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• Condolence visit to the family of Kevser Ete killed by Turkish chemical attack 

  Kevser Ete was one of the brave women who defeated ISIS. The Kurdish woman was murdered with poison gas by the Turkish state. HDP MP Nuran Imir visited her family in Şırnak.
• “My daughter would be alive if the KDP had not confiscated gas masks” 

  If the KDP had not confiscated the gas masks for the guerrillas, Peyam Abdullah and the other guerrillas killed by Turkish poison gas might still be alive. This is what Peyam's mother Emine said in Sulaymaniyah.
• KCK Health Committee calls on everyone to act against Turkish war crimes  

  The KCK Health Committee called on everyone to raise their voices and take action against the crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by Turkey as a result of the use of chemical weapons.
• Call for the release of activists detained in Sulaymaniyah 

  Several political refugees from Northern Kurdistan have been detained by security forces in Sulaymaniyah. The reasons for the arrests are still unclear.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  Five occupiers were killed on Thursday as guerrillas continue their resistance to the invasion of the Medya Defence Zones despite continued use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army.
• People of Hakkari keep the tradition of bartering alive 

  In the northern Kurdish province of Hakkari, old traditions such as bartering in solidarity are still alive. The sale of agricultural products does not take place through money, but through bartering based on utility value.
• IPPNW member calls for an independent committee to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  IPPNW member Dr. Jan van Aken stated that the OPCW would have to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons if Baghdad put pressure and submitted an appeal.
• Shengal Health Committee calls for international action against Turkish war crimes 

  The Shengal Health Committee called on human rights organizations to stop the Turkish use of chemical weapons against guerrilla forces in Kurdistan.
• YPS set fire to prison bus in Amed 

  The Şehîd Zelal Xerzan retaliation unit set fire to a prison bus in Amed.
• HDP Sulaymaniah representation demands release of 8 Northern Kurdish activists  

  The HDP demanded the release of 8 Northern Kurdish people detained in Sulaymaniyah on Thursday.
• New footage of Turkey using banned bombs in Medya Defense Zones  

  New footage showing the Turkish state using banned bombs in guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones has reached our agency.
• Eight people from North Kurdistan detained in Sulaymaniyah 

  Six men from northern Kurdistan were reportedly detained in an operation by the security forces in Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG: Turkey continues chemical weapons attacks without interruption 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army continues to use chemical weapons and other outlawed ordnance continuously in its invasion of Southern Kurdistan. On Wednesday, 16 such attacks on guerrilla tunnels were recorded.
• Two more videos show Turkish army using banned bombs against guerrillas 

  Two more videos were released showing the Turkish army using banned bombs against guerrillas.
• Guerrillas kill five Turkish soldiers, injure one and hit helicopter 

  Five Turkish soldiers were killed and one injured in the actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas. One Skorsky helicopter was also hit.
• Shengal Autonomous Assembly urges Yazidis to protest Turkish chemical attacks 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly has urged the Yazidi people to stage protests against the chemical attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state.
• Goran’s quest, from Kirkuk to Besta 

  Goran Mihemed (Serkewt) from South Kurdistan, believed in the necessity of being a guerrilla. He fought from Kirkuk to Besta, where he fell as a martyr.
• Car bomb against Yazidi security forces in Shengal injures four people  

  Four people were injured in a car bomb attack on the Yazidi security forces in Shengal, including two civilians.
• HSM publishes names of 17 guerrillas killed by Turkish chemical weapons 

  The People's Defense Centre (HSM) published the names of 17 guerrillas killed in Turkey’s chemical weapons attacks and accuses the international community of being responsible for the expansion of Turkey's chemical weapons operations.
• Explosion kills two children in Kirkuk 

  Two children were killed and two others injured in the explosion of a bomb in the village of Edliye near Kirkuk.
• KODAR: Uprising in Iran has reached a point of no return 

  The KODAR said that the uprising in Iran and East Kurdistan had reached a point of no return with its determined and disciplined stance.
• Femicides increasing in South Kurdistan 

  A 14-year-old was shot dead in Kifrî in South Kurdistan. Her father is suspected of having killed her. He's on the run.
• HPG releases six-month balance sheet: 2346 soldiers killed, ten helicopters shot down 

  The HPG published a six-month balance sheet, according to which, 2346 soldiers were killed in 2256 guerrilla actions during the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defence Zones. 153 guerrilla fighters fell as martyrs.
• KODAR co-chair Gulan Fehim: People in Rojhilat and Iran are demanding freedom 

  KODAR co-chair Gulan Fehim said that the main demand of the serhildan, which has been going on for a month in Iran, is freedom, and added: "Our people should rely on their own strength without relying on any foreign power."
• Turkish bombing heavily injures a civilian in Bradost 

  The Turkish regime continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.