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• HPG disclose identities of 3 guerrillas fallen in Heftanin 

  HPG announced the identity of the three guerrillas who fell martyr in Heftanin on 10 July and said: "Undoubtedly, those who lead this historic resistance are our heroic martyrs who are indomitable fighters."
• In memory of 4 freedom fighters... 

  In memory of guerrillas Peyman Axin, Zenda Destina, Serdar Mordem and Rezan Tendürek.
• Guerrilla Ronya speaks about the martyrs of Heftanîn 

  YJA Star guerrilla Hêvî Ronya talked about the guerrillas who had fallen martyrs in the resistance against the Turkish invasion attacks in Heftanîn. 
• Guerrilla Evren: A united struggle will defeat isolation  

  HPG guerrilla Kawa Evren said that they will fulfil their duty to end the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Öcalan.
• HPG commander Egîd Civyan laid to rest in Gever 

  Guerrilla commander Egîd Civyan was laid to rest in his village in Gever. Only three family members were allowed to attend the funeral of the man who saved 150,000 Yazidis from the ISIS.
• The story of guerrilla Şerzan Kato 

  Guerrilla Şerzan Kato joined the ranks in 2012 in order to fight those who wanted to end his people. He fell martyr in 2019 in the area of Botan, his last place of duty.
• Songs don't stop in Heftanin 

  Fighters held on on a song and marched in Cenga Heftanin. Four months ago. It started like this, it continues with war and a song.
• Shengalis reject agreement between Baghdad and KRG 

  Describing the agreement between the Baghdad government and the Kurdistan regional government as a crime against Yazidi people after the Shengal massacre in 2014, Shengalis emphasize that they reject the agreement.
• Mehmud Osman: The source of the problems is the Turkish state 

  Iran, Turkey and Syria deny the existence of the Kurds and the Kurdish issue, says Mehmud Osman a former member of the KRG parliament.
• Guerrilla Baran: Don’t play into the hands of the government 

  Guerrilla Egîd Baran called out to his family: "Don’t play into the hands of the government; go and sit in front of the AKP City building for peace."
• HSM announces the martyrdom of commander Egîd Civyan 

  Guerrilla commander Egîd Civyan fell a martyr in Van. In 2014, he led the guerrilla operation against the ISIS in Shengal and thus made a decisive contribution to saving 150,000 Yazidis from genocide.
• Protest in Shengal against agreement between Baghdad and Hewlêr 

  In Shengal there was a protest against the agreement on the future of the Yazidi settlement area concluded between the governments of Iraq and the autonomous region of Southern Kurdistan.
• KCK warns against continuation of the Yazidi genocide 

  "Whoever has conduced to Yazidi women being sold in slave markets cannot make decisions about the Yazidi people and Shengal," said the KCK in reference to the Shengal agreement concluded between Baghdad and the KDP government.
• Arin, an Arab fighter in Heftanin 

  Arab fighter Arin, who has been in Cenga Heftanin since the beginning of the resistance, has been fighting to overthrow fascism and for humanity.
• HPG reports air attacks on Heftanin and Zap 

  The People's Defense Forces (HPG) reported the regions of Heftanin and Zap in the Medya Defense Zones have been bombed by the Turkish air force.
• A photo on the hard road 

  There must be a road to each other, people must be travellers, they must travel to each other, they must travel with each other. This photo perhaps tells about this.
• People in Maxmur protest international conspiracy against Öcalan 

  The Kurdish people and their friends who closed ranks around Öcalan with the slogan "You cannot darken our sun" are demanding his freedom in the fields today as they were 21 years ago.
• Guerrilla Mazlum Doğan: Resistance in Heftanin continues 

  Guerilla Mazlum Doğan said that they were fighting against an enemy displaying a great technology and under difficult conditions, but assured that the resistance in Heftanin will continue.
• HPG releases identity of 3 guerrillas fallen martyrs in Botan 

  The HPG Press Centre release a statement disclosing the identity of the 3 guerrillas who fell martyrs in Botan.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  In Heftanin, two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed by guerrillas. Meanwhile, the Turkish Air Force has bombed several areas in Southern Kurdistan.
• PKK: We must win freedom on the anniversary of the conspiracy 

  PKK Executive Committee: “We call on all our people and our friends to join our campaign "Time to Realize Freedom", to protest stronger against the 9 October conspiracy, and to participate more strongly in "Freedom Day for Leader Apo" on October 10."
• 'We will fulfil our duties for the liberation of Öcalan' 

  Guerrilla Simko Serhildan said that in order to break isolation, the KCK's initiative should be endorsed and many actions should be organised.
• Man shot dead by Iranian soldiers at Turkish border 

  Border guards continue killing civilians in the border regions of Kurdistan.
• "For the guerrillas, comradeliness is the best medicine" 

  Azê Viyan works as a medic for the guerrillas in the Battle (Cenga) of Heftanin offensive against the Turkish army's invasion of Southern Kurdistan. She says that for the fighters, the comradeliness life is the best medicine.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin, Southern Kurdistan 

  Three soldiers were killed in guerrilla action in Heftanin in late September.