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• PUK candidate Rebwar Taha elected new governor of Kirkuk 

  At the meeting of the Kirkuk Provincial Assembly, PUK candidate Rebwar Taha was elected as the new governor of Kirkuk by receiving the votes of 3 Arabs, 1 Christian and 5 PUK members.
• Êzîdxan Asayish: Hundreds of Yazidi families fleeing the KDP have reached Shengal 

  Êzidxan Asayish announced that hundreds of Yazidi families, who were forcibly detained in Duhok and Zakho, fled the camps after provocation by the KDP and affiliated circles and reached Shengal.
• The first bullet shocked the Turkish state 

  HPG guerrillas Çirav Cudî, Rubar Serhed and YJA Star guerrilla Dîcle Fırat stressed that the occupying Turkish state was shocked by the first bullet fired by commander Egîd on 15 August 1984.
• 76th group take over vigil for Öcalan in Maxmur 

  The 76th group took over the vigil action initiated at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur to break the heavy isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and ensure his physical freedom.
• Hundreds of Yazidi families who fled KDP camps reach Shengal 

  Hundreds of Yazidi families who left their tents and fled the camps in Duhok and Zakho due to the fear of attacks have reached Shengal. The families are welcomed by the Shengal Autonomous Administration and Asayish units.
• Gunfire by Iranian forces leaves 5 kolbars injured 

  As a result of the direct fire of Iranian forces, 5 more kolbars were injured.
• Hundreds of Yazidis restrained by the KDP in camps flee to Shengal 

  Hundreds of Yazidis restrained by the KDP in camps in Duhok started to flee towards Shengal. The Autonomous Administration called for Iraq’s urgent help.
• KCK: The determination and resistance of the guerrilla are the pride of our people 

  “The guerrilla is resisting the genocidal colonialist and occupying enemies with great courage and dedication,” said the KCK, calling for enhanced struggle against the genocidal, colonialist, and occupying enemies, collaborators and traitors everywhere.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Sema, Bahoz and Fırat 

  Guerrillas Sema Cuya Çewlîk, Bahoz Hewlêr and Fırat Harun were killed in an attack by the Turkish army in Xakurke, said the HPG in a statement.
• KDP reaches an agreement with the Turkmen Front and Arabs in Kirkuk 

  Former President of the Iraqi Turkmen Front Erşed Salihi announced that they reached an agreement with the KDP and Arab forces on the local administration of Kirkuk.
• Turkey shells two villages in northern Iraq 

  Turkey has intensified its invasion attack against southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). The Turkish army continues its attacks against the region as part of the Turkish regime's policy of annexation and depopulation in Kurdistan.
• Journalist Deniz Fırat remembered on the tenth anniversary of her martyrdom 

  Deniz Firat was one of the first journalists to report on ISIS attacks in Kurdistan. On August 8, 2014, she reported for the last time by telephone from the front in the Maxmur refugee camp and was hit by a piece of mortar shell.
• Balance sheet written with blood 

  The Turkish army carried out more than 520 attacks on the Medya Defence Zones with chemical weapons, tactical nuclear bombs, banned explosives and ground and air attacks in July. The occupiers cannot overcome the resistance despite their inhumane methods.
• KNK calls for Baghdad's decision to dissolve Kurdish parties to be reversed 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) condemned the decision of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council to close down three Kurdish political parties and demanded that the decision be reversed.
• HSM Headquarters Command sends congratulatory message to guerrilla commanders and fighters 

  HSM congratulates all the guerrilla commanders and fighters who contributed to the effective actions during the last month of war in Girê Bahar and Sergelê Resistance Areas.
• HPG: Turkish army destroyed a centuries-old cemetery with KDP support 

  HPG stated that the Turkish state resorts to all kinds of immoral and illegal methods in order to break the guerrilla resistance and realise its aim of occupying Southern Kurdistan.
• KCK: We condemn the closure of parties and call on everyone to take a stance 

  KCK calls on all Southern Kurdistan and Iraqi democratic forces, intellectuals and civil society organizations to take a stance against the unjust and anti-democratic decision taken by the Iraqi judiciary to shut down three legal political parties.
• Turkish shelling on a village in Duhok starts a fire  

  Turkey has intensified its invasion attack against South Kurdistan. The Turkish army, which bombards the region, continues its policy of annexation and depopulation.
• Tevgera Azadî: The ban is political and not legal 

  Tevgera Azadi criticised the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council’s decision to close 3 Yazidi parties and said that the decision was political and not legal.
• PADÊ protests decision by Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council to close the party  

  PADÊ protested the decision of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council to close it down, saying that they are a party established in accordance with the law and demanding that this decision be reviewed.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Çiçek Şiya Amed  

  Çiçek Şiya Amed was killed in an enemy attack in Metîna. The HPG paid tribute to the fallen guerrilla in a statement, saying she was an exemplary militant of the Free Women’s Units (YJA Star).
• YBŞ pays tribute to fighter Demhat Ereb 

  According to the Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ), fighter Demhat Ereb died in an accident.
• MXDŞ: The decision to shut down PADÊ is a disrespect to the will of the Yazidis 

  In a statement on the Iraqi judiciary's decision to close the Yazidi party PADÊ, MXDŞ stated that Iraq's decision to shut down PADÊ on the anniversary of the Yazidi genocide is a disrespect to the will of the Yazidis.
• Turkish army builds 9 new bases in South Kurdistan 

  184 families were displaced from their homes and dispossessed of 830 acres of land after the Turkish attacks on Duhok. The occupying army built 9 new bases in the region.
• More actions by guerrillas in South Kurdistan 

  A Turkish soldier was killed and four others were injured during guerrilla actions in South Kurdistan. The guerrillas also targeted military equipment and destroyed, among other things, an ammunition depot.