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• PKK: 38th year of struggle will be a year of greater achievements! 

  “Based on the revolutionary people's war strategy, our movement and people will mobilize all their strength and energy for a revolutionary war against AKP-MHP fascism in the 38th Year of Struggle,” said the PKK.
• DTK-DBP delegation meets people in Hakkari 

  A delegation of the Democratic Society Congress and the Democratic Regions Party met people in Bawenis, Sore, Dara and Şişemzina in Yüksekova district of Hakkari within “We organise against fascism” meetings.
• Mothers of guerrillas demand explanation for three missing guerrillas 

  Guerrilla mothers called on the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to explain the aftermath of the guerrillas who have been unaccounted since they were attacked by KDP forces in Xelifan district of South Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Zap 

  The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Centre reported that guerrilla units hit a Turkish military position in the Zap region to mark the 15 August Initiative.
• Guerîla TV releases footage of action carried out in Heftanin on 1 August 

  Guerîla TV broadcast the footage of an action carried out by guerrillas in Heftanin on 1 August.
• Guerrilla Êrîş Serhed: The area is under the control of the guerrillas 

  Guerrilla Êrîş Serhed talked about the military developments in the fight against the Turkish invasion in the southern Kurdish Medya Defense Areas and said that the guerrillas are able to fight everywhere and defeat the enemy.
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed in Ağrı countryside 

  Several soldiers were killed as HPG and YJA Star guerrillas carried out various actions against the Turkish army. The occupation forces in Avaşîn have been trying for days to penetrate the guerrilla tunnel in Werxelê with chemical weapons.
• People protest against water shortage in Hewler 

  While the residents of the neighbourhood stated that they were protesting for clean water, KDP forces accused the activists of “being affiliated with a political force”.
• Names of Serhad martyrs published 

  HPG published the names of five martyrs and paid tribute to the struggle of Nûda, Mîraz, Xwînrêj Teyî, Xwînrêj Şiyar and Azad as setting the direction for the Serhad region.
• Autonomous Administration Cihad Hesen still in the hands of Hewler authorities after 63 days 

  The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 63 days.
• Protest in Amed against delivery of guerrilla remains by post 

  The solidarity association MEBYA-DER has been banned from denouncing the Turkish authorities' degrading treatment of the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters in front of the human rights monument in Amed.
• Relief supplies sent to the flooded area in Van 

  The Alliance for Democracy and Labor in Van has sent seven transports with relief supplies to the flooded areas in the surrounding region. Engineer Firat Durmaz accompanied the transport and called for an immediate emergency plan.
• HPG announces identities of the three missing guerrillas 

  The HPG announced the identities of the three guerrillas missing in the Xelîfan region of southern Kurdistan. Contact with the unit had broken off after an attack by the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP forces.
• Guerrilla forces strike Turkish troops in Heftanîn  

  Guerrilla forces have carried out two actions with heavy weapons against the invading Turkish soldiers in Heftanîn's Girê Dûpişk area.
• HPG says two Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke and Avaşîn 

  At least two Turkish soldiers were killed in actions carried out by guerrillas in Xakurke and Avaşîn. The Turkish army has, meanwhile, used chemical weapons and explosives again in the Werxelê tunnel.
• Family of missing guerrilla expects an explanation from KDP  

  The family of People's Defence Forces (HPG) guerrilla Dijwar Berxwedan, who went missing after an attack by the KDP on July 26, expects an official explanation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
• HSM congratulates Dersim and Botan Commands for successful actions 

  “We believe that the new era of guerrilla activity will become more practical, and that greater success will be achieved in the march to victory,” said the HSM Headquarters Command.
• Ten soldiers killed in guerrilla sabotage in Van 

  Ten soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Van during a sabotage action of the women's guerrilla force YJA Star against an armored personnel carrier.
• Prosecutor orders removal of posters with names of massacre victims 

  Memorial posters with the names of members of the Kurdish Dedeoğulları family attached to HDP Van party buildings have been removed at the behest of the public prosecutor's office. The authority sees a "danger to public security".
• Names of three fallen guerrillas announced 

  HPG announced the death of three guerrilla fighters. Bawer Eruh and Ronî Dêrik were martyred in June in the Medya defense Zones, while Cîlo Reşo fell on August 5 in a battle against the Turkish army in Mardin.
• Remembering journalist Deniz Firat 

  Deniz Firat was one of the first journalists to report on ISIS attacks in Kurdistan. On August 8, 2014, she reported for the last time by telephone from the front in the Maxmur refugee camp and was hit by a piece of mortar shell.
• Fascists and police kill two Kurds in Rojhilat 

  Two Kurds were killed in a racist attack by Azeri fascists and Iranian regime forces in the city of Neqed in Rojhilat.
• DTK and DBP: All solutions pass through the Kurdish question 

  DTK Co-Chairs Berdan Öztürk and DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz met with NGOs in Hakkari and stated, "No problem can be solved unless the Kurdish question is tackled," highlighting the role of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG reports sabotage actions in Heftanîn marking August 15 

  At least six members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in sabotage actions by Kurdish guerrillas in southern Kurdistan. The actions took place to mark the beginning of the armed struggle 37 years ago.
• Female politicians: “Kurds only believe in the guerrilla” 

  The women politicians declared that they totally believe in the guerilla, despite the Turkish state's desire to target the existence of Kurds fighting for their freedom by invading Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).