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• Behdinan prisoner on hunger strike hospitalized in Hewler 

  The situation of the Behdinan hunger strikers, who have not been released despite a court in Hewler ruling that they should, is getting worse.
• 2717 Yazidis still missing after the 2014 genocide in Shengal 

  Dindar Zêbari, a member of the Kurdistan Region Government's Organization for Responding International Reports, said that the fate of 2717 Yazidis is still uncertain and claimed that 6415 Yazidis have been rescued so far.
• Turkey transports military equipment by rail via Van 

  The Turkish government has turned Kurdistan into a war zone and is carrying out huge military transports. Hundreds of armoured cars have been transported by ferry from Tatvan across Lake Van to Van.
• Sarya Marînos: Women got to know themselves thanks to Abdullah Öcalan 

  Mamxur Martyrs' Families Association and Ishtar Assembly member Sarya Marînos said that women got to know themselves thanks to the thoughts and ideas of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: Drone shot down, position destroyed, explosives seized 

  The HPG and YJA Star guerrillas shot down a Turkish drone, destroyed an enemy position and foiled the bombing of a defence tunnel. The Turkish army's explosives were seized by the guerrillas.
• Triple explosion at the Gendarmerie Brigade Command in Şırnak 

  Reports say that two soldiers were injured in the fire at the Gendarmerie Brigade Command in Şırnak city centre.
• Yazidi people demand accountability for the 2014 massacre in Shengal 

  Yazidi people flocked to the streets in Shengal to mark the 8th anniversary of the 2014 Yazidi massacre, calling for those responsible to be brought to account.
• Whereabouts of nearly 4,000 Yazidis remain unknown 

  The Kurdistan Union of Writers Against Genocide revealed that the whereabouts of 3,700 Yazidis remain unknown since the Yazidi massacre and the displacement of tens of thousands of people from Shengal in 2014.
• Mass graves visited, genocide victims commemorated in Shengal 

  The Yazidi Democracy and Freedom Party (PADÊ) and the Martyrs' Families Association visited the mass graves in Shengal and commemorated the martyrs of the 2014 Yazidi massacre, calling for unity.
• Life stands still in Shengal on the anniversary of the 2014 genocide 

  Those who were killed and disappeared during the ISIS attack on Shengal on August 3, 2014 are being commemorated in several events.
• NGOs in Shengal call for the recognition of Yazidi massacre as genocide 

  Non-governmental organizations in Shengal called on international community to recognize the 2014 Yazidi massacre as a genocide.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of sniper attack carried out by YJA Star guerrillas 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the sniper attack carried out by the YJA Star guerrillas on July 5 in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  The HPG reports continued attacks by the Turkish army in various parts of the Kurdistan territory, to which guerrillas responded with effective actions.
• YBŞ remembers Yazidi genocide: We will not allow an invasion 

  "Today, we are ready more than ever to liberate Iraqi lands from occupation together with all the peoples of the region. We will not hesitate to pay a price for the protection of these values and holy lands."
• ‘If Iraqi airspace is not closed to Turkey, more massacres like Zakho will follow’ 

  Hadi Pusat from the Maxmur Camp said that if the Iraqi airspace is not closed to Turkey, more massacres similar to Zakho will follow. “The Iraqi government should pay heed to people and take a serious attitude against Turkey," he stated.
• HSM praises the guerrilla action in Mamreşo 

  HSM Headquarters Command praised the "coordinated ambush" action carried out by guerrillas against the invading Turkish army in Avaşîn on July 26.
• Two children murdered by Iranian forces in Marivan 

  The Iranian regime forces have killed two boys in Marivan countryside.
• HPG: 15 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions  

  Three Turkish soldiers were killed in sniper actions by the guerrillas in Zap, while twelve other occupants died in a series of actions in Metîna.
• Karayılan: This is a call for resistance that everyone should join 

  People's Defence Centre Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan said that “everyone should participate in this process. This is a call for resistance. It is necessary to raise the national and democratic resistance in Zap, Metina and Avaşîn.”
• Victims of ISIS genocide commemorated in Shengal 

  Victims of the ISIS genocide in Shengal are being commemorated in several events.
• Turkish drone attack injures one in Ranya 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• 62 politicians, writers and artists from Iran and Kurdistan demand freedom for Öcalan 

  62 politicians, writers, artists and intellectuals from Iran and Kurdistan published a joint letter demanding the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to be ensured in order to ensure peace in the Middle East.
• Some of Behdinan hunger strikers in bad condition 

  The situation of the Behdinan hunger strikers, who have not been released despite a court in Hewler ruling that they should, is getting worse.
• HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carry out new actions killing 6 Turkish soldiers and destroying one position 

  The HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out new actions, killing 6 Turkish soldiers and destroying one position.
• Footage of Turkish army sending a dog into the guerrillas’ tunnel 

  The Turkish army also uses dogs in the invasion of southern Kurdistan, which are sent into the guerrillas' tunnels equipped with cameras and explosives.