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• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla positions 

  The Turkish army continues attacks with prohibited bombs in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Drones' activity increases in Shengal after operation against informers 

  Drones' activity has increased in the region after the operations carried out against the agent network belonging to MIT and KDP in Shengal.
• Residents of Maxmur on day 48 of vigil against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) vow to remain in action until the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured.
• People of Shengal support the 'Operation Revenge' against MIT-KDP agent network 

  Khanasor Assembly Co-Chair Henan Xanesori and Sinûnê Assembly Co-Chair Seyîdo Eli said that the people of Shengal supported the "Operation Revenge" launched against the agent network under the control of KDP-MIT in Shengal.
• Co-Chair of Tevgera Azadî taken into custody 

  The co-chairman of Tevgera Azadî, Salam Abdullah, has been detained in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Operation against MIT-KDP agent network in Shengal 

  Shengal Autonomous Administration calls for support for the operation launched by the security forces of Shengal and the YBŞ against an agent network run by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT and South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army continued its attacks against guerrilla positions in northern Iraq with unconventional bombs, chemical weapons, fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery.
• Dismissed mayor of Yüksekova: The trustee creates problems instead of solving them 

  İrfan Sarı, HDP's dismissed mayor in Yüksekova, said that the main duty of the government-appointed trustee is not to solve problems but to create more.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army has once again used prohibited combat agents against guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kurdish Red Crescent supports the needy families in Shengal 

  Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê delivered 100 thousand Euros of financial aid to the families in need in the Yazidi town of Shengal in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• 50-year-old woman jailed in Şırnak 

  Hazine Oruç has been jailed after a court upheld a sentence of 1 year and 8 months in prison.
• Residents of Maxmur on day 44 of vigil against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp vow to remain in action until the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured.
• What the Turkish army left behind in Zap 

  After the Turkish army's hasty partial withdrawal from the Zap region, their positions stand abandoned.
• Many unanswered questions after the deadly attack in Mardin 

  The horror after Wednesday night's attack is great. Five members of two closely related families from northern Iraq were in a vehicle that was ambushed in Mardin. All the occupants were murdered with shots to the head.
• HPG statement on the murder of five people in Mardin 

  According to the HPG, it is likely that the brutal murder of five members of the Rêkanî tribe in Mardin is a planned counter-attack as part of the state's concept to intimidate Kurds.
• Memorial in Shengal for three YBŞ martyrs 

  A memorial was held in Shengal for YBŞ Commanders Berxwedan Tolhildan, Azad Izdin and Enwer Tolhildan.
• Memorial for martyrs of Afrin Resistance in Sulaymaniyah  

  The martyrs of the Epochal Resistance were commemorated in Sulaymaniyah on the 5th anniversary of the Turkish state's invasion attacks against Afrin.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks and guerrilla actions 

  HPG reported that the Turkish army carried out 19 chemical weapons attacks and 19 airstrikes in Southern Kurdistan on Friday while guerrillas killed a soldier at Girê FM and destroyed a Turkish grenade launcher position in Zap.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly: All countries should recognize the Yazidi Genocide 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly stated that the threat of genocide against the Yazidi people continues and added: "All countries should recognize the genocide."
• Two soldiers killed in Zap as Turkey continues chemical weapons attacks 

  The Turkish army used chemical weapons 16 times against guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan and carried out 13 airstrikes on Thursday. In Zap, two soldiers were shot dead in sniper actions.
• Guerrilla Cûdî: We will win! 

  Xebat Cûdî, one of the guerrillas fighting in Zap, said that they were carrying out a tremendous resistance against the Turkish army despite its use of chemical weapons.
• Guerrillas kill four Turkish soldiers in Zap 

  Four members of the Turkish forces were killed in guerrilla actions in Çemço in the Zap region. The Turkish army used chemical weapons, fighter jets and artillery against the guerrillas.
• Number of people killed in Mardin attack rises to five 

  The number of people who lost their lives in a vehicle shot at while traveling in the Mardin region increased to five. Six people were detained.
• Four killed in attack on a vehicle in Mardin 

  In the northern Kurdish province of Mardin, a vehicle with Iraqi licence plates was attacked with long barreled weapons. Four people from Southern Kurdistan were killed and one injured.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  Three Turkish army soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in the Zap region of Southern Kurdistan on Tuesday. Turkish troops carried out 13 chemical weapons operations and five airstrikes against guerrilla positions.