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• Duhok court sentences young man for social media posts 

  A Duhok Court under the authority of the KDP sentenced a young man named Xelat Sindi to 6 months in prison for his posts on social media networks.
• HDP delegation visits South Kurdistan 

  HDP has sent a delegation to southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) for talks with officials.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Zap 

  People’s Defence Forces Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that the Turkish forces were targeted with heavy weapons in the Zap region and “the targets were hit successfully”.
• 'The Kurdish people will not disappear with bombs' 

  Zimnako Mihemed Emin said that the Turkish state wants to destroy the Kurdish people by attacking South Kurdistan and added: "The Turkish state wants to end the Kurds, but they should know that this people will not be destroyed by bombardments."
• Kurd tortured to death in Tehran prison 

  A 23-year-old Kurd has been tortured to death in Fashafoyeh Prison, south of Tehran.
• Condition of Behdinan prisoners getting worse 

  The action of the prisoners is on its 20th day.
• HPG reports continued bombardments in South Kurdistan 

  The HPG reported continued air and ground attacks by the Turkish army in guerrilla and settlement areas in Southern Kurdistan. Houses and cultivated land have been destroyed in several villages, and an unknown number of families have left the region.
• Cihad Hesen arrested by KDP not heard from for 109 days 

  There has been no trace of Cihad Hesen for 109 days. The Hewlêr representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was arrested by KDP’s security forces in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on June 10.
• HPG pays tribute to martyr Zal Shengal Gabar 

  HPG guerrilla Zal Shengal Gabar fell as a martyr after a successful action against the Turkish army in Beytüşşebap when he made it possible for his companions to safely withdraw from the attack area.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions and Turkish occupation attacks 

  The resistance against the Turkish invasion in Southern Kurdistan continues. As reported by the HPG, YJA Star guerrillas targeted summit positions of the occupation forces in Mamreşo. Continued air and ground attacks are reported from Avaşîn.
• Flooding hits Tuşba, causing material damage 

  Many houses in the Tuşba district's Seyrantepe and Beyüzümü neighbourhoods have become unusable as a result of the flood disaster.
• Women from Şırnak: “Hands off our land” 

  Women in the town of Balveren responded to the destruction of nature and the burning of forests by saying, "Once again, they try to remove us from our land, but we will not give up; they should get their hands off our land."
• Civilian injured in Turkish attack on Metina 

  The Turkish army has once again bombed the village of Hiror in Metîna. A 55-year-old resident was seriously injured and hospitalized.
• HPG publishes identities of three guerrillas martyred in Turkish chemical attack 

  Three guerrilla fighters were killed by a Turkish chemical weapons attack on September 3. HPG published the identities of the three guerrillas martyred in Avaşîn.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish attack helicopter in Zap 

  Guerrilla forces continue inflicting blows on the invading Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG publishes monthly balance sheet of war 

  According to the monthly balance sheet of war published by HPG, guerrillas carried out 95 actions and at least 71 soldiers were killed and large quantities of military equipment were destroyed or confiscated.
• 15 political parties and civil society organizations call for an end to Turkish state attacks 

  The representatives of 15 political parties and civil society organizations made a statement against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state and called on people to attend the actions and activities to be held in Sulaymaniyah.
• Detained kolbars handed over to Iran 

  The bodies of two kolbars killed in a Turkish airstrike on Iranian territory have been handed over to their relatives. Nine other kolbars who were detained by the military have been handed over to the regime.
• HPG: Two guerrillas were martyred in Turkish bombardment in Botan 

  HPG guerrillas Xebat Leheng and Şoreş Gilîdax were martyred in an attack by the Turkish army in the Botan region of northern Kurdistan in August.
• HPG: At least two Turkish soldiers were killed in Avaşin 

  HPG reported that at least two Turkish soldiers were killed in a sabotage action by the guerrillas in Avaşin.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Metina 

  At least three Turkish soldiers were killed as guerrillas hit a Turkish military unit in Metina region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Remembering guerrilla Aryena Botan 

  Aryena Botan, who joined the guerrillas in 2014 and became a commander in the mountains where the Kurds lived for thousands of years, left a long and bright path to women and youth.
• People of Maxmur call for action against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  Residents of the Maxmur refugee camp have called on the Iraqi government to act against the use of chemical weapons in the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Zap and Avaşin 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions against Turkish military forces in the Zap and Avaşin areas. One Turkish soldier was killed, and a military position was destroyed.
• HPG releases identity of guerrilla martyred in chemical attack by the Turkish state 

  HPG announced the identity of the guerrilla who fell as a martyr as a result of the attacks with chemical gas carried out by the Turkish state in the Avaşîn area on 7 July.