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• KDP sets up a new checkpoint in Bamerne 

  KDP forces have set up a new checkpoint in the area of Banke in the Bamerne village in Amadiya.
• PKK: Every victory contains the work of the martyrs 

  People's Defense Central Headquarters Command said: “The popular movement, which developed under the leadership of our party, the PKK, has now reached the power to defeat these colonial special war policies.”
• Heavy deployment of troops continues in Shengal 

  Following the agreement between the KDP and Baghdad on Shengal, large contingents of troops are being deployed to the region. At least 8,000 soldiers were deployed there within two days.
• People in Southern Kurdistan: Let's expel the occupiers! 

  "Neither Turkey nor Baghdad would say anything if we Kurds happened to massacre each other. And nobody should believe that Turkey has come to Bashur because of the PKK", says a resident of a village in Southern Kurdistan about the threatening conflict.
• Guerrillas: The PKK struggle will succeed! 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas speak about the 42nd anniversary of the PKK. The guerrillas said that the PKK is the party of martyrs and drew attention to the fact that the PKK has reached this stage as a result of the struggle waged by Öcalan.
• New provocation move by the KDP 

  Local sources reported that the KDP went to Kanî Masî through the triangle between Haci Umran and Çoman and Begova, Batufa and Brifka Oil areas.
• HPG reports Turkish air raids on Zap and Avashin 

  The Turkish Air Force has bombed the guerrilla areas Zap and Avashin in Southern Kurdistan. The HPG did not suffer any losses.
• Iraq deploys military forces to Shengal 

  The Iraqi forces will mainly be stationed on Mount Kolik to the west of Shengal.
• KDP's paramilitary forces persecute civilians 

  Positioned in the Garê area, armed forces of the KDP which are not affiliated with the Ministry of Peshmerga maltreat the civilians living in Nehle and Zêbarî regions.
• Guerrillas warn the KDP forces in Metina 

  HPG guerrillas have reportedly warned the KDP forces deployed in Metina, while the KDP forces ignored the warning and are preparing for a provocation.
• Shengal Autonomous Assembly warns against a new massacre 

  Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly (MXDŞ) evaluated the developments following the agreement made by the Baghdad and Hewler governments for Shengal and warned that Shengal is facing a new massacre.
• HPG guerrillas in Bashur: We defend our people on our land 

  Guerrillas in Southern Kurdistan [Bashur] spoke about the KDP's military activities against Medya Defense Zones and gave the message “We will use our legitimate right to defense to protect our values.”
• KDP establishes checkpoint in Metîna 

  KDP forces have established a new checkpoint in the triangle of Metîna's Birîfka village.
• KDP deploys military forces to Qesrê and Haji Umran 

  While KDP forces are dispatching a great military force with heavy weapons to Qesre and Haci Umran in Balekayeti, in Hewlêr, they are also digging a position with construction equipment in the Xanol Strait.
• Technology of the Turkish army outmaneuvered in Heftanin 

  Guerrilla fighter Tekoşer Serhed speaks about the fight in Heftanin and the martyrs.
• KNK meets PUK 

  KNK delegation continues its talks in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Xantur, Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Dîren Sema: Guerrillas defend the values of the Kurdish people 

  Guerrilla Dîren Sema, who took part in the resistance in Heftanîn, said that the Turkish state wanted to destroy the gains of the Kurds, but the guerrilla defended them.
• KDP arrests man injured by the Turkish state 

  The Turkish state arrested Silêman Mele Şêxo, who was injured in the bombing it carried out against the village of Bigdadê in Kani Masi in South Kurdistan.
• Turkey attacks villages in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks continue in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• Man dies after falling into a trench of the army in Van 

  In Van, a 28-year-old family man fell into a trench of the Turkish army and died while trying to cross the border into Iran. The military claims that the man was attacked by wolves.
• Turkish war planes bomb the region of Bradost 

  Fighter jets belonging to the invading Turkish state bombed the Xakurkê and Shekif areas in the Bradost region of South Kurdistan.
• Body of Kurdish martyr not given to her family for 5 years 

  The body of Nevin Dinç, who was martyred during the self-government resistance in Yüksekova, has not been delivered to her family for 5 years.
• HPG: Turkish army targets the people of Southern Kurdistan 

  HPG stated that invading Turkish army deliberately targeted civilian settlements in Southern Kurdistan.
• Kurdish youth's march to Garê blocked 

  The Garê march initiated by the Southern Kurdistan youth was blocked by security forces in Taqtaq.