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• KNK delegation meets with PJAK and KODAR to discuss latest developments 

  The meeting focused on national unity, joint struggle against occupying states and the organisation of women, as well as the latest developments in Rojhilat (East Kurdistan) and Iran.
• Eleven soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan 

  Since yesterday, eleven more soldiers have been killed as the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan continues.
• YBŞ calls on the people to stand up against Turkish attacks 

  “Having protected themselves against mass slaughter and not allowed ISIS gangs to rule over Shengal, our Yazidi people are now fighting a struggle against the occupying Turkish state and its collaborator, the KDP,” said the YBŞ,calling for popular action.
• Turkish drone strike targets civilian settlement in Shengal 

  Yet another drone attack by the Turkish army on the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar) in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KDP builds a base for the Turkish army  

  The South Kurdistan Region flag was planted at a point where Turkish soldiers were shot by the guerrillas a short while ago, and the construction of a military base for the invaders began under its shadow.
• HPG reports ongoing actions by guerrillas and attacks by the Turkish army 

  Nine soldiers of the Turkish invasion forces have been killed in guerrilla actions in Southern Kurdistan, while two guerrilla fighters fell in Northern Kurdistan.
• Kurdish groups in Amed express solidarity with the revolt in Iran and Rojhilat 

  The Kurdistan Alliance Framework and the Kurdish Women's Platform saluted the ongoing protests in Iran and Rojhilat (West Kurdistan) and called on all national democratic forces to embrace the resistance.
• Turkish army terrorises villagers in Gever 

  The villagers in the northern Kurdish district of Gever continue to be subjected to terror by the Turkish army. Local resident Esat Çakmak was tortured and arrested as an alleged PKK member after several days in custody.
• HPG: Eight occupiers killed as resistance against Turkish invasion continues 

  The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan unabated. According to HPG information, another eight soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions.
• Iranian forces kill woman protestor in Kermanshah 

  A 55-year-old demonstrator has been shot dead in Qasre Shirin during protests following the violent death of the young Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini in Tehran, KHRN reports.
• Seven killed during ongoing protests in East Kurdistan against the killing of Mahsa Amini 

  As the protests have been flaring across Iran since the murder of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini by the morality police in Tehran, the number of protesters killed by the Iranian forces in East Kurdistan has risen to 7.
• Protests spread in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan 

  The angry protests following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in the custody of the "morality police" are spreading to ever wider circles in Iran. Five protesters have been killed by the security forces.
• 16 Turkish occupiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  HPG reports that 16 members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in Northern and Southern Kurdistan.
• Paylan: Government destroyed historic buildings, constructed prison-like buildings in Sur 

  HDP Amed MP Garo Paylan said that historic buildings in the Sur district of Diyarbakir have been replaced by prison-like buildings. “We will retrieve the history of Diyarbakır,” he stressed.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration re-greens areas dried up by Iraq 

  The Sinun Municipality of the Shengal Autonomous Administration is reintroducing the projects the Iraqi municipality has failed to do in the region.
• People displaced by ISIS return home and rebuild their village in Shengal 

  Residents of the Siba Şêx Xidir village in Shengal are returning to their land and rebuilding their houses. The villagers say that their lands will become more beautiful and revive if people come back.
• Gerîla TV broadcast video of guerrillas action in Girê Amediyê Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast another video of an action where the Turkish state forces were shot by mobile guerrilla units.
• HPG reports intensified Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  HPG reports that Turkey has significantly intensified its chemical weapons attacks on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan. The fact that the occupying forces' actions continue to draw no international reaction is tantamount to support, according to HPG.
• Iranian forces attack people protesting Mahsa Amini’s murder 

  A general strike has been launched today across East Kurdistan following the calls of the Kurdish parties. Citizens in East Kurdistan did not open their shops nor go to work today.
• Protests spread in East Kurdistan after Mahsa Amini’s death 

  Protests have been launched in several cities of East Kurdistan following the calls for a general strike after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was tortured to death by the Iranian regime forces.
• Cameras record use of chemical weapons in Girê Martyr Pîrdoxan 

  The explosion caused by the use of a tactical nuclear bomb and chemical weapons used by the invading Turkish army towards the Girê Martyr Pîrdoxan war tunnels in Metîna were published.
• HPG: Eight occupiers killed, one drone shot down in guerrilla areas 

  Although the Turkish army is bombarding the guerrilla area in southern Kurdistan continuously and using outlawed combat equipment, the resistance of the HPG and YJA Star continues. On Saturday, eight soldiers were killed, and one drone was shot down.
• 10 locals detained amidst military operation in Yüksekova 

  Following clashes during a Turkish military operation in Hakkari province, soldiers stormed a village and detained 10 residents from the same family.
• A Turkmen guerrilla fighter in the mountains of Botan 

  Haydar Erdoğan was a Turkmen citizen from Adıyaman. As a PKK cadre, he was jailed in a Turkish prison, and as an internationalist freedom fighter, he was part of the guerrilla resistance in Botan. He lost his life there in 2017.
• Economic crisis drives chicken farm in Hakkari to ruin 

  Rabia and Resul İhtiyatoğlu run an organic chicken farm in Hakkari. Due to the economic crisis in Turkey, the parents of three children are facing ruin.