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• Ongoing artillery attacks in Sur leave three houses on fire 

  Bombshells fired by state forces have left three houses on fire in Amed's central Sur district where an onslaught under the name of curfew is getting heavier in its 18th day.
• 250 civilians in Silopi remain stuck in a basement and under fire 

  As many as 250 civilians remain stuck in a basement and under artillery fire in Silopi district of Şırnak since yesterday without power, water and food.
• Youth shot by state forces in Silopi dies 

  An 18-year-old civilian who was shot by state forces in Şırnak's Silopi district, has lost his life.
• At least 30 detained in Batman 

  HDP Batman provincial co-chair Abdulbari Karaağaç reported that at least 30 people have been taken into custody in the popular resistance ongoing in the city.
• 3 special operation police wounded in Nusaybin 

  At least 3 special operation police have been wounded as a result of a rocket attack in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• Police and soldiers attack the people marching to Silopi from villages 

  Police and soldiers have attacked the people marching to Silopi district of Şırnak where attacks by state forces are getting heavier in the fifth day of the curfew.
• Another civilian heavily wounded in Cizre 

  Turkish state forces are conducting intense artillery strikes against the areas of self-rule in Cizre district of Şırnak where an onslaught under the name of a curfew is going on for the fifth day.
• Two civilians killed in Silopi not buried for 3 days 

  Two civilians who lost their lives as a result of artillery attacks in Silopi two days ago, couldn't be buried yet due to the ongoing siege and attacks.
• Attacks by state forces leave two minors dead in Silopi 

  As the heavy onslaught continues in Şırnak's Silopi district for the fourth uninterrupted day, state forces are conducting increasing attacks on neighborhoods where people continue to resist.
• 15-year-old murdered in Cizre 

  As heavy attacks by state forces continue in Cizre district of Şırnak, strikes by tanks and artillery attacks also hit civilian houses in Yafes, Sur, Cudi and Nur neighborhoods.
• DTK, HDK, HDP, DBP co-chairs: We will resist and win 

  Co-chairs of DTK, HDK, DBP and HDP held a joint press conference in Amed regarding the growing conflict in the Kurdish region of Turkey.
• Attacks by state forces leave dozens of houses burned in Silopi 

  Intense artillery strikes by state forces are going on in Silopi district of Şırnak where an onslaught under the name of curfew is executed for the fourth day.
• Another civilian wounded as attacks target houses in Dargeçit 

  Onslaught by state forces under the pretence of a curfew continues in Dargeçit district of Mardin.
• Turkish soldiers fire on Rojava people saluting self-rule at border 

  Turkish soldiers have fired on Rojava people who marched to the border today in solidarity with the self-rule resistance in North Kurdistan cities and towns.
• 3 special operation police reported killed in clashes in Sur 

  In the seventeenth day of the curfew in Amed's heart, central Sur district, state forces continue attacking the people, which is confronted by popular resistance.
• 11-year-old shot by police in Cizre 

  State forces continue their attacks with heavy arms which target civilian areas under the name of a fight against PKK in Kurdish towns.
• Police attack Amed people marching to Sur 

  Police forces staged a crackdown on thousands of people who wanted to march to the central Sur district where a heavy onslaught by Turkish forces continues for the 17th uninterrupted day.
• Nearly a hundred civilians remain stuck in a basement in Silopi 

  Attacks by state forces are getting heavier in Silopi district of Şırnak where nearly a hundred civilians are currently stuck in a basement and under artillery fire.
• Municipality worker heavily wounded by state forces in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege is getting severer, yet another civilian was shot by state forces.
• State forces in Cizre seize houses and force people to leave 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where attacks on civilians get heavier on the fifth day of the curfew, Turkish forces are seizing houses and forcing people to leave.
• One civilian murdered, another wounded by police in Cizre 

  Yet another civilian has been murdered in Cizre district of Şırnak where onslaught by Turkish forces continues in its fourth day.
• More military deployment in Gever 

  Three buses of special teams and a large convoy of military vehicles have been dispatched to Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari today.
• Police and soldiers assault HDP deputies on their way to Cizre 

  A delegation of HDP officials was obstructed and assaulted by police and soldiers while leaving Şırnak for Cizre where a curfew and onslaught by state forces is going on for 3 days.
• Artillery strike by state forces target houses in Sur, leaving 7 wounded 

  Onslaught by state forces continues against civilian people in Amed's central Sur district which remains under a heavy curfew for 16 days.
• Special operation police occupy municipality building in Silopi 

  Turkish state forces have conducted a raid into the municipality building in Silopi district of Şırnak where a curfew remains in effect for the third day.