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• Iranian forces arrest seven Kurdish civilians 

  Iranian regime continues the wave of arrests targeting Kurdish civilians and activists.
• Guerrilla Fuat Apocî, a part of the epic Zap resistance 

  Guerrilla Fuat Apocî, who put up historic resistance in many actions and was part of the epic resistance in Zap, became an example to all Kurdish youth with his self-sacrificing stance and struggle.
• Anter Anter dies on the anniversary of his father's death 

  Anter Anter was found lifeless in his house in Nusaybin on the 32nd anniversary of the death of his father, Musa Anter.
• Iranian Supreme Court upholds death sentence for HPG guerrilla Hatem Özdemir from North Kurdistan 

  HPG guerrilla Hatem Özdemir was sentenced by an Iranian court to death after being captured in the Maku district of Eastern Kurdistan in 2019.
• Turkey shells villages in Bradost and Qandil 

  The occupying Turkish state continues its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HPG: Nine Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  According to the HPG, nine soldiers of the Turkish invasion troops were killed in a series of actions by the guerrillas in the Zap region in northern Iraq.
• 7 selfless heroes of Girê Sor 

  The resistance fighters turned Girê Sor into a stronghold of resistance in 80 days. The stance displayed in Metîna and Girê Bahar is the work of the heroes of Girê Sor. Now their comrades are proudly flying this flag of victory in Zap and Metîna.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Mazlum Partizan and Hogir Pîrosî  

  Mazlum Partizan and Hogir Pîrosî were killed in a Turkish army attack in Garê a year ago. The HPG said the two guerrillas from Rojava and Bakur were exemplary militants of the Kurdistan freedom movement.
• Workshop in Shengal: Leader Öcalan is the hope of the youth, women and the oppressed 

  The ‘Freedom Struggle and Peoples’ Alliance against the State and Power Crisis' workshop in Shengal stressed that “Leader Öcalan’s project is the solution to all problems.”
• Workshop in Shengal discusses crises, freedom struggle and alliance 

  A workshop titled ‘Freedom Struggle and Peoples’ Alliance Against the State and Power Crisis' started in Shengal.
• KCK calls on Iraq to take a stand against Turkey’s attacks and renounce the agreement with Turkey 

  In a statement on the recent attacks of the Turkish state on Iraqi and southern Kurdistan soil, KCK said that Iraq’s agreement with Turkey must be renounced and the attacks on civilians must be stopped.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Guerrillas Mazlum Wan and Mordem Eylül  

  Guerrillas Mazlum Wan and Mordem Eylül were killed in the resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in the Zap region in South Kurdistan. The HPG issued an obituary for the Kurdish and Arab fighters.
• HPG guerrillas carry out actions in Zap  

  A Turkish soldier was shot dead by an HPG guerrilla on the western front of the Zap region.
• Institutions in Shengal: Court order to close down PADÊ is a political decision 

  Institutions affiliated to the Shengal Autonomous Administration, youth activists, Sinûnê People's Assembly members and Sinûnê Women's Assembly representatives paid a solidarity visit to PADÊ and expressed their support.
• Many detained in house raids in Şırnak 

  Raids and detentions have taken place in three districts of the Şırnak province in a wave of increasing repression against the Kurdish population.
• Military activity and blockade continue in rural Lice 

  The military mobilisation of the Turkish state in the countryside of Lice district in Amed continues.
• YBŞ commemorates three commanders on the anniversary of their martyrdom 

  Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) Command commemorated the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Dindar Avesta, Çiya Feqir and Piran Pir, in an air raid carried out by the occupying Turkish state a year ago.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Asrîn Bawer, Xwînda Çiya and Rustem Serhed 

  Asrîn Bawer and Xwînda Çiya were militants of the "Jin Jiyan Azadî" philosophy, Rustem Serhed joined the guerrillas from Europe. The guerrillas fell in August in the Xakurke region of South Kurdistan.
• YRK reports Turkish air strikes on Asos 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed the Asos Mountains in the Iraqi-Iranian border area, causing damage to the property of the local population.
• Turkey attacks Maxmur Camp again 

  The Maxmur refugee camp in northern Iraq has once again become the target of Turkish aerial terror. A bomb dropped by a Turkish drone landed in the garden of a house, causing property damage.
• Agriculture and livestock at a standstill in Van 

  Production in the Kurdish region of Van has practically come to a standstill because of war and agricultural policies focused on large-scale neocolonial exploitation,
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap 

  According to the HPG, two soldiers of the Turkish occupying forces in South Kurdistan were killed in actions by the guerrillas. On the other hand, the Turkish air force bombed the Medya Defence Zones 36 times in three days.
• General strike in Eastern Kurdistan on the anniversary of the uprising 

  In Eastern Kurdistan, a general strike started on the second anniversary of the ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’ uprising upon the call of many parties and civil society organisations, including PJAK and KJAR,
• Turkish state killed at least 81 children in South Kurdistan in 33 years 

  Community Peacemaker Teams Iraq said in a report that at least 81 children have been killed in attacks by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan since 1991.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Navdar Firat, Dilovan Sîpan and Bager Çiya  

  Guerrillas Navdar Firat, Dilovan Sîpan and Bager Çiya were killed in the southern Kurdish region of Heftanîn in 2019. The HPG paid tribute to their fight against the Turkish state and ISIS.