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• Autonomous Administration Cihad Hesen still in the hands of Hewler authorities after 63 days 

  The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 63 days.
• Protest in Amed against delivery of guerrilla remains by post 

  The solidarity association MEBYA-DER has been banned from denouncing the Turkish authorities' degrading treatment of the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters in front of the human rights monument in Amed.
• Relief supplies sent to the flooded area in Van 

  The Alliance for Democracy and Labor in Van has sent seven transports with relief supplies to the flooded areas in the surrounding region. Engineer Firat Durmaz accompanied the transport and called for an immediate emergency plan.
• HPG announces identities of the three missing guerrillas 

  The HPG announced the identities of the three guerrillas missing in the Xelîfan region of southern Kurdistan. Contact with the unit had broken off after an attack by the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP forces.
• Guerrilla forces strike Turkish troops in Heftanîn  

  Guerrilla forces have carried out two actions with heavy weapons against the invading Turkish soldiers in Heftanîn's Girê Dûpişk area.
• HPG says two Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke and Avaşîn 

  At least two Turkish soldiers were killed in actions carried out by guerrillas in Xakurke and Avaşîn. The Turkish army has, meanwhile, used chemical weapons and explosives again in the Werxelê tunnel.
• Family of missing guerrilla expects an explanation from KDP  

  The family of People's Defence Forces (HPG) guerrilla Dijwar Berxwedan, who went missing after an attack by the KDP on July 26, expects an official explanation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
• HSM congratulates Dersim and Botan Commands for successful actions 

  “We believe that the new era of guerrilla activity will become more practical, and that greater success will be achieved in the march to victory,” said the HSM Headquarters Command.
• Ten soldiers killed in guerrilla sabotage in Van 

  Ten soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Van during a sabotage action of the women's guerrilla force YJA Star against an armored personnel carrier.
• Prosecutor orders removal of posters with names of massacre victims 

  Memorial posters with the names of members of the Kurdish Dedeoğulları family attached to HDP Van party buildings have been removed at the behest of the public prosecutor's office. The authority sees a "danger to public security".
• Names of three fallen guerrillas announced 

  HPG announced the death of three guerrilla fighters. Bawer Eruh and Ronî Dêrik were martyred in June in the Medya defense Zones, while Cîlo Reşo fell on August 5 in a battle against the Turkish army in Mardin.
• Remembering journalist Deniz Firat 

  Deniz Firat was one of the first journalists to report on ISIS attacks in Kurdistan. On August 8, 2014, she reported for the last time by telephone from the front in the Maxmur refugee camp and was hit by a piece of mortar shell.
• Fascists and police kill two Kurds in Rojhilat 

  Two Kurds were killed in a racist attack by Azeri fascists and Iranian regime forces in the city of Neqed in Rojhilat.
• DTK and DBP: All solutions pass through the Kurdish question 

  DTK Co-Chairs Berdan Öztürk and DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz met with NGOs in Hakkari and stated, "No problem can be solved unless the Kurdish question is tackled," highlighting the role of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG reports sabotage actions in Heftanîn marking August 15 

  At least six members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in sabotage actions by Kurdish guerrillas in southern Kurdistan. The actions took place to mark the beginning of the armed struggle 37 years ago.
• Female politicians: “Kurds only believe in the guerrilla” 

  The women politicians declared that they totally believe in the guerilla, despite the Turkish state's desire to target the existence of Kurds fighting for their freedom by invading Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• Buldan visits Gever: "We are the HDP, we are everywhere" 

  HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan, together with a delegation, visited the Gever district of Hakkari as part of the "We are the HDP, we are everywhere" campaign. Hundreds of people joined her on her way through the town center.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of guerrilla action in Zendura 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action against the invading Turkish soldiers in Zendura.
• Guerrilla Şerker Demar talks about the Pyramid Hill action 

  Since the launch of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Medya Defense Areas, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas have carried out many successful actions against the invasion attacks of the fascist Turkish army.
• Police open fire on civilian vehicle in Kızıltepe, Mardin 

  Turkish police opened fire on a vehicle carrying six people, including three children in Kızıltepe district of Mardin province, southeast Turkey.
• PKK Committee urges people to enhance the struggle for honor 

  The PKK Committee of Solidarity with Martyrs' Families urged the families of the martyrs and the entire Kurdish people to "enhance the struggle for honor" against delivery of the body of guerrilla Mahsum Aslan by cargo.
• YJA Star guerrillas strike a Turkish secret unit in Hozat 

  Free Women’s Units (YJA Star) guerrillas carried out an action against the invading Turkish troops in the Hozat district of Dersim province in memory of the commanders Zîn Cizîr and Yılmaz Dersîm.
• DTK-DBP visits Baskale hit by the flood: “The government is being hostile” 

  A delegation from DTK and DBP paid a solidarity visit to Van's flooded Baskale district. According to DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz, the government is being hostile.
• Platform against Occupation: It's time to mobilize! 

  "Now is the time to proclaim mobilization against the Turkish state's invasion attacks," the Platform against Occupation said, urging all Kurds to unite. The petition has received 1,138 signatures so far.
• 6 soldiers killed as YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Xakurke 

  YJA Star guerrillas carried out a two-sided action against the invading Turkish soldiers in Xakurke. Six soldiers were killed, and one security camera was destroyed during the guerrilla assault in memory of Xakurke State Commander Martyr Agîd Garzan.