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• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Serhildan Kurdo and Fîraz Arjîn  

  Guerrillas Serhildan Kurdo and Fîraz Arjîn were killed in Van. According to the HPG, the guerrillas were seriously injured in an attack by the Turkish army at the beginning of June but refused to surrender.
• KCK calls for all-out resistance against occupation and treason on anniversary of Zilan Massacre 

  The KCK issued a statement to mark the anniversary of the Zilan Massacre and called for an all-out resistance against occupation and treason.
• Drone that crashed in Gever on 12 July shot down by guerrillas 

  The UAV that crashed in Gever on 12 July was shot down by the HPG.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of Turkish army crane destroyed in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the destruction of a crane belonging to the Turkish army in Zap.
• Turkish army destroy cemetery of guerrilla martyrs on Gabar Mountain  

  According to reports, the cemetery of the guerrilla martyrs on Gabar Mountain was destroyed by the Turkish army and their gravestones broken.
• DEM party delegation visits village of Bilêxşê 

  The DEM party visited the village of Bilêxşê, which had been besieged by Turkish soldiers for weeks. "The people are psychologically exhausted, the traumas they suffered earlier are coming back," said Mustafa Mesut Tekik.
• Helicopter activity registered in the Bagok Mountain region 

  Military helicopter activity registered in the Bagok Mountain region, where the Turkish invasion operation was launched.
• The guerrilla is the hope of the people of South Kurdistan 

  The greatest hope of the people of South Kurdistan, who are portrayed as if they were uncomfortable with the presence of the guerrilla there, is that the guerrilla emerges victorious from this war.
• Footage of Turkish troop deployment to Amadiya 

  The Turkish state, which has been carrying out an intensive military deployment to South Kurdistan in recent weeks, has transferred troops to Amadiya by helicopter.
• ‘Turkey has built 50 new bases, committed 100 violations in South Kurdistan in a week’ 

  Jabar Omar, an official of the Coordination Framework, announced that the occupying Turkish state has built at least 50 new military bases, five of them very large, and violated Iraqi sovereignty 100 times in a week.
• Footage of action by Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit in Amadiya 

  Footage of action carried out by the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit in Amadiya, South Kurdistan on 9 July.
• Two wounded as Turkey bombs civilian settlements in Bradost 

  Amidst ongoing heavy military deployment and escalated attacks, the occupying Turkish state forces bombed civilian residential areas in Bradost, leaving two civilians wounded.
• Cooperation between Turkey and KDP confessed on TRT News 

  Can Acun, one of the Foreign Policy Directors of SETA, confessed on TRT News the co-operation between the Turkish state and the KDP.
• Footage of Turkish Sikorsky helicopter downed by the guerrillas 

  Footage from the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) shows a Turkish helicopter shot down by the guerrillas.
• Kurdish journalist Murat Mîrza Ibrahim laid to rest 

  Kurdish journalist Murat Mîrza Ibrahim, correspondent for Çira TV and Çira FM, has succumbed to his injuries after a Turkish drone attack.
• Turkish invasion attack in Bagok Mountain 

  The Turkish army launched an operation in the rural area of ​​Bagok Mountain.
• Guerrillas shoot down a Sikorsky helicopter and two drones of the Turkish army 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carried out a series of actions in memory of 14 July Martyrs. 1 Skorsky helicopter and 2 drones were shot down, 1 container and 1 tent were destroyed.
• National Workshop calls for all-out resistance and international action against Turkish invasion 

  "People of Kurdistan should take part in all kinds of work and actions and activities day and night against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state. We call on them to raise total resistance," said the National Workshop organised upon the KNK's call.
• Turkish occupation attacks: High-level delegation from Baghdad visits Kurdistan Region 

  Condemning the recent attacks of the occupying Turkish state in South Kurdistan, the Baghdad government has sent a high-level security delegation to South Kurdistan to carry out inspections.
• Zeyneb Murad warns of Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan  

  KNK chair Zeyneb Murad warned of a Turkish occupation of South Kurdistan and called for the defense of Kurdish achievements.
• Heavy military deployment at Üzümlü Border Gate 

  The Turkish military shipment from Hakkari's Çukurca district to South Kurdistan continues.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Şoreş Zêwkî  

  Guerrilla Şoreş Zêwkî was killed in November 2023 in the Serhad region of North Kurdistan. The HPG paid tribute to the fighter as an exemplary revolutionary of the Kurdish people.
• Revenge Unit hits Turkish invaders in Amediyê and Bamernê 

  Martyr Bedran Gundikremo Revenge Unit Command announced that they targeted a military vehicle and a lorry carrying war equipment for the invading Turkish state to occupy Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• Shengal Tribes Council calls for action to stop Turkey’s crimes against humanity 

  Shengal Tribes Council made a statement against the ongoing invasion attacks of the Turkish state. The Council stated that the aim of the Turkish state is to evacuate the region and turn it into a military zone.
• People of Behdinan rise up against Turkish occupation 

  Growing reactions against Turkish invasion of southern Kurdistan amidst preparations for a large-scale operation in the region in cooperation with the ruling KDP.