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• Road IED hits Turkish military convoy in Zakho - UPDATE 

  A blast occurred during the passing of a Turkish military convoy in Zakho city of Southern Kurdistan.
• Clash at the Piranshahr border 

  Reports from Piranshahr province in Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) say clashes broke out between Kurdistan Democratic Party-Iran (HDK-İ-Hîzba Demokrat a Kurdistana Îran) peshmergas and Iranian regime forces last night.
• Iran cuts off flow of Zap river to Southern Kurdistan 

  After the Iranian regime stopped the flow of water to Southern Kurdistan through the dams it built on Zêyî Biçûk river, farmers have been pushed into very difficult conditions.
• Six special operations police killed in Şemdinli 

  At least six special operations police have been reported killed in clash between HPG guerrillas and Turkish military forces in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Çukurca released 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action carried out in Çukurca countryside.
• Demolition starts in Sur’s Lalebey neighborhood after Alipaşa 

  Construction work in Alipaşa neighborhood in the occupied Sur district of Amed is almost completed. Construction equipment have started demolishing the highrise buildings adjacent to the Lalebey neighborhood.
• Explosive trap against soldiers on operation in Şemdinli 

  Turkish soldiers out on an operation in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district came across the explosive trap set by the guerrilla. Casualties reported.
• Fire started by Turkish attacks on Mount Cudi spreads 

  As the Turkish army continues bombardments on Mount Cudi, the fire caused by the artillery attacks still spreads over the region.
• HPG refutes the slander of KDP’s media organs 

  HPG has announced that they have nothing to do with the armed attack on civilians Faris Newaf Mihemed and Xidir Eziz Hesen in Sinune.
• Turkish artillery attacks start a fire on Mount Cudi 

  Fire broke out on Mount Cudi due to the artillery attacks of the Turkish army.
• “The UN shouldn’t be a party to KDP’s plans on Shengal” 

  Middle East expert Niyaz Hemîd pointed to claims that the UN officials in Hewlêr are acting under the control of KDP with regard to the reconstruction of Shengal, and said: “The UN shouldn’t be a party to this plan of the KDP”.
• Iranian regime forces kill another kolber 

  Iranian regime forces have killed a kolber by the name of Ferhad Zerdî.
• The Shengal report hidden by Barzani 

  An unpublished report by the government of Southern Kurdistan reveals that an 18.000 peshmerga force of the KDP was on the spot and retreat without mounting any defense when ISIS attacked Shengal on 3 August, 2014.
• Guerrillas: We protected our people, and we will free them 

  HPG guerrillas performed a remembrance ceremony on the occasion of the third anniversary of the 73rd genocide of the Êzidî community. During the ceremony tribute was paid to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Shengal.
• People of Shengal march to protest the 73rd genocide 

  Hundreds of Êzidîs staged a march on the occasion of the Shengal genocide's 3rd anniversary. Êzidîs who wanted to join the march from Southern Kurdistan were obstructed by the KDP.
• PADÊ: Freedom fighters frustrated the plans on Shengal 

  Freedom and Democracy Party of Êzidîs (PADÊ) described 3 August as “day of disgrace” for the forces that opened the way for the mass killings by ISIS.
• Footage of a guerrilla action against gendarmes in Hakkari 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action that targeted Turkish gendarmerie special forces in Hakkari on July 17.
• HPG: We will continue our mission to defend Shengal 

  The HPG Shengal Field Command issued a statement on the 3rd anniversary of the Shengal massacre and said that they will continue the mission to defend the Êzidî people.
• YBŞ: The Êzidî people won’t forget those who betrayed them 

  The Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) Command stressed that the Êzidî people will never forget those who carried out the Êzidî massacre, their co-conspirators and those who supported them.
• PYD statement on Shengal genocide 

  The General Council of Rojava's PYD released a statement on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the Shengal genocide, and saluted the HPG guerrillas and YPG/YPJ fighters for frustrating the genocidal plans.
• HDP MP detained in Van 

  HDP Van MP Lezgin Botan has been taken into custody at Van Airport.
• Another Kurdish political prisoner executed in Iran 

  The Iranian regime has reportedly executed Kurdish political prisoner Morteza Rahmani.
• Guerrilla action and Turkish military operation in Şemdinli 

  HPG guerrillas carried out actions yesterday in Şemdinli where the Turkish army had launched an operation two days ago.
• İrmez: The state wants to evacuate Şırnak and efface its identity 

  HDP Şırnak deputy Aycan İrmez pointed out that the 'curfews' and the siege on Şırnak and other Kurdish cities are part of a wider plan of annihilation and said: "I am proud to be a deputy of Şırnak."
• Guerrillas hit Turkish military convoy on Çukurca-Hakkari road 

  Guerrillas hit a Turkish military convoy heading from Çukurca to Hakkari. According to reports, two armored vehicles in the convoy were destroyed.