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• Turkish jets strike Qandil and Xakûrke 

  Turkish fighter jets have shelled the Qandil, Xakûrke and Biradost areas in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• Iranian forces kill another Kurdish kolber in Shino  

  Iranian regime forces have killed yet another Kurdish border porter named Silêman Qadir, in Shino town of Rojhilat (Eastern) Kurdistan.
• Military operation and curfew in 14 villages of Nusaybin 

  The Turkish state has declared a curfew in 14 villages before launching a military operation in Mardin’s Nusaybin district.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Şırnak countryside  

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action carried out by guerrillas in the countryside of Şırnak province on August 9.
• Military operation and clash in Cudi region 

  Clash broke out between guerrilla forces and Turkish troops that launched an operation in Mount Cudi region. Local sources report that armoured military vehicles were damaged during this confrontation.
• Cemeteries targeted across Northern Kurdistan 

  Graves of PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), YPS (Civilian Defense Units), YPG (People's Defense Units) and YPJ (Women's Defense Units) members in Northern Kurdistan continue to be vandalized.
• New centers for Turkish assimilation: Fortress-schools 

  The schools to be used as centers for assimilation in Cizre are dubbed Fortress-schools because they are built like the fortress-outposts. The schools will be used in education this year despite their shortcomings.
• Thousands gathered in Diyarbakir for justice 

  Thousands of People’s Democratic Party (HDP) supporters gathered together in “Conscience, Justice and Democracy” meeting in Diyarbakır.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in Sirnak 

  Three Turkish soldiers killed and several wounded in an ambush by HPG guerrillas, HPG Press and Communication Centre stated.
• Kolbers targeted by the Turkish state this time 

  The kolbers who are frequently targeted by the Iranian regime have been targeted by the Turkish state this time. Turkish army attacked kolbers on the Rojhilat-Bashûr border from Şemdinli. Two kolbers were wounded in the attack, one in serious condition.
• Graves of PKK and YPS members damaged in Amed 

  PKK and YPS members’ graves were damaged in the Yeniköy Cemetery in Amed city center.
• Three villagers wounded by the soldiers in Lice jailed 

  Three villagers who were wounded by army fire on their way back from their fields during an operation in the Mişrif (Bağlan) village in Lice, Amed have been arrested.
• Burglary under the guise of restoration in the Kurdish region 

  Thousands of historic artifacts that have been uncovered in digs in historic structures in Northern Kurdistan under the guise of restoration are not registered and are smuggled away.
• A new front led by PUK's Salih established in Southern Kurdistan 

  Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Barham Salih announced on Saturday establishing an entity ahead of the Kurdistan parliament and presidential elections.
• Footage of YJA-STAR action in Hakkari released 

  Footage has been published of an guerrilla action against the Turkish army in Hakkari.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in Gever 

  Three soldiers have reportedly been killed in the action by the HPG guerrillas against the Turkish army based in Elişer Hill in the rural areas of Hakkari’s Gever district.
• Iranian regime forces keep 100 kolbers under siege for two days 

  Iranian regime forces have laid a siege around the kolbers on their way back home from work, and are keeping them under siege in Serdest region for two days.
• Activist cycled from Merîvan to Tehran for the kolbers 

  Environmentalist Serîf Bacwer cycled from Merîwan to Tehran to protest the killings of border porters by the Iranian regime.
• Kurdistan Parliament approves the referendum 

  The Southern Kurdistan parliament assembled today after two years and held a vote, approving the referendum.
• Houses displaced people of Şırnak built sealed off 

  The houses built in evacuated villages by the people forced out of Şırnak after the attacks have been sealed off by the Special Provincial Administration units.
• JİTEM case: Soldiers dressed up like guerrilla to commit murder 

  Witness Bedran Akdağ’s deposition was read in the Kızıltepe JİTEM case. Akdağ said during his time on duty, JİTEM “made it look like the murders they committed were committed by the PKK. I saw military personnel dressed in PKK clothes and commit murders."
• One day delay in Southern Kurdistan Parliament opening 

  Southern Kurdistan Parliament has been closed for 23 months and was expected to reopen today, but there has been a delay and the parliament will open tomorrow.
• Activist cycles to Tehran to make the kolbers' voice heard 

  Şerîf Bacwer, an environmentalist from Marîwan city in Eastern Kurdistan, embarked on a journey from Marîwan to Tehran, capital of Iran, on a bicycle in order to condemn the systematic killing of kolbers (border porters) by the Iranian regime.
• Guerrillas in the Zagros Mountains are resolute 

  HPG guerrillas in the Zagros Mountain range said: "The enemy shall know very well that we will not give them a pleasant stay in our homeland."
• Şapatan is burning for 16 days 

  In Şemdinli's Şapatan village a raging fire started by the army is continuing on the 16th day.