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• HDP-DTK delegation met Nechirvan Barzani 

  The HDP-DTK delegation met with President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani. The meeting between the delegations are closed to the press.
• A guerrilla fighter from Afrin in Dersim 

  PKK fighter Samiye Oso from Afrin fell a martyr in Dersim on 4 July 2007.
• Two Iraqi commanders die clearing ISIS mines in Shengal 

  Explosion of a mine killed two Iraqi commanders and heavily wounded a watchman.
• HDP delegation meets with Barzani in Hewler 

  Politicians from the HDP met with Massoud Barzani in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Warplanes flying over Maxmur refugee camp 

  Warplanes are flying over the skies of Maxmur camp.
• HPG: 9 Turkish soldiers killed in Şırnak countryside 

  9 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and 3 others wounded in an ambush by guerrillas in the countryside of Şırnak province.
• Tevgera Azadi pays solidarity visit to HDP Hewler representation 

  Tevgera Azadi visited the HDP Hewler representation and expressed solidarity with the party against the trustee occupation of municipalities.
• Maxmur Peace Mothers reach day 6 of their protest 

  The embargo on Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp has been going on for 51 days, and the government and the KDP have not taken any step to lift it.
• HPG: Turkish helicopter damaged in Xakurke 

  One of the targeted helicopters was damaged and forced to retreat from the area as a result of effective strikes.
• Footage from guerrilla action which killed 9 soldiers in Xakurke 

  9 Turkish soldiers were killed and 3 others wounded in the action
• Peace Mothers from Maxmur on 5th day of sit-in against embargo 

  Peace Mothers from Maxmur are on their 5th day of sit-in against the embargo imposed by the KDP on the camp.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari. An armored vehicle was destroyed and 13 soldiers were killed.
• Peace Mothers from Maxmur continue their protest against embargo 

  For four days, mothers from the self-governing Maxmur refugee camp in northern Iraq have been protesting against the KDP’s embargo in place for 49 days.
• Mine kills three Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin 

  In the southern Kurdistan region of Khanaqin, three Iraqi soldiers were killed and four others injured in a mine explosion.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish military forces in Lice, northern Kurdistan, and Xakurke, southern Kurdistan.
• Peace Mothers: Third day of action against embargo on Maxmur 

  The embargo imposed on Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp has been going on for 48 days, and despite all appeals, the government, the KDP, and the parliament have done nothing to lift the embargo.
• Villages of Bradost under Turkish threat 

  Warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish state bombed Bradost villages in Southern Kurdistan.
• Soldiers cause fire in Kulp 

  As a result of shots fired from the military police station a fire erupted in a village in the surrounding of Kulp, province of Amed. Extinguishing the fire was not allowed.
• Contra-guerilla activities reported in Şırnak region 

  Death squads disguised as HPG guerrillas have been sighted in Şırnak region. Thousands of people became victims of such parastatal units in the Kurdish region in the 1990s.
• Turkish jets bomb another village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Guerrillas hit two attack helicopters of the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas targeted two Turkish helicopters and damaged one of them.
• Tevgera Azadi member jailed in Hewlêr on hunger strike 

  Tevgera Azadi member, Idris Selim Mihemed, was imprisoned by the KDP public security forces 118 days ago. Mihemed has been on hunger strike for 32 days against this unlawful arrest.
• Mothers of Maxmur in sit-in against KDP Public Security Forces 

  Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Peace Mothers who wanted to discuss the ongoing embargo on the Refugee Camp with the KDP Public Security Forces were prevented by the same forces and subjected to attacks and insults.
• Turkish police who desecrated martyrs’ graves were hit in Amed 

  Anti-terror police forces who attacked the graves of martyrs were hit in Amed.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrilla forces continue inflicting blows on the Turkish invasion army in Kurdistan territory.