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• “Turkey used to bomb the mountains, now they bomb villages” 

  Haci Ramazan Mahmut from South Kurdistan said they hear bombings every day, adding: “Turkey has been saying that they ended PKK for the last 30 years. They attack us because they can't end the PKK. They used to bomb the mountains, now they bomb villages."
• Warplanes spotted flying over Maxmur Camp 

  Warplanes were spotted over Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp in the morning.
• HPG: At least 20 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  HPG stated that the Turkish army suffered a “historic blow” in their invasion operation in Heftanin region of southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• German HPG guerrilla Panser martyred in Turkish airstrike 

  "We remember all our international martyrs in the person of Comrade Bager Nujiyan. We promise to uphold the values created by our martyrs and achieve victory," said HPG.
• Turkish jets bomb South Kurdistan 

  Yet another Turkish air raid in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• People of Shengal condemn the embargo imposed on Maxmur Camp 

  The embargo against Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp has been going on for 40 days. 
• HPG reports continued Turkish attacks against South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Fire started by the Turkish army in Mardin countryside grows 

  Soldiers are not allowing an intervention to extinguish the fire.
• Schizophrenia sufferer gives statement in handcuffs 

  Schizophrenia sufferer Firat Koc was taken to the courthouse in handcuffs and showing signs of battery after being beaten in the streets of Van and kept in custody by the police.
• Vengeance Unit retaliates police brutality in Van 

  A group who call themselves the Martyr Cekwar Cubuk Vengeance Unit announced that they carried out a retaliation action in Kayapinar, Amed against the Turkish police brutality in Van.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces in East Kurdistan 

  Iranian forces continue their attacks against kolbars.
• KCK calls for total resistance against AKP-MHP fascism 

  Following the dismissal of three Kurdish mayors by the Turkish regime, KCK called for total resistance to fascism, authoritarianism and the repression of the AKP regime.
• Turkish warplanes bombed Kandil: Four civilians injured 

  Warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombed the villages of Silê and Bolê in Binarê Kandil today. Four civilians were injured in the attack, and houses damaged.
• 4 wounded as Turkish jets bomb civilians in South Kurdistan 

  Yet another attack by the Turkish army against civilians in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Political genocide operations in Amed: Several detentions 

  Several people, including DBP Central Executive Committee Member Sevim Bicici, have been detained in midnight house raids in Amed.
• HPG: Guerrillas infiltrate Turkish forces’ positions in Şemdinli 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas infiltrated the positions of Turkish soldiers in Şemdinli, northern Kurdistan.
• Human shield actions in Qandil and Bradost concluded 

  The human shield actions launched in Qandil and Bradost regions of South Kurdistan in response to the Turkish invasion attacks have been concluded. Activists said they will continue their actions in other forms.
• Guerrillas destroy Turkish truck in Gever 

  Turkish army bombed more areas in the guerrilla zones in South Kurdistan.
• August 15 actions by the guerrilla: 10 dead 

  HPG Press Center announced that the guerrillas saluted the 35th anniversary of August 15 with a series of actions where one intelligence officer and 9 soldiers were killed.
• Maxmur Camp celebrates 15 August 1984 

  on 15 August 1984, PKK commander Mahsum Korkmaz (Agit) fired the first bullet against the occupying Turkish state.
• HDP Cizre Co-chair taken into custody 

  HDP Cizre Co-chair Güler Tunç has been taken into custody following a raid on her house in the evening.
• YBŞ/YJŞ pay tribute to Mam Zeki in Shengal 

  “Mam Zeki was targeted because he represented all peoples and humanity. We are Mam Zeki’s students.”
• Silence on Turkey’s massacre in Kendakola continues for 19 years 

  It has been 19 years since Turkish fighter jets conducted a massacre in Kendakola. Iraqi and Federal Kurdistan governments were silent when 42 civilians were murdered then, and they remain silent now.
• Maxmur Camp: One month under embargo 

  All the parties concerned are aware of the situation, and the United Nations has been informed, but no progress has been made to remove the embargo on the Maxmur Camp.
• Two young Maxmur Camp residents released 

  Two young people from Maxmur were detained in Hewlêr on 26 July and were released on 12 August.