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• Father on trial for attending son’s funeral: I only buried my son 

  Turkish judiciary seeks to convict Hasan Birlik of “terrorist propaganda” over carrying the photo of his son who was brutally murdered and tortured by state forces in Şırnak three years ago.
• HBDH: The only way to emancipation is united revolution 

  HBDH Executive Committee said the guerrillas under the joint command are expanding the united revolution and that the only way to emancipation is united revolution.
• Kongreya Star condemns Turkish massacre of civilians in Kortek 

  Kongreya Star has sharply condemned the massacre in Kortek, south Kurdistan. The airstrike of the Turkish army killed three people on Thursday.
• KRG defends Turkey's killing civilians, blames the PKK instead 

  The Bashur government issued a written statement on the Turkish state’s killing of civilians and blamed the PKK instead of the party who committed the massacre.
• Military operation in Silopi: Orchards and vineyards burned down 

  Fires broke out in the aftermath of the Turkish army operation against rural areas of Silopi’s Basak village, burning down vineyards and orchards.
• Turkish jets bomb more areas in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• Derin Peshmergas support the human shield action against invasion 

  The Derin Peshmergas have expressed their support for the human shield action started by the youth in Qandil against Turkey’s invasion attacks on South Kurdistan.
• Civilians murdered by Turkey in Kortek buried in a rush 

  Turkish jets killed 3 civilians and injured 5 others in the bombing of Kortek on Thursday night.
• South Kurdistan people: National unity against Turkish attacks 

  "The Kurdish people, their representatives, political parties should fight for national unity. We can only stand together against the Turkish state's invasion attacks."
• Turkish warplanes brought dead to Kortek once again 

  Turkish warplanes bombed Kortek killing three civilians. The same area was bombed by Turkey in 2011 when 7 civilians were killed.
• Fire in Sharya refugee camp in Duhok 

  The fire did not result in a loss of life but great material damage.
• HPG: Turkish attacks aim to depopulate the entire region 

  “Those who turn a blind eye to these attacks by the Turkish state and thus conduce to civilian deaths are accomplices in this crime as much as the occupiers themselves,” said the HPG regarding Turkey’s deadly attacks against southern Kurdistan.
• Kurdistan Communist Party protests Turkish attacks in Bashur 

  Kurdistan Communist Party said everybody should work to stop the bombings and attacks by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan (Bashur).
• Southern Kurdistan Self-Defense Forces declared 

  Southern Kurdistan Self-Defense Forces were declared in the mountains.
• Turkish army desperate: Flyers dropped from skies 

  The Turkish army has been dropping flyers that read “Surrender and be free” in the Medya Defense Zones and residential areas of South Kurdistan.
• Turkish attack kills a civilian, injures three others in Bashur 

  Genocidal attacks of the Turkish state are claiming more lives every day.
• Intellectuals in Bashur launch petition against Turkish invasion 

  Writers, politicians, journalists and intellectuals launched a petition against the Turkish state’s invasion attacks against South Kurdistan. The signatures will be submitted to the Iraq and KRG Parliaments, the UN and human rights organizations.
• Turkish jets strike South Kurdistan 

  Turkish attacks against the Kurdish population continue in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Bradost youth support human shield action against invasion 

  The youth in Bradost showed support for the human shield action launched by the youth movement against the invasion attacks by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan (Bashur).
• Cizre victim laid to rest after 40 months  

  The body of Hazal Aslan, who was burned alive in one of the Cizre basements, was identified after 40 months and delivered to her parents.
• Human shields arrived in Bradost 

  A group of young people who are acting as human shields to protest the invading Turkish attacks in Qandil moved to Bradost, where raids intensified.
• Turkish air raid targets a village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues with its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Actions in Avasin, Xakurke and Cele: 8 soldiers killed 

  8 soldiers were killed in actions by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Avasin, Xakurke and Cele as far as could be ascertained.
• Cizre victim Aslan’s body identified after 40 months 

  The body of Hazal Aslan, who was burned alive in the Cizre basements, was identified after 40 months and delivered to her parents.
• Historic Hasankeyf cave flooded with concrete 

  A 10.000 year old cave in the ancient city of Hasankeyf was buried in concrete. Guide Sehmus Turgay said the thousands of years of story the cave had was destroyed for a dam that has a lifecycle of 50 years.