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• Images prove KDP helping to build a Turkish base and shelter in Metîna 

  Images were released of the help provided by the KDP to build a base and shelter in the Girê Ortê area of ​​Metîna, where the Turkish army tried to settle with the invasion attacks.
• 5 activists from Sheladize remain in prison despite court order for their release 

  Despite the court decision ordering the release of 5 activists from Sheladize, they are still in prison. The CPT announced that the fate of the 5 activists is not known.
• More Turkish soldiers killed as guerrilla resistance against occupation continues 

  In guerrilla actions in Southern Kurdistan, 31 members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed, a drone, an armoured car and a position were destroyed. The Turkish army used chemical weapons and explosives 36 times.
• Turkish reconnaissace planes fly over Maxmur Refugee Camp  

  After the Turkish state armed drones targeted Maxmur Refugee Camp on Tuesday, the activity of reconnaissance planes continued.
• Mustafa Karasu: There has never been a real solution process 

  The speculation that the Turkish state is holding talks with Abdullah Öcalan in the island prison of Imrali is used for special warfare and is intended to create confusion, explains Mustafa Karasu (KCK) in an ANF interview.
• Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp march against Turkish state's attacks 

  The residents of Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp (Maxmur) organized a march to condemn the Turkish state's attacks and the silence of the Iraqi Central Government.
• Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in massive fighting in Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army airdropped troops 31 times at Girê Amêdî last night. HPG reported massive fighting and 32 occupants killed. In addition, the use of six different chemical warfare agents was detected.
• Iraqi delegation visits Maxmur camp after Turkish attack 

  A delegation of the Iraqi government has conducted investigations at the Martyr Rustem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp where Turkey carried out a drone attack earlier today. The delegation visited the houses damaged during the attack.
• 'Turkey destroys trees in the regions it has occupied' 

  Zîkri Zêbarî, a lawmaker from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), said that the Turkish state cut down trees and established military bases in every place it occupied. Zêbarî called for opposition to the Turkish invasion.
• Turkish UCAV strike targets a house in Maxmur 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan, targeting civilian settlements in the first place.
• How 'Marya Hill' in Zap turned into 'Hell Hill' for Turkish soldiers 

  There is a story of how the hill, which the Assyrian people called 'Marya'. It looks defying, like a natural fortress made of cliffs in the middle of Zap, turned into Hell Hill for Turkish soldiers.
• Turkish army heavily bomb Girê Amiye Resistance Area in Zap 

  It has been reported that the Turkish army heavily bombed the Girê Amiye Resistance Area, west of Zap last night.
• Turkish soldiers injure 5 protesting villagers, detain 6 in Şırnak 

  Turkish soldiers dispersed villagers who protested the removal of electrical energy meters with water cannon vehicles in a village in Şırnak's Cizre district. Soldiers injured at least 5 villagers and detained 6 others.
• Journalist Kurtay Serhat publishes footage from Zap front 

  Journalist Kurtay Serhat has published footage from the war on the southern Kurdish Zap front. Central resistance regions can be seen on it and everyday combat becomes clear.
• PJAK: Guerrilla areas have become the primary center of resistance and struggle  

  PJAK said that the guerrilla areas have become the primary center of resistance and struggle of the Kurdish people, and added: "The fate of Kurdistan depends on the victory of the guerrillas and the unity of the people."
• 23 soldiers killed in actions by mobile guerrilla units 

  23 soldiers have been killed in actions by mobile guerrilla units against the Turkish invading forces in southern Kurdistan, while the Turkish army carried out 17 chemical weapons attacks and twelve airstrikes.
• Footage of action against Turkish base in Sheladize 

  Footage of an action carried out by the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Vengeance Unit teams against the Turkish state's Sîre base in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) has been released.
• HPG announces the names of two fallen guerrillas 

  HPG published the identities of the fallen guerrilla fighters Şervan Agirî and Agir Botan.
• "Guerrillas fight with the spirit of Martyr Zîlan" 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas said that they fought against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state with the spirit of resistance created by martyr Zîlan.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We disrupted the enemy's psychology with our actions  

  YJA Star guerrillas Sorxwîn Serhad and Stêra Ararat said that the actions they carried out with mortar weapons upset the psychology of Turkish soldiers.
• This is their war 

  Departures are always timeless no matter what time they are scheduled. Not the one who departs, but the departure itself has the leading role in this place. Going is an obligation now, going is a duty, going is a love...
• More Turkish soldiers killed in the ongoing war in South Kurdistan 

  The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan. According to HPG, the Turkish army has used chemical weapons with an acrid chlorine smell against guerrilla positions.
• CPT: Turkey kills civilians under the auspices of 'Claw-Lock' operation 

  Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and its partners denounce the killing of children, wounding of farmers and targeting of villages by Turkish Forces in northern Iraq under the auspices of 'Claw-Lock' operation.
• Guerrillas turn the 'Kevirê Kun' area into a graveyard for Turkish troops 

  The Turkish invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) is met with fierce resistance from the guerrilla forces.
• ISIS drives people out of Kurdish villages in northern Iraq 

  ISIS has regrouped in the disputed areas in northern Iraq between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish regional government in Hewlêr. Security expert Şêrzad Semed sees a fatal power vacuum.