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• Turkish army bombs civilians in Bamerne, kills two children  

  The Turkish army bombarded the civilians in Bamerne. Two children were killed and it is stated that there were injured people.
• HPG reports expansion of Turkish occupation operation 

  HPG reports a new wave of attacks and fierce fighting after the Turkish army conducted operations in Zap and Metîna last night.
• Guerrilla cameras capture Turkish soldiers fleeing with mules 

  Soldiers of the invading Turkish state were seen escaping with the mules they usurped.
• Yazidi Youth Union and Yazidi Young Women's Union to launch actions to support guerrillas 

  The Yazidi Youth Union and the Yazidi Young Women's Union will launch a series of actions of solidarity and support with the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish state's invasion attacks.
• Turkish military launches new operation in Zap and Metîna, heavy clashes reported 

  The Turkish military began a new ground attack on the Zap and Metîna regions during the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Fierce fighting ensued between the guerrillas and the soldiers.
• Cemil Bayık: Turkey is carrying out a destructive policy in Syria 

  Speaking on Stêrk Tv, KCK Executive Council co-chair Cemil Bayık talked about the pressures against HDP, the war waged by the Turkish state against the Kurdish people, the Iraqi state's attack on Shengal and Erdogan's gangs in North-East Syria.
• 28 Turkish soldiers killed in revolutionary guerrilla operation in Zap 

  Extensive retaliatory guerrilla operations killed 28 Turkish military personnel on Tuesday, including two officers. The guerrillas seized weapons and equipment.
• Guerrillas carry out Revolutionary Operation in Çiyaresh 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carried out a Revolutionary Operation in the area of Çiyaresh in Zap. In the operation, the bodies of 12 Turkish soldiers were found and 6 weapons and many military materials were seized.
• Military activity in Şırnak's Cudi and Gabar Mountains 

  Military activity has been detected in Şırnak's Cudi and Gabar Mountains.
• Cemil Bayik: AKP-MHP alliance is suffering heavy blows in Zap 

  Cemil Bayik, KCK co-chair spoke about the latest developments in Kurdistan, the harm inflicted on the Kurdish People by the KDP´s policy and the recent murder of the Kurdish patriot Mihemed Zekî Çelebî in Suleymaniyah.
• South Kurdistan Youth Initiative to march to Behdinan 

  The South Kurdistan Youth Initiative goes into action in response to the Turkish invasion attacks against the Kurdistan region.
• HPG: 19 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  During guerrilla actions in southern Kurdistan, 19 soldiers of the Turkish invading forces were killed, surveillance cameras and a military telescope were destroyed. The Turkish army used chemical weapons 23 times and carried out 31 airstrikes.
• Is the case of two villagers thrown off a helicopter being covered up? 

  No indictment has been prepared so far in the case of Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban who were thrown off a helicopter by Turkish soldiers in 2020. Although 21 months have passed since the incident, there has been no single development in the case.
• Komalen Ciwan Coordination calls for resistance and mobilization 

  The Komalen Ciwan Coordination called on all Kurds to resist and mobilize everywhere against Turkey’s invasion campaign.
• Turkish army cuts down trees in Cudi and Besta 

  After a new military operation in Şırnak province, the Turkish army has started to cut down trees in Cudi and Besta.
• ISIS kills six members of a family in Germiyan 

  ISIS killed six members of a family and an Iraqi soldier in the Germiyan region. Eight more people were injured in the attack.
• New song for Zap resistance 

  Music group Şehîd Hozan Serhat from South Kurdistan has released the music video "Dar Berû" in solidarity with Zap resistance.
• YJA Star guerrilas: Turkey attacks so heavily because it knows it has reached the end 

  YJA Star guerrillas in the southern Kurdish resistance region of Biradost see the current invasion as a decisive battle with the AKP/MHP regime. The regime attacked so heavily because it knows it has reached the end.
• Islamic State kills six villagers in Xurmatû, South Kurdistan 

  The Islamic State in Xurmatû, in South Kurdistan, attacked villagers while they were working in the fields and murdered six of them. This was followed by fighting between ISIS and Hashd-al-Shaabi.
• HPG reports continued war crimes in South Kurdistan 

  HPG reports continued war crimes, mainly affecting the region og Zap, as the Turkish army continues to use chemical warfare agents against the guerrillas' defenses in Southern Kurdistan.
• Body of Mehmet Zeki Çelebi sent to Van 

  The body of restaurant owner Mehmet Zeki Çelebi, who was killed last week by suspected MIT assassins in the southern Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah, has been sent off to his hometown of Van.
• Shengal People's Assembly: Our people will win against the attacks 

  The Shengal People's Assembly condemned the Turkish invasion attacks and the KDP’s cooperation with the Turkish army, saying, “Our people will win against the attacks.”
• Mehmet Zeki Çelebi will be laid to rest in North Kurdistan 

  Mehmet Zeki Çelebi, who was murdered in an armed attack in South Kurdistan, will be laid to rest in North Kurdistan. He will be sent off to Van after a ceremony.
• HPG: 15 Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap 

  The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan. While fifteen soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in recent actions, Turkey continues to rely on chemical weapons to achieve results.
• Maxmur resident killed in Turkish attack laid to rest 

  The occupying Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of the Kurdistan territory, claiming more and more lives every passing day.