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• Peace Mothers from Maxmur on 5th day of sit-in against embargo 

  Peace Mothers from Maxmur are on their 5th day of sit-in against the embargo imposed by the KDP on the camp.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari. An armored vehicle was destroyed and 13 soldiers were killed.
• Peace Mothers from Maxmur continue their protest against embargo 

  For four days, mothers from the self-governing Maxmur refugee camp in northern Iraq have been protesting against the KDP’s embargo in place for 49 days.
• Mine kills three Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin 

  In the southern Kurdistan region of Khanaqin, three Iraqi soldiers were killed and four others injured in a mine explosion.
• Tragedy of refugees in Van continues 

  The influx of refugees to Van continues. Hundreds of refugees have been struggling to survive for months at Van Intercity Bus Station.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish military forces in Lice, northern Kurdistan, and Xakurke, southern Kurdistan.
• Peace Mothers: Third day of action against embargo on Maxmur 

  The embargo imposed on Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp has been going on for 48 days, and despite all appeals, the government, the KDP, and the parliament have done nothing to lift the embargo.
• Villages of Bradost under Turkish threat 

  Warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish state bombed Bradost villages in Southern Kurdistan.
• Soldiers cause fire in Kulp 

  As a result of shots fired from the military police station a fire erupted in a village in the surrounding of Kulp, province of Amed. Extinguishing the fire was not allowed.
• Contra-guerilla activities reported in Şırnak region 

  Death squads disguised as HPG guerrillas have been sighted in Şırnak region. Thousands of people became victims of such parastatal units in the Kurdish region in the 1990s.
• Turkish jets bomb another village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Guerrillas hit two attack helicopters of the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas targeted two Turkish helicopters and damaged one of them.
• Tevgera Azadi member jailed in Hewlêr on hunger strike 

  Tevgera Azadi member, Idris Selim Mihemed, was imprisoned by the KDP public security forces 118 days ago. Mihemed has been on hunger strike for 32 days against this unlawful arrest.
• Mothers of Maxmur in sit-in against KDP Public Security Forces 

  Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Peace Mothers who wanted to discuss the ongoing embargo on the Refugee Camp with the KDP Public Security Forces were prevented by the same forces and subjected to attacks and insults.
• Turkish police who desecrated martyrs’ graves were hit in Amed 

  Anti-terror police forces who attacked the graves of martyrs were hit in Amed.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrilla forces continue inflicting blows on the Turkish invasion army in Kurdistan territory.
• Footage from two guerrilla actions which killed 12 soldiers 

  12 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in two separate actions of the guerrillas in Hakkari countryside.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed, two others wounded in Çukurca 

  HPG reported continued actions by guerrillas and attacks by the Turkish army.
• HPG: Turkish occupiers will be given the most resolute response 

  “Our forces, who are inflicting major blows against the enemy on daily basis, will respond to these invasion operations in the most effective way and make the Turkish invasion state suffer the heavies blow in its history.”
• Turkish air raid leaves a civilian wounded in Amadiya 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Gorran Movement deputies visit Maxmur Camp still under embargo 

  Deputies from Gorran Movement in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, have visited Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp.
• Turkish jets bomb Heftanin and Şemzinan 

  HPG reported continued air raids by the Turkish army in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Kakai villages in Kirkuk and controversial regions targeted again 

  The Kakais living in villages of Kirkuk and Daquq district are targeted by ISIS and similar groups.
• 70,000 people returned to Shengal 

  However, according to the information received from the officials of the People's Assembly of Shengal, some 70,000 Yazidi families have returned to their lands so far.
• HPG: Turkish operation coordinator killed in Haftanin 

  HPG announced that the operation coordinator was killed in the action on Partizan hill in Haftanin where over 20 Turkish soldiers died.