KURDISTAN

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• 2-year prison sentence asked for policeman who killed 2 children 

  At least two years in prison is sought for the police officer that murdered two Kurdish little brothers with an armored vehicle in Şırnak’s Silopi district in early May.
• Iran continues to kill kolbers 

  Iranian regime forces have opened fire on a group of kolbers on the border between Eastern and Southern Kurdistan, killing one and wounding two of them.
• Drinking tea with Mazlum, a guerrilla in Kurdistan's mountains 

  “Without even guessing that my nylon socks would yet cause me much trouble on the journey I was about to embark on, I confidently tread the path high up on the plateau of the proud and unfaltering mount Zagros. Or to be frank, at least I try to."
• Turkish artillery attacks start a fire in Bitlis countryside 

  Artillery attacks of the Turkish army in the countryside of Bitlis province started a fire in a forested land and caused panic among the local people.
• Curfew in 4 villages of Şemdinli 

  The Turkish state continues to place a curfew in the areas of military operations against the PKK across Northern Kurdistan territory.
• HDP Vigil in Amed in its 6th day 

  The 'Vigil of Conscience and Justice' launched by HDP parliamentarians in Amed is in its 6th day.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Hakkari and Bingöl 

  HPG Press Office released details on guerrilla actions in Hakkari and Bingöl in which the Turkish army was dealt heavy blows.
• Van's salt water has become a natural remedy for society 

  Local and international tourists are drawn each year en masse to Van's salt reservoir, as it has been proved to heal a couple of chronic illnesses like asthma, bronchitis and much more.
• Baydemir: AKP lost in Kurdistan 

  HDP Spokesperson Baydemir challenged Erdoğan and his media. He said: “Bring it on. Lift the barricades, and let’s see what the people will do! Come and set up the ballots. Let’s have the people of Diyarbakır vote on your trustee and our candidates.”
• Revolutionary operation by HPG guerrillas in Herekol 

  HPG guerrillas carried out an extensive offensive against the Turkish army in Herekol region of Siirt. As a result of the offensive on July 26, 5 emplacements have been destroyed completely and many soldiers were killed.
• Scandalous court excuses for children of Sur 

  The detailed ruling has been announced for the 36 years of prison sentences against the 11 children who were trapped in Sur during the curfews for 104 days.
• HDP MPs: We have started a process for the downfall of fascism 

  HDP deputies, who are continuing the Resistance Vigil in the city of Amed stated that their activity is representing the common desire of the whole society.
• Aerial bombardment on Tendürek 

  The Turkish army continues aerial bombings on Mount Tendürek region where they have suffered heavy losses recently.
• Guerrilla actions in Hakkari, Van and Siirt 

  HPG Press Office released details on guerrilla actions in Hakkari, Siirt and Van in which 9 Turkish soldiers were killed.
• 4 soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas hit the Turkish army in Çukurca Thursday morning, which left 4 soldiers dead.
• Curfew in three villages of Nusaybin 

  Turkish state continues to place a curfew in the areas of military operations against the PKK across Northern Kurdistan territory.
• Iranian soldiers murder a young man on the border 

  A young man lost his life in the vicinity of the Ağaçlı (Kendalok) village in Hakkari’s Yüksekova district when Iranian soldiers opened fire last night.
• “Freedom of Öcalan is the freedom of the Middle East” 

  People of Van city expressed their condemnation towards the isolation on Öcalan and stated that the approach towards the Kurdish leader is an attack on the Kurdish people.
• HDP’s Resistance Vigil continues under police siege 

  People’s Democratic Party (HDP) MP’s “Resistance Vigil” continues on its second day in Ekin Ceren Park in Amed.
• A ledge of many tales 

  The cold rock seemed to want to tell me silently: "I am not just a random stone. Do not look at me that way. Come closer and let me tell you about myself and those whom I cradled in my arms."
• HDP MPs launch “Resistance Vigil” in Amed 

  HDP MPs held their group meeting and launched a “Resistance Vigil” in Amed.
• YPS: An agent punished in Şemdinli 

  YPS Press Office announced that an agent has been punished in Şemdinli and a YPS member fell a martyr in a clash in Dersim.
• DTK executive taken into custody in Amed 

  DTK Co-presidency Council member Musa Farisoğulları has been detained in a house raid in Amed.
• Turkish army retreats from the village they shelled in Dersim 

  Turkish soldiers have retreated from the village of Han in Dersim where they killed a civilian during military operation. Empty bullet casings, deep craters and a heavy smell of gas that have been left behind are gripping the attention in the village.
• HDP executive and one DBP member taken into custody 

  The AKP government of Turkey continues with its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.