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• People in Halabja protest Turkish use of chemical weapons in Bashur Kurdistan 

  The attacks carried out by the Turkish state using chemical weapons in Bashur Kurdistan were protested with a mass march in Halabja.
• Turkish military helicopter shot down by guerrillas in South Kurdistan 

  Female guerrilla fighters of the YJA Star shot down a Turkish military helicopter at Girê Cûdî in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Military operation begins in Hakkari 

  Villages and hamlets in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari were subjected to a "military operation" and two villages were declared "special security" zones.
• A person is under arrest for the assassination of Tevgera Azadî Board member Suheyl Xurşid 

  It has been revealed that a person is under arrest within the scope of the investigation into the assassination of Tevgera Azadî Board member Suheyl Xurşid (Mamoste Şemal).
• HPG: 14 soldiers killed, two helicopters hit 

  The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan unabated. According to HPG information, another 14 soldiers of the Turkish army have died in the latest guerrilla actions.
• Demonstration in Halabja to protest Turkish chemical attacks tomorrow 

  A mass march will be organized by different segments of society, political parties and non-governmental organizations in Halabja against the invading Turkish state's use of chemical gas and banned weapons.
• HSM Headquarters Command sends congratulatory message to guerrillas 

  HSM congratulates the guerrillas and commanders who continue to deal blows to the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion campaign in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since mid-April.
• What gas masks tell… 

  While the HPG announced that they were exposed to chemical weapons attacks, the Turkish state denied it. The Turkish state has released images of the gas masks, oxygen and breathing tubes it seized. So what do these images mean?
• 28 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  In memory of the commander Bêrîtan, who fell thirty years ago, and as revenge for the guerrillas killed in chemical weapons attacks, the guerrillas have carried out effective actions against the Turkish occupation forces in Southern Kurdistan.
• Court rejects conditional release of Behdinan activists 

  Lawyer Beşdar Hesen stated that the court rejected the conditional release of Behdinan activists who are mistreated by the prison administration.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army used prohibited combat equipment six times against guerrillas in Southern Kurdistan on Friday. The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish occupation campaign.
• Condolence visit to the family of Kevser Ete killed by Turkish chemical attack 

  Kevser Ete was one of the brave women who defeated ISIS. The Kurdish woman was murdered with poison gas by the Turkish state. HDP MP Nuran Imir visited her family in Şırnak.
• “My daughter would be alive if the KDP had not confiscated gas masks” 

  If the KDP had not confiscated the gas masks for the guerrillas, Peyam Abdullah and the other guerrillas killed by Turkish poison gas might still be alive. This is what Peyam's mother Emine said in Sulaymaniyah.
• KCK Health Committee calls on everyone to act against Turkish war crimes  

  The KCK Health Committee called on everyone to raise their voices and take action against the crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by Turkey as a result of the use of chemical weapons.
• Call for the release of activists detained in Sulaymaniyah 

  Several political refugees from Northern Kurdistan have been detained by security forces in Sulaymaniyah. The reasons for the arrests are still unclear.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  Five occupiers were killed on Thursday as guerrillas continue their resistance to the invasion of the Medya Defence Zones despite continued use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army.
• People of Hakkari keep the tradition of bartering alive 

  In the northern Kurdish province of Hakkari, old traditions such as bartering in solidarity are still alive. The sale of agricultural products does not take place through money, but through bartering based on utility value.
• IPPNW member calls for an independent committee to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  IPPNW member Dr. Jan van Aken stated that the OPCW would have to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons if Baghdad put pressure and submitted an appeal.
• Shengal Health Committee calls for international action against Turkish war crimes 

  The Shengal Health Committee called on human rights organizations to stop the Turkish use of chemical weapons against guerrilla forces in Kurdistan.
• YPS set fire to prison bus in Amed 

  The Şehîd Zelal Xerzan retaliation unit set fire to a prison bus in Amed.
• HDP Sulaymaniah representation demands release of 8 Northern Kurdish activists  

  The HDP demanded the release of 8 Northern Kurdish people detained in Sulaymaniyah on Thursday.
• New footage of Turkey using banned bombs in Medya Defense Zones  

  New footage showing the Turkish state using banned bombs in guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones has reached our agency.
• Eight people from North Kurdistan detained in Sulaymaniyah 

  Six men from northern Kurdistan were reportedly detained in an operation by the security forces in Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG: Turkey continues chemical weapons attacks without interruption 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army continues to use chemical weapons and other outlawed ordnance continuously in its invasion of Southern Kurdistan. On Wednesday, 16 such attacks on guerrilla tunnels were recorded.
• Two more videos show Turkish army using banned bombs against guerrillas 

  Two more videos were released showing the Turkish army using banned bombs against guerrillas.