use to carry water to their homes, threatening the people with “If you give them water you will burn.”
• Bridge demolished for “aiding the PKK” 

  The bridge built by DBP’s Çatak Mayor to meet the transportation needs of the residents has been demolished by the trustee appointed to Çatak for “aiding and abetting terrorism”.
• Soldiers raid villages, detain dozens in Şırnak 

  Turkish soldiers raided several villages and detained dozens of people in Şırnak province.
• Sur's people: We won’t leave home even if they give us trillions 

  People of Sur's Alîpaşa neighborhood, one of the two neighborhoods set to be destroyed by the Turkish state, expressed their reactions towards the mayor’s payment offer in return for their leave from their homes.
• HPG: Guerrillas downed a Turkish helicopter, killing 14 soldiers 

  HPG Press Office announced that guerrillas downed a Sikorsky type helicopter in Hakkari's Çukurca district on June 8th.
• Villagers who voted 'No' in referendum forced to leave home 

  Residents of Van's Belencik village were threatened and forced to leave their homes because they voted 'NO' in April's referendum.
• AKP demolishes historic buildings in Sur 

  The “curfew” is still in place after one and a half years in Sur district’s Dabanoğlu, Hasırlı, Fatihpaşa, Cemal Yılmaz and Savaş neighborhoods.
• Blast outside an outpost in Batman 

  A violent explosion has occurred outside the military outpost at the entrance of the Bekirhan (Kaniye Henê) town in Batman's Kozluk district.
• Sur’s walls: “We’re not giving up our home!” 

  Sur residents answer the invading demolition efforts with graffiti on the walls.
• Torture during house raids in Van 

  Special operations units raided homes in Van, where they tortured and detained 3 people, while playing the Mehter military marches.
• Curfew in 14 hamlets in Bitlis 

  Yet another curfew has been declared amid ongoing military operations in Northern Kurdistan.
• Curfew in 18 villages and hamlets in Lice 

  Turkish state continues to impose curfews in the areas of military operations across Northern Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish Sikorsky helicopter damaged in Dersim 

  HPG reported that a Sikorsy-type helicopter of the Turkish army was hit and damaged in Dersim and the Osyan outpost in Siirt was hit as part of ongoing actions by guerrillas against the Turkish army.
• HPG statement on Turkish army operations in Kato, Tendürek, Amed 

  HPG reported that 12 soldiers were killed as the Turkish army has suffered severe blows during operations in Northern Kurdistan territory.