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• Sur under the longest curfew of recent history 

  The curfew in six neighborhoods of Sur remains in effect for 1 year 8 months and 21 days. One third of the historic district has been demolished by Turkish state forces during this period of time.
• Bar associations call for support for Hasankeyf 

  Bar associations of Amed and Batman issued a statement at the by dynamite detonated site of Hasankeyf, and called on everyone to support the preservation of the ancient city.
• Sîser wakes up early in the morning and shakes up the guerrillas 

  Even the wildest and untamable animals do not shun the guerrillas and seek even the companionship of the guerrillas.
• HDP MP chains himself in Hasankeyf to protest the demolition 

  HDP deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan has chained himself to a rock to protest the destruction of the cultural and natural heritage of the ancient town of Hasankeyf, Batman.
• 11 including HDP and DBP administrators detained in Muş 

  Turkish police have detained 11 people including DBP and HDP administrators in Muş province.
• Co-mayor of Lice jailed 

  Lice Co-mayor Rezan Zuğurli, in whose place the state appointed a trustee, has been jailed. Zuğurli and her mother were battered by the police during her detention.
• HPG guerrillas launch a revolutionary operation in Şırnak 

  Guerrillas launched a revolutionary campaign in Şırnak on the 33rd anniversary of the August 15 Initiative. 6 soldiers were killed and a large quantity of ammunition was seized in the actions .
• Çewlik: We will create free Kurdistan with the spirit of Egîd 

  Çewlik: The August 15 Initiative has become a milestone for the Kurdish people and our freedom struggle. The 15 August filled the heart of the Turkish colonialism with big fear for being a new method and resistance.
• ‘Saet xweş’ keeps on resounding in people's hearts and minds 

  Arhat Ba, who filmed the moment a Turkish Cobra helicopter was downed and took a seat in people's hearts and minds, is being commemorated on the first anniversary of his martyrdom.
• Latest in Dersim: Fires rage on in 18 areas 

  Forest fires continue in 18 areas in Dersim and its districts.
• Operation coordination unit killed in Şemdinli 

  HPG guerrillas carried out an action against the military unit coordinating the operation held by the Turkish army in Şemdinli. The operation coordination and 2 soldiers were killed while 3 soldiers were wounded.
• Armenian cemeteries in Derik also usurped by the Turkish state 

  One of the cities where the Turkish state has usurped Armenian cemeteries is Derik. There are no graves or a cemetery left standing.
• Political parties visit guerrillas in Kirkuk to mark August 15 

  Political parties, women’s and youth organisations in Kirkuk and Germiyan provinces of Southern Kurdistan paid a visit to the guerrillas in Kirkuk on occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the August 15 Initiative.
• August 15 celebrated in Shengal 

  Guerrillas, fighters and people of Shengal celebrated 33rd anniversary of the August 15 Initiative, Day of Resurrection.
• “The PKK brings new life to the people” 

  Guerrilla Adir Bustîn said he joined the guerrilla ranks in 2015 in order to find the right answer to the questions that filled his mind like ‘Who am I really and what am I living for?’.
• HPG’s Dersim: August 15 became the hope of the Kurdish people 

  HPG Military Council Member Seyitxan Dersim stated that the guerrilla actions carried out throughout Kurdistan from Medya Defense Zones to the Black Sea will unfold after 15 August with visible results.
• “We are in a historic time when we are closest to freedom" 

  The People’s Defense Central Headquarters Command celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the August 15 initiative for all the peoples of Kurdistan.
• Clash in Şemdinli, provocation in Şapatan 

  Fighting erupted between guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in Şemdinli, while the Turkish army is employing dirty provocations in Şapatan village.
• KCK: August 15 created revolutions within a revolution 

  KCK celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the August 15 Initiative and said: “The August 15 Maneuver has created revolutions within a revolution for the last 33 years and has transformed Kurdistan into the hearth of free and democratic life.”
• Military operation and bombardment in Lice countryside 

  The Turkish army has launched an operation in Lice countryside and is shelling the area with helicopters.
• Guerrillas in Shengal: 15 August became the name of a new life 

  HPG guerrillas defending Shengal said, "The first bullet, fired by comrade Egîd in Gabar, roused the Kurdish people. The people have learnt about the reality of their own, and that of the enemy."
• PKK on August 15: Resistance and unity a must for victories 

  The PKK drew attention to the values created by the 15 August Initiative and called on the Kurdish people and revolutionary-democratic forces to enhance the resistance for freedom and democracy against fascism.
• Guerrillas in Zagros celebrate the 15 August Initiative 

  Guerrilla units stationed on the Zagros mountains celebrated the 34th anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, in which PKK launched its first armed actions against the Turkish army in Siirt’s Eruh and Hakkari’s Şemdinli districts in the year of 1984.
• AKP no different than ISIS, destroying ancient sites in Hasankeyf 

  The Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive condemned the AKP’s policies against Hasankeyf, stating that attacks damage the 12,000 years old history of the ancient town.
• Death sentence for two culprits in Kemal Pencewînî murder 

  Two culprits in the brutal murder of Kurdish political activist Kemal Pencewînî after his abduction in 2016, have been sentenced to death today.