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• Memorial in Shengal for three YBŞ martyrs 

  A memorial was held in Shengal for YBŞ Commanders Berxwedan Tolhildan, Azad Izdin and Enwer Tolhildan.
• Memorial for martyrs of Afrin Resistance in Sulaymaniyah  

  The martyrs of the Epochal Resistance were commemorated in Sulaymaniyah on the 5th anniversary of the Turkish state's invasion attacks against Afrin.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks and guerrilla actions 

  HPG reported that the Turkish army carried out 19 chemical weapons attacks and 19 airstrikes in Southern Kurdistan on Friday while guerrillas killed a soldier at Girê FM and destroyed a Turkish grenade launcher position in Zap.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly: All countries should recognize the Yazidi Genocide 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly stated that the threat of genocide against the Yazidi people continues and added: "All countries should recognize the genocide."
• Two soldiers killed in Zap as Turkey continues chemical weapons attacks 

  The Turkish army used chemical weapons 16 times against guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan and carried out 13 airstrikes on Thursday. In Zap, two soldiers were shot dead in sniper actions.
• Guerrilla Cûdî: We will win! 

  Xebat Cûdî, one of the guerrillas fighting in Zap, said that they were carrying out a tremendous resistance against the Turkish army despite its use of chemical weapons.
• Guerrillas kill four Turkish soldiers in Zap 

  Four members of the Turkish forces were killed in guerrilla actions in Çemço in the Zap region. The Turkish army used chemical weapons, fighter jets and artillery against the guerrillas.
• Number of people killed in Mardin attack rises to five 

  The number of people who lost their lives in a vehicle shot at while traveling in the Mardin region increased to five. Six people were detained.
• Four killed in attack on a vehicle in Mardin 

  In the northern Kurdish province of Mardin, a vehicle with Iraqi licence plates was attacked with long barreled weapons. Four people from Southern Kurdistan were killed and one injured.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  Three Turkish army soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in the Zap region of Southern Kurdistan on Tuesday. Turkish troops carried out 13 chemical weapons operations and five airstrikes against guerrilla positions.
• At least 120 injured in earthquake in the border region between Iran and Turkey 

  At least 120 people have been injured in the region around the eastern Kurdish town of Khoy on the border with Turkey on Wednesday.
• YJA Star guerrilla: We are fighting a cowardly enemy 

  "Our enemies thought they could finish us off, but they haven't managed to do so. We are only angrier and more determined,” YJA Star guerrilla Arin Xalid said.
• KCK: The youth must educate and organize itself to lead the struggle 

  Regarding the self-immolation protests, KCK said, “Öcalan has clearly stated that he does not approve of such actions. Kurds should understand this as an instruction and act accordingly. There should definitely not be any actions of self-immolation."
• She filled her heart with the love of freedom 

  YJA Star guerrilla Rahime Xebat, who joined the Kurdistan revolution at a young age with the dream of a free Kurdistan, took part in the fiercest battlefronts until her last breath as a leading female revolutionary.
• HPG reports 21 chemical weapons attacks in one day 

  The Turkish army attacked guerrilla positions in the Zap region 21 times on Monday with chemical weapons, twice with banned bombs, four times with attack helicopters and dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.
• Young man who set his body on fire to protest isolation loses his life 

  25-year-old Mehmet Akar burnt himself to death in protest against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. He succumbed to his severe burns in hospital.
• HPG martyr Zagros: My commitment grew as I got to know Sara 

  HPG guerrilla Tîrêj Zagros, who fell a martyr in Kato Marinos, said in one of his articles how he was influenced by Sakine Cansız (Sara) since he got to know her and and how this influence contributed to his devotion to Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG reports ongoing chemical weapons attacks on guerrilla positions 

  The Turkish army carried out eleven chemical weapons attacks on guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan within one day.
• HPG releases names of guerrillas fallen in 2017 

  Guerrillas Kemal Evîn, Dilgeş Davûş, Tolhildan Artêş, Nûrhak Başkale, Tolhildan Artêş and Azad Azadî fell as martyrs in the Medya Defense Zones in 2017. The HPG released details of their identity.
• ISIS kidnaps two Kurdish shepherds in Germiyan 

  ISIS mercenaries continue committing crimes against the local people in the areas they operate.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  While the Turkish army attacked guerrilla positions in Çemço with chemical weapons, fighter jets and artillery, the guerrillas continue to resist.
• YRK announces the names of three fighters martyred in Turkish attack in Asos 

  YRK fighters Hogir Delîl, Dilovan Cîlo and Bager Bismil were martyred in a Turkish drone strike on Mount Asos in the Iraq-Iran border area last October.
• 'Iraqi Prime Minister asked to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons,' says MP 

  Iraqi parliamentarian Soran Omer shared a document showing that the Iraqi prime minister requested to investigate claims that the Turkish army used chemical weapons in South Kurdistan.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla resistance 

  The Turkish army attacked guerrilla positions in the Zap region with chemical weapons and unconventional bombs over twenty times in the past two days.
• Activists in Ranya and Kelar pay tribute to Paris Martyrs 

  Commemoration events were held in Ranya and Kelar on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the killings of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, in Paris.