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• YJA Star pays tribute to Commander Nûjiyan Amed  

  Commander Nûjiyan Amed was killed in an attack in July 2023. The Command of YJA Star paid tribute to her life and struggle.
• Salih Muslim: Turkey aims to destroy all Kurds in the New Greater Middle East Project 

  Calling the agreement between Iraq and Turkey a game against the Kurdistan people, PYD Co-Chair Salih Muslim said: “It is not a matter of a party, but the existence of the Kurds. The people and Kurdish parties should take a stand as soon as possible."
• Welat Dalaho, a leading militant of the Girê Amediyê resistance 

  Welat Dalaho, who carried out many creative actions, from assassination to sabotage and infiltration, against the attacks of the Turkish state on the Medya Defence Zones, became a leading militant of the Girê Amediyê resistance.
• Commander Şerda Mazlum Gabar: Guerrillas prevent Kurdish genocide 

  YJA Star Commander Şerda Mazlum Gabar said that guerrillas prevent genocide against the Kurdish people and added: "We will not give up Kurdistan."
• Kurdistan Justice Community: Turkey continues its attacks due to Iraq's silence 

  Kurdistan Justice Community stated that the attacks of the occupying Turkish state continue due to the silence of Iraq and the inaction of the Kurdistan Region government.
• HPG: 1 infantry major and 3 soldiers were killed in Xakurkê 

  HPG announced that infantry major Osman Ayan and 3 soldiers were killed in an action of guerrilla forces in Xakurkê on 2 September. The Turkish state claimed that the infantry major died of a heart attack.
• KCK: The KDP and Barzani clan are responsible for the occupation and massacres in southern Kurdistan 

  KCK stated that the KDP and the Barzani clan have become partners in the genocide of Kurds for the sake of profit and the biggest threat to Kurdistan.
• Turkey killed 7 people in Southern Kurdistan in 3 days and silence continues 

  Turkey massacred 7 civilians in Southern Kurdistan in 3 days and neither the Iraqi government nor the Kurdistan Region authorities expressed any reaction. The continuation of silence increases the risk of massacres continuing.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Xebat Cûdî, Zamani Amanos, Serhed Jêhat and Yılmaz Dersîm 

  Guerrillas Xebat Cûdî, Zamani Amanos, Serhed Jêhat and Yılmaz Dersîm have fallen martyrs in North Kurdistan. The HPG paid tribute to the martyrs as self-sacrificing revolutionaries who fought for freedom until the last moment of their lives.
• KCK: Baghdad needs to withdraw from the agreement with Ankara 

  KCK calls on the Iraqi government, political leaders, and political parties to understand that an agreement with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan means an agreement with ISIS and is definitely not in the interests of the Iraqi people and state.
• Omer Şaristênî: The collaborators are handing us over to the murderers! 

  Speaking at the funeral ceremony of the Dukan martyrs, Imam Omer Şaristênî said, “How long will the occupiers, bloodsuckers and collaborators be allowed to make plans over us?”
• Farewell to three civilians killed in Turkish attack in Sulaymaniyah 

  The three civilians who were martyred in an UCAV attack carried out by the occupying Turkish state in Dukan district of Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday were laid to rest.
• Yet another attack by the Turkish state in Sulaymaniyah leaves 3 dead 

  The occupying Turkish state attacked a traveling car in Şarbajêr district of Sulaymaniyah city in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) and killed 3 people.
• HPG says it suffered no losses in Turkey's latest attacks 

  According to the HPG, guerrillas suffered no losses in Turkey's latest wave of air raids in South Kurdistan.
• Turkish warplanes bomb a village in Amadiya 

  Warplanes of the occupying Turkish state heavily bombarded the village of Guherzê in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Father and two sons killed in Turkish UCAV attack in Dukan, Sulaymaniyah - UPDATE 

  In the Dukan district of Sulaymaniyah, a vehicle was bombed by a UCAV belonging to the occupying Turkish state. 3 people were martyred in the attack.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Kemal Piling and Devran Cûdî  

  Guerrillas Kemal Piling and Devran Cûdî were killed in an attack on the Medya Defense Areas in 2021. The HPG paid tribute to the two martyrs in a statement.
• Turkish attack kills a woman in Sîdekan 

  The CPT announced that a woman was killed in the afternoon bombardment of the village of Mêrge Hewş in the Sîdekan region by the occupying Turkish state.
• Body of guerrilla Murad Ahmed Pur returned to his family after three years 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Murad Ahmed Pur Heydaranlu, who was martyred in a clash in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak, was delivered to his family after three years.
• Turkish state bombs Southern Kurdistan at least 24 times 

  The invading Turkish state has escalated its attacks against southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG publishes balance sheet for August: 56 soldiers killed 

  The HPG published the balance sheet of war for August. Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carried out 152 actions from the air and land, killing 56 Turkish soldiers and destroying a large quantity of military equipment.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV continues exposing the blows suffered by the invading Turkish army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan.
• Footage of mercenaries deployed by the Turkish state from Syria to Amêdiyê 

  The mercenaries transported by the Turkish state from Syria were filmed in the villages of Amêdiyê region in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Ban on entry to a number of rural areas in Amed 

  In the province of Amed, a ban on entry has been issued for a number of rural areas in the district of Dicle. The order is linked to a Turkish military operation.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Mount Bagok 

  Turkish warplanes bombed the Mount Bagok countryside in Mardin’s Nusaybin district after declaring it a ‘special security zone’.