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• PKK appeals to the people: “Do not leave the country, resist for freedom” 

  In view of the dramatic situation at the EU's external border, the PKK urged the people of South Kurdistan not to leave the country. PKK called upon the KDP government to create dignified living conditions for all people and eliminate the reasons for the
• Hill Kartal and the guerrilla struggle 

  Hill Kartal is an important position for both the Turkish army and the guerrillas. While the guerrillas there supported their companions in Mamreşo, Girê Sor and Süleyman hills, they also mounted major resistance in the battle tunnels.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army.
• World Human Rights Organization to carry out investigation on Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The World Human Rights Organization, which carries out its work in the US, said that they have decided to conduct research in areas where the Turkish state used chemical weapons.
• Former HDP deputy arrested on terror charges 

  HDP politician Behçet Yıldırım has been arrested. The former parliamentarian is accused of PKK membership. Attendance at funerals is being used as evidence.
• Posters with names of Seyit Riza and comrades-in-arms removed in Dersim 

  Even 84 years after the execution of Seyit Riza and his comrades-in-arms, the Turkish state apparently still sees a threat to its security. Posters with names and the demand to reveal the place of burial were removed in Dersim.
• KJK: The dignified and free Kurdish people will be victorious 

  While the three victims of Tuesday’s Turkish drone attack were buried in Qamishlo today, the KJK declared that with the Gulo family, Kurdish patriots who insist on a free life are being deliberately and specifically targeted.
• Young people joining the PKK vow to expand resistance in the free mountains 

  A group of young people who have joined the PKK vowed to expand the resistance in free mountains and called on “our people and the honourable Kurdish youth to join the guerrilla and take part in this historic resistance”.
• HDP protests the detention of party members in Amed 

  “HDP is the representative of the peoples and an interlocutor of the solution. No matter what they do, they will not get results. Democratic politics and HDP will become stronger.”
• Five detained in Siirt 

  Raids have taken place in the province of Siirt for alleged "propaganda for a terrorist organization." At least five people were taken into custody.
• Protest in Maxmur against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  The Maxmur Education Committee protested against Turkey’s chemical weapons attacks and called upon the Kurdish people to resist the genocidal Turkish state.
• Turkish military activity continues in Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish army is continuing its attacks against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrillas: "The enemy has no strength to break our determination" 

  Fighters from the women's guerrilla YJA Star report on the past six months of resistance in the Medya Defense Areas.
• Four activists from Behdinan sentenced to prison in Hewler 

  4 jailed activists from Behdinan have received jail time in a Hewler court, South Kurdistan.
• Autonomous Assembly calls on Yazidis to return to Shengal 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly called for the Yazidis to return to Shengal.
• Guerrillas are mounting rare resistance in South Kurdistan 

  YJA Star guerrilla Dr. Rûken Samsun stated that the guerrilla resistance in Werxelê is a rare event in world history, adding, “The will and faith of our friends gives us strength.”
• KCK calls for increased struggle against the isolation and torture system on Imrali 

  “The Council of Europe and the CPT are not taking a clear stance, although the Turkish state is not abiding by any laws on Imrali and has established a torture system there,” said the KCK, holding both institutions responsible for the tyranny in Imralı.
• Iranian forces murder a Kurdish youngster 

  Fire opened by Iranian forces killed a 15-year-old youngster and injured a young woman.
• Halabja Association Against Chemical Weapons member slams Turkish chemical attacks 

  Rubar Mihemed, a member of the High Council of the Halabja Association Against Chemical Weapons, condemned the silence towards the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan.
• HPG commander Rûstem Botan: The Turkish army won't succeed  

  HPG commander Rûstem Botan said that the Turkish army cannot succeed against the guerrillas, no matter what weapons and technology it uses.
• Protest in Binarê Qendîl against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  A protest rally against Turkish chemical weapons use has taken place in the self-governing southern Kurdish region of Binarê Qendîl.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish attack helicopter in Zap 

  The guerrillas hit a Turkish attack helicopter in the Zap region and forced it to turn back. A bombardment against the Tîpa T area was thus prevented.
• PUK dismisses co-president Lahur Sheikh Jangi 

  The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s Politburo in South Kurdistan (North Iraq) announced the dismissal of co-chair Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani and some other members.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• KCK calls for international investigations in the guerrilla areas of South Kurdistan 

  The KCK Health Committee appealed the OPCW and Doctors Without Borders to investigate Turkey's use of chemical weapons in the guerrilla areas of South Kurdistan as soon as possible, saying they are ready to provide all necessary support and assistance.