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• Kurdistan Region Parliamentary Committee to prepare a report on Turkish attacks 

  The Kurdistan Region Parliament Committee which investigates the attacks of Turkey and Iran on Balekayeti and Bradost announced that it would prepare a report and submit it to the Iraqi and Kurdistan Region authorities.
• Turkey admits it murdered academic and journalist Nagihan Akarsel 

  The Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Rıza Güney, admitted that they murdered academic and journalist Nagihan Akarsel.
• At least 40 detained in police attack on demo against October 9 conspiracy in Van 

  Turkish police took violent action against people who took to the streets in Van to denounce the 9 October conspiracy against Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP MP violently assaulted during protest against 9 October conspiracy 

  On the fringes of a planned demonstration in Gever, the Turkish police violently assaulted HDP MP Habip Eksik, who was punched in the face and dragged along the ground.
• HPG: Guerrillas carried out 19 actions, killed 10 Turkish soldiers 

  Turkey is continuing its invasion of South Kurdistan, and the Iranian army is also continuing to carry out attacks on guerrilla areas. According to HPG information, ten Turkish military personnel were killed in Zap and Metîna.
• Guerrilla is the only force that can defeat invaders 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas are putting up outstanding resistance against all kinds of chemical weapons with their limited means. And this resistance boosts the spirit of victory gradually. The only force that can defeat the invaders is the guerrilla.
• YRK reports ongoing attacks by the Turkish state 

  In parallel with the attacks of the occupying Turkish state, the Iranian regime has deployed a large force with heavy weaponry at the borders of Meriwan, Bane and Serdeştê.
• If we raise our voices, invaders and collaborators will lose 

  The guerrillas are now fighting with this sense of conscience and responsibility. If we unite our conscience with that of the guerrillas, patriotic people will be victorious.
• Shengal Autonomous Assembly calls on Iraq to stop Turkish attacks 

  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.
• KCK: Let’s wage the struggle at the highest level to defeat the International Conspiracy 

  KCK calls on the Kurdish youth and women to increase their organization and strengthen their actions to ensure the health, safety and freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Explosion kills one, injures four in Hewler 

  The driver was killed as a result of the detonation of a bomb placed in a car, which also injured two children and two women.
• PKK: The 25th year of the struggle against the plot will be the year of its final defeat 

  On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the symbolic beginning of the "international plot", the Executive Committee of the PKK vows to expand the struggle and calls for "total resistance".
• Turkish state bombs Serdeşt Camp in Shengal 

  The Turkish state bombed the Serdeşt Camp in Shengal, where the Yazidi people, who survived the ISIS attacks, continue to live.
• Eastern Kurdistan Forces: We are not in the regions bombed by the Turkish state 

  The Eastern Kurdistan Forces (YRK) reported that Pêncewîn, Çarta and Asos regions have been bombed and civilians have been targeted in the last few days.
• YJA Star guerrilla Roza Tolhildan: Our morale and motivation are high 

  Roza Tolhildan is a fighter with the women's guerrillas YJA Star. She said that the guerrillas fight with the highest morale and motivation. This is also reflected in the extent of their actions.
• Ten soldiers killed as guerrilla resistance in South Kurdistan continues 

  Ten Turkish soldiers have been killed in guerrilla actions in southern Kurdistan, according to HPG. The Turkish army is committing further war crimes and the Iranian army is also continuing attacks on guerrilla areas.
• Iraq imposes gasoline and diesel embargo on Shengal 

  The Iraqi government is imposing a gas and diesel embargo on Shengal through its intelligence service.
• Turkish drones attack villages in South Kurdistan 

  Turkish drones have attacked villages in the districts of Pêncwên and Şarbajêr near Sulaymaniyah city in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Armed attack on HDP building in Karlıova, Bingöl 

  An armed attack was carried out on the building of the HDP district association in the northern Kurdish town of Karlıova.
• MIT Undersecretary Hakan Fidan meets Turkmen Front officials in Hewler 

  It has been reported that Turkish intelligence agency MIT Undersecretary Hakan Fidan met with Turkmen Front officials in the city of Hewler in South Kurdistan.
• Security forces in Sulaymaniyah say they arrested killers of Nagihan Akarsel 

  According to the security forces of Sulaymaniyah, after the assassination of Kurdish activist Nagihan Akarsel, her killers were arrested in the district of Koyê.
• HPG reports continued Turkish and Iranian attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army carried out 78 attacks by combat helicopters and nine attacks with chemical weapons while the Iranian army is also attacking guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Monday.
• Drone attack in Sulaymaniyah 

  A car was struck by an armed drone in the countryside of the Sulaymaniyah city in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Five assassination attacks carried out in Sulaymaniyah in a year 

  Five assassination attacks have been carried out in the city of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan since September 2021, which have left four people dead.
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas kill 10 Turkish soldiers in 8 actions  

  Ten Turkish soldiers were killed in 8 actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas.