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• HPG: 25 Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  According to the HPG, at least 25 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in a series of actions marking thirty years of YJA Star and in memory of the guerrilla commander Bêrîtan.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces 

  Kolbars and kasibkars are targeted systematically by Iranian and Turkish security forces. Each year, dozens of them are killed with no punitive measures being taken.
• HSM: We have withdrawn all our forces from Maxmur Camp 

  The headquarters of the People's Defence Forces announced that all units of the HPG and YJA Star have been withdrawn from the self-administered Maxmur Camp in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG Press Center publishes identity of a guerrilla who died in Medya Defense Zones in 2022 

  The HPG press center has published the identity of guerrilla Mîraz Serhed, who died in the Medya Defense Zones in 2022.
• Journalist Necmettin Salaz laid to rest in Van 

  The body of journalist Necmettin Salaz, who died in Southern Kurdistan, was transferred to his birthplace in Van province and buried.
• Maxmur resident killed in Turkish drone attack laid to rest 

  Dilovan Işlek, who was killed by a Turkish drone yesterday, has been laid to rest in the self-administered Maxmur refugee camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Footage of guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  Gerîla TV published footage from the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Community Peacemaker Teams: 10 civilians killed by Turkey in South Kurdistan in 10 months 

  CPT said that the Turkish state has killed 10 civilians and injured 12 civilians in the attacks on Southern Kurdistan since 1 January 2023.
• Journalist Necmettin Salaz to be buried in Tuşba today 

  The remains of journalist Necmettin Salaz reached Van. The funeral will take place at Akköprü Cemetery in Tuşba district.
• Five soldiers killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  Five soldiers were killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan.
• One killed, three injured in Turkish drone attack in Southern Kurdistan 

  A vehicle was bombed by a Turkish unmanned combat drone in the town of Koye near the governorate of Hewlêr (Erbil), leaving one dead and three injured.
• Body of Necmettin Salaz sent off from Sulaymaniyah 

  The body of Necmettin Salaz was taken from Southern Kurdistan to Van province. Relatives, colleagues and personalities from politics, art and culture took part in a funeral service in Sulaymaniyah.
• Another mass grave opened in Shengal 

  Yazidis fear that perpetrators of massacres could be granted impunity and amnesty.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of 5 actions against the Turkish army 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG says seven Turkish soldiers died in guerrilla operations 

  According to HPG information, seven Turkish soldiers died in guerrilla operations in the Zap region in South Kurdistan on Saturday. The guerrillas also attacked Turkish helicopters, hitting two aircraft that had to withdraw.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Mardin 

  Guerrillas Ibrahim Tolhildan and Nurhak Dêrik fell as martyrs on Tuesday in clashes with the Turkish army in the province of Mardin.
• Iranian border guards kill a shepherd in Binarê Qendîl 

  An attack by Iranian border guards killed a shepherd and injured another in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Kerim Amed  

  Guerrilla Kerim Amed died in August while resisting the Turkish occupation of the Metina region in Southern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: The enemy is not strong enough to fight alone against us 

  In an interview with ANF, a Kurdish and an internationalist guerrilla fighter assessed the Turkish state's occupation attacks in the Medya Defense Areas and the resistance of the guerrillas.
• Kurdish journalist Necmettin Salaz passes away in Sulaymaniyah 

  Kurdish journalist Necmettin Salaz from Van, who worked for the free Kurdish media for forty years, died in a hospital in Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG: 10 Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap 

  10 more soldiers were killed as the HPG/YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• HPG guerrilla Ereb calls on Arab young people to support the struggle 

  HPG guerrilla Şiyar Ereb, who fought in the Metina resistance against the Turkish invasion attacks, addressed the Arab people and said: “Arab people must support this honorable struggle."
• 14 areas in Şirnak declared "Temporary Special Security Zone" for 15 days 

  14 areas in Şirnak were declared "Temporary Special Security Zone" by the city’s governor for 15 days.
• HPG: 31 Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap and Xakurke 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue inflicting heavy blows on the Turkish army, which has been conducting an occupation operation in guerrilla areas for months.
• People of Maxmur protest Turkish attacks 

  The Maxmur Camp, which is home to about 12,000 people with official UN refugee status, is regularly attacked by the Turkish state.