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• YJA Star guerrillas: Thousands woke up with Commander Egîd's first bullet 

  YJA Star guerrillas said that the first bullet fired by Commander Egîd was instrumental in waking thousands of Egîds and directing them to the mountains of freedom.
• Freedom & Human Rights Defense Network says conditions of hunger strikers in Hewler prison worsening 

  Freedom and Human Rights Defense Network pointed out that there is a very serious threat to the lives of the imprisoned activists on hunger strike in Hewler prison, whose number has reached 65.
• Guerrillas in continuous resistance in South Kurdistan 

  14 soldiers have been killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan.
• PADÊ representative: Those who do not return to Shengal may lose their land 

  The representative of the Yazidi party PADÊ, Merwan Shengalî, warns that, as in previous expulsions, those Yazidis who do not return could lose their land and property.
• Journalist Deniz Fırat commemorated in Maxmur 

  Journalist Deniz Fırat who was martyred during the ISIS attacks in Maxmur in 2014 was commemorated in an event held in the refugee camp.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action at Girê Amediyê 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 17.
• HPG: 39 Turkish soldiers killed as guerrillas launch revolutionary operation 

  In a series of offensive actions against occupying forces in southern Kurdistan, at least 39 Turkish soldiers were killed, 23 of them in a revolutionary guerrilla operation at Girê Amêdî, reported the HPG.
• HPG mobile teams carry out simultaneous actions in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area  

  HPG mobile teams in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area carried out coordinated actions. It was stated that at least 7 soldiers were killed, 2 were seriously injured, 2 positions and a large piece of ammunition belonging to the Turkish army were destroyed.
• Dozens of people detained in Hewler and Sulaymaniyah 

  Dozens of people who gathered to protest upon the call of the New Generation Movement were detained in Hewler and Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against Turkish invasion 

  The guerrillas destroyed a position and surveillance cameras of the Turkish army and two soldiers were killed in southern Kurdistan while Turkish troops continue to use chemical weapons.
• KDP detains a journalist in Hewler 

  After abducting two journalists and an executive of the New Generation Movement in Duhok on Friday, KDP forces have detained a journalist in Hewler today.
• Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit destroys military post killing 2 soldiers in Sîrê 

  Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit announced that they destroyed a military post, killing 2 Turkish soldiers as a result of an action they carried out in Sîrê.
• YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger pays tribute to martyrs of Rojhilat 

  YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger commemorated the 12 guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the Dalaho region, the Asos martyrs and Leşker Dilbirîn, who fell in 2020, and said: "The youth of Rojhilat should protect their martyrs and follow in their footsteps."
• KDP forces abduct 2 journalists and an activist in Duhok 

  KDP forces abducted 2 journalists and a member of the New Generation Movement in Duhok.
• HPG: Attack helicopter shot down and 10 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  The Turkish army attack helicopter targeted by YJA-Star fighters over the Zap two days ago has crashed, HPG reported on Friday.
• Behdinan hunger strikers' health condition worsens as hundreds of activists go on solidarity fast 

  The health situation of tens of Behdinan prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for 15 days against illegal practices in Hewler prison, is deteriorating. One prisoner was taken to hospital, hundreds of activists outside on a solidarity hunger strike.
• 22 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions saluting 15 August 

  Twenty-two members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in guerrilla actions in northern and southern Kurdistan. Two military vehicles were destroyed, and an attack helicopter was hit by guerrillas.
• Behdinan prisoner on hunger strike hospitalized in Hewler 

  The situation of the Behdinan hunger strikers, who have not been released despite a court in Hewler ruling that they should, is getting worse.
• 2717 Yazidis still missing after the 2014 genocide in Shengal 

  Dindar Zêbari, a member of the Kurdistan Region Government's Organization for Responding International Reports, said that the fate of 2717 Yazidis is still uncertain and claimed that 6415 Yazidis have been rescued so far.
• Turkey transports military equipment by rail via Van 

  The Turkish government has turned Kurdistan into a war zone and is carrying out huge military transports. Hundreds of armoured cars have been transported by ferry from Tatvan across Lake Van to Van.
• Sarya Marînos: Women got to know themselves thanks to Abdullah Öcalan 

  Mamxur Martyrs' Families Association and Ishtar Assembly member Sarya Marînos said that women got to know themselves thanks to the thoughts and ideas of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: Drone shot down, position destroyed, explosives seized 

  The HPG and YJA Star guerrillas shot down a Turkish drone, destroyed an enemy position and foiled the bombing of a defence tunnel. The Turkish army's explosives were seized by the guerrillas.
• Triple explosion at the Gendarmerie Brigade Command in Şırnak 

  Reports say that two soldiers were injured in the fire at the Gendarmerie Brigade Command in Şırnak city centre.
• Yazidi people demand accountability for the 2014 massacre in Shengal 

  Yazidi people flocked to the streets in Shengal to mark the 8th anniversary of the 2014 Yazidi massacre, calling for those responsible to be brought to account.
• Whereabouts of nearly 4,000 Yazidis remain unknown 

  The Kurdistan Union of Writers Against Genocide revealed that the whereabouts of 3,700 Yazidis remain unknown since the Yazidi massacre and the displacement of tens of thousands of people from Shengal in 2014.