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• HDP Hakkari branch protests against racist attacks against Kurds 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party Hakkari provincial organisation held the AKP-MHP bloc responsible for the racist attacks against the Kurds and invited the democratic circles to a common struggle.
• KNK: We must stand against occupation together! 

  KNK Co-Chair Zeyneb Murad said that there is a ground for national unity in South Kurdistan adding, “All Kurdistan parties must take a stand against attacks and occupation.”
• Footage of guerrilla action which left 5 Turkish soldiers dead 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish occupation forces in the region of Avashin earlier this month.
• Successful guerrilla actions by YJA Star 

  In memory of commander Zelal Sîdem, who fell a year ago, a female sniper shot and killed a member of the Turkish occupation forces in Heftanîn. Three more soldiers were killed in sabotage operations by the YJA Star guerrillas in Avaşîn.
• Pictures of village hit by Turkish army show destruction 

  After the attack carried out by the invading Turkish state on the village of Seraro in Behdinan, the situation was recorded with cameras.
• YJA Star guerrilla Sara Cudi portraits the resistance with her dance 

  YJA Star guerrilla Sara Cudi portraits the resistance against the invading Turkish state in Kurdistan with her dance.
• HPG publishes three-month balance sheet of war 

  HPG published a three-month war balance. According to the report, guerrillas have carried out 398 actions since the beginning of the Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan and 494 soldiers have been killed. 63 guerrillas have also fallen.
• HPG reports skirmish between guerrillas and KDP in Metîna 

  HPG reported that Metîna saw a brief skirmish with KDP forces in the course of a troop concentration. Heavy weapons fire has ignited a wildfire and the area is being overflown by the Turkish air force.
• KDP makes further preparations 

  South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP is making further preparations for active participation in the Turkish invasion. Only public pressure can prevent the KDP from triggering a Kurdish civil war.
• Batûfa Çekdar: Turkish army cannot fight 

  The Turkish army calls itself the strongest NATO army, but it is not able to fight against guerrillas in the area of operation. Therefore, it uses mercenaries from Syria, contras and village guards.
• Guerrillas hit helicopter in Werxelê  

  A helicopter that attacked the Werxelê region of Zap in the Medya Defense Zones was hit by guerrilla forces.
• Sozdar Avesta: Autonomy is a right for the Yazidis in Shengal 

  In a written message to the congress of the Democratic Autonomous Council of Shengal (MXDŞ), KCK Presidential Council Member Sozdar Avesta said, “Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has entrusted the Yazidis in Shengal to us."
• HPG: Turkish troops attacking battle tunnels repulsed 

  The invading Turkish troops attacked the battle tunnels in Avaşin and were forced to retreat following the resistance of the guerrillas.
• The Semalka Border Crossing issue and its actors 

  New regulations have been introduced by a MIT-KDP alliance for the Semalka border crossing between Rojava and South Kurdistan, where there have been constant problems since 2013.
• Culture and Art Movement presents play promoting national unity in Dêrik 

  The play "Çima" was staged by the Culture and Art Movement at the Dicle Culture and Art Center in Dêrik.
• HPG: 3 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Metina 

  The guerrillas carried a two-sided action against the Turkish troops on the Koordine Hill in Metîna. 3 Turkish soldiers were killed, 1 surveillance camera was destroyed in the action organized with the guerrilla tactics of new era.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Metina 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish occupation forces in the region of Metina earlier this month.
• Life in Kurdistan means resistance 

  Just as the Kurdistan guerrillas are resisting, so is the nature of Kurdistan resisting in a historical war against fire. This is why, life in Kurdistan means resistance.
• Guerrillas push Turkish troops back in Avaşîn 

  The guerrillas struck the Turkish troops who sought to position themselves around the battle tunnels in Avaşîn's Girê Sor area.
• HPG: Turkish army uses poisonous gas in Werxele 

  The invading Turkish army attacked the battle tunnels in the Werxelê area of Avaşîn with explosives and toxic gases.
• Sexual violence in Quran course in Muş 

  Following the suspicious death of a child in a Quran course in Muş, several acts of sexual violence by religious scholars have come to light.
• HPG/YJA guerrillas strike Turkish troops with heavy weapons 

  The People's Defense Forces (HPG) and the Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas carried out actions against the invading Turkish army in Avasin using heavy weapons.
• At least 15 sheep killed by cluster bomb in Gever 

  In the Kurdish district of Gever, at least 15 sheep were killed when an unexploded cluster bomb detonated; the two shepherds were unharmed.
• HPG: Nine Turkish soldiers killed in Avashin 

  Nine members of the Turkish occupation forces have been killed in a major attack by the guerrillas in Avashin region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Guerrilla Asos: "Our war has two pillars, the guerrillas and the people. United we'll win" 

  “The revolutionary people's war is based on two pillars. One is the guerrillas, the other is the people,” said YRK fighter Mêrxaz Asos, pointing out that nobody can just be a spectator during the war in Kurdistan.