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• PADÊ protests decision by Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council to close the party  

  PADÊ protested the decision of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council to close it down, saying that they are a party established in accordance with the law and demanding that this decision be reviewed.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Çiçek Şiya Amed  

  Çiçek Şiya Amed was killed in an enemy attack in Metîna. The HPG paid tribute to the fallen guerrilla in a statement, saying she was an exemplary militant of the Free Women’s Units (YJA Star).
• YBŞ pays tribute to fighter Demhat Ereb 

  According to the Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ), fighter Demhat Ereb died in an accident.
• MXDŞ: The decision to shut down PADÊ is a disrespect to the will of the Yazidis 

  In a statement on the Iraqi judiciary's decision to close the Yazidi party PADÊ, MXDŞ stated that Iraq's decision to shut down PADÊ on the anniversary of the Yazidi genocide is a disrespect to the will of the Yazidis.
• Turkish army builds 9 new bases in South Kurdistan 

  184 families were displaced from their homes and dispossessed of 830 acres of land after the Turkish attacks on Duhok. The occupying army built 9 new bases in the region.
• More actions by guerrillas in South Kurdistan 

  A Turkish soldier was killed and four others were injured during guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan. The guerrillas also targeted military equipment and destroyed, among other things, an ammunition depot.
• Martyrs of Herekol buried 

  Benda Amed, Destîna Botan and Baran Xemlîn were killed in an attack by the Turkish army in the Herekol region at the end of July. Relatives have finally received their remains and have been able to bury them.
• The role of village guards in the Turkish invasion plan 

  The Kurdish freedom movement repeatedly warns village guards not to take part in military operations and not to spill blood. But in the current war, some village guards are attacking more than the Turkish soldiers.
• HPG publishes balance sheet for the month of July 

  The HPG published the war balance for July. In the 205 actions carried out by the guerrillas from air and land, 1 UAV and 2 helicopters were shot down, while Turkish soldiers were killed.
• Weddings in Van will now be subject to gendarmerie permission 

  The district governor's office sent a letter to the mukhtars in the Bahçesaray district of Van, requesting that they be notified of every wedding to be held two days in advance.
• HPG: Actions in Botan and Zap  

  According to the HPG, guerrillas have killed seven soldiers of the Turkish army in northern and southern Kurdistan. The HPG also published additional information on casualties in Botan.
• New Turkish army operation in Tanînê and Bêlatê 

  The Turkish army launched an occupation operation in Heftanîr and Çelê districts.
• March in Shengal: 'From Genocide and Slavery to Autonomy and Freedom'  

  Thousands of people marched in Shengal under the motto 'From Genocide and Slavery to Autonomy and Freedom', chanting slogans against the KDP betrayal.
• KONGRA-GEL: Turkey-Barzani-ISIS alliance will fail 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency Council made a statement on the anniversary of 3 August 2014 Shengal Genocide and drew attention to the plans of the Turkish state within the framework of alliance with Barzani family and ISIS.
• DAANES calls for international recognition of the Shengal massacre as genocide 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria called on the international community to recognise the Shengal massacre as genocide.
• PUK President Bafil Talabani: Yazidi Genocide is a great pain in the hearts of all of us 

  PUK President Bafil Talabani said, "The genocide of Yazidis by ISIS terrorists is an unforgettable crime and a great pain in the hearts of all of us."
• Victims of genocide remembered in Shengal 

  Life came to a standstill and a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the 2014 genocide in Shengal.
• YBŞ and YJŞ hold memorial for martyrs of Shengal  

  The YBŞ, YJŞ fighters and the Êzidxan Public Security organized a military ceremony on the 10th anniversary of the 3 August genocide.
• Kurdish traffic warning writings in Cizre erased 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak province, Kurdish traffic warnings written by the municipality on pedestrian crossings were removed on the instruction of the Ministry of Interior.
• Historical resistance by guerrillas - Part Three 

  Sterk TV series about life inside a historical guerrilla resistance in the Medya Defense Areas in 2022 published with English subtitles by the Internationalist Commune of Rojava.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Benda Amed, Destîna Botan and Baran Xemlîn  

  Guerrillas Benda Amed, Destîna Botan and Baran Xemlîn were killed in an attack by the Turkish army in Botan.
• Young kolbar killed without warning by Iran border forces in Marivan 

  Asaad Afranjeh was shot and killed by Iranian border guards in Marivan, Kurdistan province, late on 31 July.
• Images of an UCAV downed in Southern Kurdistan  

  Footage of an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle shot down near a village in Pênciwên district of Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) was published.
• DEM Party Van Provincial co-chairs released 

  Fourteen people, including DEM Party Van Provincial co-chairs Veysi Dilekçi and Gülşen Kurt, were released on Wednesday.
• People of Batman rewrite the erased traffic warning signs in Kurdish 

  In Batman, people in Kurdish rewrote the traffic warning signs in Kurdish, which had been erased by the police, accompanied by songs and slogans.