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• Turkish drone targets house in Shengal 

  SİHA belonging to the Turkish state bombed a house in the village of Xelef in Shengal.
• Young people in Shengal march against attacks targeting Maxmur camp 

  Young people from Shengal marched against the attacks targeting Maxmur camp, and said: "If this situation continues, we will join the resistance. We will never allow the enemy to carry out his dirty plans against our people."
• Resistance of Maxmur people opens door to negotiation 

  The resistance of the Maxmur people for 3 days opened the door to negotiation.
• Delegation of mothers from Maxmur meets Iraqi authorities 

  While the Iraqi Army was blocking the roads, a delegation of mothers from Maxmur, who wanted the problem to be resolved through dialogue, met with the Iraqi authorities.
• Amid increased military activity, Iraqi army digs trenches around Maxmur Refugee Camp 

  Iraqi troops started digging trenches around the Maxmur Refugee Camp, which they have besieged for three days.
• TKP-ML calls for support for the resistance in Maxmur refugee camp 

  The TKP-ML Middle East Party Committee called for support for the resistance of refugees in the Maxmur refugee camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Maxmur People's Assembly calls for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops: “We are ready for dialogue” 

  Maxmur Democratic People's Assembly Co-Chair Yusif Kara urged the Iraqi government not to bow to the fascist impositions of the Turkish state and called for dialogue to end the tensions.
• South Kurdistan parties urge the Iraqi government to stop the blockade of Maxmur 

  Three left-wing political parties from South Kurdistan urged the Iraqi government to stop keeping a tight grip on the Maxmur refugee camp and to abide by refugee law.
• KCK: Iraq must end the siege in Maxmur and resolve problems through dialogue 

  KCK called on the international organizations, especially the UN, uphold their responsibilities against Turkey’s impositions, saying that Iraq and the UN must act responsibly in order to resolve the problems related to Maxmur without causing conflict.
• Resistance of Maxmur people enters third day 

  Refugees in the Maxmur refugee camp have been resisting the Iraqi army's attempt to isolate the camp.
• People in Maxmur carry out vigil against the Iraqi army's attempt to besiege the camp 

  The people of Maxmur, from 7 to 70, are carrying out a vigil against the Iraqi army's attempt to besiege the camp.
• Reactions to siege attempt in Maxmur increase 

  The South Kurdistan HDP Representative Office and the Amude Assembly condemned the Iraqi army's attempt to besiege Maxmur and demanded its immediate withdrawal.
• Prisoner Mazlum Dağ denounces torture by KDP forces in Hewler Prison 

  After rejecting the imposition of wearing uniforms in Hewler Prison, Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er were subjected to torture.
• KONGRA- GEL calls for action for Maxmur under siege 

  KONGRA- GEL appeals to the Iraqi government and the UN officials that remain silent in the face of the measure against Maxmur which is against international law and human rights.
• People of Maxmur continue resistance against siege by the Iraqi army 

  The people in Maxmur Camp continue to resist the Iraqi army, which, under pressure from Turkey, wants to fence in the self-governing camp with barbed wire and eventually clear it.
• HPG: Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas in northern Iraq.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration calls on all people to protect Maxmur 

  The Shengal Autonomous Administration called on all people and friends to protect Maxmur.
• KCK calls on everyone to stand with Maxmur 

  The KCK Foreign Relations Committee drew attention to the fact that the fascist Turkish state and its collaborator KDP were behind the pressure on Maxmur and called on all the people of Kurdistan to stand with Maxmur.
• Maxmur people continue their resistance amidst an attack by the Iraqi army 

  One resident was injured as Iraqi security forces used live ammunition during protests against the fencing of the Maxmur Camp.
• KNK calls on UNHCR to immediately stop Iraqi army’s attack on Maxmur 

  "UNHCR has the responsibility and the diplomatic and political means to stop Iraq from violating the rights of the Maxmur refugees and must intervene immediately to save the lives of people whose homes in exile have now been surrounded by the Iraqi army."
• Women in Shengal: Maxmur is not alone 

  The Yazidi Free Women’s Movement and Shengal Young Women’s Union protested the attacks against Maxmur Camp, which Iraq is now trying to turn into a huge prison.
• People of Maxmur resist against siege by the Iraqi army and police 

  The people continue to resist against the siege of Maxmur Camp by Iraqi army and police units. The People's Council of Maxmur declared that they would not surrender to any state.
• People in Maxmur protest Iraqi army's attempts to surround the camp with wire fences 

  The people of Maxmur started a tent action against the Iraqi army's attempts to surround the camp with wire fences.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers were killed in Lice 

  The guerrillas struck a military convoy of Turkish troops partaking in an operation in Lice, killing 13 soldiers.
• Remains of guerrillas Yemen and Alici taken by their families 

  The bodies of guerrillas Dicle Yemen and Mehmet Şakir Alici, who fell as martyrs in the last clashes in Besta, province of Şırnak, were taken to their hometowns by their families.