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• HPG releases identities of the martyrs of Girê Amêdîyê 

  Ciwan Welat, Andok Adil and Botan Raperin fell as martyrs in a major guerrilla operation at Girê Amêdîyê in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Our forces suffered no losses in Turkish attacks 

  HPG denied the Turkish reports of high guerrilla losses in South Kurdistan and stated that the constant bombardment of the Medya Defence Zones is a sign of helplessness.
• Revolutionary operational unit of guerrillas in Zap: "We will not give in, but the enemy will" 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the Girê Şehîd Pîrdogan action group that took part in the revolutionary operation to expel the Turkish army from the western Zap region in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrilla doctors: We want all women in the world to be free  

  The fight against violence against women is waged on many levels. YJA Star guerrilla doctors in the mountains of Kurdistan said: “We want all women in the world to be free.”
• Guerrillas Mercan and Munzur laid to rest 

  The bodies of fallen guerrillas Gulbahar Mercan (Şekirnaz Kaplan), Eylem Munzur (Emine Kaplan) and Dîcle Eylem (Leyla Gülcü) were exhumed 143 days after their deaths and returned to their families.
• Kurdish kolbar fatally shot by Iranian border forces in Baneh 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• HSM and PKK congratulate guerrillas on their revolutionary operation 

  The command of the People's Defence Centre and the PKK congratulated the guerrillas on their revolutionary operation on the anniversary of the founding of the PKK.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla who died in Metina  

  The HPG have published the full name of the guerrilla who died in Metina on Monday. Egîd Kobanê came from Rojava and led the successful guerrilla campaign against the Turkish occupying forces in Girê Ortê.
• Guerrillas mark the 45th anniversary of the founding of the PKK  

  The guerrillas marked the 45th anniversary of the founding of the PKK with a military ceremony in the Medya Defense Areas. Guerrilla commander Gulçîn Umut said: “We believe in a free, egalitarian and democratic future.”
• Guerrillas: We will drive the enemy out of our areas 

  Guerrillas from the HPG and YJA Star spoke about the major guerrilla operation to drive the Turkish army out of the Zap region in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Serhed 

  HPG reported that two Turkish army soldiers were killed in a coordinated guerrilla action in province of Van in Northern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: We won’t allow the Turkish army to remain in peace nor retreat in peace 

  The guerrillas taking part in the Revolutionary Operation in Girê Amediye Resistance Area state that they will not allow the Turkish army to remain in peace nor retreat in peace.
• 49 soldiers killed in guerrilla operation at Girê Amêdîyê 

  According to the HPG, 49 soldiers of the Turkish occupying army were killed in simultaneous guerrilla actions in the Zap region in South Kurdistan.
• 19 years ago the murder of 12-year-old Uğur Kaymaz 

  Uğur Kaymaz was 12 when he was hit by thirteen bullets in front of his family's home in Kiziltepe, on 21 November 2004.
• Remains of YPS member handed over to her family and reburied after 7 years 

  The remains of YPS member Bahar Göktekin were handed over to her family and reburied more than seven years after her death during the curfew in Nusaybin.
• ‘The Turkish state is stuck in its war against the guerrillas’ 

  Speaking about the resistance against the Turkish army in the guerrilla areas, HPG guerrilla Êrîş Koçer stated that the Turkish army is making no progress despite mobilising all its resources and war technology.
• Turkey uses chemical weapons in guerrilla areas while the KDP works for the Turkish army 

  The Turkish use of chemical weapons in the guerrilla areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been proven once again.
• Three soldiers killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  The YJA Star and HPG guerrillas are continuing their resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan without interruption.
• HPG pays tribute to three guerrillas who fell in Zap 

  The HPG published the names of three fallen guerrillas. Mahir Alîşêr Koçgirî, Edessa Mûnzûr and Mazlum Dijwar died while resisting the Turkish occupation attacks in the region of Zap.
• Many detained in police attack on participants of the ‘Freedom for Öcalan March’ in Van 

  People are attending a march from all over the Kurdish region to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• People of Maxmur protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Kurds are taking to the streets worldwide to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has long been subjected to aggravated isolation by the Turkish state.
• Iranian forces injure seven kolbars 

  Seven more kolbars were injured in attacks carried out by Iranian forces.
• Hundreds of villages in South Kurdistan evacuated by the KDP in cooperation with the Turkish state 

  Journalist Baran Germiyanî stated that 158 villages in South Kurdistan have been evacuated and 600 more villages are threatened with eviction as the KDP is paving the way for Turkey to occupy the entire region.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  The YJA Star and HPG guerrillas are continuing their resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan without interruption.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces  

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.