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• Shengal’s YBŞ salutes the Rojava Revolution 

  The YBŞ Command: “The Rojava revolution has had an indisputable effect and contribution to the struggle in Shengal as well.”
• HPG: 34 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue to deal heavy blows to the Turkish army. GueRrilla actions within the scope of the revolutionary campaign left 34 soldiers of the Turkish army dead in Hakkari.
• Arrest warrant for Anlı released from prison 4 days ago 

  Co-mayor of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Fırat Anlı who was released from prison on 14 July is facing an arrest warrant following an appeal by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against his release.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from actions in Zap operation 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from the actions of guerrillas conducted against the Turkish army that launched an invasion operation on Zap region last month.
• Final declaration of KNK's National Unity Workshop 

  The final declaration for the national unity workshop was published as an updated version with the addition of the points of the referendum in Southern Kurdistan, attacks on Efrîn, the situation in Rojhilat and coexistence with other peoples.
• HPG guerrillas target Turkish military convoy  

  HPG guerrillas have carried out an action against a military convoy en route from Hakkari to Çukurca in the rural areas of Ağaçdibi. 
• Man shot by the police during a house raid in Gever dies 

  Necmettin Fendik shot and critically wounded by the police during a house raid in Gever the night before, has lost his life.
• KNK members: Not participating in the workshop is KDP's choice 

  KNK Member Adem Uzun spoke about the KDP not attending the national unity workshop and said dialogue shouldn’t be avoided. KNK member Zekerya Halepçe said the onus is on the KDP to explain why they didn’t participate.
• Guerrilla action on base area on Koordine Hill 

  HPG guerrillas have carried out an action on the base area on the Koordine (Güven) Hill on the Çukurca border line. Several soldiers were killed in the ensuing clashes.
• Police raid home in Gever, shoot owner 

  Police raided a home in Gever and shot the home owner Necmettin Fendik.
• “There was no life we could write about before the PKK” 

  ​​​​​​​No word, no sentence and no tongue could ever express what the pen and paper of a guerrilla's diary bring about.
• Jurists: Kurds should have a constitution 

  In the national unity workshop, Lawyer Hejar Kakaî stated that the Kurds need a social contract. International Law Expert Dr. Osman Îsmail said: “We should have a constitution that will be above all of us and have binding power.”
• National unity workshop continues on day 2 

  The national unity workshop held by the KNK continues on its second day.
• KCK: “National unity is a duty ordered by history” 

  KCK’s written message was read in the national unity workshop in Sulaymaniyah and said: “National unity and the national congress are duties to be actualized, ordered by history and our people to us the political parties.”
• Political parties: “Our people expect unity from us” 

  Representatives from political parties speaking in the national unity workshop say the Kurdish people expect them to achieve the national unity.
• Guerrillas: The legacy of July 14 Martyrs will stop fascism 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas say the successors who claimed the spirit the July 14 resistance developed and the legacy the martyrs left will stop Turkish fascism today.
• Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in Şemdinli 

  Guerrillas targeted a transit vehicle in Şemdinli countryside, leaving dozens of Turkish soldiers dead.
• National unity workshop starts in Sulaymaniyah 

  The national unity workshop started in Sulaymaniyah with participation from over 60 political parties, hundreds of intellectuals and community leaders from all four parts of Kurdistan.
• HPG: 16 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  HPG reported continued actions by guerrillas in Hakkari, Şırnak, Osmaniye and Amed, which left at least 20 soldiers of the Turkish army dead.
• Curfew in 4 villages of Mardin and Şemdinli 

  Curfew has been imposed on three villages of Mardin as well as one village and one hamlet of Hakkari's Şemdinli district amid ongoing military operations in the Kurdish region.
• Two Turkish armored vehicles destroyed on Çukurca-Hakkari road 

  HPG guerrillas targeted an Turkish army convoy heading from Çukurca to Hakkari at 01:40 last night, which left two armored vehicles destroyed and several soldiers dead.
• Four parts of Kurdistan prepare for National Unity 

  The KNK has put the final touches to the preparations ongoing for one month for a joint platform on national unity which will be held in Sulaymaniyah on 15th and 16th July.
• Congratulatory address to the guerrilla forces in Zap 

  People's Defense Central Headquarters Command has sent a congratulatory address to the guerrilla forces that repelled the Turkish troops in Zap, Southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers kill a villager in Ardahan 

  A villager by the name of Dilaver Aşçı has been killed by Turkish soldiers in Ardahan countyrside.
• Families retrieve their children from the nameless cemetery 

  HPG Members Netice Katar and Bünyamin Öncü’s bodies were retrieved by their families after having lost their lives in clashes and being buried in the cemetery for the nameless without notice.