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• Turkish drones attack villages in South Kurdistan 

  Turkish drones have attacked villages in the districts of Pêncwên and Şarbajêr near Sulaymaniyah city in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Armed attack on HDP building in Karlıova, Bingöl 

  An armed attack was carried out on the building of the HDP district association in the northern Kurdish town of Karlıova.
• MIT Undersecretary Hakan Fidan meets Turkmen Front officials in Hewler 

  It has been reported that Turkish intelligence agency MIT Undersecretary Hakan Fidan met with Turkmen Front officials in the city of Hewler in South Kurdistan.
• Security forces in Sulaymaniyah say they arrested killers of Nagihan Akarsel 

  According to the security forces of Sulaymaniyah, after the assassination of Kurdish activist Nagihan Akarsel, her killers were arrested in the district of Koyê.
• HPG reports continued Turkish and Iranian attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army carried out 78 attacks by combat helicopters and nine attacks with chemical weapons while the Iranian army is also attacking guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Monday.
• Drone attack in Sulaymaniyah 

  A car was struck by an armed drone in the countryside of the Sulaymaniyah city in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Five assassination attacks carried out in Sulaymaniyah in a year 

  Five assassination attacks have been carried out in the city of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan since September 2021, which have left four people dead.
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas kill 10 Turkish soldiers in 8 actions  

  Ten Turkish soldiers were killed in 8 actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas.
• Iran continues bombing Bradost and Balekayeti regions in northern Iraq 

  Iran has been bombing the Bradost and Balekayeti regions for the last 10 days without interruption.
• Zozan Tolan: "I continue to carry out my duties” 

  While Turkish Interior Minister Soylu makes false allegations and conspiracy theories regarding the guerrilla action against a police base in Mersin, a female guerrilla who allegedly perished has spoken out.
• Resistance Areas hit with banned bombs and chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army has hit the guerrilla resistance areas 18 times with banned bombs and chemical weapons, 2 times with fighter jets, 47 times with attack helicopters and dozens of times with howitzers and tanks.
• HPG publishes identities of guerrillas attacked in Dola Balisan 

  The HPG Press Center published the identities of the guerrillas who were attacked in Dola Balisan.
• Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er enter 5th day of death fast in Hewlêr Prison 

  The death fast started by Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who were tortured in Hewlêr Prison, entered its 5th day.
• Yet another kolbar killed by Iranian state forces 

  Iranian security forces have again targeted Kurdish load carriers in East Kurdistan.
• HPG reports Turkish and Iranian attacks on guerrilla areas in Iraq 

  Both the Turkish and Iranian armies continue attacks on guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan, with the KDP providing support. The guerrilla armies HPG and YJA Star continue to resist.
• Turkey uses chemical weapons made of bleach against guerrillas 

  The innocent bleach used by our mothers is now being used by the Turkish army in the mountains of Kurdistan to destroy not only the hands of the honourable children of Kurdistan, but also their existence.
• HPG announces the names of two guerrillas killed by tactical nuclear bomb 

  HPG commander Nurî Yekta and YJA Star fighter Amara Amed were martyred in June resisting the Turkish invasion of Metîna. The Turkish army used prohibited means of combat to break their resistance.
• KCK: Iran should take steps to meet people's demands and resolve problems 

  The KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency condemned Iran's crackdown on the people and Kurdish forces, saying, “The Iranian state should take steps to meet the demands of peoples, especially women, and to resolve problems.”
• PJAK, KJAR and KODAR call for participation in the general strike in Iran 

  The popular uprisings have now reached a level where major successes are achieved, and freedom will be secured very soon,” said PJAK, KJAR and KODAR, calling for the expansion of actions against the Iranian regime.
• Wave of Iranian attacks on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region continues 

  Iran’s attacks against military forces from Eastern Kurdistan (Northwestern Iran) stationed in northern Iraq continue.
• Two prisoners on death fast in Hewler call for solidarity 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who have been on death fast for two days against the torture, ill-treatment and unlawfulness they have been subjected to in Hewler Prison, call for solidarity.
• "This betrayal will not harm our relationship with the Armenian people" 

  The KCK spokesperson for foreign relations, Zagros Hiwa, blames the Pashinyan government for the extradition of two guerrilla fighters from Armenia to Turkey, but stresses that this will not strain relations with the Armenian people.
• Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er on death fast 

  Death raw prisoners Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who are imprisoned in Hewlêr, have gone on a death fast.
• HPG: The action in Mersin is a response to massacres and chemical weapons 

  The HPG issued a statement on the action that targeted a police building in Mersin province on Monday evening.
• 21 Turkish soldiers killed as guerrillas retaliate for companions killed by chemical weapons 

  On Tuesday, 21 soldiers were killed in actions by the YJA Star and HPG against the Turkish invading forces in southern Kurdistan. The guerrillas dedicate the actions to retaliation for fighters killed in Turkish chemical weapons attacks.