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• After Bingöl, forest fire rages in Besta 

  While the devastating fire in Bingöl continues to spread, a forest fire is now also raging in Besta near Şırnak. Several military operations are taking place in the region, and it is assumed that the fire was set by the Turkish army.
• Forest fire in Bingöl continues to spread 

  The forest fire in the Süveran region of Genç in Bingöl has been going on for three days. Koya Spi was completely burned in the fire that has spread around.
• Agricultural employment rate increases in Raqqa 

  In Raqqa, one of the leading cities of agriculture-based economy, employment rate increases with the beginning of the harvest season.
• Army-provoked fire in Bitlis continues to rage 

  The forest fire provoked by the Turkish army on 12 June in Bitlis has been going on for five days.
• Turkey’s occupation attacks destroy the nature of Kurdistan 

  The region of Zap in guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones is among the numerous territories of Kurdistan suffering from a destructive Turkish campaign the nature.
• Fire in Dargeçit continues to spread 

  The fire, which broke out on Friday in the forest area in the countryside of Dargeçit, is still burning and no intervention has been made to extinguish it.
• Masses march to Mount Cudi to protest destruction of nature 

  Hundreds of ecologists, artists, intellectuals, politicians and local people marched to Mount Cudi against the forest fires and deforestation raging in the region.
• Forest fire started by Turkish troops in Dicle still not extinguished 

  The forest fire in Dicle, which was started by Turkish troops during a ground operation launched 10 days ago, still continues.
• Turkish army cuts down trees and burns forests in Şırnak countryside 

  After the forest fires set by the Turkish military in the Cudi mountains and the massive destruction, a military fortress is now being built in Deriyê Cebrail area.
• Fire caused by soldiers in Dicle spreads to villages of Elazığ 

  No attempts have been made to extinguish the fire caused by the invading Turkish army in Dicle, Amed, a week ago. The fire has now spread to the villages of Elazığ.
• Agricultural land in Iraq becomes desert 

  A lack of water and rising temperatures are causing 100,000 hectares of agricultural land in Iraq to dry out every year. Agriculture depends primarily on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
• Forest destruction in the Cudi Mountains 

  Massive forest clearing is taking place on Mount Cudi in northern Kurdistan. Every day, 400 tons of wood are removed and stored on the grounds of a military garrison.
• People in Dersim protest plans to build solid waste facility  

  People in the village of Sütlüce, in Dersim protested the solid waste facility project planned to be built there.
• A common struggle for nature: From Gülpınar to Ikizdere 

  Vahap Işıklı, co-spokesperson of the Hewsel Protection Platform, said: “We stand with the villagers in struggle from Van Gülpınar to Ikizdere. Nature is a common good and our struggle is common.”
• KCK call against ecological destruction in South Kurdistan 

  The KCK released a statement calling on all international ecological, environmental and human rights organizations to raise their voice against the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan and the ecological disaster that it entails.
• Bar associations on Yurtbaşı: "Environmental protection is a human right" 

  More than fifty bar associations in Turkey have spoken out against the marble quarry in the Kurdish village of Yurtbaşı, demanding compensation for the damage to the population and an official apology.
• The village of Batirzan, a place of peace and natural beauty 

  The village of Batirzan in Çilaxa has attracted attention because of its rich nature and green environment.
• SOHR warns against a looming disaster as level of Euphrates water decreases 

  Level of water decreases despite Turkish government’s statements of re-pumping water to Syria.
• Decades-long fight against quarry in Van 

  The people of Özyurt in Van province continue to fight back against the company operating a marble quarry in their village. "It's not about money for us, but about the environment and our health," says farmer Mehmet Yücel.
• Village guards cut down trees on Mount Cudi 

  The invading Turkish state's village guards are cutting trees in the Besta Tikera area on Mount Cudi.
• HPG: Devastation of nature in Kurdistan will not be left unpunished 

  The HPG stated that the occupant Turkish state devastates the nature in Kurdistan and said, “This crime will never be left unpunished. Nobody must become accomplice to the Turkish state’s crime of devastating the nature in Kurdistan.”
• 'Nature protection zone' in Van becomes gas bomb training area of Turkish police 

  The gas bombs used in the training area damage both the historic fabric and natural environment.
• Drinking water project launched in Kobane 

  Kobane Canton Municipalities Committee and Water Directorate will launch a project for supplying drinking water to the city.
• Soldiers open fire on villagers protesting a planned marble quarry in Van 

  In Van, the people of Yurtbaşı village are resisting a marble quarry in their village. The private company DIMER has now arrived at the scene accompanied by 200 soldiers and construction machinery. Firearms have been used and stables demolished.
• Land grabbing and privatization in Kurdistan 

  The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning has put well over a hundred fields in the Van, Şirnak and Hakkari up for sale. The population should either buy their own land or lose it.