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• Turkey and KDP establish joint checkpoint at Duhok border 

  The Turkish state and the KDP established a joint checkpoint between the centre of Duhok and Amadiya district.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Newal Mêrdîn, Jiyan Rêdûr and Dijwar Keleş  

  Guerrillas Newal Mêrdîn, Jiyan Rêdûr and Dijwar Keleş fell as martyrs in an attack by the Turkish army in Serê Metîna on 30 June, said the HPG in a statement.
• DEM Party and HDP hold talks in Hewlêr 

  During the meetings, the developments and problems in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), the ongoing conflicts and the situation in North Kurdistan were discussed.
• Turkish state continues to send soldiers to South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state sent 100 soldiers and 25-35 armored vehicles to Dêrelok and its surroundings.
• Young shepherd dies as the result of the explosion of an object in Yüksekova 

  A young shepherd named Bedrettin Düz lost his life following the explosion of an object in the Kurdish region of Weregoz, in Yüksekova.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed by guerrillas in South Kurdistan 

  According to the HPG, three Turkish soldiers were killed by guerrillas in South Kurdistan. The Turkish air force is bombing the area, and fires have broken out in several places.
• Kongra Star denounces the complicity of the Turkish state and the KDP 

  Kongra Star Assembly spoke out against the occupation of the Turkish state in Southern Kurdistan and the co-operation of the KDP.
• Guerrillas: We will not give up our resistance until we live in a free Kurdistan 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas fighting against Turkish troops emphasised that they will not let the invaders remain in Kurdistan and called on the Kurdish people to resist occupation and betrayal.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Soro Xizginos  

  Guerrilla Soro Xizginos fell as a martyr in Gare two years ago. The HPG paid tribute to him in a statement.
• Turkish army bombs a village in Duhok, starting a fire 

  The Turkish state bombed the village of Kanî in the Amêdiyê, in the district of Duhok in South Kurdistan. A fire broke out after the bombing.
• Turkish army launches new operation in Duhok 

  The Turkish army, supported by the KDP, launched a new operation in Dêrelok, in Duhok.
• More Yazidi IDPs return to Shengal from camps in Duhok 

  Displaced by the ISIS onslaught in 2014, more of Yazidi IDPs have returned to their hometown, Shengal.
• HPG pays tribute to YJA Star guerrillas Ronahî Dilxwîn and Arîn Tolhildan 

  YJA Star guerrillas Ronahî Dilxwîn and Arîn Tolhildan fell as martyrs in an attack by the Turkish state in the Medya Defense Areas.
• Guerrillas determined to win the war 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas are dealing blow after blow to the occupying Turkish state in the spirit of the 19 July revolution. The mountains, which are the abode of the Freedom Guerrillas, will never give passage to the invaders.
• Turkish state takes action to build new bases in Bradost 

  According to the images published by RojNews, the occupying Turkish army has taken action to build new military bases in the Bradost area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• HPG reports 4 aerial actions against the Turkish army in Zap 

  Guerrillas continue their actions against the invading Turkish army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Police take 3 people into custody in Van 

  Turkish police carried out an operation in Van. Three people were taken into custody during the raid.
• DEM Party holds 2nd local congress in Amed 

  The 2nd Local Congress of the DEM Party was held in Diyarbakir (Amed) with the participation of thousands of people.
• Three YRK guerrillas martyred in Turkish air strike 

  East Kurdistan Defence Units (YRK) Command announced the identity information of three guerrillas who were martyred as a result of an aerial attack by the Turkish state.
• A fighter from Girê Cûdî: I feel alive when with my comrades 

  A fighter from Girê Cûdî said: “I feel alive when with my comrades. My friends cut their hair because the enemy used chemicals. My hair was not very long, but I also cut it to support them. This is the middle of all realities.”
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Aram, Ednan and Serhed 

  The HPG has published the identities of three guerrillas who fell martyrs in the past weeks. Zarîn Aram, Dilgeş Ednan and Sîdar Serhed died in the resistance against the Turkish invasion in the Zap region.
• Lawyer and DEM party provincial co-chair Özperçin taken into custody in Adıyaman 

  Kurdish lawyer Yusuf Özperçin has been taken into custody in Adıyaman. The lawyer, who is also co-chair of the provincial DEM party, is accused of "terrorist propaganda" and "statements detrimental to the state".
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed and 2 positions destroyed 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carried out actions in Gever, Metîna and Zap, killing 5 invading Turkish soldiers and destroying 2 positions and 1 surveillance camera.
• Kurdish women Kaya, Bölek and Kaya mistreated in prison 

  Kurdish women Emine Kaya, Nezete Bölek and Sare Kaya, who were taken into custody in Batman without concrete evidence for supporting the PKK, were mistreated in prison. Their story is exemplary of the oppression in Turkey.
• Nine years ago the Suruç Massacre 

  The Co-Presidency of the KCK Executive Council issued a statement to commemorate the martyrs of the Suruç (Pirsus) massacre its 9th anniversary.