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• KNK meets Speaker of KRG Parliament: We are against civil war 

  KNK co-chair Ahmed Qeremus visited Rewaz Fayeq, speaker of the South Kurdistan parliament in Hewlêr [Erbil] to discuss possible solutions in view of the threat of civil war.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Armed forces of the Barzani family abduct four local people 

  While the reason for the abductions is not known, local people are of the opinion that KDP forces engage in illegal activities to intimidate and suppress the residents of the region.
• Turkey bombs villages in Kandil and Bradost 

  The invading Turkish state carried out air strikes against many villages in the regions of Kandil and Bradost in South Kurdistan.
• Police raid houses, point a gun at children in Amed 

  The number of people detained in Amed (Diyarbakir) rose to 12. Turkish police raided houses, pointed guns at children.
• "Shengal agreement planned by Turkey, implemented by and KDP" 

  Emin Eliko assessed the agreement signed between Baghdad and Hewler regarding Shengal and said that the agreement has been planned by the Turkish state and implemented by the KDP.
• Growing reaction against KDP: Stay away from fratricidal war! 

  Rojava peoples blame the KDP for acting in line with the interests of the Turkish state and call on the KDP to "stay away from a fratricidal war".
• Four heroes of Pirbula 

  In memory of four heroes who were martyred in Heftanin: Mazlum Rojhilat, Warşin Avaşin, Ferman Memyan and Sorxwin Amed...
• Guerrilla Şerzan Kato, a child of Kurdistan 

  Mazlum Duman uses the name of Şerzan Kato in the guerrilla. He showed great resistance against the enemy who oppressed his family and people and joined the caravan of martyrs in Botan.
• Invaders enter Pirbula and Banikê village in Heftanin 

  The Turkish state's invasion and genocide attacks on South Kurdistan continue. The invaders entered the hillside of Pirbula and the village of Banikê in Heftanin.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  HPG Press Center announced that three Turkish soldiers were killed in actions organized within the scope of Cenga Heftanin.
• Aerial activity over Maxmur Camp 

  Reconnaissance drones and fighter planes of unknown origin circle above the Maxmur Refugee Camp in Southern Kurdistan.
• "Why on earth is the KDP coming to Shengal?" 

  Council of Duholê co-chair Salih Yazdin Xelo said that the KDP betrayed Shengal in 1972 and 2014 and continues the betrayal today through recent attacks. Xelo asks "Why on earth is the KDP coming to Shengal?".
• Female journalists: KRG's statements target Kurdish unity 

  Journalists in Rojava call upon the KDP to stop its collaboration with the Turkish state and to defend the lands of Kurdistan against the enemy.
• Bodies of two female guerrillas handed over to families 

  The bodies of guerrillas Gülistan Şahin and Hunav Ayhan, who were anonymously buried in Mardin, have been exhumed and are transferred by relatives to their homes for burial.
• KDP's military build-up continues 

  KDP's military build-up continues, shepherds are forced to be agents
• Military operation underway in Ahpanos Valley in Dersim 

  The invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Ahpanos Valley in Dersim and the region of Aliboğazı.
• Kurdish Initiative Against a Turkish Invasion of South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish Initiative Against a Turkish Invasion in South Kurdistan has released a report called “Avoiding a new war in South Kurdistan”.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in rural Zakho, Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people across the lands of Kurdistan.
• Yazidis in Shengal urge the KDP to “stop betrayal” 

  Yazidis criticized the KDP which aims to leave Shengal without status with the agreement signed with Baghdad, emphasizing that the KDP always betrayed the Yazidis and called for the KDP to take a step back.
• Turkey’s attacks on Southern Kurdistan continue 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against Kurdistan lands.
• Yazidis call on US, EU, UN to take action against Turkey 

  Yazidi organisations appeal to UN, the USA and the European Union to "take immediate action against air strikes by the Turkish state in Sinjar (Shengal)." 
• Turkish police point a gun at women during house raids 

  Turkish police threaten Kudret Adıyaman and Esmer Tunç with gun during the political genocide operation in Cizre.
• 15-year-old boy murdered in Germiyan 

  A 15-year-old boy was murdered in the village of Qelatepe in the city of Germiyan.
• Nasr al-Mubin: MIT and KDP killed a civilian in Shengal 

  Nasr al-Mubin forces announced that a civilian was martyred and one of their fighters was injured in Sunday’s attack, holding Turkey’s MIT and KDP responsible.