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• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in Çarçella and Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• HPG: Rustem Cudi has refused to surrender 

  "Despite his injury, our companion, Rustem Cudi, fought for days. When his ammunition was used up, he did not surrender, but threw himself into an abyss," the HPG said on the death of Rustem Cudi in Heftanin.
• YPS-JIN Unit hits police in Şırnak 

  YPS-JIN Martyr Rizgar Gever Revenge Unit targeted police in Şırnak. It was learned that 9 police officers were injured. The Revenge Unit said it carried out the action to honour the resistance in Heftanîn.
• Hakkari: A city ruined by trustees 

  After the appointment of a trustee to the then HDP-run Hakkari Municipality, the city quickly deteriorated. In 2015, the the DBP-run Hakkari Municipality was seized by the AKP and a trustee was appointed.
• Turkish jets shell a village in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HPG: 12 soldiers including a lieutenant killed 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas targeted Turkish troops in various locations in Kurdistan. 12 soldiers including a lieutenant were killed while one vehicle and one position were destroyed.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Gever 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• An Arab fighter in the battle of Heftanin 

  The Turkish state is attacking Heftanin in Southern Kurdistan in its quest for great power. Not only Kurds live in the region, but also Assyrians, Chaldeans and Armenians. Şoreş Şedade is Arab and is resisting the invasion as an HPG fighter.
• Turkish army sets fire on Mount Gabar 

  The Turkish military has set fire to forest areas at Mount Gabar in the province of Şırnak. The Turkish state makes no efforts to extinguish the fire.
• HPG commander Jiyanda: Guerrillas destroy the enemy's hopes 

  "The resistance of the guerrilla is destroying the hopes of the enemy," said HPG commander Özgür Jiyanda who added that the Turkish state was fighting a technology war.
• HPG reports guerilla actions in Xakurke and Cudi 

  Four Turkish soldiers have been killed in guerrilla actions in Xakurke and Şırnak, one HPG fighter was martyred in the course of a military operation in Cudi. In Southern Kurdistan, the Medya Defence Zones were bombed again.
• Batman Democracy Platform: Rapists enjoy impunity 

  The suspected rapist of a 17-year-old girl from Batman was released after a brief arrest. The man is an officer in the Turkish army. The local democracy platform speaks of "concealment of the crime by top authorities".
• 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  Five soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in actions of the women's guerrilla troop YJA-Star in Heftanin in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG releases identity of 3 guerrillas fallen martyrs in Heftanin 

  The HPG disclosed the identities of the three guerrillas who fell martyr in Heftanin on 25 June.
• HPG: Five special team members killed in Şırnak 

  In Uludere district of Şırnak, five members of special units have been killed and a base station destroyed.
• Minor shot by Turkish soldiers in intensive care 

  A bullet hit Bağa on the right rib cage and came out of his back, leaving him in life-threatening condition.
• Turkish army starts operation in Şırnak countryside 

  Turkish military operations and activities in the Kurdish region continue increasingly.
• HPG Commander: We will defeat the Turkish army 

  HPG commander Dara Adar said that they would defeat the Turkish army and break through the isolation on Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCK: The Rojava Revolution continues to be a hope for the world 

  "The Rojava Revolution, which started in Kobanê on 19 July 2012 and then spread to all Rojava’s cities, has already taken its place in history as the biggest revolution in the Middle East," said KCK.
• 15-year-old shot by Turkish soldiers in Van 

  Attacks by Turkish security forces against Kurdish civilians continue.
• Turkish airstrikes on Southern Kurdistan continue 

  Genocidal attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan territory continue unabated.
• Guerilla actions in Heftanin, Xakurke and Dersim 

  Three soldiers have been killed in actions by guerrillas aganst the Turkish army in Heftanin, Xakurke and Dersim.
• Protests after attempted rape of a 13-year-old in Şırnak 

  The attempted rape of a thirteen-year-old girl has triggered protests in Şırnak province. The perpetrator, a staff sergeant in the Turkish army, was overpowered by local residents and has been arrested.
• Guerrilla Welat: The Turkish State will drown in Heftanin 

  Guerrilla Rizgar Welat, is taking part to the resistance of Heftanin against the Turkish occupation. He said that the guerrilla war in Heftanin has just begun and added: "The Turkish state will drown in Heftanin".
• Turkish soldier killed in Heftanin 

  In Heftanin, a soldier of the Turkish army was shot dead by a guerrilla sniper.