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• HPG: Turkey continues war crimes in Kurdistan 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army used banned bombs three times and chemical weapons seven times against guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan on Tuesday.
• ‘Turkish attacks cause serious damage to Kurdistan's environment’ 

  The General Director of Forestry of Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Agriculture said that the Turkish state openly cuts down the trees in the Kurdistan Region and the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army cause serious damage to the region's environment.
• University students from Rojhilat join the guerrilla ranks 

  A group of young people from Rojhilat (Iranian) Kurdistan joined the guerrilla ranks and called for participation in the guerrilla struggle “for the freedom of women, society and Kurdistan”.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of sabotage action in Mamreşo 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the sabotage action against a Reo-type soldier vehicle in the Mamreşo area.
• New music clip about the guerrilla struggle: “Battle of Kurdistan” 

  In the newly released music clip "Cenga Kurdistan", guerrilla fighters sing about their resistance against the Turkish army's attacks, which violate international law.
• Turkish drone attack on Shengal 

  Turkey has again attacked the Yazidi settlement area of Shengal in northern Iraq. According to initial reports, there were no casualties, but there was extensive damage to property.
• Dozens of soldiers' bodies brought to Çukurca hospital 

  It is reported that the bodies of dozens of Turkish soldiers who died in the guerrilla-controlled areas in northern Iraq were brought to Çukurca State Hospital.
• DBP: Kobanê resistance become a hope for freedom and a model for struggle 

  “We celebrate World Kobanê Day, and we call on the Kurdish people, organizations and political parties to protect the values and achievements of the Kurdish people. We are marching to freedom through Kobanê,” DBP said.
• HPG reports massive attacks with chemical weapons and banned bombs on guerrilla areas 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army continues to use chemical weapons and other outlawed ordnance continuously in its invasion of Southern Kurdistan. In parallel, there is an increase in airstrikes on the region.
• YRK announces the death of four guerrillas in Turkish airstrikes 

  The Eastern Kurdistan Units announced that four guerrillas lost their lives as a result of Turkish airstrikes in the Asos region.
• Maxmur Camp refugees: Iraq and UN must stop Turkish airstrikes  

  Bêwar Unver, member of the Maxmur Camp Foreign Relations Committee, said that the attacks on the camp are taking place with the permission of Iraq and the UN.
• Turkish state's war crimes exposed once again 

  Images recorded by guerrillas are irrefutably documenting the war crimes carried out by the Turkish state.
• Police take fingerprints of the entire population in Gever 

  The North Kurdish resistance province of Hakkari is considered a laboratory for counterinsurgency by the government. Now the complete dactyloscopic recording of the population of the city of Gever has started.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons and banned bombs 

  The Turkish army used chemical weapons and banned bombs in twenty attacks on guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan on Saturday.
• Guerîla TV broadcast footage of action carried out by YJA Star forces 

  Guerîla TV broadcast the footage of the sniper action carried out by YJA Star forces.
• Nine detained during house raids in Cizre 

  Special units of the Turkish police stormed several flats in Cizre and detained nine people.
• Turkish drone strikes a house in Shengal 

  The Yazidi people who survived the ISIS genocide in their ancient hometown Shengal (Sinjar) in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, have been targeted by Turkey's attacks since they built their autonomous administration and defense forces.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  Two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed by guerrilla snipers in Southern Kurdistan. The Turkish invading forces continue to commit war crimes by using prohibited combat equipment against guerrilla positions.
• Shengal Democratic Autonomous Administration calls for recognition by the new Iraqi Government 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Administration called for recognition by the newly established Iraqi Government.
• Swêd: We have a major war ahead of us 

  Evîn Swêd, representative of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria in Sulaymaniyah, raised concern over the attacks of the Turkish state and its mercenaries against the region.
• Zîlan Vejîn: The solution is the Third Way - PART II 

  PJAK co-chair, Zîlan Vejîn, emphasized that the Third Way is the solution for Iran and East Kurdistan.
• HPG reports ongoing use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army 

  The Turkish army continues to use chemical weapons and other prohibited means of warfare without interruption in its invasion campaign in Southern Kurdistan. The resistance area of Çemço is particularly affected by these attacks.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action in Girê Amedi 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action against the invading Turkish soldiers in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.
• Zîlan Vejîn calls for a broad alliance against the regime of the Islamic Republic - PART I 

  In Iran, the demands of women and peoples have always been alive, explains PJAK chairwoman Zîlan Vejîn and calls for a broad alliance against the regime of the Islamic Republic.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers were killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  According to HPG information, 13 soldiers of the Turkish invading forces have been killed in guerrilla actions in Southern Kurdistan while the Turkish army continues to use prohibited means of combat.