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• HDP politician sentenced to 8 years in prison in Muş 

  The former co-chair of the HDP Muş association, Muhlise Karagüzel, was sentenced to eight years and one month in prison.
• Guerrilla Warşin: "This is Heftanîn!" 

  Warşin Avaşin stood up, shouldering the dreams of Zeryan Muş. The fight was going on. She fought by putting the anger of all her martyred comrades before her.
• Zerya, the spirit of Spartans in Heftanîn 

  In Heftanîn, Zerya was the woman color of the Spartans. She achieved the most beautiful expression of reaching the the existence of honor with the PKK.
• HPG: Seven soldiers killed in guerilla actions in Gever 

  In Gever, seven soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in guerrilla actions. Two HPG fighters died during a military operation.
• TKP-ML announces martyrdom of two of its fighters 

  Erol Volkan Ildem, code name Nubar, member of the TKP / ML-Central Committee, and Fadime Çakıl, code name Rosa, TKP / ML TIKKO Unit Commander, fell martyr following Turkish air strikes in Dersim, a statement said.
• YJA-Star guerrilla Botan: We will win in Heftanin! 

  YJA-Star guerrilla Evrim Botan, who took part in the Cenga Heftanin resistance talked about the women's resistance in the operation.
• HPG: Nine soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  According to HPG, nine Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in the embattled Heftanin region in Southern Kurdistan. Eleven other military personnel were injured.
• Nights of resistance... 

  When we talk about the resistance of Heftanin, the heroes of that resistance should be mentioned.
• Turkish army suffers casualties in clash in Van 

  At least three members of the Turkish army were killed in the countryside of Van province in Northern Kurdistan.
• HDP politician Yadişen Karabulak sentenced to 7,5 years in prison 

  HDP politician Yadişen Karabulak was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in Van on terrorism charges.
• Gerîla TV footage from Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Guerrillas in Rojhilat call for support of new Öcalan campaign 

  Guerrillas called on women and youth in four parts of Kurdistan to embrace the campaign strongly.
• Guerrilla Mazlum made himself through labor  

  Guerrilla Mazlum Cudi fell martyr during the most intense war periods of Battle of Heftanin. He was one of the guerrillas who hit the invading Turkish army from 8 different fronts on 8 August in Pîrbila.
• South Kurdistan government prepares ground for Turkish attacks 

  People living in Binarê Qandil reacted to the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state and accused the South Kurdistan government of preparing the ground for the bombing and criticised it for not taking a stand against these attacks.
• HPG: One Turkish soldier killed in Şırnak 

  In the province Şırnak a soldier of the Turkish army was shot dead by guerrillas.
• PKK: Seizing Hewlêr may only be a plan of the Turkish Republic  

  PKK called on all Kurdish political parties and the Kurdish people to take a stand against the fascist Turkish state and those who are in open or secret cooperation with the enemies of Kurds.
• HPG announces the identity of two fallen guerrillas 

  Guerrilla fighters Destan Hezo and Rêber Mordem were martyred during a Turkish army air raid in Van in August.
• HPG reports attacks on Van, Gever and Zap 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Guerrilla Hüseyin was like his eyes 

  Guerrilla Hüseyin loved his comrades, he never took his eyes away from anyone, his love was equally distributed. He was beautiful, like his eyes.
• Guerrilla Dilbirîn: Heftanin will be the grave of the invaders 

  YJA STAR guerrilla Dunya Dilbirîn said that the role played by women guerrillas in the reconstruction was very evident in the war in Heftanin.
• HPG disclose identities of 2 guerrillas fallen in Amed 

  HPG promised that they would carry the flag of freedom lifted by their heroic martyrs to victory.
• Guerrilla Ronahi: We will win in Heftanin, whatever the price 

  The resistance carried out by the guerrillas continues in Heftanin. Guerrillas are repelling the attacks of the invading Turkish state.
• Turkish troops set fire to forests on Mount Bagok 

  Fire erupted in two separate locations in the countryside of the İdil district in Şırnak province.
• Mother and sister of missing student detained in Dersim 

  The mother of Kurdish student Gülistan Doku, who has been missing in Dersim since January, was temporarily arrested during a sit-in for the resumption of the search for her daughter. Doku's sister was also taken into custody.
• Kurdish delegation denied visit to racist attack victims 

  A delegation from Kurdish parties has been denied a visit to the harvest workers in Mardin, who were victims of a lynching attempt in Sakarya, western Turkey. Meral Danış-Beştaş (HDP) warned of the danger of civil war.