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• Defend Kurdistan Initiative calls on people to join action planned for today 

  The International Defend Kurdistan Initiative held a press conference in the city of Sulaymaniyah to condemn the attack on the village of Gelale in Sherbajer on Saturday evening and called for participation in an action to be held today.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits the Laborers Party in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative which was declared to defend the fundamental rights of Kurdish people and share reaction to the war in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) has visited Laborers Party (Hizbi Zehmetkêşan) in Sulaymaniyah.
• Turkish jets bomb a civilian car in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its genocidal occupation attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Several detained during police attack on rally for Deniz Poyraz in Batman 

  In Batman, a public press rally surrounding the murder of Deniz Poyraz was broken up by force. Several people were detained, including the deposed co-mayors. The police also used force against members of parliament.
• Footage of guerrilla actions with heavy weapons in Avashin 

  Gerîla TV has published a compilation of actions carried out with heavy weapons in resistance to the Turkish occupation in Avashin region of the guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Traditionally dressed groom detained by police in Erzurum 

  In the Karayazı district of Erzurum, Turkish police detained the groom at a wedding because he was wearing traditional Kurdish clothing.
• YJA Star guerrilla Aydın: The enemy won't break the will of the Kurdish people 

  YJA Star guerrilla Viyan Sema Aydın said: "The guerrilla is resisting these attacks with great determination. No matter what the enemy does, they cannot break the will of the Kurdish people and the guerrillas."
• YRK guerrilla Kemal Şaho: Success will be ours! 

  YRK guerrilla Kemal Şaho said that the Kurdish people are under genocidal attacks in all four parts of Kurdistan and added: "We believe that we, as guerrillas, will definitely win. The success will be ours, not the enemy's."
• People's Defense Centre Headquarters sends message to Defend Kurdistan Initiative 

  The People's Defense Centre Headquarters has sent a message to the Defend Kurdistan Initiative.
• YRK announces the death of a guerrilla in East Kurdistan 

  A guerrilla group of the YRK was ambushed by Iranian forces near Banê. Guerrilla fighter Rêvan Zagros (Hezil Acun) was martyred.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits Derbendîxan for talks on the destruction of nature 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative which has been established to stop the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and to develop dialogue between Kurdish organizations has visited Derbendîxan.
• Peshmergas face pay cut for laying down arms in South Kurdistan 

  The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in South Kurdistan threatens 180 peshmergas with a pay cut after they laid down arms in the Duhok training camp to avoid a possible Kurdish civil war.
• HPJ guerrilla Avesta Cudi: Every woman has the power to change the destiny determined for her 

  Addressing women trapped within the walls of a chauvinist society, HPJ guerrilla Avesta Cudi said: "Every woman has the power to change the destiny determined for her."
• Defend Kurdistan delegation visits Rojva Autonomous Administration office in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan delegation against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan held a series of meetings and visited the Rojava Autonomous Administration Representative in Sulaymaniyah.
• YJA-Star commander Avaşîn: The Turkish army will regret coming here 

  YJA-Star commander Gulan Avaşîn spoke about the developments in the two months of resistance against the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Areas and the importance of the women's guerrilla.
• “No attack can stop the honourable struggle of the Kurdish people” 

  Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair Haci Kaçan said that the attacks of the Turkish state will not keep them back from struggling for freedom. “No life has a value to us without the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the identity of the Kurdish people."
• Press statement by the Defend Kurdistan Initiative in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative was declared to defend the fundamental rights of Kurdish people and share reaction to the war in the region.
• KCK welcomes the launch of the ‘Defend Kurdistan’ Initiative 

  KCK welcomes the increasing protests against the Turkish invasion and collaboration of the KDP in South Kurdistan and emphasizes the importance of the international initiative "Defend Kurdistan".
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out by Martyr Delal Air Defense Force on Zendura Hill 

  Gerîla TV released footage of the action carried out by Martyr Delal Air Defense Force on Zendura Hill in Metina.
• Forest fire in Medya Defense Areas continues 

  The Turkish army attacks and causes forests onf fire. The fires in the villages of Deşîşê, Teşîşê and in the Qumriye areas of Metina, in the Medya Defense Areas continue.
• Call for the release of AANES and PYD officials detained by KDP 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the PYD have demanded an urgent release of their colleagues arrested by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in South Kurdistan last week.
• Victims of Turkish drone attack buried in Sulaymaniyah 

  Four people were killed by a Turkish armed drone in southern Kurdistan on Sunday. Ebas Îbrahîm Mehmûd (Rêdûr) was buried today amid great sympathy in Sulaymaniyah. Mourning and anger prevailed at the funeral.
• Seven guerrillas fought to the death in Mamreşo 

  ANF footage shows the siege of Mamreşo. There, guerrilla fighters resisted the Turkish army and refused to surrender. They fell as a result of Turkish use of chemical weapons.
• Zagros Falcons punish 5 invaders  

  The HPG said that 5 invaders were killed and 3 were injured and added that the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla is carrying out an epic resistance in Avashin. The HPG stressed that the guerrillas did not suffer any casualties and that the invaders retreated.
• Şimal Ülkem Güneş: The struggle is not limited to the mountains 

  Şimal Ülkem Güneş from the PAJK Coordination stated that the struggle is not limited to the mountains, instead "everyone can respond to the enemy in their village, neighborhood or city."