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• ‘The people of Maxmur will not give up their resistance’ 

  Following the Turkish drone attack on the Maxmur refugee camp in northern Iraq, the people of the self-governing camp have demonstrated their resistance. ‘We will not give up’, said Filiz Budak, co-chair of the Maxmur People's Council.
• At least 9 civilians killed after Ankara-Baghdad-KDP agreement 

  Civilians are being massacred in the attacks carried out by Turkey with the approval of Iraq and the KDP. All the citizens targeted by the attacks, among them children, are Kurds who have Iraqi identity and live in the Kurdistan Region.
• Murderers of KNK member Bülbün sentenced to life imprisonment 

  Erbil Criminal Court sentenced two suspects who murdered Deniz Cevdet Bülbün to life imprisonment.
• HPG: 3 soldiers killed, 2 helicopters damaged 

  In the guerrilla actions carried out in Metîna and Xakurkê, 3 invading Turkish soldiers were killed and 2 attack helicopters were damaged.
• Three women injured in Turkish bombing of Maxmur Camp 

  Three women were injured when the occupying Turkish state targeted a house in the Martyr Rustem Cûdî Refugee Camp (Maxmur).
• Two disabled brothers sentenced to prison, one detained in Eastern Kurdistan 

  The Iranian state sentenced two disabled brothers to nearly seven years in prison in Pîranşar, Eastern Kurdistan, and detained a young man in Silênî village of Sewlawa.
• Turkey bombs house in Maxmur 

  The occupying Turkish state bombed a house in the Martyr Rustem Refugee Camp (Maxmur).
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers killed in Zap 

  Four Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap by the HPG guerrillas, who also reported massive air raids on mountainous regions in South Kurdistan.
• KHRN: Kurdish asylum seeker Behzad Khosravi was extradited from Iraqi Kurdistan to Iran 

  Behzad Khosravi, who had been living in the Kurdistan Region since 2014, was arrested on 18 August and handed over to Iranian authorities.
• Thousands take to the streets after murder of eight-year-old Narin in Amed 

  Following the discovery of the body of murdered eight-year-old Narin Güran, thousands of people took to the streets in Amed and pointed out the connection between the Turkish regime's policies and the murder.
• Turkey shells villages in Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes intensively bombarded villages in the Binarê Qendîl region in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Amed Efrîn, Firat Sêrt and Fedakar Yadigar  

  Guerrillas Amed Efrîn, Firat Sêrt and Fedakar Yadigar were killed in July in the Xakurke region of Southern Kurdistan, said the HPG in a statement.
• The Universities of the Barzani Dynasty 

  While the people of South Kurdistan experience economic and social problems and are subject to invasion attacks by the Turkish state, the children of the Barzani family open multi-million dollar universities and govern them as they please.
• Vigil for Öcalan in Maxmur continues on 417th day 

  The vigil launched at Maxmur Refugee Camp to demand the end of the system of torture and genocide in Imrali and to ensure the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continues with the 82nd group.
• Eight-year-old girl missing in Amed for 19 days found dead 

  After 19 days of searching for eight-year-old Narin in Amed, the girl was found dead in a sack, dumped under stones and branches in a stream about one and a half kilometres from her home.
• YJA Star pays tribute to Commander Nûjiyan Amed  

  Commander Nûjiyan Amed was killed in an attack in July 2023. The Command of YJA Star paid tribute to her life and struggle.
• Salih Muslim: Turkey aims to destroy all Kurds in the New Greater Middle East Project 

  Calling the agreement between Iraq and Turkey a game against the Kurdistan people, PYD Co-Chair Salih Muslim said: “It is not a matter of a party, but the existence of the Kurds. The people and Kurdish parties should take a stand as soon as possible."
• Welat Dalaho, a leading militant of the Girê Amediyê resistance 

  Welat Dalaho, who carried out many creative actions, from assassination to sabotage and infiltration, against the attacks of the Turkish state on the Medya Defence Zones, became a leading militant of the Girê Amediyê resistance.
• Commander Şerda Mazlum Gabar: Guerrillas prevent Kurdish genocide 

  YJA Star Commander Şerda Mazlum Gabar said that guerrillas prevent genocide against the Kurdish people and added: "We will not give up Kurdistan."
• Kurdistan Justice Community: Turkey continues its attacks due to Iraq's silence 

  Kurdistan Justice Community stated that the attacks of the occupying Turkish state continue due to the silence of Iraq and the inaction of the Kurdistan Region government.
• HPG: 1 infantry major and 3 soldiers were killed in Xakurkê 

  HPG announced that infantry major Osman Ayan and 3 soldiers were killed in an action of guerrilla forces in Xakurkê on 2 September. The Turkish state claimed that the infantry major died of a heart attack.
• KCK: The KDP and Barzani clan are responsible for the occupation and massacres in southern Kurdistan 

  KCK stated that the KDP and the Barzani clan have become partners in the genocide of Kurds for the sake of profit and the biggest threat to Kurdistan.
• Turkey killed 7 people in Southern Kurdistan in 3 days and silence continues 

  Turkey massacred 7 civilians in Southern Kurdistan in 3 days and neither the Iraqi government nor the Kurdistan Region authorities expressed any reaction. The continuation of silence increases the risk of massacres continuing.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Xebat Cûdî, Zamani Amanos, Serhed Jêhat and Yılmaz Dersîm 

  Guerrillas Xebat Cûdî, Zamani Amanos, Serhed Jêhat and Yılmaz Dersîm have fallen martyrs in North Kurdistan. The HPG paid tribute to the martyrs as self-sacrificing revolutionaries who fought for freedom until the last moment of their lives.
• KCK: Baghdad needs to withdraw from the agreement with Ankara 

  KCK calls on the Iraqi government, political leaders, and political parties to understand that an agreement with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan means an agreement with ISIS and is definitely not in the interests of the Iraqi people and state.