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• Graves of YPG/YPJ fighters in Viranşehir desecrated  

  The graves of YPG/YPJ fighters in Viranşehir were desecrated and the gravestones were broken.
• Turkey conducts airstrikes on Medya Defense Zones 

  Turkish warplanes have conducted aerial bombardment on Medya Defense Zones, while Iran bombed Baleyekatî region in Southern Kurdistan.
• A lifetime dedicated to health care for the people of Qandil 

  Dr. Medya, who has dedicated her lifetime to her work as the people's medic and is providing the residents of Qandil with health care for a very long time, is visiting Qandil's villages and highlands and offers medical check-ups with limited resources.
• Every place must become a ground of resistance 

  In Northern Kurdistan a tremendous struggle and resistance is taking hold. This resistance is continuing under the banner of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) and the Free Women's Troops (YJA-Star).
• Third day of the Conscience and Justice Watch in Van 

  HDP's Conscience and Justice Watch was visited throughout its 3rd day by NGO representatives and locals. The police attempted to detain youths that chanted 'Justice for Suruç.
• KNK releases ‘National Unity Efforts Principles Document Draft’ 

  KNK held a press statement in Hewlêr and shared a 21-point ‘National Unity Efforts Principles Document Draft’ with the public.
• Impressions of HDP delegation on the torture incident in Şapatan 

  A delegation of HDP isited the Şapatan (Altınsu) village in Şemdinli to investigate the reported torture incident and to show solidarity with citizens.
• “In Zap, the Turkish army was defeated and comradery prevailed” 

  Talking about the defeat of the Turkish army in the Zap mountains, one of the guerrillas in the operation Cûdî said comradery and the spirit of resistance prevailed in the Zap resistance where hundreds of soldiers died.
• 12 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  12 Turkish soldiers were killed and 3 wounded in an attack by Kurdish guerrillas, People’s Defence Units’ (HPG) stated.
• 53-year-old Kurdish woman jailed for “terrorist propaganda” 

  Following her detention in Şırnak’s İdil district, Kurdish woman Ayşe Hezer has been jailed for spreading “terrorist propaganda”.
• Clashes and spreading fire in Mount Shaho 

  Fire keeps spreading across Mount Shaho as the Iranian army continues to bomb the region for 3 days. Clashes erupted yesterday in the same region.
• Turkish army bombs Hazro, forcing people out 

  Turkish soldiers have set orchards and vineyards on fire and are forcing villagers to move away.
• Conscience and Justice Watch starts in Van amid police siege 

  The ‘Conscience and Justice Watch’ launched by Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) continues in Van after Amed and Istanbul.
• 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas hit the Geman outpost in Çukurca, which left 5 Turkish soldiers dead. The Turkish forces were hit by guerrillas also in Şemdinli and Gever.
• Gerîla TV footage from an action targeting intelligence officers 

  Gerîla TV continues to publish footage from the actions against Turkish forces which they record on their camera.
• Iranian forces kill a Kurdish man doing border trade 

  Iranian police forces have killed a Kurdish citizen doing border trade in the town of Selas Bawecanî in Kermanshah city of Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan).
• YBŞ condemns the attack in Shengal and the smear campaign 

  Shengal Resistance Units said: " Everyone should know that the YBŞ and the process of awakening the society on the path of freedom, can never be stopped with such attacks. These immoral practices and immoral policies of special warfare must be given up."
• Van is ready for the Conscience and Justice Vigil 

  The ‘Conscience and Justice Vigil’, launched by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Amed and Istanbul, will start off in Van tomorrow.
• Turkish army attacks start forest fires in Dersim 

  Forest fires and clashes broke out following the Turkish army’s operations in Nazimiye and Pülümür.
• Heavy blow dealt on the Turkish army in Şemdinli 

  Guerrilla forces have dealt heavy blows on the Turkish army in Şemdinli and Çukurca districts of Hakkari. According to local sources, the coordination force of the operation in Şemdinli has been killed.
• Turkish forces torture and detain villagers in Şemdinli 

  Turkish police and army forces have raided Şemdinli’s Şapatan village and tortured civilians.
• 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.