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• Nine people jailed in Şırnak 

  For allegedly participating in February 15 protests in Cizre thirteen years ago, nine people have been arrested as PKK supporters and transferred to prison in Şırnak.
• Yazidi families continue to return to Shengal despite Turkish attacks 

  Many Yazidi families staying in camps in South Kurdistan continue to return to Shengal despite all the attacks of the invading Turkish state.
• HPG pay tribute to three guerrillas fallen as martyrs in Şırnak 

  Three guerrillas, two of them women, fell as martyrs in the bombing of the Turkish army in Şırnak. The HPG have published their names and paid tribute to their struggle.
• Locals attempting to extinguish the wildfire in Dersim are threatened 

  The forest fire started by the invading Turkish army in Hozat district of Dersim province is continuing. Local people who want to put out the fire are blocked and threatened by the state officials.
• Turkish soldiers torture eight citizens under detention in Amed 

  Turkish soldiers have detained and tortured 8 local people in the Yazı (Hewre) neighbourhood in Kocaköy district of Amed (Diyarbakir).
• "The aim of the attacks on Shengal is the destruction of Kurdish consciousness" 

  Nergiz Güzel of the Council of Ethnic and Religious Identities of the Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) states that the attacks on the Shengal region are aimed at destroying any Kurdish consciousness.
• Turkish army uses chemical weapons to break the guerrilla resistance in Avaşîn 

  The invading Turkish army uses chemical weapons to break the resistance of the HPG/YJA guerrillas.
• Turkmen forces torture workers from Maxmur 

  Workers from Maxmur who were returning to their homes from Sulaymaniyah were tortured by the Turkmens.
• Iranian soldiers open fire on a group of kolbars in Hewreman, injure one 

  Iranian soldiers opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Hewreman area and injured one.
• Soldiers torture and detain villages during military operation in Kocaköy 

  Villagers were tortured and detained in the military operation launched by the Turkish army in the village of Xewre in Kocaköy, Amed.
• "We are not intimidated by Turkey’s attacks" 

  Farmer Hadi was working in his field in Penchewin when a Turkish Air Force bomb hit nearby. He is angry that the governments of South Kurdistan and Iraq do not speak out against Turkey’s attacks.
• PUK official: Turkey’s military operations in Kurdistan must be stopped immediately 

  PUK Foreign Relations Officer Şanaz İbrahim Ehmed called for an immediate end to the Turkish operations within the borders of the Federal Kurdistan Region.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish forces in Heftanîn 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck the invading Turkish army elements in the Heftanîn area, destroying a military position and a dugout.
• Turkish army burns forests, governors prevent firefighting 

  The Turkish state starts fires in Northern Kurdistan, and authorities prevent locals from extinguishing them.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks and guerrilla resistance 

  The resistance of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla against the invading Turkish state's attacks from ground and air continues unremittingly.
• YRK: Turkey spreads fear and seeks to displace our people from their country 

  “The target of the fascist Turkish state is not only Northern Kurdistan and the PKK, but the entire Kurdish people,” said the YRK and vowed to “continue our struggle unabated until we defeat the invaders of Kurdistan".
• HPG releases monthly balance: 85 Turkish soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Centre announced that 85 Turkish soldiers were killed during the past one month as part of the Cenga Xabur and Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaigns launched against the Turkish occupation.
• Autonomous Administration representative still in the hands of KDP after 76 days 

  The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 76 days.
• Turkish army carries out airstrike in South Kurdistan 

  It has been reported that warplanes of the invading Turkish army carried out an airstrike near the town of Pêncwênê in South Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Xakurke and Zap 

  Guerrillas carried out multiple actions against the Turkish troops in Xakurke and Zap regions of Medya Defense Zones.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Metina 

  Another video from the resistance against the Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan has been published on Gerîla TV. The footage shows a guerrilla action in the Metina region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• "Senar has left a great legacy to the Kurdish youth" 

  Serhat Göksu, a war veteran who died in Hamburg, left a great legacy to the youth of Kurdistan. The coordination of Komalên Ciwan pays tribute to his struggle and calls for participation in the liberation struggle.
• YJA Star strikes Turkish forces in Metina with heavy weapons 

  Women guerrillas targeted Turkish occupation forces in Metina with heavy weapons. The civilian population in Metina is targeted by artillery fire from the Turkish army.
• PKK's youth symbol: Ali Fırat 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan described HPG guerrilla Ali Fırat as "grown up with the fire of the guerrilla resistance, like practically all Afrin youth." He served as a beacon of awareness for the people.
• Border opening and tourism as a promise in the war 

  In order to win the tribal leaders in Behdînan over to its side in the fight against the guerrillas, the KDP, together with MIT, is promising economic benefits through a new border crossing and the opening of the region to tourism.