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• Clash between peshmerga and Hashd al-Shaabi in Makmur 

  Fighting broke out between peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army and affiliated Hashd al-Shaabi militia in Makhmur town of Mosul.
• “Interim government” proposal to overcome the crisis in Bashur  

  The Coalition for Democracy and Justice formed by the Gorran Movement, Komela Îslami and Berhem Salih has proposed an “interim government” for Southern Kurdistan.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Çukurca released 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action against the Turkish army in the countryside of Çukurca, Northern Kurdistan.
• Listening to Kurdish music counts as a crime 

  The indictment against nine politicians, who were arrested in Van, has been prepared after six months. The indictment listed Kurdish music, and wearing yellow-red-green colored headscarf as crimes.
• Gorran Movement calls on Barzani to resign 

  Gorran Movement has announced their proposals for a resolution in the face of the developments following the independence referendum in Southern Kurdistan.
• “Fall of Kirkuk is a result of 26 years of corruption” 

  Kurdish writer Ali Kerimi linked the fall of Kirkuk with the corruption of Kurdish administration and held Masoud Barzani and the Kurdistan Regional Government responsible for the loss of the city.
• HPG guerrillas kill 3 Turkish soldiers in Diyarbakir and Barzan 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas killed three soldiers in actions in Diyarbakir and Barzan.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from an action in Şemdinli 

  Gerîla TV continues to release footage from actions carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish army, exposing the truth of the war ongoing in Northern Kurdistan as the Turkish state manipulates public opinion with fabricated news reports.
• Police vehicle kills 7-year-old in Siirt 

  Turkish security forces have killed yet another civilian with their armored vehicle, this time a 7-year-old girl in Siirt province.
• Latest on Turkish military operation on Zap 

  The Turkish military operation targeting Zap territory continues in Xeregol region. Some 10 soldiers were killed in an action against an operational force in Oremar-Sümbül region.
• One year old Baby Miraz imprisoned with mother hospitalized 

  One year old Baby Miraz, held in prison alongside his mother Gülistan Diken Akbaba, was injured when he hit his head on the concrete floor and has since been hospitalized.
• Armored vehicle kills 55-year-old woman in Bitlis 

  An armored vehicle ran over a 55 years old woman in Hizan district of Bitlis.
• AKP’s great “investment” in Amed, T1 Closed Prison, completed 

  The second largest prison in Turkey after the Silivri Prison, the Amed T1 Prison will go into service in the coming days alongside the Type E Prison and Type D High Security Prison.
• Iraqi Turkmen Front’s crimes in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Iraqi Turkmen Front that was founded by the MİT is known for their attacks on Kurds in Tuz Khurmatu, Dakuk and Kirkuk.
• Strong blow against the Turkish troops targeting Zap 

  The Turkish army suffered a strong blow in the Zap region. 30 soldiers died during the clashes in Xeregol. 5 soldiers were killed in Gever, among them one lieutenant and two sergeants.
• Iraqi forces take over Pirde town between Kirkuk and Hewler 

  Following clashes between the peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army and Federal Police Force, Pirde town has been taken by Iraqi forces.
• Clashes between the Iraqi army and Peshmerga in Pirde town 

  Clashes broke out in the Pirde town between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army forces stationed near the oil rigs in the region.
• One kolbar wounded, dozens forced to strip naked in Rojhilat 

  he number of Kolbars losing their lives is increasing every year due to the failure of the Iranian government to prosecute armed forces committing these murders.
• HPG statement on guerrillas executed in Muğla 

  Six guerrillas of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG) lost their lives as a result of “betrayal” in the western province of Muğla two weeks ago.
• KRG decides to negotiate with Baghdad government 

  In a Statement, the Government of Southern Kurdistan announced it will return to Baghdad and initiate talks within Iraqi constitutional framework.
• PUK’s latest statement on the attacks against Kirkuk 

  Hakan Fidan, Undersecretary of Turkey’s secret intelligence MIT, and Qasem Soleimani, Commander of the Iranian Qods Forces, took part in the operation of the Iraqi army and the Hashd al-Shaabi forces against Kirkuk, PUK Spokesperson Sadi Ehmed Pire said.
• Protestors set Iraqi Turkmen Front’s building on fire  

  A group of youths in Pirdê town near Kirkuk, set Iraqi Turkmen Front’s local office on fire, Roj News Agency reported.
• Hashd al-Shaabi retreats from Kirkuk city centre 

  Hashd al-Shaabi forces retreated from Kirkuk city centre and handed over security to the Iraqi army and federal police, locals report.
• US withdraws its troops in Makhmur to Hewler 

  The US troops stationed in Makhmur have also retreated after Hashd al-Shaabi took the control of the town from peshmerga forces.
• One killed as ISIS attacks Kakai villages in Dakuk 

  ISIS gangs attacked two Kakai villages in south of Kirkuk Wednesday evening, two days after Hashd al-Shaabi took control of the area from Kurdish forces.