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• HPG: 15 soldiers killed in Geliyê Doskî 

  Guerrillas conducted an action against Turkish soldiers in Geliyê Doskî area in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district today afternoon, which left 15 soldiers dead.
• Actions by guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan continue 

  HPG Press Office reported that guerrillas affiliated to HPG (People's Defense Forces) and YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) continued their actions in response to the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army.
• 7-year-old child shot by police in Sur 

  Random bullets fired by police in Sur district of Amed have left a 7-year-old child wounded in the belly.
• Police fire gas bombs into houses in Sur where attacks continue 

  Attacks by special operation police in Hasırlı neighborhood of Amed's Sur district continue. While the curfew in the district remains, a delegation of deputies was denied entrance into the neighborhood.
• Youth heavily wounded by police in Sur 

  A 25-year-old youth was heavily wounded as a result of fire opened by police in Hasırlı neighborhood of Amed's Sur district where curfew continues.
• No security of life in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak,neither the results of the state terror nor the number of wounded cannot be clarified for the past two days.
• HDP delegation starts sit-in at the entrance of Cizre 

  A delegation of the HDP including deputies has started a sit-in at the entrance of Şırnak's Cizre district as Turkish security forces continue denying access to the district.
• HPG guerrilla wounded in Dersim dies 

  HPG guerrilla Baran Çetinkaya who had suffered a critical injury in Dersim two days ago, has died.
• JINHA reported wounded by police in Sur 

  JINHA (Women's News Agency) reporter Şehriban Aslan was injured as a result of fire opened by special operation teams in Amed's Sur district.
• Turkish police murder yet another youth in Cizre 

  Fire opened from armored police vehicles deployed on İdil Street in Nur neighborhood of Cizre left a 19-year-old youth by the name of Sait Çağdavul dead.
• Curfew amidst ongoing attacks in Amed's Sur district 

  Special operation teams that had blockaded Amed's Sur district yesterday attacked the neighborhoods of Fatihpaşa and Hasırlı with heavy weapons at 04:00 last night.
• Dutch journalist Geerdink detained in Amed 

  Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink was taken into custody by police in Amed last night.
• One killed, three wounded in blast in Batman 

  One person was killed and three others were wounded in a blast in Batman province last night.
• HPG: Actions by guerrillas against massacres by Turkish state continue 

  HPG reported that guerrillas continue their actions in response to the attacks of the Turkish army in Kurdistan and the massacre of Kurdish civilians.
• Resistance against state attacks in Cizre continues 

  People in Şırnak's Cizre district continue resisting the Turkish state forces that are preparing for a massacre of civilians.
• Police attack in Sur leaves a woman wounded 

  Special operation teams that blockaded Amed's central Sur district as of early morning hours today opened fire on people at random in Hasırlı neighborhood.
• Clashes in Geliyê Doski going on for three days 

  The area of Geliyê Doski, which is located between Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari and Oramar region, is witnessing an intense clashes between guerrillas and Turkish soldiers, and losses on the side of the latter one.
• Five remanded in custody in Bulanık 

  Out of 9 people who were detained as a result of house raids by Turkish security forces in Kekelî (Kırkgöze) village in Bulanık district of Muş four days ago, 5 have been remanded in custody.
• HDP deputies: Cizre under fire, many wounded 

  Turkish state terror continues in Cizre district of Şırnak since the imposition of a curfew late yesterday evening.
• DBP calls people to Amed's Sur district blockaded by Turkish forces 

  Party of Democratic Regions (DBP, formerly BDP) has released a statement reporting that Amed's central Sur district has been blockaded by Turkish security forces, and calling on the people to gather in the district against attacks.
• One wounded as Turkish soldiers shoot at a civilian car in Van 

  A civilian by the name of Deniz Gökay was heavily wounded as soldiers shot at his car on its way to Kibabîk (Esenkoç) neighborhood in Muradiye (Bêgirî) district of Van last night.
• People resisting the attacks by Turkish security forces 

  Special operation police teams and military forces are continuing their attacks and operations in Sur district of Amed, Gerçüş district of Batman and Bulanık district of Muş. Youths and locals are responding to the attacks with resistance.
• Minority Rights Group urges peaceful resolution to crisis in Turkey 

  Minority Rights Group International has released a statement voicing extreme concern over the ongoing violence between state security forces and the PKK in Turkey, and urging a resumption of the peace process.
• Woman wounded by police in Dersim yesterday dies 

  Ayten Gülhan (32), one of the four civilians wounded by police in Dersim yesterday, has lost her life at Dersim State Hospital where she had been receiving treatment since yesterday.
• Final resolution of YPG Conference on Kobanê resistance released 

  Military forces affiliated to YPG Kobanê Command have organized a conference on the resistance in Kobanê region, held under the slogan “Let’s re-organise on the basis of Kobanê resistance and lead the building of democratic Syria”.