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• Erzurum co-mayor and 9 more taken into custody 

  The co-mayor of the Karayazı in the province of Erzurum, Burhanettin Şahin, was detained together with 10 members of the municipal council.
• Turkish soldiers don’t allow repairs on water station 

  The water pumping station in the Mebruka district that was harmed by ISIS gangs in 2014 can’t be repaired as Turkish soldiers open fire on anybody who approaches.
• Operations against ISIS draws to a close 

  The Iraqi army’s operation against ISIS along the Syrian border draws to a close. Shengali forces are also participating in the operation.
• Iran hit Bradost: One dead and two injured 

  Iran has been shooting fireball into the areas of Balekayet and Bradost in the province of Hewlêr. As a result of the attack to villages one civilian his life and two other were injured.
• “Government and KDP lead the invasion” 

  Citizens of Derbendixan said the Kurdistan Regional Government led the invasion and added: “The Turkish state is invading Bashur as per the deal they made with the KDP.”
• Turkish army bombed Lice 

  Local sources said that the Turkish army bombed the countryside of Lice, province of Amed.
• Turkish army bombed a village in Zaxo 

  The invading Turkish state bombed a village in the region of Zaxo in South Kurdistan.
• KCK message on Xerib: Collaborators will be punished 

  "We promise our people; we will work to fulfill the goals and realize the dreams of comrade Helmet and all our martyrs by inflicting heavy blows against the enemy and punishing the collaborators," KCK said.
• March for KCK’s Xerib in Sulaymaniyah 

  KCK executive Diyar Xerib and two guerrillas lost their life as result of a Turkish air raid in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Human shield activists commemorate Diyar Xerib 

  Human shield activists in Bradost commemorated KCK General Presidential Council Member Diyar Xerib (Helmet).
• KDP accused of dispatching ammunition for Turkish bases 

  Increasing Turkish military activity in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• PKK: Comrade Helmet’s goals will be fulfilled 

  PKK: This vile massacre will be held to account, our valiant martyrs will be avenged, the martyr of the Democratic Middle East and Free Kurdistan against isolation and fascism Comrade Helmet’s goals will be fulfilled.
• Human shields urge KDP to release the detained activist 

  Human shields in Bradost demanded the release of a friend of theirs who was detained by KDP forces after joining the action against Turkish invasion.
• KNK: Bashur officials must stop treason in its tracks 

  KNK condemned the attack where Diyar Xerib was martyred and said, “Bashur officials must prevent espionage and treason.”
• Guerrilla actions in Hakkari and Dersim: 6 soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Center announced that 6 soldiers were killed in actions against the Turkish army in Gever, Xakurke and Dersim’s Ovacik district.
• Sulaymaniyah chants “Helmet will never die” 

  Thousands of people marched in Sulaymaniyah for KCK General Presidential Council Member Diyar Xerib (Helmet), who was martyred in a Turkish state airstrike on July 5.
• Şaho Cudi: The people of South Kurdistan trust the PKK 

  Guerrilla Şaho Cudi has been a PKK member for 22 years, previously he was a Peshmerga. He comes from South Kurdistan and speaks of a "remarkable trust" of the population in the PKK.
• Kurdistan Regional Parliament condemns Turkish invasion 

  A session held in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament condemned the Turkish state’s invasion attacks against Bashur.
• 20 Derin peshmergas detained 

  Close to 20 Derin peshmergas have been detained on orders by Mistefa Barzani, son of Massoud Barzani. The peshmergas, with some still on active duty, have been in custody for 20 days.
• Mêrdîn: Turkish attacks are not just military, they're political  

  KJK Coordination member Rewşan Mêrdîn spoke about the Turkish state's invasion attacks, and said that the attacks are not only military but also political.
• Sabotage action by HPG: Armored vehicle destroyed 

  HPG Press Center said: “The targeted armored vehicle was completely destroyed and all the soldiers in it were killed."
• Freed Yazidis reunited with their families in Shengal 

  Six Yazidi civilians, who were rescued by SDF from ISIS in northern Syria, have been reunited with their families in Shengal.
• KDP forces harassed people visiting the human shield action 

  People going to visit the human shield action are harassed by KDP forces.
• 15 MPs in Hewler demand 'session' against Turkish invasion 

  15 members of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament appealed to hold a session on the invasion attacks against Bashur.
• Kolbars targeted by Iranian commando units 

  Iranian regime forces have killed one kolbar and wounded another in their attacks against a group in the Hewraman region of Eastern Kurdistan.