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• 4 people executed in Varto 

  Reports of executions have come through from the Varto district of Muş where people have taken control after taking up arms to defend themselves against the never-ending attacks of Turkish state forces.
• Police injures 1 civilian in Silopi 

  41 years old Hüsetin Yiğit got injured during the armed attack of the police on young people digging new trenches in Silopi.
• ISIS Emir captured by YPG: Turkey satisfies all of our needs 

  ISIS Emir Yasin Ebdileziz Egumi was captured by YPG forces during the ISIS attack on Kobanê on June 25, and said that all critically injured gang members received treatment in Turkey, which gives logistic support to ISIS.
• Two civilians wounded in Silvan 

  Resistance continues in Amed's Silvan district where people have dug trenches and started self-defense in neighborhoods against the attacks and repression by police forces.
• At least two people executed in Varto 

  Reports of executions have come through from Varto district of Muş where people have taken control of the district after taking up arms to defend themselves against the never-ending attacks by the Turkish state forces.
• Armed clash between local people and soldiers in Silvan 

  An armed clash broke out in Silvan (Farqin) district of Amed as soldiers attempted to enter the Tekel neighborhood controlled by units of self-defense protecting the area.
• Latest situation in Varto 

  While the curfew continues in Varto district of Muş where the people have taken control since this morning,Turkish soldiers sent from nearby provinces and districts have been deployed in the building of Rural Services located on Varto-Muş road.
• At least 35 soldiers killed in an action by guerrillas in Tatvan 

  HPG guerrillas carried out effective actions on the anniversary of the August 15 Initiative. 35 soldiers died in an action conducted by guerrillas against Bilika guard post in Tatvan district of Bitlis.
• Turkish artillery fires hit civilian area in Şemdinli 

  Artillery fires opened from a military battalion in a village of Şemdinli hit the civilian area, as a result of which one woman was wounded.
• Turkish activities and attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) reported that activity of Turkish jets and unmanned aerial vehicles over Medya Defence Zones continue, so do the bombardments launched by Turkish troops at the border to guerrilla areas.
• Self-Defense Forces Center opened in Aleppo 

  Self-Defense Forces Center has been opened in Sheik Maksoud neighbourhood of Aleppo on the initiative of the Kurdish people in the city who are continuously being targeted by the attacks and provocations of the AKP-supported gang groups.
• 15 August celebrated in Makhmur 

  Thousands joined the celebration to mark the 31st anniversary of 15 August Initiative in Martyr Rüstem refugee camp in Makhmur area of South Kurdistan.
• People of Varto carry out self-defense 

  People control Varto and dug trenches across the district to prevent military and police vehicles’ entrance to neighborhoods.
• DBP Erzurum Provincial Headquarters bombed 

  DBP Erzurum provincial headquarters was bombed with a stun grenade last night.
• Police and soldiers cannot get out of their bases in Varto 

  HPG guerillas took control of the entrances and exits of Muş’s Varto district, where clashes continued throughout the night.
• Turkish soldiers shoot a youth on the border with South Kurdistan 

  Turkish soldiers shot Muhannet Abid Xelef (19), who was trying to cross over to Silopi from South Kurdistan. Xelef’s leg was amputated in the hospital, and Xelef is in urgent need of blood because his kidneys failed.
• #FireFundKobane campaign by Kobane Reconstruction Board 

  International crowdfunding campaign FireFundKobane is endorsed by the Kobanê Reconstruction Board and is currently run by a team of people from the board, Firefund and volunteering activists.
• Turkish military attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in its daily statement that bombardments launched by Turkish troops against Medya Defense Zones and the reconnaissance flights of Turkish aerial forces over guerrilla-held areas continue.
• HPG: 15 August marked with effective actions by guerrillas 

  In the actions carried out by guerrilla units, 21 Turkish soldiers and 4 police officers were killed while 4 armoured vehicles and a helicopter of the Turkish military were damaged, said HPG Press Office.
• KCK: 15 August is the spirit of the Kurdish freedom struggle 

  KCK said 15 August Initiative has today become the spirit and the resisting force of the freedom and democracy struggle of the Kurdish people in all four parts of Kurdistan.
• More areas declare self-governance in North Kurdistan 

  While the AKP government continues to impose an all–out war concept in North Kurdistan, Peoples’ Assemblies in various settlements declare that they no longer see legitimacy in state institutions run by administrators appointed by AKP.
• 15 August Initiative marked in guerrilla areas 

  15 August Initiative, the operation in which the PKK launched its first attack against Turkish forces, has been marked in Medya Defence Zones in a ceremony attended by a large group of guerrillas.
• Kurds remember 15 August 

  The 15 of August 1984 is an important date for the Turkish-Kurdish conflict as it marks the first PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) attack, led by Mahsum Korkmaz (known as “Agit”).
• Guerrilla actions in various locations 

  HPG guerrillas carried out actions across Kurdistan, where 26 soldiers and police officers died, and 8 security forces got injured. Guerrillas also blocked roads and sabotaged soldiers in various locations.
• Karayılan: AKP made a mistake and will pay a heavy price 

  PKK Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan pointed out that AKP made the biggest mistake in its history by launching the attacks of July 24