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• Buldan visits Gever: "We are the HDP, we are everywhere" 

  HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan, together with a delegation, visited the Gever district of Hakkari as part of the "We are the HDP, we are everywhere" campaign. Hundreds of people joined her on her way through the town center.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of guerrilla action in Zendura 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action against the invading Turkish soldiers in Zendura.
• Guerrilla Şerker Demar talks about the Pyramid Hill action 

  Since the launch of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign in the Medya Defense Areas, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas have carried out many successful actions against the invasion attacks of the fascist Turkish army.
• Police open fire on civilian vehicle in Kızıltepe, Mardin 

  Turkish police opened fire on a vehicle carrying six people, including three children in Kızıltepe district of Mardin province, southeast Turkey.
• PKK Committee urges people to enhance the struggle for honor 

  The PKK Committee of Solidarity with Martyrs' Families urged the families of the martyrs and the entire Kurdish people to "enhance the struggle for honor" against delivery of the body of guerrilla Mahsum Aslan by cargo.
• YJA Star guerrillas strike a Turkish secret unit in Hozat 

  Free Women’s Units (YJA Star) guerrillas carried out an action against the invading Turkish troops in the Hozat district of Dersim province in memory of the commanders Zîn Cizîr and Yılmaz Dersîm.
• DTK-DBP visits Baskale hit by the flood: “The government is being hostile” 

  A delegation from DTK and DBP paid a solidarity visit to Van's flooded Baskale district. According to DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz, the government is being hostile.
• Platform against Occupation: It's time to mobilize! 

  "Now is the time to proclaim mobilization against the Turkish state's invasion attacks," the Platform against Occupation said, urging all Kurds to unite. The petition has received 1,138 signatures so far.
• 6 soldiers killed as YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Xakurke 

  YJA Star guerrillas carried out a two-sided action against the invading Turkish soldiers in Xakurke. Six soldiers were killed, and one security camera was destroyed during the guerrilla assault in memory of Xakurke State Commander Martyr Agîd Garzan.
• Military operation and curfew in Mardin countryside 

  A curfew has been imposed on villages and hamlets in Nusaybin and Ömerli districts of Mardin as part of a military operation.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Zap, Metîna and Heftanîn 

  The People’s Defence Forces (HPG) and Free Women’s Units (YJA Star) guerrillas carried out actions against the Turkish forces in Zap, Metîna and Heftanîn. Three Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla strikes.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of guerrilla actions in Heftanin 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of two guerrilla actions that took place in Heftanin on May 1 and June 27.
• 8 soldiers killed, 3 positions destroyed in revolutionary operation 

  The People’s Defense Forces said that 8 Turkish soldiers were killed and 3 positions were destroyed in a revolutionary operation carried out by the guerrillas in dedication to Fermandar Mahsum Korkmaz.
• Extinguishing forest fires in Dersim forbidden 

  A fire set by the Turkish military in Dersim’s Hozat district has not been extinguished for five days. The population is prevented from extinguishing the flames.
• YBŞ calls for realization of 'Autonomous Shengal' 

  The Shengal Defence Units (YBŞ) issued a call for “realization of Autonomous Shengal” in a statement to mark the seventh anniversary of the ISIS genocide against Yazidis on August 3, 2014.
• Commander Çelê pays tribute to commander Cahide: "This war will be won by the strength of women" 

  Speaking about Cahide Kahraman, one of the leading female commanders of the freedom movement, Şilan Çelê, a fellow HPG commander, said: "Heval Cahide was fighting bravely against the enemy with the hope of freedom."
• Afrin Autonomous Administration condemns genocide of Yazidi in its 7th anniversary 

  Afrin Autonomous Administration held a press conference on the 7th anniversary of the ISIS genocide in Shengal and said that the UN should recognize the Shengal Autonomous Administration.
• YBŞ pays tribute to fallen fighter Qehtan Şivan Murad 

  YBŞ fighter Qehtan Şivan Murad lost his life in Shengal as a result of a traffic accident. The Yazidi resistance units pay tribute to his struggle and express their condolences to the relatives.
• Military operation and curfew in Gever 

  The Turkish army has launched a military operation in the Kurdish province of Hakkari. The area of operation includes villages in the district of Gever district, and a curfew is in effect.
• KCK: The Self-Administration and Self-Defense forces of Yazidis must be recognized 

  KCK calls upon all humanity to stand up for the Ezidi people and recognize their self-administration and self-defense forces.
• TEV-DEM: Fight against genocide should be increased 

  In a statement to mark the 7th anniversary of the genocidal attacks against Shengal, the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) called on people to increase the struggle.
• YJŞ: We can respond to attacks 

  In a statement to mark the anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide, Shengal Women's Protection Units‎ (YJŞ) said that they can respond to the attacks.
• YRK Commander Şevger: Kurds will increase their struggle 

  Eastern Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) Commander Şiyar Şevger said that Iran is attacking Kurdish patriots and families of martyrs, adding; “Yet, the Kurdish people will never lose their hope to lead a free life and will keep increasing struggle”.
• Guerrilla Leyla: Turkish army technology is under the feet of the guerrillas 

  Guerrilla Beritan Leyla said that the Turkish state set fire to the lands and places where guerrillas are located. "But these methods do not prevent the guerrillas' success. As you can see, their technologies are also under the feet of the YJA Star."
• 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 Metina region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).