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• Turkish drone kills a civilian in Şêladize - UPDATE 

  The Turkish state bombed the Şêladize town with an armed drone and killed a civilian named Osman Mîrweysiye.
• KNK delegation’s talks in South Kurdistan continue 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) delegation is holding diplomatic talks in South Kurdistan at a time when the occupying Turkish state is escalating its attacks.
• PKK calls for unity against the KDP's collaborative betrayal 

  Saying that the KDP is in an attitude that betrays the interests of the Kurdish people, PKK called on the people, all intellectuals and academics of Kurdistan, parties and organisations to unite in the line of patriotism against the collaborative line.
• Turkish Sikorsky army helicopter shot down at Girê Bahar 

  According to the HPG press center, another Turkish Sikorsky army helicopter was shot down at Girê Bahar in the western Zap region.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Ekin Amanos and Herekol Şiyar  

  Guerrillas Ekin Amanos and Herekol Şiyar fell as martyrs in attacks during a Turkish military operation in the Gabar region. The HPG expressed its condolences to the Kurdish people.
• Community Peacemakers Teams publishes one-month balance of Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan 

  The CPT said that at least 9 villages have been completely emptied by the Turkish attacks against South Kurdistan.
• One kolbar killed, two others wounded in shooting by Iranian forces 

  19-year-old Kiyan Zeyni was killed and two brothers, Peyman and Keyvan Ghaderi, were wounded as a result of IRGC shooting.
• A militant following in the footsteps of PKK pioneers 

  HPG guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara, one of the thousands of heroes of Kurdistan, fought until his last breath with great determination, risking all kinds of difficulties and costs for the liberation of his country and his people.
• KNK Co-Chair holds talks in Hewlêr 

  KNK Co-Chair Ahmet Karamus visited the Kurdistan Communist Party, Kurdistan Zehmetkêşan Party and the Kurdistan Democratic People's Movement in Hewlêr (Erbil) and discussed the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Iraqi tribes support the PKK against Turkish occupation 

  Many Iraqi tribes expressed their support for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) against Turkish invasion and genocidal attacks.
• YRK: Turkey attacks our areas in cooperation with the KDP to destroy the gains of our people 

  YRK stated that the occupying Turkish state bombarded Nizarê village near Pênciwên three times, saying: ‘The attacks are carried out in cooperation with the KDP with the aim of destroying the gains of the Kurdish people.”
• HPG pays tribute to two martyrs of Metîna 

  YJA star guerrilla Yekbûn Şoreş and HPG guerrilla Rustem Hemdem fell as martyrs defending Metîna.
• Turkish military deployment to Amediyê continues while warplanes bomb Biradost 

  The Turkish state continues to send military shipments to Amediyê with the cooperation of the KDP, while at the same time bombing the region of Biradost.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  The guerrillas from HPG and YJA Star are continuing their resistance against Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan. Four soldiers were killed and military equipment destroyed in guerrilla actions in Zap, Metîna and Heftanîn.
• Iraqi Communist Party: Turkish attacks must be stopped 

  The Secretary General of the Iraqi Communist Party called for an end to the invasion attacks of the Turkish state in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Delegation from Baghdad visits Sulaymaniyah after Hewlêr 

  A delegation from Baghdad is having talks in Sulaymaniyah after a series of meetings in Hewlêr (Erbil).
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of aerial actions in Zap 

  Gerîla TV continues exposing the blows suffered by the invading Turkish army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan.
• Explosion in front of the house of a KDP official in Kelar 

  An explosion occurred in front of the house of Ekrem Salih, KDP's 22nd Branch Officer, in Kelar.
• Martyr Doğan Zinar Unit carries out 7 aerial actions in memory of 14 July Resistance 

  The Martyr Doğan Zinar Unit carried out 7 aerial actions in memory of the 14 July Resistance. 5 Turkish soldiers were killed and 8 were injured.
• Fire breaks out in village bombed by Turkey in Amêdiye 

  Following the bombardment carried out by the Turkish state in the Amêdiye region of Southern Kurdistan, a fire broke out in a village and some houses were destroyed.
• Kalkan: 14 July resistance brought us to where we stand today 

  Duran Kalkan said that "everything we have done is a fruit of the great dungeon resistance of 1982."
• KDP forces detain media team covering Turkish occupation attacks 

  The Channel 8 team covering the invasion attacks of the Turkish state in the Amadiya region of South Kurdistan was detained by the KDP forces.
• Guerrilla holds the enemy to account in the spirit of 14 July 

  On the anniversary, the Kurdistan guerrilla is organising effective actions in the spirit of the martyrs of 14 July and holding the enemy to account.
• Gerîla TV publishes images of the drone shot down by guerrillas 

  The shooting down of the Turkish state's Aksungur type Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle hit by the Qendîl Air Defense Forces in Asos, was broadcast on Gerîla TV.
• Three ISIS mercenaries captured in South Iraq 

  Sulaymaniyah Antiterrorism Unit announced that 3 ISIS mercenaries were captured in an operation carried out in the city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday night.