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• DEM Party Councillors prevented from entering the usurped Hakkari Municipality 

  DEM Party members of the Hakkari Municipality Council were prevented by the police from entering the building to set the agenda items for the monthly meeting.
• PKK Youth Committee calls on the youth of Kurdistan to claim their 'historical responsibilities’ 

  “The youth of Kurdistan must stop playing three monkeys and open their hearts and minds to the burning realities that they can no longer ignore," said the PKK Youth Committee.
• Turkish airstrike starts a fire on Mount Metina in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) where it has increased its military activities in recent days.
• KNK: Turkish occupation escalates long-term war with regional and global implications 

  KNK condemned Turkey's intensified occupation of Iraqi Kurdistan and called for immediate action against it, saying: “There is an urgent need to end Turkish militarism by encouraging Turkey to free Abdullah Öcalan and to enter into negotiations with him.”
• "Security wall" between South Kurdistan and Rojhilat turned into military forbidden zone 

  The Turkish state turned the region into a military forbidden zone after building a "security wall" between South Kurdistan and Rojhilat.
• HPG reports on war in South Kurdistan 

  According to the HPG, four Turkish soldiers in South Kurdistan were killed by guerrillas. Fires have broken out in many areas due to air strikes by the Turkish army.
• New access ban in various regions in the Kurdish province of Şirnak 

  In the Kurdish province of Şirnak, several mountain regions have been declared special security areas and access to them has been prohibited. The measure is related to operations against the guerrillas and has been extended every two weeks since 2023.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Beytüşşebap 

  Guerrillg Rustem Çekdar Kato, Kamûran Gever, Brûsk Kato and Dilsoz Gabar were killed a week ago in Beytüşşebap, in North Kurdistan. The HPG has published information about their identities and their biographies.
• KCK: Zilan brought the struggle to its peak 

  “Comrade Zilan has shown through her life and her action that a free life without great action is impossible. If one is to be free, he/she must conduct great action and be a person of struggle,” said the KCK on the 28th anniversary of Zilan's martyrdom.
• PUK: Turkey's sole aim is to disrupt Iraq’s security and stability  

  The PUK faction in the Iraqi parliament stated that the presence of the occupying Turkish state in South Kurdistan and Iraq is against sovereignty rights and international laws and said, "Turkey's sole aim is to disrupt the security and stability of the c
• KCK: Comrade Helmet will always live in the hearts of his people 

  Commemorating KCK Executive Council member Diyar Xerib (Helmet), KCK renewed their resolve to keep the martyrs’ memory alive through their struggle.
• Turkish army bombs Assyrian village of Mîska in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army targeted Mîska, an Assyrian village, as well as its Christian church.
• Turkish soldiers raid and evacuate villages in South Kurdistan 

  Having established checkpoints in Metîna and Amêdiyê, Turkish troops carry out identity checks, threaten local people and forcibly evacuate the villages in the region.
• KNK calls on all political parties and organisations to unite under the roof of the alliance 

  KNK Co-Chair Ahmet Karamus said that the KNK was established to realise unity within the framework of a national strategy and invited all organisations whose hands are not stained with the blood of the Freedom Fighters to join the alliance.
• HPG: Guerrillas carried out 16 actions against Turkish army bases with drones in June 

  A guerilla unit carried out 16 actions against the occupying Turkish army with drones between 6-25 June, killing at least 6 soldiers and destroying many positions and tents.
• YJA Star Commander Batûfa Çekdar: Turkey is doomed to defeat thanks to the stance of the Kurds 

  Batûfa Çekdar from the YJA Star Command Council spoke about the ongoing attacks by the Turkish state together with the KDP in South Kurdistan, especially in the Metîna region.
• Medeni Yıldırım commemorated on the 11th anniversary of his murder by Turkish soldiers in Lice 

  Medeni Yıldırım, who was killed by Turkish soldiers in Lice during a protest against the construction of a military fortress, was commemorated at his grave on the 11th anniversary of his murder.
• Turkish army sets up a checkpoint in Duhok 

  Having escalated its attacks and military deployments in South Kurdistan, the Turkish state established a checkpoint in Duhok.
• KCK remembers Sheikh Said and his companions 

  Commemorating Sheikh Said and his companions, KCK calls on everyone, especially the Kurdish people, to increase the struggle against the genocidal and racist AKP-MHP government.
• Hundreds of villages will be affected by Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan 

  According to reports, over 600 villages in South Kurdistan are at risk of being abandoned due to Turkish bombings. In the first half of 2024 alone, 833 air strikes were registered in the region.
• Memorial for KCK General Presidential Council Member Helmet Gabar  

  Memorial in Qendîl to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of KCK General Presidential Council Member Helmet Gabar.
• CPT: Turkey deployed 300 military tanks in South Kurdistan 

  “If Turkey achieves their goal in this military operation, an essential portion of Kurdistan’s land would be in the hands of the Turkish Armed Forces, and it would be almost impossible to take it back under the KRG and Iraqi government’s power.”
• Iranian law enforcement forces raid home, kill 18-year-old girl in Nurabad 

  Iranian law enforcement forces raided the home of civilian Shokr-Reza Rahmani in the village of Guyzheh in Nurabad, Lorestan Province, on 20 June and killed his 18-year-old daughter.
• Women in the fire-devastated area: Who will answer for this disaster? 

  Women in the villages affected by a major fire between Amed and Mardin accuse the Turkish state of failing to provide assistance, saying: "Neither the lives of our children nor those of our animals have any value."
• Tevgera Azadi calls on Kurdish, Arab and all other peoples to stand up against Turkish occupation 

  Defining the escalating Turkish military activity in South Kurdistan as “a dangerous development”, Tevgera Azadi called on everyone to take a stand against the attacks and escalating threats of the Turkish state against the Kurdistan Region.