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• "The purpose of the Shengal agreement is to annihilate Yazidis" 

  Evaluating the agreement signed between Baghdad and Hawler regarding Shengal, politicians said that the agreement aims to annihilate the Yazidis.
• Shengal people’s vigil in solidarity with Asayish continues 

  People stand in solidarity with the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê, the local Yazidi security forces in Shengal (Sinjar) against Iraqi government’s decision to dissolve it.
• KDP increases pressures against people in Berwari and Kani Masi 

  KDP is increasing its pressures against local people amid the Turkish state’s accelerated military activities and operations in the region.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks against Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq continue increasingly.
• Governor imposes curfew on 46 villages in Bitlis  

  Curfew was declared in 46 villages because of the operation carried out by the Turkish army in Bitlis.
• KDP sends troops to the border of Qesre and Wertê 

  KDP forces dispatched military shipments to Çoman and Rewanduzê and also deployed their soldiers on the border in Qesre and Wertê.
• Protests in Sulaymaniyah continue on second day 

  Şirîn Emîn, a deputy of the Gorran Movement, was injured on the second day of the protests in Sulaymaniyah.
• YPS / YPS-JIN Coordination commemorates Sur Resistance 

  YPS / YPS-JIN Coordination issued a written statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the Sur resistance.
• People in Shengal protest the agreement ignoring their will 

  People of Shengal continue to protest Iraq and the KDP.
• Two injured by the police with firearm in Hakkari 

  Turkish state forces continue their brutal attacks against Kurdish citizens.
• Police attack people in Sulaymaniyah 

  Police attacked the protesters in Sulaymaniyah. The people did not back down.
• Kurdish politicians call for respect for the will of Yazidis 

  Politicians made it clear that the KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) must respect the will of the Yazidi people, stressing that no one has the right to demolish the administration of that region.
• Yazidi security forces will not be dissolved 

  The protests in Shengal have yielded a result, the Yazidi security forces will not be dissolved. This was assured to a delegation of the Autonomous Council of Shengal.
• Shengal people protest in front of Asayish headquarters 

  The people of Shengal started resistance in front of the Asayish headquarters of Shengal, Khanasor and Sinune.
• Many detained in political genocide operations in Şırnak 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Turkish soldiers execute a Kurdish youngster in Hakkari 

  16-year-old executed by Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari province, North Kurdistan.
• Shengal Autonomous Council: We reject submission 

  Following its extraordinary meeting, the Democratic Autonomous Council of Shengal called on the entire Yazidi community to gather tomorrow in front of the Asayish (Public Security) centers in Shengal, Sinune, Khanasor to confront Iraq's plans.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin, South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Statue in memory of Diyar Xerib unveiled in Qandil 

  A statue in memory of Diyar Xerib (Helmet) in Binarê Qendil, in ​​South Kurdistan was unveiled with a ceremony on Sunday.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We are the answer to patriarchy 

  YJA-Star guerrillas talked about their motivation and explain that for them woman guerrillas is the best answer to patriarchy.
• People in Shengal once again protest the Hewler-Baghdad agreement 

  The people of Shengal took to the streets again on Sunday to demand the withdrawal of the the agreement signed between Baghdad and Hewler.
• HPG Air Defense Unit strikes Turkish soldiers in Çukurca 

  On the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the foundation of the PKK, air defense unit of the HPG struck Turkish troops in Çukurca, Hakkari.
• Yazidi youth on vigil as human shields in Shengal 

  Yazidi youth defend themselves as "human shields" against the international plan to dissolve the self-governing structures and self-defense forces YBŞ in Shengal.
• Music video from Awazê Çiya for the 42nd anniversary of the PKK 

  The music group Awazê Çiya, consisting of guerrilla fighters, continues with their artistic work even in times of the most severe attacks on the Medya Defense Zones.
• Yazidis in Shengal take action against the military siege 

  YJCÊ and YCÊ have taken action against the siege of Shengal by the Iraqi army.