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• Gerîla TV releases footage of action by YJA Star 

  Gerîla TV released footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas against the invading Turkish soldiers in Girê Dupişk, in Heftanin on 17 June.
• Guerrilla action in Avashin leaves many Turkish soldiers dead 

  Fierce clashes took place in Avashin in the Medya Defense Areas. It was stated that dozens of invading Turkish soldiers were killed as a result of an action carried out by the guerrillas from 4 different places.
• HPG: Occupiers repelled from the battle tunnels 

  At Girê Sor in Avaşîn, the guerrillas once again thwarted the Turkish army's attempt to penetrate the underground defense positions. The occupying forces were forced to partially retreat.
• HPG announces identity of guerrilla martyred in Amed 

  Guerrilla fighter Armanç Cudi was martyred on May 18 during a Turkish army military operation in Amed. HPG announced his identity, paying tribute to his struggle.
• Five years of state of emergency in Van province 

  For five years, the state of emergency and the ban on assemblies in the major city of Van have been extended at two-week intervals.
• Guerrilla Vejin Agirî, a torch that will never go out 

  Vejin Agirî has devoted herself to the freedom of Kurdistan, like thousands of young men and women who became immortal in the mountains of freedom.
• HPG: Turkish army uses chemical warfare agents 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army attacked the guerrillas' tunnel facilities in Avaşîn with chemical warfare agents. The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion.
• Pregnant woman tortured by police during house raid 

  The Turkish police tortured Hatice Baykara, who is 8 months pregnant, during a police raid in İdil district of Şırnak, Turkey’s southeast.
• Guerrillas shoot down Turkish killer drone Bayraktar TB2 

  Guerrillas have shot down a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone. The killer drone is considered the most modern flagship of the Turkish Air Force and Erdoğan's personal pride.
• HPG commemorates four guerrillas martyred in Zap 

  The HPG published the names of three guerrilla fighters who died in the Zap region four years ago.
• No news about the three North and East Syria politicians detained in Hewlêr 36 days ago 

  On June 10, a representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and two PYD members were arrested at the airport in Hewlêr. 36 days have passed and there is still no news about the three political representatives.
• HPG: 5 invaders killed; 2 positions destroyed in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish army starts fires in the Kurdish region 

  A fire broke out in the fields near the Tigris River as a result of a fire opened from Akdizgin military outpost in Güçlükonak district of Şırnak.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action by YJA Star guerrillas in Avashin  

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the invading Turkish army in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrilla Dilgeş calls on the people of Behdinan to stand up against Turkish attacks 

  YJA Star guerrilla, Rûken Dilgeş, calls on the people of the southern Kurdish region of Behdinan to rise up against the Turkish invasion.
• PKK: The problems faced by the PUK should be resolved before the party gets hurt 

  The PKK Foreign Relations Committee stated that it is fully confident that the authorized mechanisms of the party elected at the PUK congress will resolve the emerging crisis within the PUK through party law and national responsibility.
• Power struggle within the PUK affecting the party 

  The power struggle within the Talabani dynasty is affecting the PUK.
• YJA Star carries out actions in memory of July 14 Prison Resistance 

  The Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas have carried out actions in memory of the July 14 Great Death Fast Resistance. 4 soldiers were killed, 2 positions and 2 surveillance cameras were destroyed during the actions.
• YJA Star guerrilla Destina: The strength of women will lead us to success 

  YJA Star guerrilla Destina said: "Our goal is to drive the enemy out of Kurdistan and live freely in these mountains. The strength that will lead us to success against these attacks is the strength of women."
• HSM: We will crown resistance with victory 

  The People's Defense Centre (HSM) Headquarter has released a written statement to commemorate the Great Death Fast resistance in Amed prison on July 14, 1982.
• "Victory of the guerrillas will be a second revolution of humanity" 

  A commander of the women's guerrilla force YJA Star, Melsa Muş, talks about the developments in the Medya Defense Zones and about the successful resistance against the Turkish invasion.
• HPG: People are forced to leave their villages in Van countryside 

  HPG said that the Turkish state puts pressure on the local people in the Geliyê Masiro area in Çatak district of Van to leave their villages and highlands. The HPG urged the public to take a stand.
• YJA Star guerrilla Mizgin Amed says the hunger strike in prison is a source of strength 

  Speaking about the 14 July resistance, YJA Star guerrilla Mizgin Amed drew attention to the situation of the prisoners on hunger strike and said that the tradition of resistance continues and that this is a source of strength for them.
• HPG guerrilla Amed: Success will be ours 

  HPG guerrilla Dijraber Amed takes part in the Cenga Xabur resistance and says that the war and resistance in the region has reached its peak guided by the philosophy of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG announces identity of guerrilla who fell a martyr in Medya Defense Areas 

  Guerrilla Emrah Yıldızer (Dewran Gilîdax) fell a martyr in a Turkish air strike on the Medya Defense Areas. The HPG express their condolences to his family.