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• Emine Moradi: Rêzan Cavid was also my commander 

  Emine Moradi's husband was murdered by the Iranian regime, her son executed. Rêzan Cavid, who was killed in a Turkish drone attack in Rojava, stood by her during this time. Moradi asks: "How long is it going to go on like this?"
• Turkish army bombs villages in Amediye 

  It was reported that the Turkish army bombarded the area around the village of Sikri in Duhok's Amediye district with mortars and artillery shells.
• HPG announces that 4 Turkish soldiers were killed and three camera systems destroyed 

  The People's Defense Forces (HPG) announced that four soldiers were killed and three camera systems were destroyed in the actions carried out against the Turkish army units in Medya Defense Areas.
• Iraqi commander killed in Turkish attack commemorated in Bradost 

  Zuber Hali, a commander of the Iraqi Border Guards, who lost his life in a Turkish attack two years ago, was commemorated in Bradost.
• 6-year-old Yazidi girl and her father murdered in Duhok 

  The Duhok Police Department announced that the murderer of Yazidi citizen Faruq Mirza and his 6-year-old daughter has been arrested. It is reported that the killer confessed to the murder.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for mobilization in the 39th year of struggle 

  Defining the August 15 Initiative as the foundation of the social and women's revolution, KONGRA-GEL said, “The spirit that triumphs in Zap, Avaşîn and Metina against Turkish occupation and KDP betrayal today is this spirit of resistance."
• Footage of guerrilla infiltration and seizure of military equipment of Turkish forces 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• PKK Executive Committee said: Martyr Rezan Cawid will live in the struggle of Kurdish youth 

  The PKK Executive Committee said: “We call on the Kurdish youth to avenge Rezan Cawid, one of the founders and executives of KODAR and PJAK, and all the martyrs of Kurdistan, who were viciously murdered by the Turkish state.”
• Dr. Mazlum Dersim: Turkish is the invader and will be expelled from our land 

  HPG commander Dr. Mazlum Dersim said that the Kurds are in their own land and the Turkish state is the invader and added that it will be the Turkish state to leave.
• 75-year-old man and HDP politician imprisoned in Batman 

  Turkey continues to tighten the repression screw against the democratic opposition. In Batman, two people have been imprisoned for alleged "terror support", including a 75-year-old man, while an HDP politician was taken into custody in Şırnak.
• ‘PUK will withdraw from the government if the crisis in Sulaymaniyah continues’ 

  The situation in Sulaymaniyah is grave because most projects were suspended, said the leader of PUK.
• Cindo: Freedom can be achieved by adopting Öcalan’s ideas 

  Şêx Ilyas Cindo, one of the notables of the Feqîran tribe, said that the peoples of Kurdistan can achieve their freedom by embracing the ideas of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Footage of action by YJA Star guerrillas in Şırnak countryside 

  Guerrillas are inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones since April 17 in parallel with ongoing operations and attacks in other parts of the Kurdish territory.
• YJA Star and HPG guerrillas: The first bullet fired on August 15 reached millions 

  The first bullet fired on 15 August 1984 reached millions today, said guerrillas, adding that they were waging a war in the Medya Defense Areas in the footsteps of Commander Egît.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion 

  The guerrillas are defending Kurdistan under the most difficult conditions against the Turkish occupation forces. Ten soldiers were killed in the latest actions, an armoured vehicle and a Turkish army position were destroyed.
• PJAK and KODAR commemorate commander Rebanî martyred in Turkish attack 

  The PJAK and KODAR organisations in Eastern Kurdistan describe the death of Yusîf Rebanî as a heavy loss. The PJAK commander was fatally injured in a Turkish drone attack in Qamishlo on Sunday.
• Call for Behdinan prisoners on hunger strike who face death if denied release 

  “The Behdinan prisoners have been on hunger strike for nearly 20 days and their health has deteriorated. Their dead bodies may come out of prison in a week,” said activists and lawyers in front of the Sulaymaniyah Courthouse, demanding their release.
• More Kurdish and Arab youth from North-East Syria join guerrilla ranks 

  As part of Komalen Ciwan's call for mobilization against Turkish invasion attacks, a group of Kurdish and Arab young people from North and East Syria announced their participation in the guerrilla struggle.
• Rojhilat woman activist arrested in Saqiz 

  A Rojhilat woman activist was arrested in Saqiz, East Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas: After 15 August Initiative Kurds began a new life 

  YJA Star guerrillas Ararat Nûda and Koçerîn Demhat said that the 15 August Initiative created a new life for the Kurdish people and emphasized that the spirit carried out in Zap, Avaşîn and Metîna areas is the spirit of 15 August.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out against the Turkish soldiers in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area.
• HPG reports Turkish use of phosphorus bombs in guerrilla areas 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army has again used a phosphorus bomb in a guerrilla tunnel in Southern Kurdistan. The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion unabated, killing twelve soldiers in their latest actions.
• Iraqi political observer: “Turkish security delegation visited Hewler” 

  Iraqi political observer Wail El-Rikabi said that a Turkish "Security and Intelligence" delegation visited Hewler and met with officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
• KDP imposes food embargo on Behdinan region amidst Turkey’s attacks 

  According to the Rojnews, the KDP does not allow local people in Behdinan to meet their needs freely on the grounds that PKK fighters get supplies and thus imposes an embargo on the villages in the region.
• Iranian forces kill a kolbar, injure two others in East Kurdistan 

  Iranian security forces have again targeted Kurdish load carriers and shot one of the kolbars dead and injured two in the border region.