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• Kurdish parties in Kirkuk condemn Turkish attacks 

  Representatives of the Kurdish parties in Kirkuk have condemned the Turkish state's attacks on settlement areas in southern Kurdistan, stressing that Turkey has no right to violate Iraqi sovereignty.
• Many students taken into custody in Dersim 

  Political genocide operations of the Turkish state continue uninterrupted.
• People of Shengal resisted - corridor open again 

  The protest by the people of Shengal has achieved results and the Rojava-Shengal Humanitarian Corridor has been reopened.
• Hunger strike starts in Rojhilat 

  A hunger strike has been launched in Rojhilat to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• People of Shengal on the border for the corridor 

  The people have arrived at the border to support the youth, demanding the Rojava-Shengal Humanitarian Corridor be opened.
• People in Maxmur speak out on 2nd day of hunger strike 

  "This camp is 300 kilometers away from Turkey: how can it pose a threat to Turkey?"
• YBŞ: We will not bow to the Turkish state’s attacks 

  According to YBŞ figures, three civilians were killed in the Turkish army's air raid on Shengal last week.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes on Gare, Xakurke and Heftanin 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in North, West and South Kurdistan.
• Kurdish mayor sentenced to nine years in prison 

  Mustafa Bayram, the co-mayor of the northern Kurdistan town of Halfeti, has been sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment for terrorist charges.
• Protests against the closing of the Rojava-Shengal corridor 

  Shengal youth are protesting the closing of the Rojava-Shengal humanitarian corridor.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish army bombed villages in Bradost region of southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for further resistance to break the isolation 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-presidency Council issued a statement on the “fascist Turkish state regime's airstrikes on Maxmur refugee camp and Shengal”.
• Iraq closed Shengal-Rojava humanitarian corridor 

  The Dihok-Shengal crossing had remained closed for a year before being opened again yesterday. Iraq, however, has closed the Rojava-Shengal humanitarian corridor today. Shengal people reacted to the closure of the corridor and started a protest.
• Hunger strike for Öcalan in Makhmur 

  Hunger strike has been launched in Makhmur to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCK: Turkey attacks Kurds to keep fascism on its feet 

  KCK said Turkey attacked Makhmur, Shengal and Rojava to keep its fascism on its feet and called for a stronger resistance against fascism.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Ağrı 

  Guerrillas continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Reconnaissance aircraft flying over Makhmur 

  Reports of reconnaissance activity over Makhmur following the Turkish air raid which killed four civilians.
• New Generation Group protests the Iraqi and regional governments  

  Kurdistan Regional Parliament group Koma Nifshê Nû has condemned the Turkish state attacks and protested the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government.
• Iran kills two more kolbars in Rojhilat 

  Iranian forces have reportedly killed two kolbars and wounded two others in Piranshahr and Bane.
• Van-Hakkari: The nightmare journey 

  There are some 20 check-points on the three hours way between Hakkari and Van making this journey a nightmare for travellers.
• Victims of Turkish attack laid to rest in Makhmur 

  Four women killed by Turkish air raid on Makhmur Refugee Camp last night, have been laid to rest.
• First images from the scene of Turkish air raid in Makhmur 

  Turkish warplanes struck Makhmur and Shengal in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq, territory last night.
• Chants of “Murderer Erdogan” during funeral in Makhmur 

  The people marched to the funeral grounds chanting “Murderer Erdogan” after the massacre in the Makhmur Camp.
• Images from the funeral in Makhmur 

  Images by ANF from the funeral for four women who were massacred by Turkish airstrikes in Makhmur last night.
• People of Makhmur protest Turkish attack and march to UN office 

  Thousands gathered in the ceremony area started to march to the UN building at the entrance of the camp to protest the UN.