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• Turkish jets strike Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes are shelling Qandil region in Medya Defense Zones.
• Iranian forces kill a kolbar, wound two others 

  Iranian regime forces have attacked kolbars, killing one and wounding two others.
• Special forces storm a family house in Van 

  Police and military special forces raided a house in Van province Saturday night. The residents were awakened by gas grenades.
• PJAK: US decision serves Erdogan and ISIS 

  We will defend our leaders and struggle to the last breath, said the Kurdistan Free Life Party.
• HPG: 17 soldiers killed, 37 wounded, 9 missing in Şemdinli 

  HPG announced that guerrillas targeted 6 separate bases of the Turkish army in Hakkari and Şırnak provinces in northern Kurdistan.
• Qeladize people protest the US decision against PKK leaders 

  People in northern Iraq strongly condemned the US targeting Kurdish revolutionary leaders.
• HPG: Turkish jets shelled civilian settlements 

  The Turkish army deliberately hit civilian settlements close to guerrilla zones in northern Iraq and caused material damage.
• KODAR calls on Kurds to protest the “immoral decision” of the US 

  KODAR: We condemn this immoral and unlawful decision against three revolutionary leaders Cemil Bayik, Murat Karayilan and Duran Kalkan.
• Yazidi Cultural Center: US decision targets the will of the Kurds 

  The Êzidxan Cultural Center (NÇÊ) issued a press statement and condemned the US decision against Cemil Bayik, Duran Kalkan and Murat Karayilan.
• Explosion leaves 7 soldiers missing, 25 wounded in Şemdinli 

  An explosion occurred in a military base of the Turkish army in the province of Hakkari on the border with South Kurdistan. Several soldiers were said to have been injured.
• Demonstration in Shengal: Respect the will of Yazidis 

  Institutions in Shengal protested the Shengal Council, formerly held by the KDP, and the former governor. They also listed their demands from Iraq.
• People of Shengal protest US decision 

  Institutions, assemblies and organizations in Shengal protested the US decision against three leading PKK cadres, and said the PKK has given dozens of martyrs for the lands of Êzidxan.
• Iranian regime forces kill another kolbar 

  Attacks by Iranian forces are claiming more lives every day.
• Parties in South Kurdistan react to US decision 

  The US administration put a bounty on three PKK executives.
• Turkish warplanes bombed villages in Bradost 

  The invading Turkish state continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Three positions of the Turkish army destroyed in Cele 

  The guerrilla held an action against the invading Turkish army in the Tepê Sor in Cele. 3 positions were destroyed in the action and 2 soldiers were killed as far as could be ascertained.
• Turkish state targets mosque and houses in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its intensified attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Curfew and military operation in Lice 

  Turkish army has started an operation following the imposition of a curfew in the countryside of Amed’s Lice district.
• Turkish army starts an operation in Sirnak countryside 

  The Turkish army continues its operations and activities across the Kurdish territory.
• Delegation from Mosul visits Shengal 

  A delegation from Mosul visited the autonomous council in Shengal. The meeting was about joint plans to rebuild infrastructure and livelihoods in Shengal.
• Turkish jets bomb Amadiya in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state is continuing attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• A guerrilla doctor in Botan 

  Silav Newal went to the mountains as a teenager and learned to provide first aid to the injured. Now she is a guerrilla doctor in Botan.
• Turkish airstrikes against South Kurdistan continued 

  HPG reported continued Turkish airstrikes against guerrilla zones in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Guerrilla from Kirkuk: I joined the PKK to protect my country 

  Azad comes from Kirkuk and joined the guerrilla two years ago as he wanted to fight against Turkish colonialism in southern Kurdistan.
• Kolbar shot by Iranian forces dies 

  Kolbars are subject to never-ending attacks which result in casualties.