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• Six people jailed in Van 

  Six people have been imprisoned in Van in connection with the incident on July 14 night when two people died in a clash in the city centre.
• Co-mayor of Bulanık detained after her release from prison 

  Co-mayor of Bulanık was released from prison on Tuesday and taken into custody on Wednesday.
• Kurdish human rights activist tortured and executed 

  Last night, the dead body of human rights activist Iqbal Moradi was discovered near the border between Southern and Eastern Kurdistan.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Mardin, Amed and Bitlis 

  Guerrillas continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• 4 detained as police raid the funeral home of a guerrilla in Amed 

  Four people were detained after the police raided a funeral home in Amed (Diyarbakır), where expressions of condolence were delivered to the family of fallen HPG fighter Mehmet Yakışır.
• High prison sentences for 22 Kurdish politicians in Urfa 

  In the trial of politicians from the HDP in the northern Kurdistan city of Urfa, 22 people, including HDP provincial executives and co-mayors, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
• Turkish attacks start huge wildfire in Şırnak countryside 

  Artillery fire opened from Turkish outposts started a fire in the region of Mount Gabar.
• 4 YRK guerrillas martyred in Eastern Kurdistan 

  YRK Command announced that 4 guerrillas lost their lives in Mariwan and Hawraman regions in Eastern Kurdistan.
• MLKP guerrillas join the defense of Southern Kurdistan 

  MLKP FESK guerrillas said; “We will defend every inch of Kurdistan lands like in Kobanê, Nusaybin and Afrin.”
• Turkish military operation in Besta 

  The Turkish army has launched military operation in the Besta region in Şırnak, northern Kurdistan.
• KDP and PUK meet to talk about Iraqi government 

  The two parties said Kurdish presence in central government should be strong.
• HPG: 8 Turkish soldiers killed in Bradost, Southern Kurdistan 

  HPG announced that 8 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as a result of guerrilla action in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of an action in Hakkari 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari province on 25 June.
• Police rifle that killed 17-year-old in Amed sent to Afrin 

  It has been alleged that the police rifle that killed 17-year-old Ömer Koç in Amed was sent to Afrin.
• Two people die in a clash in Van 

  Two people have reportedly died during a clash that took place in Van’s central İpekyolu district last night.
• Shengal youth protest against Turkish occupation attacks 

  The Yazidi Youth Movement staged a demonstration in Shengal against the continuing occupation attacks of the Turkish army on Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in sabotage action in Kars 

  While 4 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Kars, 2 guerrillas were martyred in Uludere and one other in Bitlis.
• Van HDP demands release of Hakkari deputy Leyla Güven 

  HDP deputy Leyla Güven remains in prison despite being elected to parliament.
• The Spirit of July 14 will prevail against genocidal colonialism 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency commemorates July 14 Great Death Fast resisters Mehmet Hayri Durmuş, Kemal Pir, Akif Yılmaz and Ali Çiçek.
• “Qandil will be a dream for the enemy as long as Xakurkê stands" 

  The guerrillas resisting Turkish state attacks say Xakurkê is known for resistance and that “Qandil will remain a dream for the enemy as long as Xakurkê stands.”
• Footage of action against Turkish ‘Special Operations Teams’ 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action in which a bus transporting Turkish ‘Special Operations Teams’ was destroyed.
• Turkish aerial attacks against Southern Kurdistan continue 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its aerial bombardments against Southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq as part of its efforts to occupy the region in its all-out war against the Kurdish people and their gains.
• Village guards set fire to forested land in Cudi 

  No intervention is allowed to the fire started by village guards in Mount Cudi three days ago.
• PKK pays tribute to the Great Resistance of 14 July 1982 

  PKK prisoners carried out a hunger strike to defeat fascism in Amed prison.
• Occupying Turkish Army hit in Hakkari, Şirnak and Mardin 

  HPG guerrillas continued operations against Turkish army