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• Village guard rapes 16-year-old girl in Van 

  Village guards are paramilitary units used in Kurdistan against guerrillas.
• Footage of guerrilla action which left 11 soldiers dead at Girê Cûdi 

  Gerîla TV published another video of the resistance against the Turkish occupation operation in guerrilla areas. Eleven soldiers were killed and seven others injured in the action on 9 August.
• AKP's assimilating policy in Bitlis continues 

  The Turkish state continues to implement a comprehensive plan to assimilate and destroy the northern Kurdish province of Bitlis. Forests are burned, people imprisoned and displaced.
• HPG: 5 more Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  The guerrilla resistance against the Turkish invading forces in the Medya Defense Zones continues unabated.
• Guerrillas celebrate 15 August at graduation ceremony 

  Fedai guerrillas (fighters willing to make sacrifices, who also accept death in order to achieve their goal) completed their training on 15 August and celebrated the beginning of the armed struggle of the Kurdish freedom movement 39 years ago.
• Three people from Bitlis countryside sent to prison  

  Three residents of the village of Peyindas in Bitlis province have been arrested for supporting the PKK. One of the detainees was severely tortured.
• YBŞ and YJŞ remember the martyrs who fell in the month of August 

  Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) and Shengal Women’s Units (YJŞ) held a ceremony to commemorate the martyrs who fell in the month of August, in the person of Mam Zeki Şengali, Seid Hesen and victims of the Sikêniyê Hospital attack.
• ‘Those who sacrificed their lives for a free and autonomous Shengal will not be forgotten’ 

  The people of Shengal commemorated their martyrs who fell in the month of August.
• Two locals from villages under military siege sent to prison 

  The Turkish state continues its military measures against the Kurdish population in the south-eastern part of the country.
• Young women from four parts of Kurdistan join the guerrilla ranks 

  20 young women from four parts of Kurdistan joined the guerrilla ranks and saluted the 15 August Breakthrough.
• PKK: Resistance continues to grow 

  The PKK Executive Committee published a written message on the occasion of the anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, when the first bullet was fired against occupation, colonialism and denial of the Kurds.
• Police in Hakkari take at least 30 people into custody 

  In a simultaneous political police operation in Hakkari and its districts, nearly 30 people were taken into custody.
• KCK: The Freedom Guerrilla became the architect of a new life in Kurdistan 

  “The people of Kurdistan and the freedom guerrillas demonstrated that they will create greater results in the 40th year of this struggle by developing an uninterrupted resistance against the occupation and genocide attacks wherever they are,” KCK said.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  Four more Turkish soldiers were killed as the guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish occupation army.
• YBŞ: The spirit of 15 August is the spirit of victory 

  Saluting the 15 August initiative, YBŞ paid tribute to all the martyrs and reiterated their promise of victory.
• 30 years ago, the Digor massacre 

  30 years have passed since the Digor massacre but the pain and anger it caused remain fresh. The patriotic people of Digor continue their resistance, never bowing to the atrocities of the Turkish state.
• Fire in Lice countryside continues 

  The local people criticized the lack of efficient response to the fire which caused damage to houses in Entax and the cemetery in Gom.
• 10 people detained in Amed 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish population across the country.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of YJA Star action at Girê Cûdî 

  Gerîla TV published footage of an action by the guerrillas against the Turkish occupation forces in the resistance area of Girê Cûdî in southern Kurdistan.
• 15 August celebrated in Binarê Qendil 

  The 15th of August Initiative was celebrated in the village of Kaskan, in Binarê Qendil.
• 5 more Turkish soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  The guerrillas are responding to the Turkish army's occupation attacks in the Zap region of Medya Defense Zones in northern Iraq.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb a town in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of Kurdistan as part of its genocidal war against the Kurdish people.
• Two HPG guerrillas laid to rest in Qandil 

  HPG guerrillas Rêzan Botan and Bawer Botan, who lost their lives as a result of Turkish attacks, were laid to rest in the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery in Qandil.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action at Girê Hekarî 

  Gerîla TV published footage of a counterattack by the guerrillas against the Turkish occupation forces in the resistance area of Girê Hekarî in Southern Kurdistan.
• KCK calls for action against Turkish massacre of civilians in Iraq 

  The recent attacks in South Kurdistan have shown once again that the Turkish state is targeting all Kurds and its aim is to eliminate their existence, said the KCK.