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• 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.
• Martyr Bülbün's family wants the killer caught 

  Martyr Deniz Bülbün's family held a press conference at the KNK South Kurdistan Representation and asked the government to catch their son's murderers.
• 29 Turkish soldiers killed in an action by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Zap 

  29 Turkish soldiers were killed in the action carried out by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in the Zap area.
• Woman injured in airstrike on Maxmur Refugee Camp - NEW 

  An air attack was carried out against the self-administered Maxmur Refugee Camp located in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 9 detained in Muş as police attack demo against Turkish attacks on North-East Syria  

  Turkish police attacked those protesting against the latest wave of Turkish genocidal attacks against North-East Syria.
• HPG: 18 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  According to HPG, 18 soldiers of the invading forces were killed and two drones loaded with explosives were shot down as a result of guerrilla strikes in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• ‘Turkey is not building a border wall to keep out refugees, but to tear Kurdish society apart’ 

  The Turkish state is building a 560-kilometre-long border wall on the border between northern and eastern Kurdistan. The aim is not only to keep out refugees, but above all to tear Kurdish society apart.
• 4-day ban on activities in Dersim 

  The Tunceli Governorship imposed a 4-day protest and activity ban on Dersim.
• Armed attack in Sulaymaniyah: The attacker, an alleged MIT officer, was killed 

  An armed attack was carried out on a person from South Kurdistan by Sinan Demiryürek, who is said to be an MIT officer, in the town of Sengeser. The person who was injured as a result of the attack, responded and killed the attacker.
• KCK calls on Muslim peoples to take a stance against Turkish bombing of mosque in Maxmur 

  "Erdoğan and his state have proven that they do not recognize any values in their attacks on the people in Kurdistan. For the sake of power, he does not hesitate to put all Islamic and humanitarian sacred values under his feet," said the KCK.
• Turkish army desecrates cemetery in Şirnak region 

  The Turkish army located in the Besta region of Şirnak attacked the Martyr Rojhat Belûzerî cemetery and destroyed the stones of nearly 60 graves.
• KCK calls for increased struggle to defeat the international conspiracy and in its 26th year 

  In order to stop the genocide attacks centered on Imrali and to ensure the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, KCK calls on the Kurdish people to increase the resistance and raise the struggle until the international conspiracy is defeated in its 26th year.
• People of Maxmur protest Turkish attacks: “We are not afraid” 

  Residents of the Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan denounced Turkish attacks and called on all Kurds to stand up for their people and lands.
• Another HDP politician imprisoned in Turkey 

  The Turkish regime continues its political extermination campaign against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.
• YJA Star guerrilla Bêrîvan: We will defend our people 

  YJA Star guerrilla Gerîla Bêrîvan said that the essence of the guerrilla's struggle is to defend the people and added: "We do not accept any attack against the people, nor do we remain silent."
• KCK: The struggle against the International Conspiracy is the continued struggle for freedom 

  The Continued Struggle Against the International Conspiracy is the Continued Struggle for Freedom
• Turkey bombs mosque in Maxmur Camp 

  The Turkish state bombed the Martyr Rûstem Cûdî Camp in Maxmur.
• 10 people detained in Yüksekova brutally tortured 

  Turkish special operations police broke down house doors and abused entire families in a detention operation in Gever.
• Autonomous Administration of Shengal and TAJÊ condemn Turkish attacks on North-East Syria 

  The Democratic Autonomous Assembly of Shengal and the Yazidi Women’s Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) said they stand with the people of Rojava who rushed to their aid during the ISIS genocide in 2014.
• KCK: Turkey's attacks on Rojava are crimes against humanity 

  The Co-Presidency of the KCK Executive Council said that the attacks on Rojava and North-East Syria by Turkey are crimes against humanity.