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• Former soldier calls for conscientious objection 

  Çayan Koçgirî has joined the PKK because of racist repression during his compulsory service in the Turkish military. He calls for conscientious objection: "The youth should not continue to be a servant of the system."
• HPG: 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  Guerrilla forces of the HPG and YJA-Star continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army.
• Turkish forces massacre 20 sheep in Hakkari 

  Turkish military forces have this time massacred sheep in Yüksekova.
• Migration from South Kurdistan has increased 

  In the past twelve months almost 74,000 people left the Kurdistan region.
• Footage of Turkish military vehicle destroyed by guerrillas 

  Guerrilla forces continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• No communication possible with people in military operation zone 

  A military operation was launched in the Yaylak (Eskar) village and seven hamlets in Amed’s Kulp district, and the villagers in the region can’t be contacted.
• YPS members’ graves attacked in Cizre 

  Never-ending attacks on the graves of Kurdish freedom fighters in Turkey.
• Wildfire in Mardin countryside grows 

  Fire erupted in the Turkish military operation zone in the countryside of Mardin. The fire is growing every minute.
• 35 Turkish soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  HPG Press Office reported that at least 35 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as a result of guerrilla actions in Şemdinli, Çukurca, Doğubayazıt and Lelikan area of Southern Kurdistan.
• AKP accelerates the exploitation of Kurdistan’s riches 

  The AKP continues to exploit the natural resources in Kurdistan’s provinces. Oil exploration efforts have accelerated in mineral- and oil-rich Kurdistan.
• Curfew and military operation in Amed and Mardin countryside 

  The Turkish state has declared a curfew in some areas in Amed’s Kulp district and Mardin’s Nusaybin district.
• One kolbar killed in Rojhilat 

  A kolbar in Eastern Kurdistan’s Mariwan province lost his life in an attack by the Iranian Pasdaran.
• Heavy blow inflicted on the Turkish army in Serhat 

  Guerrillas took control of the international road between Dogubeyazit and Çaldıran on July 21.
• “Iraq must stop the Turkish invasion” 

  Iraqi Communist Party Kirkuk Committee Officer Reysan Hisen said Iraq must step in against the Turkish state’s invasion attacks and prevent them.
• “PKK is not a guest in Bashur, they are on their own lands" 

  Gorran and Yekgirtu members have protested the Turkish state’s invasion attacks and Kurdistan Regional Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani’s statements and said the PKK is not a guest in the region, they are on their own lands.
• Yazidi women: Perpetrators of genocide still not held to account 

  Witnesses of the Shengal massacre, the Yazidi women have spoken. The women stated that the perpetrators still haven’t been brought to justice, 4 years after the massacre.
• Police raids home in Van, tortures residents for 3 hours 

  The police raided the Özer family home in Van and tortured the family for 3 hours.
• Co-mayor of Nusaybin to remain in prison 

  Court ruled Nusaybin Co-mayor will remain in prison.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish military forces stationed in Lelikan region of Southern Kurdistan were hit by guerrillas.
• Reports of clashes and Turkish losses in Şırnak countryside 

  Fighting erupted in the countryside of Şırnak province where the Turkish army has reportedly suffered losses.
• Armed attack against New Generation Movement  

  Offices of the New Generation Movement in Sulaymaniyah were attacked with guns. New Generation Movement Council Member Şadî Newzad said, “The police did not respond at all.”
• Shengal residents refute that “Iraqi jets bombed PKK positions” 

  Articles published in certain media institutions known for their close ties with the KDP claiming that Iraqi fighter jets bombed “PKK positions” in Shengal have been refuted by Shengal residents.
• The pain of a mother who lost two children in Cizre 

  Hüsna Arslan was able to bury her son but is still waiting to find her daughter's body.
• HDP’s Buldan: The will of the people of Hakkari is in jail 

  HDP co-chair said the detention of Hakkari deputy Leyla Güven is illegitimate.
• Identities of Hewler assailants announced 

  Identities of the three assailants that carried out an armed attack on Hewlêr Governorate building Monday morning have been announced.