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• Another kolbar killed by Iranian state forces 

  Iranian security forces have again targeted Kurdish load carriers in Bane region of East Kurdistan.
• Turkish bombing creates 'Little Hiroshima' effect in guerrilla areas 

  Taking advantage of the international silence, Turkey is using tactical nuclear bombs against the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla. A recent video captured the moment of the explosion of a tactical nuclear bomb which created a 'Little Hiroshima' effect.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action in Werxelê Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the guerrillas' action in the Werxelê Resistance Area.
• Guerrillas raise the voice of freedom with their songs 

  Martyr Amara Botan is one of the two guerrillas who raise the voice of freedom with their songs in the Avaşîn mountains. The two women guerrillas resisted until the end to free their occupied country.
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network says 52 people were arrested, 7 executed in Rojhilat in one month 

  According to the data released by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, 52 people were arrested, 7 people were executed, and 6 kolbars were killed in the cities of Sine and Urmia in Rojhilat in the last month.
• CPT: Turkey killed 123 civilians in South Kurdistan since 2015 

  The Inter-Community Peace Group (CPT) said that the Turkish state has carried out more than 4,000 air, ground and artillery attacks in South Kurdistan since 2015, and added that 123 people were killed.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army is committing war crimes and waging a dirty war based on technical means. Nevertheless, it cannot prevent the guerrillas from striking blows and inflicting casualties, reported the HPG.
• YRK announces identity information of two guerrillas martyred in Turkish attack 

  The YRK stated that Bawer Sur and Rêzan Baran were among the heroic young people who voluntarily came to the free mountains and joined the guerrilla ranks to end the occupation and to secure the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 3rd Yazidi Youth Congress in Shengal 

  The 3rd Yazidi Youth Congress is taking place in the Sinun of Shengal (Sinjar), the land of the ancient Kurdish Yazidi community.
• Footage of Turkish military vehicle destroyed by guerrillas 

  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.
• 17 Turkish soldiers killed in YJA Star retaliatory operation for Bêrîvan Zîlan 

  YJA Star guerrillas have carried out an extensive operation on Turkish occupation forces in the Zap region in retaliation for the death of Bêrîvan Zîlan. 17 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed on Tuesday.
• Video captures explosion of tactical nuclear bomb used by the Turkish army 

  A video footage captured the explosion of a tactical nuclear bomb used by the invading Turkish army against the Girê Martyr Zemanî battle positions in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Girê Amediye Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV released the footage of an action carried out by the guerrillas against the Turkish soldiers in the Girê Amediye Resistance Area.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish war crimes in South Kurdistan 

  The guerrilla armies YJA Star and HPG dedicate their latest actions against the Turkish army to the fallen commander Bêrîvan Zîlan. The Turkish invading forces in southern Kurdistan continue to commit war crimes.
• Trees planted in memory of Digor massacre victims uprooted 

  The trees planted in an open-air museum in memory of the Digor massacre victims have been vandalized.
• YRK announces the death of two guerrillas in Turkish airstrike 

  The Eastern Kurdistan Units reported that two of their fighters were martyred in a Turkish airstrike in the Asos region in the Iraq-Iran border area.
• New footage of Turkish helicopter downed in guerrilla areas 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of a Turkish helicopter that was shot down by the guerrillas and destroyed in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area on 19 August.
• KCK: "Accidents" in Antep and Mardin are massacres by the regime 

  The KCK holds the regime responsible for the serious traffic accidents in Antep and Mardin, in which at least 35 people were killed. Neglect and lack of control were the cause of the catastrophic accidents.
• Clashes in Muş, preparations for military operation in Hakkari 

  Clashes between Kurdish guerrillas and Turkish soldiers take place in an area between the provinces of Amed and Muş. In Hakkari, the army prepares another operation in the Cilo Mountains.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of helicopter shot down by guerrillas 

  Gerîla TV published footage of a Turkish helicopter that was shot down by the guerrillas and destroyed on 19 August in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.
• Kurdistan Region Human Rights Commission chair calls for release of Behdinan prisoners 

  Muna Yaqo, chair of the Kurdistan Region Human Rights Commission, said that they are monitoring the hunger strike of the Behdinan prisoners and confirmed that the strike continues.
• Guerrillas shoot down a military helicopter and a drone of the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas have shot down a military helicopter and a Turkish army drone as they continue inflicting blows to the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Twenty people killed in traffic accident in Mardin 

  Twenty people were killed in a chain of accidents in the district of Derik in Mardin. The brakes of one truck failed and a second truck crashed into the scene of the accident. Both trucks belong to Cengiz Holding.
• Xanesor People's Assembly demands justice for Yazidi father and daughter killed in Zakho 

  In the first week of August, a Yazidi girl and her father were brutally murdered in KDP-controlled Zakho. The authorities are silent. The Xanesor People's Assembly called on the government to find and punish the killers.
• HPG: The Turkish army cannot record any progress in Medya Defense Zones 

  According to HPG, nine soldiers of the Turkish army were killed, an enemy position and two surveillance cameras were destroyed in Southern Kurdistan.