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• Footage from guerrilla action in Zagros 

  A vehicle of the Turkish army was destroyed and 7 soldiers killed in the Zagros region in Hakkari on July 18.
• Commander Amed Malazgirt: The Turkish state must be stopped now 

  Commander Amed Malazgirt spoke about what the Turkish state has been doing in Kurdistan for years, it is now expanding to Libya and the Mediterranean.
• HPG: Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Ağrı countryside 

  In Doğubayazıt in Northern Kurdistan, eight soldiers of a Turkish military unit died in a guerrilla action. Guerrillas also targeted the Turkish army in Çukurca.
• Ararat and the seven colors of Heftanin 

  A guerrilla fighter from Serhed, with long pigtails, a beautiful voice and a rebellious attitude. So Ararat stood in front of me when I turned on the camera. "I'm going to Heftanin, does anyone want to come along?" she said.
• We must protect Kurds' achievements 

  The occupation of the Turkish state in South Kurdistan continues. Dozens of people, especially civilians are dying in the attacks.
• HPG: Turkish military vehicle destroyed in Gever 

  HPG reported a Turkish military vehicle was destroyed during a guerrilla sabotage in Gever, Northern Kurdistan.
• Memyan Botan: One of the heroes of Heftanin 

  Memyan Botan is one of the fighters who have become a legend in the history of resistance in Kurdistan. When he was wounded in Heftanin, he directed his last hand grenade against himself in order not to fall into the hands of the enemy alive.
• Explosion in Gever caused by Turkish ammunition 

  Three days ago a twelve-year-old boy was seriously injured in an explosion in Gever. As it turned out, the explosive was ammunition from the Turkish army, which was negligently left near a military base.
• Valencia Film Festival selects Ji Bo Azadiye for its competition 

  Ji Bo Azadiye (The end will be spectacular) has been selected for the official competition in the Valencia Film Festival.
• HPG announces the names of three guerrillas who fell in Gabar 

  HPG published the full identities of its three members who died in mid-June during a Turkish military operation in the Gabar region of Şırnak, Northern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas destroy a base station in Siirt 

  Turkey’s air raids on Southern Kurdistan continue, according to HPG.
• Footage from guerrilla action that killed 7 soldiers in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish army sets fire to forests on Mount Cudi 

  The Turkish army started a forest fire directly opposite the Şırnak city. The soldiers have set fire to a forest area and the flames are spreading.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish outpost in Çukurca 

  The HPG provide information about a guerrilla attack on a Turkish outpost in Çukurca and the latest air attacks on the Medya Defense Zones.
• Soldier who raped a 16-year-old girl in Van not investigated 

  After the rape of a then 16-year-old girl by an officer of the Turkish army in Van, no investigations are initiated. The rape is claimed to have been "consensual sexual intercourse".
• Women change destiny in Cenga Heftanin 

  When the battle in Kobanê ended, guerrilla Çiyajin, realizing that she would not be able to live in cities, came to the mountains of Kurdistan. The first stop was Heftanin, one of the guerrilla's paradise places.
• Explosion injures a child in Yüksekova 

  A child was seriously wounded after a device he found exploded in his hands in Yüksekova, a district of Hakkari province.
• YBŞ: Shengal will not become like Afrin 

  The Turkish drone attacks on Shengal did not reach their goal. The Yezidi resistance units YBŞ announce to call all collaborators of the Turkish state to account.
• Soldiers disguise themselves in civilian vehicles in Lice 

  The Turkish army has launched an operation in the southeast of Lice in the province of Amed. The soldiers are not brought into the area in military vehicles but camouflaged in civilian buses.
• Three guerrillas martyred in Zap 

  Three guerrilla fighters died in Turkey’s air attacks on Southern Kurdistan. The HPG announced the death of the three members of the guerrilla and vowed to continue their fight.
• Turkish soldier who raped Kurdish youngster released from prison 

  Staff sergeant Musa Orhan repeatedly raped an 18-year-old Kurd in Batman. The young woman tried to take her own life after the crime. Only after massive protests was the perpetrator imprisoned. Now he is free again.
• Freedom cavalry in Heftanin 

  Stories are always driving us. Stories we listen to with curiosity. Stories that sometimes take us far, sometimes very near.
• 'We overturned the Turkish state's plans in Heftanin' 

  The Turkish state's occupation attacks on Heftanin continue. Guerrilla Çekdar said: "We overturned the Turkish state's plans in Heftanin".
• Turkish UAVs attack Shengal 

  YBŞ Command aidd that unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAV) belonging to the Turkish state attacked YBS forces in Shengal this evening.
• HPG: Village guards joining Turkish attack to be held accountable 

  HPG Heftanin Provincial Command issued a written statement to warn the village guards participating in the Turkish invasion attacks.