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• Kurdish journalist Murat Mîrza Ibrahim laid to rest 

  Kurdish journalist Murat Mîrza Ibrahim, correspondent for Çira TV and Çira FM, has succumbed to his injuries after a Turkish drone attack.
• Turkish invasion attack in Bagok Mountain 

  The Turkish army launched an operation in the rural area of ​​Bagok Mountain.
• Guerrillas shoot down a Sikorsky helicopter and two drones of the Turkish army 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carried out a series of actions in memory of 14 July Martyrs. 1 Skorsky helicopter and 2 drones were shot down, 1 container and 1 tent were destroyed.
• National Workshop calls for all-out resistance and international action against Turkish invasion 

  "People of Kurdistan should take part in all kinds of work and actions and activities day and night against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state. We call on them to raise total resistance," said the National Workshop organised upon the KNK's call.
• Turkish occupation attacks: High-level delegation from Baghdad visits Kurdistan Region 

  Condemning the recent attacks of the occupying Turkish state in South Kurdistan, the Baghdad government has sent a high-level security delegation to South Kurdistan to carry out inspections.
• Zeyneb Murad warns of Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan  

  KNK chair Zeyneb Murad warned of a Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan and called for the defense of Kurdish achievements.
• Heavy military deployment at Üzümlü Border Gate 

  The Turkish military shipment from Hakkari's Çukurca district to South Kurdistan continues.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Şoreş Zêwkî  

  Guerrilla Şoreş Zêwkî was killed in November 2023 in the Serhad region of North Kurdistan. The HPG paid tribute to the fighter as an exemplary revolutionary of the Kurdish people.
• Revenge Unit hits Turkish invaders in Amediyê and Bamernê 

  Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit Command announced that they targeted a military vehicle and a lorry carrying war equipment for the invading Turkish state to occupy Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• Shengal Tribes Council calls for action to stop Turkey’s crimes against humanity 

  Shengal Tribes Council made a statement against the ongoing invasion attacks of the Turkish state. The Council stated that the aim of the Turkish state is to evacuate the region and turn it into a military zone.
• People of Behdinan rise up against Turkish occupation 

  Growing reactions against Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan amidst preparations for a large-scale operation in the region in cooperation with the ruling KDP.
• Turkish state bombs KDP points in Sergelê 

  The Turkish state bombed the points belonging to KDP forces in Sergelê. Reports spoke of some peshmerga injured. After the bombing, the village of Mezi was evacuated.
• Records of ISIS members to be deployed to South Kurdistan exposed 

  The records of the ISIS members that the KDP, in partnership with the Turkish state, will deploy to South Kurdistan have been exposed.
• One kolbar killed and six others injured in the region of Kermanshan 

  One kolbar was killed, and six others were injured when forces affiliated with the Iranian state opened fire on them.
• New photo shows Turkish army started fire in Mawa Mountain 

  It has been documented with a new photograph that the fire that lasted for days in June in the Mawa Mountain region in Hasankeyf was started by the Turkish army.
• Êzidxan Asayish statement on the attack in Shengal 

  Êzidxan Asayish announced that the attack on the vehicle of a group of Yazidi journalists in Shengal was carried out by the occupying Turkish state.
• ‘Respect for the Will’ march completed: Protests will continue 

  The ‘Respect for the Will’ march was completed in Hakkari. DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları stated that the will of the Kurdish people was targeted and that the protests would continue.
• Turkish army burns villages in South Kurdistan 

  As a result of the bombardments by the occupying Turkish army, fires broke out in many villages in South Kurdistan. The local people attempting to extinguish the fires by their own means are prevented by the forces of the ruling KDP.
• Last 10 kilometres in the ‘Respect for the Will’ march from Van to Hakkari 

  The ‘Respect for the Will’ march, which was started in protest at the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality, is about to reach its final destination. The participants called for a united struggle against the usurper mentality.
• Bomb attack in Shengal leaves 4 wounded, including two reporters 

  Reporters of Çira TV and Çira FM radio station are among those wounded in an attack in the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar).
• Turkish invasion: NGO warns of wave of displacement in South Kurdistan 

  As a result of Turkish occupation operations, parts of the Kurdistan region of Iraq could soon experience a major wave of displacement. A Christian peace initiative speaks of around 600 villages that are at acute risk of depopulation.
• HPG says 8 Turkish soldiers killed, 7 posts and 4 tents destroyed in air actions by guerrillas 

  Martyr Doğan Zinar Union carried out four air actions in Zap. Eight Turkish soldiers were killed, 7 posits and 4 tents were destroyed.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Agirî Azadî, Serxwebûn Rêvan and Harun Cûdî  

  Guerrillas Agirî Azadî from Rojava, Serxwebûn Rêvan from Bakur and Harun Cûdî from Rojhilat fell martyrs in an attack by the Turkish army last October.
• KCK calls on everyone to raise the intensity of resistance against occupation 

  The KCK called on everyone to raise the intensity of resistance against Turkish occupation.
• HPG: Turkish state is bombing villages in Southern Kurdistan to depopulate the region 

  HPG stated that the occupying Turkish state bombarded civilian settlements in Southern Kurdistan, seeking to displace the local people and to depopulate the region.