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• HPG reports heavy shelling by Turkish army at the border 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has released a statement reporting intense bombardments by Turkish troops at the border line.
• Intensified attacks by state forces in Şırnak under curfew 

  With the curfew declaration, state forces have started to hit neighborhoods and rural areas surrounding the city with tanks.
• YPG: Turkish army attacked our positions 

  YPG General Command issued a message to the Ceasefire Watch Coordination in Syria declaring that Turkish soldiers attacked YPG positions in Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Curfew expanded in Bağlar, resistance spreads 

  As the curfew put in place in Bağlar’s Kaynartepe Neighborhood expands from Gürsel and Cemiloğlu Avenues to the area up to Bağlar Dörtyol and Nükhet Coşkun Avenue, one child has been shot in his back.
• YPS/YPS-JIN retaliate attacks by Turkish forces in Nusaybin 

  Turkish forces attacked the neighborhoods protected by popular resistance in Nusaybin district of Mardin where genocidal attacks continue. With the YPS/YPS-JIN forces’ immediate retaliation, heavy clashes took place.
• People resist against state forces' attacks in Bağlar 

  In Amed's Kaynartepe Neighborhood where sporadic clashes occur, the youth resisting behind barricades are not letting state attacks get through.
• Letter from Mehmet Tunç’s daughter Nalin 

  “After my father and those who were killed there, I made a decision. I will carry on the struggle my father gave his life for. And I will never give up.”
• Two killed by police in Amed 

  Two people have been killed as a result of ongoing police attack on youths protesting in Amed the genocidal attacks of Turkish forces in North Kurdistan.
• Mortar attack on neighborhoods in Gever 

  State forces are conducting mortar attacks on neighborhoods in Yüksekova (Gever) district of Hakkari where a curfew is in force since yesterday.
• At least 20 detained in police raid on DBP Ağrı office 

  Police teams have conducted a raid on DBP (Party of Democratic Regions) office in the province of Ağrı.
• People of Rojava march for Öcalan’s freedom 

  Thousands of people marched through 3 different routes in Rojava’s Cizir canton and met in Dirbesiyê for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG reports airstrikes and bombardments by Turkish army 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office reported ongoing attacks by Turkish military against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Gangs affiliated to ENKS: We will not allow Azaz and Jarablus to fall 

  Footage proving the cooperation between the KDP-linked ENKS in Rojava and the jihadist gangs attacking Kurdish people emerged.
• One killed, another wounded in police raid in Amed 

  One was killed and another was injured during the police raid onto an apartment in Amed's central Kayapınar district.
• DBP report on Cizre: Nearly 300 people died, town largely damaged 

  In its report on the savagery in Cizre, DBP announced that 80 percent of the district was damaged, and nearly 300 people died-majority of who are babies, elderly and other civilians.
• State hospital in Gever turned into an armory 

  State forces have turned Yüksekova State Hospital into an armory.
• Turkish warplanes bombard villages in Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes once again bombarded civilian settlements in Qandil last night. Houses in the villages of Lewce and Bukrîskan were damaged during the attack.
• Turkish army shells a village in Oremar 

  The Turkish army shelled the Şitazin village of Oremar region. Villagers who lost their houses spent the night in the mountains.
• Bodies of 15 people executed in Sur recovered 

  The bodies of 15 people executed in Amed’s Sur district under the pretense of ‘clashes’ were recovered earlier this morning. The bodies were sent to Elazığ and Malatya.
• Seven people including three wounded killed in Sur 

  7 people, 3 being wounded, from whom no news has been received since early this morning as they remained trapped in Amed's central Sur district, have been killed.
• Three heavily wounded in attack by state forces in Nusaybin 

  Yet another curfew has been imposed on Mardin's Nusaybin district and Hakkari's Yüksekova (Gever) district after Turkish Minister of Interior announced two days ago that Turkish forces would soon start an operation in Yüksekova, Nusaybin and Şırnak.
• Operation to liberate west of Shengal continues 

  YBŞ/YJŞ forces have launched 'Operation Vengeance for Martyrs of Shilo' to liberate the western side of Shengal town three days ago.
• Turkish jets bomb a village in Heftanin 

  Turkish warplanes shelled Keşan village of Heftanin area in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• 'Life for Kobanê' Conference in Luxembourg 

  The Rojava delegation holding official talks in Luxembourg attended a conference titled 'Life for Kobanê' at the well-known theater hall 'Theatre de Casemates' yesterday.
• Savagery in Cizre to be brought to the International Criminal Court 

  Human rights violations in Cizre, where the curfew is partially lifted, is being brought to the International Criminal Court.