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• Kurdistan Freedom guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area of Zap 

  Kurdistan Freedom guerrillas struck Turkish troops in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area of Zap. 12 soldiers, including one of high rank, were killed. Clashes are reported in the area.
• HPG: Turkish army continues to use banned weapons 

  HPG reports continued use of banned weapons by the invading Turkish army which has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since mid-April.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration condemns the Turkish attack on YBŞ 

  The attack against YBŞ forces in Behreva coincides with the Turkish intelligence service (MIT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan’s visit to Baghdad.
• YBŞ: We did not suffer any casualties in Turkish drone attack 

  Turkey carried out another drone strike in Shengal in northern Iraq today. According to YBŞ, no people were killed.
• Footage of guerrilla action against Turkish base in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• Turkish drone attack targets YBŞ vehicle in Shengal 

  A car belonging to the YBŞ has been bombed by a Turkish drone near an Iraqi military base near Xanesor (Khanasor).
• Another military operation launched in Muş 

  The Turkish army is conducting another military operation in the northern Kurdish province of Muş, this time in Malazgirt district.
• HPG: 20 Turkish soldiers killed in South Kurdistan 

  Twenty soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions in Southern Kurdistan, while HPG fighters Çayan Goran and Şahin Bahoz were killed in a battle in Metîna.
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas kill 8 Turkish soldiers and injure 3 others in action Avaşîn 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas killed 8 Turkish soldiers and injured 3 others in an action they organized in Avaşîn's Mamreşo Resistance Area.
• Six Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in southern Kurdistan 

  Six members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed by guerrillas in southern Kurdistan, including a high-ranking officer. A Turkish drone was also shot down.
• Seven soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan 

  A Turkish army position was destroyed and seven soldiers were killed as guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion in southern Kurdistan.
• Yazidi women condemn the KDP betrayal against the guerrilla 

  TAJÊ condemned the KDP's betrayal against the Kurdistan guerrillas and called on the people of South Kurdistan not to remain silent towards the KDP's betrayal.
• HPG exposes equipment of Turkish officers killed in South Kurdistan 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the equipment of two officers who were killed in southern Kurdistan during a guerrilla action in May along with nine other Turkish soldiers.
• KNK urges the KDP to hand over injured guerrillas to the HPG 

  The KNK Executive Council condemned the attack against HPG guerrillas in the Xelifan region and demanded that the injured fighters be handed over to the HPG.
• Iranian regime forces injure kolbar in Bane 

  A kolbar was seriously injured as a result of the fire opened by the Iranian regime forces on a group of kolbars in the city of Bane.
• 11 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in memory of Kemal Pir 

  More soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions in southern Kurdistan. The HPG dedicate the actions to the memory of the internationalist revolutionary Kemal Pir.
• HPG calls for the clarification of Xelifan incident amidst reports of guerrilla casualties 

  HPG Press Centre (HPG-BIM) made a statement concerning the attack on a group of guerrillas in the Balisan Valley on September 5 and demanded the return of injured guerrillas captured by KDP forces.
• Moments of guerrilla strikes against Turkish bases, helicopters and military vehicles - II 

  The ongoing battles in Zap, Metîna and Avaşîn are not restricted to the resistance positions and tunnels. In last 4.5 months, dozens of images have documented the strikes against numerous Turkish bases, military posts, helicopters and military vehicles.
• KCK: We congratulate guerrillas on successful resistance against Turkish occupying army 

  The KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency congratulated all HPG and YJA-STAR guerrillas resisting in Zap, Metina, Avaşin and Xakurke for their successful actions against the invading Turkish state forces.
• Moments of guerrilla strikes against Turkish troops in Zap, Metîna and Avaşîn- I 

  Dozens of images captured the defeat of the invading Turkish army on the battlefields of Zap, Metîna and Avaşîn. These images, which captured the moments Turkish troops were shot, have become the nightmare of the Turkish state.
• Guerrillas shot down 10 Turkish helicopters in four months 

  At least 10 helicopters have been shot down in the guerrilla-controlled areas since the beginning of the new invasion attacks of the Turkish state launched in April.
• Footage of Turkish drone downed by YJA Star guerrillas 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows to the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG: Helicopter shot down, 21 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army has lost another transport helicopter and over twenty soldiers in the war in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Guerrillas hit Skorsky helicopter in Zap 

  Another Skorsky helicopter belonging to the Turkish army was shot down in Zap.
• Guerrillas shoot down Turkish helicopter in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army expanded its military operation in the Zap region, dropping troops from helicopters 32 times in the Şehîd Fedakar area last night. One helicopter was shot down by the guerrillas.