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• One killed, another wounded in police raid in Amed 

  One was killed and another was injured during the police raid onto an apartment in Amed's central Kayapınar district.
• DBP report on Cizre: Nearly 300 people died, town largely damaged 

  In its report on the savagery in Cizre, DBP announced that 80 percent of the district was damaged, and nearly 300 people died-majority of who are babies, elderly and other civilians.
• State hospital in Gever turned into an armory 

  State forces have turned Yüksekova State Hospital into an armory.
• Turkish warplanes bombard villages in Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes once again bombarded civilian settlements in Qandil last night. Houses in the villages of Lewce and Bukrîskan were damaged during the attack.
• Turkish army shells a village in Oremar 

  The Turkish army shelled the Şitazin village of Oremar region. Villagers who lost their houses spent the night in the mountains.
• Bodies of 15 people executed in Sur recovered 

  The bodies of 15 people executed in Amed’s Sur district under the pretense of ‘clashes’ were recovered earlier this morning. The bodies were sent to Elazığ and Malatya.
• Seven people including three wounded killed in Sur 

  7 people, 3 being wounded, from whom no news has been received since early this morning as they remained trapped in Amed's central Sur district, have been killed.
• Three heavily wounded in attack by state forces in Nusaybin 

  Yet another curfew has been imposed on Mardin's Nusaybin district and Hakkari's Yüksekova (Gever) district after Turkish Minister of Interior announced two days ago that Turkish forces would soon start an operation in Yüksekova, Nusaybin and Şırnak.
• Operation to liberate west of Shengal continues 

  YBŞ/YJŞ forces have launched 'Operation Vengeance for Martyrs of Shilo' to liberate the western side of Shengal town three days ago.
• Turkish jets bomb a village in Heftanin 

  Turkish warplanes shelled Keşan village of Heftanin area in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• 'Life for Kobanê' Conference in Luxembourg 

  The Rojava delegation holding official talks in Luxembourg attended a conference titled 'Life for Kobanê' at the well-known theater hall 'Theatre de Casemates' yesterday.
• Savagery in Cizre to be brought to the International Criminal Court 

  Human rights violations in Cizre, where the curfew is partially lifted, is being brought to the International Criminal Court.
• Traces of ISIS in Cizre 

  Papers sealed by ISIS were found in a house that state forces used as a military quarter during their curfew attacks Cizre.
• Court orders imprisonment for Kurdish daily distributor killed in Cizre 

  A Turkish court has ruled a scandalous decision in the trial of Azadiya Welat worker Ömer Baran and two colleagues of his within the scope of a law suit opened against them in 2014 for alleged links to an illegal organisation for distributing papers.
• People of Cizre talk about state terror 

  Reaction of Cizre residents against the state terror shows no signs of subsiding. Residents of neighborhoods where thousands of dwellings have been destroyed open up their homes for those who have lost theirs.
• Turkish jets target civilian villages in Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes have bombarded villages in Qandil region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory last night.
• Hunger strike of PKK and PAJK prisoners in its 7th day 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners continue the indefinite and alternate hunger strike in jails across Turkey and North Kurdistan for one week now.
• 4 women and 3 children evacuated from Sur jailed 

  A total of 43 civilians have managed to get out of Sur alive as the district remains under a heavy bombardment and siege by Turkish military and police forces for 100 days. Of these, 18 have been jailed, including 4 women and 3 children.
• Intensified attacks by state forces in Gever 

  Turkish military and police forces continue attacking the neighborhoods protected by Civilian Defense Units YPS and YPS-Jin in Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari.
• Marks of Turkish state terror in Cizre – III 

  Images by ANF show the marks of the terror and massacre committed by Turkish state's 'security forces' in Cizre where some 200 people were savagely massacred as an end to the state of siege that remained in effect for some three months.
• Turkish jets shell Qandil, Xakurkê and Heftanin 

  Turkish warplanes have shelled guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory yesterday evening and night.
• Clashes ongoing in Sur under siege for 99 days 

  Heavy clashes are ongoing in Amed's central Sur district where popular resistance for self-rule endures genocidal attacks of state forces for 99 uninterrupted days.
• Father killed in Cizre, son in Kobanê 

  The state terror perpetrated in Şırnak's Cizre district has hurt and torn apart many families.
• State forces set fire to civilian houses in İdil 

  Turkish forces set fire to many houses and shops on Alanya and Adile Naşit Streets of Şırnak's İdil district which remains under a state of siege for 22 days.
• HPG reports actions by YJA Star guerrillas 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office reported actions conducted by guerrillas against Turkish troops in Metina and Hakkari, as well as ongoing attacks and activities of the Turkish military against guerrilla zones.