Kurdistan

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• Turkish soldiers start fires in Besta 

  Fires broke out in forests in the Besta area in central Şırnak countryside.
• Turkish armored vehicles kill 36 people in 10 years 

  Human Rights Association reported that armored vehicles have killed 36 people, including 16 children, in Northern Kurdistan in the last decade.
• Zebari clan: We stand with those who fight against the invasion 

  Ebu Ali Bani from the Zebari clan said: “We should unite against invaders like in Kobane. The Zebari clan will stand with the forces who fight against the invasion.”
• Discarded Turkish army ammunition threaten Bashur people 

  As the Turkish state continues the attack against Bashur, the ammunition left behind in the region after the attacks pose a danger for the children.
• Preparation for a ‘new operation’ on Ankara-Hewler line 

  The Turkish regime is claimed to be preparing for new occupation operations against South Kurdistan and Rojava. Pressures against Maxmur and Shengal are planned to be increased in this scope.
• Explosion kills one, injures two in Xaneqin 

  In the southern Kurdistan region of Xaneqin, one person was killed and two others injured in a mine explosion.
• Guerrillas: Our task is to defend Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish guerrilla warriors point out that people are not leaving their land despite the Turkish military invasion of southern Kurdistan.
• Maxmur Camp isolated from the outside world 

  Since the deadly attack on an employee of the Turkish consulate in Hewlêr, security forces of the KDP have blocked the access roads to the Maxmur refugee camp.
• Turkish army launches an operation in Amed countryside 

  Yet another operation by the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish aerial activity over Maxmur 

  The Turkish state has increased military activity and attacks in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Iranian forces kill a kolbar, wound 4 others in Chaldıran 

  Yet another attack against kolbars.
• Turkish army bombs villages in Sidekan 

  Yet another attack by the Turkish army against civilian areas in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Gerîla TV footage from action which killed 3 soldiers 

  The Turkish army is suffering blows in actions carried out by guerrillas in Kurdistan territory.
• Over 1 million army anti-personnel mines in Kurdistan 

  After the horrific death of little brother and sister Ayaz (8) and Nupelda Güloğlu (4) in Dersim, the issue of land mines and military devices have been brought to the agenda again.
• Fragments of Turkish bombs found in Maxmur 

  After the bombing of Maxmur Camp carried out by the Turkish state numerous bomb fragments were found in the area.
• Maxmur Camp people marched to the UN office 

  Residents of the Maxmur refugee camp held a protest and marched to the UN building following the bombing carried out by the occupying Turkish state.
• Turkish helicopters bomb villages in Bradost 

  The Turkish state has intensified its genocidal attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Two MLKP/FESK guerrillas martyred in Turkish airstrike in Dersim 

  MLKP Kurdistan has announced the martyrdom of two guerrilla fighters as result of an air raid by the Turkish state in Dersim on July 10.
• Turkish soldiers open fire on a child in Bradost 

  A child was targeted by Turkish soldiers as he grazed sheep in Bradost region of southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• 16 young women detained after the attack in Hewler 

  The Hewler police detained youth from Maxmur after Turkish consulate staff were killed in the city on July 17.
• PKK salutes the 7th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution 

  The PKK Executive Committee celebrated the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution and said, “All our people in four parts of Kurdistan and abroad are proud to have accomplished a revolutionary move such as the Rojava Freedom Revolution.”
• Turkish jets bomb Maxmur Camp  

  The invading Turkish army’s jets have bombed the vicinity of the Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp, injuring two civilians.
• Turkish air raid injures 3 in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state has increased its genocidal attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Ezidxane Asayish expands 

  16 people completed their training term in the Martyr Shengal Academy Martyr Diyar Term and joined the Ezidxane Asayish in a military ceremony.
• HPG hit the Turkish army in Şırnak and Hakkari 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish invasion army in Kurdistan territory.