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• Three thousand Yazidi women and children rescued from ISIS 

  Three thousand out of the 6,417 Yazidi women and children abducted from Shengal by ISIS have been rescued from the gangs under the lead of YPJ fighters.
• Maxmur resident miscarries due to closed roads under KDP embargo 

  Fatma Kara lost her baby because of KDP’s embargo against the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp.
• Six detained in Patnos 

  The AKP regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people continue.
• Cousin of Ekinci: Soldiers opened fire on us 

  Cousion of Vedat Ekinci who was murdered by Turkish soldiers yesterday, said; “Soldiers opened fire on us. Vedat died and his brother’s foot was broken.”
• Operation against ISIS in Shengal expanded 

  The operation launched against ISIS in Shengal continues.
• Appeal against embargo to Iraqi and Regional parliaments 

  The Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp administration has appealed to the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Governments against the embargo.
• Human shields in South Kurdistan commemorate Zergelê martyrs 

  The young people who started the human shield action against the occupation attacks carried out by the Turkish state continue their activities.
• Reconnaissance aircraft activity over Maxmur 

  Reconnaissance aircraft activity has been registered since early morning in Maxmur.
• KDP is making preparations for war 

  The KDP is preparing a war with a military deployment on the Şeladîze-Duhok line.
• Joint operation against ISIS in Shengal 

  Many mercenaries were killed and many were wounded during the operation, and military and life equipment belonging to ISIS was seized.
• KDP deploys forces on the Şeladizê-Duhok way 

  The KDP reportedly deployed forces to areas close to the Medya Defense Areas.
• Turkish helicopter attacks villagers, killing a minor in Hakkari 

  Turkish state forces are committing never-ending crimes along the border, enjoying absolute impunity.
• KCK remembers Turkish massacre victims, calls for struggle 

  "The people of South Kurdistan should take sides with the struggle developed by the guerrilla against the Turkish invasion state, and fight to protect the gains achieved in South Kurdistan at the cost of very heavy prices.”
• Internationalists participate in human shield action in Qandil 

  “As revolutionaries, socialists, democrats, humanitarians and internationalists we need to get active to defend the revolution in Rojava which is an island of hope.”
• Tevgera Azadi: End the embargo on Maxmur 

  Tevgera Azadi protested the KDP embargo against Maxmur and called on the government to end it.
• Urgent Appeal: Imminent Humanitarian Crisis in Maxmur Camp 

  Democratic People’s Council of the Maxmur Refugee Camp called on the UN to immediately ensure that the embargo on the Maxmur Camp is lifted, and that the Maxmur Camp has access to food supplies and medical care.
• Death toll rises in ISIS attack in Germiyan 

  The number of asayish members who lost their lives in the ISIS attack against the checkpoint in Germiyan’s Kuleco village rose to 4. 6 asayish members and 2 civilians were injured in the attack.
• ISIS attacks Germiyan checkpoint and the village of Kuleco 

  Three public order forces lost their lives and two civilians were wounded when ISIS mercenaries attacked a checkpoint and the village of Kuleco in Germiyan.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Silvan 

  The action was carried out on June 9.
• Bradost targeted by KDP as much as Turkey 

  KDP Asayish forces have detained six more persons who object to the Turkish state invasion in Bradost.
• Art exhibition at Mount Shengal 

  An art exhibition depicting Yazidi people murdered in the ISIS attack was opened in Shengal.
• Human shield activist in custody for 23 days 

  Human shield activist Eyub Xelil was detained by the KDP Asayish and has been in custody for 23 days.
• KDP and MIT set up joint headquarters in Bashur 

  As the Turkish state’s invasion attacks continue, it has come to light that the KDP and MIT have set up four joint headquarters where scouting missions, attacks and plans for recruiting civilian spies are handled.
• Turkish jets bomb Mount Metina in Amadiya 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• KDP embargo on Maxmur continues 

  Closing the Maxmur-Hewler road, KDP has imposed an embargo on Maxmur Refugee Camp for 13 days.