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• Three Kurdish politicians jailed in Amed 

  Three Kurdish politicians including former mayor of Amed, Feridun Çelik were arrested in Amed for their political activities at the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).
• One soldier killed, another wounded in clash in Siirt 

  Clash erupted between HPG guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Siirt province, North Kurdistan.
• HPG: 57 soldiers killed in Tendürek and Kato 

  HPG released the balance sheet of confrontations with Turkish troops in Tendürek and Kato mountains, announcing that 57 soldiers were killed in clashes in these areas.
• Peshmerga commander killed by unidentified persons 

  A peshmerga commander in Shengal has been killed last night.
• Iranian regime forces kill another kolbar at border 

  Attack by Iranian regime forces left a kolbar dead and two others wounded at Hawraman border.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against the Turkish soldiers on an operation in Çukurca.
• 11 university students detained in Van 

  11 university students were taken into custody as result of house raids in Van province early Friday morning.
• HPG: 8 soldiers killed in Dersim 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Dersim, leaving 8 soldiers dead and 5 others wounded.
• 4 soldiers killed in ongoing clashes in Tendürek 

  According to initial reports, 4 soldiers and one village guard were killed amid the ongoing operation of the Turkish army in Tendürek.
• Turkish army suffers casualties in Tendürek 

  Turkish army has been inflicted a blow in Mount Tendürek located between Ağrı's Bazid (Doğubeyazıd) district and Van's Çaldıran district.
• Two DTK members taken into custody 

  Four people including two DTK members were taken into custody in Amed and Ağrı.
• Dozens including politicians detained in Van 

  Dozens including politicians have been taken into custody during house raids in Van's Erciş district this morning.
• Water cut off in Sur amid ongoing demolition 

  Turkish officials have cut off the water supply to the families that refuse to leave home in the face of the demolition order for two neighborhoods under the cover of “urban renewal program”.
• HPG: 9 soldiers killed, one agent punished 

  HPG reported that 9 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Yüksekova and Çukurca, and one agent was punished in Amed.
• Residents say won't leave home as demolition starts in Sur 

  Demolition efforts of the Turkish state have partially started in Sur today. The people are protesting the demolition, carried out under riot police protection like so many invaders. The residents say they won’t leave their homes.
• Went to take his brother’s body, was sentenced for YPG membership 

  Kaplan was arrested while he was identifying his HPG member brother’s body, and was sentenced to prison in the first hearing for being a member of the YPG. His lawyer Gülşen Demir stated that the verdict turns justice on its head.
• Eight politicians jailed in Van 

  Eight politicians including DBP provincial co-chair have been jailed in Van province.
• Demolition starts in Sur, police attack residents 

  Turkish police attacked the people standing in the way of diggers that entered two neighborhoods of the historical Sur district, Amed today for a total demolition under the cover of “urban transformation”.
• Demo against demolition in Sur: We will not leave home 

  People, political parties and deputies protested the Turkish state's demolition plan in Amed's central Sur district.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes conducted yet another bombardment on Qandil region in Medya Defense Zones, Southern Kurdistan.
• State forces threaten the people of Sur resisting the demolition 

  Residents resist the demolition order for Amed's Sur district while the police threatened them by saying “We will throw your bodies to the construction site.”
• Candidates from Marîvan object to election results 

  69 candidates to the city council appealed to the Sinê State Election Commission to annul the elections in Merîvan. The petition points out that the district has 122.000 registered voters, but the results show 164.000 valid votes.
• YBŞ/YJŞ repel ISIS attack on a village of Shengal 

  YBŞ/YJŞ fighters repelled an attack launched by ISIS on a village of Shengal last night.
• Curfew in 4 villages in Amed's Dicle district 

  Turkish state continues to impose curfews in the areas where Turkish army is conducting operations against the PKK across North Kurdistan.
• Fierce clashes in Şemdinli following actions by guerrillas 

  HPG guerrillas carried out simultaneous actions against Turkish military forces in Hakkari's Şemdinli district.