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• New Turkish army operation in Tanînê and Bêlatê 

  The Turkish army launched an occupation operation in Heftanîr and Çelê districts.
• March in Shengal: 'From Genocide and Slavery to Autonomy and Freedom'  

  Thousands of people marched in Shengal under the motto 'From Genocide and Slavery to Autonomy and Freedom', chanting slogans against the KDP betrayal.
• KONGRA-GEL: Turkey-Barzani-ISIS alliance will fail 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency Council made a statement on the anniversary of 3 August 2014 Shengal Genocide and drew attention to the plans of the Turkish state within the framework of alliance with Barzani family and ISIS.
• DAANES calls for international recognition of the Shengal massacre as genocide 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria called on the international community to recognise the Shengal massacre as genocide.
• PUK President Bafil Talabani: Yazidi Genocide is a great pain in the hearts of all of us 

  PUK President Bafil Talabani said, "The genocide of Yazidis by ISIS terrorists is an unforgettable crime and a great pain in the hearts of all of us."
• Victims of genocide remembered in Shengal 

  Life came to a standstill and a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the 2014 genocide in Shengal.
• YBŞ and YJŞ hold memorial for martyrs of Shengal  

  The YBŞ, YJŞ fighters and the Êzidxan Public Security organized a military ceremony on the 10th anniversary of the 3 August genocide.
• Kurdish traffic warning writings in Cizre erased 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak province, Kurdish traffic warnings written by the municipality on pedestrian crossings were removed on the instruction of the Ministry of Interior.
• Historical resistance by guerrillas - Part Three 

  Sterk TV series about life inside a historical guerrilla resistance in the Medya Defense Areas in 2022 published with English subtitles by the Internationalist Commune of Rojava.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Benda Amed, Destîna Botan and Baran Xemlîn  

  Guerrillas Benda Amed, Destîna Botan and Baran Xemlîn were killed in an attack by the Turkish army in Botan.
• Young kolbar killed without warning by Iran border forces in Marivan 

  Asaad Afranjeh was shot and killed by Iranian border guards in Marivan, Kurdistan province, late on 31 July.
• Images of an UCAV downed in Southern Kurdistan  

  Footage of an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle shot down near a village in Pênciwên district of Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) was published.
• DEM Party Van Provincial co-chairs released 

  Fourteen people, including DEM Party Van Provincial co-chairs Veysi Dilekçi and Gülşen Kurt, were released on Wednesday.
• People of Batman rewrite the erased traffic warning signs in Kurdish 

  In Batman, people in Kurdish rewrote the traffic warning signs in Kurdish, which had been erased by the police, accompanied by songs and slogans.
• Omeryan region declared 'special security zone' for 15 days 

  The Turkish state has once again arbitrarily declared the Omeryan region of Nusaybin, in the province of Mardin in North Kurdistan, a 'special security zone' for 15 days.
• Traffic warnings written in Kurdish painted over in Van, Amed, Batman and Dargeçit 

  Following Van, Amed and Dargeçit, the "Pêşî Peya/Pedestrian First" warnings written in Kurdish on pedestrian crossings in Batman were also deleted.
• Group of internationalists not allowed to reach Shengal  

  A group of internationalists who wanted to go to Shengal to mark the 10th anniversary of the genocide committed by the Islamic State on 3 August 2014 were blocked at the entrance to Tal Afar.
• Demo against the detention of politicians in Van: We will not step back from our democratic struggle 

  Members of the DEM Party protested against the detention of politicians in today's house raids in Van province.
• ‘Kurdistani parties and movements must defend Kurdistan against occupation’ 

  Syrian Contemporary Democratic Party Representative Heyfa Mehmud criticised the KDP's support for the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan and called on all Kurdistani movements, parties and formations to defend Kurdistan.
• Kurdish clerics detained in Iran charged with ‘armed insurrection’ 

  At least 11 Kurdish civilians and activists are currently being held in a state of uncertainty in various Iranian prisons, accused of “armed insurrection” (baghi) and “enmity against God” (moharebeh).
• IRGC extends military exercise in Kermanshah’s protected areas 

  Since 2007, the IRGC has established several military bases in the Shaho and Kusalan protected areas, allegedly to counter Kurdish opposition forces.
• Gerîla TV releases one-hour film: “Either you will go, or you will die” 

  The film features revolutionary operations and actions defined as the historic steps of the new guerrilla move from autumn 2023 to spring 2024.
• Final declaration of Shengal Conference published 

  The final declaration of the Shengal conference said: "The ECHR and the Hague Court of Justice should try ISIS and its collaborators and the traitorous Barzani family in order to ensure rights, law and justice."
• Workshop in Shengal on the anniversary of the genocide 

  This year's events to mark the anniversary of the ISIS genocide of Yazidis in 2014 are being organised with more extensive preparations compared to previous years.
• HPG pays tribute to Avaşîn martyrs  

  Guerrillas Şevîn Azad, Ali Çiçek Cûdî and Sarya Ronahî Zagros were killed seven years ago in an attack by the Turkish army in Avaşîn. The HPG has published an obituary for the martyr guerrillas.