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• Soldiers torture and detain villages during military operation in Kocaköy 

  Villagers were tortured and detained in the military operation launched by the Turkish army in the village of Xewre in Kocaköy, Amed.
• "We are not intimidated by Turkey’s attacks" 

  Farmer Hadi was working in his field in Penchewin when a Turkish Air Force bomb hit nearby. He is angry that the governments of South Kurdistan and Iraq do not speak out against Turkey’s attacks.
• PUK official: Turkey’s military operations in Kurdistan must be stopped immediately 

  PUK Foreign Relations Officer Şanaz İbrahim Ehmed called for an immediate end to the Turkish operations within the borders of the Federal Kurdistan Region.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish forces in Heftanîn 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck the invading Turkish army elements in the Heftanîn area, destroying a military position and a dugout.
• Turkish army burns forests, governors prevent firefighting 

  The Turkish state starts fires in Northern Kurdistan, and authorities prevent locals from extinguishing them.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks and guerrilla resistance 

  The resistance of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla against the invading Turkish state's attacks from ground and air continues unremittingly.
• YRK: Turkey spreads fear and seeks to displace our people from their country 

  “The target of the fascist Turkish state is not only Northern Kurdistan and the PKK, but the entire Kurdish people,” said the YRK and vowed to “continue our struggle unabated until we defeat the invaders of Kurdistan".
• HPG releases monthly balance: 85 Turkish soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Centre announced that 85 Turkish soldiers were killed during the past one month as part of the Cenga Xabur and Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaigns launched against the Turkish occupation.
• Autonomous Administration representative still in the hands of KDP after 76 days 

  The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 76 days.
• Turkish army carries out airstrike in South Kurdistan 

  It has been reported that warplanes of the invading Turkish army carried out an airstrike near the town of Pêncwênê in South Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Xakurke and Zap 

  Guerrillas carried out multiple actions against the Turkish troops in Xakurke and Zap regions of Medya Defense Zones.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Metina 

  Another video from the resistance against the Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan has been published on Gerîla TV. The footage shows a guerrilla action in the Metina region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• "Senar has left a great legacy to the Kurdish youth" 

  Serhat Göksu, a war veteran who died in Hamburg, left a great legacy to the youth of Kurdistan. The coordination of Komalên Ciwan pays tribute to his struggle and calls for participation in the liberation struggle.
• YJA Star strikes Turkish forces in Metina with heavy weapons 

  Women guerrillas targeted Turkish occupation forces in Metina with heavy weapons. The civilian population in Metina is targeted by artillery fire from the Turkish army.
• PKK's youth symbol: Ali Fırat 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan described HPG guerrilla Ali Fırat as "grown up with the fire of the guerrilla resistance, like practically all Afrin youth." He served as a beacon of awareness for the people.
• Border opening and tourism as a promise in the war 

  In order to win the tribal leaders in Behdînan over to its side in the fight against the guerrillas, the KDP, together with MIT, is promising economic benefits through a new border crossing and the opening of the region to tourism.
• Three guerrillas martyred in Gever 

  The guerrilla fighters Rojda Cûdî, Zana Vejîn Gever and Serhat Tolhildan were martyred in the fight against the Turkish army in Gever.
• ‘HPP project aims to destroy the nature and memory in Zilan Valley’ 

  Zilan Platform Spokesperson Şahabettin Demir said that the HES project aims to destroy both nature and memory in Zilan Valley, which the Turkish government seeks to turn into a military and commercial base.
• Kurdish people met in Botan: Resistance until freedom! 

  Thousands of people attended the rally in Şırnak where people called for freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and delivered a message of resistance.
• Turkish army strikes a civilian car, killing two in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Condolence tent for YPG commander Martyr Rênas Roj in Rojhilat 

  A condolence tent was set up in Rojhilat for Martyr Rênas Roj, the YPG Commander who fell on 19 August on the road between Qamişlo and Hesekê.
• Avesta: The attacks are the result of the Shengal agreement 

  Sozdar Avesta of the KCK calls on the Iraqi authorities to fully investigate the Turkish airstrikes on Shengal, saying that the attacks were not only directed against the self-determination of the Yazidis, but also against the sovereignty of Iraq.
• HPG: The guerrilla resistance continues in battle tunnels 

  According to the HPG Press Liaison Center (HPG-BM), the invading Turkish state bombed the battle tunnels extensively, using chemical weapons, and that the guerrilla resistance in the tunnels continues.
• Family of Mam Zeki: ‘The world is playing ostrich’ 

  Family of Mam Zeki, who fell martyr in consequence of a Turkish attack in Shengal on 15 August 2018, spoke on Turkey’s latest attacks against Shengal, saying “We know the murderers. We, family of Mam Zeki, will not remain silent against this persecution."
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish helicopters in Metina 

  YJA Star guerrillas targeted Turkish helicopters that attempted to bomb an area in Metina. The helicopters were damaged and forced to move away.