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• Clashes in Yüksekova between police and young people 

  Clashes broke out in Yüksekova between the police and young people who were protesting the death of Peace Mothers, Adalet Safalı and Perişan Akçelik.
• 292 Yazidis voluntarily return to Shengal from Duhok camps 

  292 Yazidis voluntarily returned to Shengal from the Duhok camps where they lived. The Iraqi Ministry of Immigration said that they are continuing their return scheme.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Cîgerxwîn and Dirêj  

  Guerrillas Cemil Cîgerxwîn and Şervan Dirêj fell as martyrs three years ago in an enemy attack in the Serhed region in North Kurdistan.
• DEM-NED calls on the KDP to align itself with the Kurdish Freedom Movement 

  DEM-NED calls upon the KDP to stop walking on the path of betrayal and to align itself with the Kurdistan Freedom Movement that has been fighting to liberate their country from the colonialists.
• HPG reports ongoing resistance and actions against Turkish occupation in guerrilla areas 

  Three more members of the occupation forces were killed in guerrilla actions as the resistance against Turkish invasion in guerrilla areas continues unabated.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla commander Bêrîtan Sîser 

  The HPG have published information on the identity of the fallen guerrilla commander Bêrîtan Sîser.
• Turkish state bombs South Kurdistan three times, killing 4 civilians in Bradost 

  The Turkish state bombed South Kurdistan three times, killing 4 civilians in a drone attack on Mergemîr in Bradost.
• Turkish drone strikes a car in South Kurdistan 

  Yet another Turkish drone attack in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• More blows inflicted on the Turkish army in South Kurdistan 

  The guerrilla resistance against the Turkish invading forces in the Medya Defense Zones continues unabated.
• KCK: First condition for Iraq’s territorial integrity is the end of Turkish occupation 

  "The people of Kurdistan and Iraq in particular, the South Kurdistan administration, the Baghdad administration and the UN should make efforts to end Turkey’s occupation of Iraqi territory and to remove all military bases," said the KCK.
• Sexual assault by village guards is part of special war policy 

  Sexual assault by paramilitaries loyal to the government is a recurring occurrence and there is widespread impunity. In Van province, only one out of six village guards who have committed serious sexual assaults is in custody.
• Village in Şırnak countryside under military siege for 27 days 

  While pressure on the village population increases amid the ongoing siege and military operation in the region, search warrants have been issued for many residents.
• Two Peace Mothers die in car accident after giving statement to court 

  Adalet Safali, Perişan Akçelik and her son Cihan Akçelik were killed in an accident in Hakkari. The two women were active in the Peace Mothers initiative.
• Former co-mayor of Şemdinli says he fears another attack is being planned against him 

  Seferi Yılmaz said that he fears another attack on him is planned and added that his apartment in Şemdinli was spied on. In 2005, his bookstore "Umut" was blown up by a state killer squad.
• HPG pays tribute to three women guerrillas fallen in Mardin 

  Guerrilla commander Gulbahar Mercan as well as guerrillas Eylem Munzur and Dîcle Eylem from the special unit Hêzên Taybet were killed during a Turkish military operation in Mardin.
• 20 more young people join the guerrilla ranks 

  More young people joined the ranks of the guerrilla struggle "to ensure Öcalan’s freedom, avenge the martyrs and build a free life for the oppressed.”
• Turkish state bombs village of Tirvanîş in Metîna 

  The Turkish state bombarded the village of Tirvanîş in Metîna with artillery and howitzers, causing material damage to houses and gardens.
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla inflicts heavy blows on the Turkish army 

  In the past month, the guerrillas at Girê Cûdî have had significant successes thanks to an effective mix of offensive and defensive as well as tunnel and mobile warfare.
• YJA Star guerrilla Kaymaz buried in Siirt under heavy police presence 

  YJA Star guerrilla Gurbet Kaymaz was buried in her hometown of Siirt. The police prevented the religious burial rites, allowed no imam to the cemetery and only ten people could attend the burial.
• HPG: Two soldiers killed, one surveillance camera destroyed in actions by the guerrillas 

  Two more Turkish soldiers were killed as the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish invading forces in the Medya Defense Zones continues unabated.
• KON-MED: The KDP should give up the course of betrayal immediately 

  Denouncing the KDP’s support for the invading Turkish state, KON-MED called on the people of South Kurdistan to hold the KDP accountable.
• Guerrillas Silav and Botan: "We will ensure freedom of Leader Öcalan in the spirit of 15 August" 

  Guerrillas Sema Silav and Kerim Botan said: "We want to ensure the freedom of Leader Öcalan in the spirit of 15 August. We want to live in a free country with the leader."
• HPG pays tribute to four guerrillas fallen in 2021 

  Lokman Dilşêr, Brûsk Ararat, Munzur Rojava and Zana Seko fell as martys two years ago in an attack by the Turkish army on Cîlo. Lokman Dilşêr was a commander in the fight against ISIS, Brûsk Ararat an Arab internationalist.
• Two YRK guerrillas martyred in Turkish attack 

  YRK vowed to raise the flag of the martyrs higher in Kurdistan and to avenge them through building a free and democratic Kurdistan.
• KCDK-E: The KDP should abandon its disgraceful attitude 

  KCDK-E condemns the KDP, the ruling party in South Kurdistan, for siding with the genocidal and invading Turkish state, but not the Kurdish freedom struggle.