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• HPG: 14 soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office stated that artillery, mortar and tank fires, and aerial activities of the Turkish army continue.
• Beştaş: Civilians murdered and detainees tortured in Silopi 

  HDP deputies Meral Danış Beştaş, Feleknas Uca, Edip Berk, DTK Health Council members Dr. Ramazan Bülbül, Dr. İbrahim Halil Mert and SES Amed Branch Co-chair Selma Atabey have returned to Amed following inspections in Silopi.
• YJA-Star Commander: We are ready for both peace and war 

  YJA-Star Commander Zozan Berçelan stressed that they didn't side with war after the peace process, but also that they wouldn't remain silent to the attacks of the Turkish state which aimed an elimination and annihilation of Kurds.
• How did Turkey hand over six injured YPG fighters to Al Nusra? 

  It has been revealed how Turkey handed over six injured YPG fighters treated there to the jihadist Jabhat Al-Nusra gangs.
• KCK calls on Kurdish people to wage all-out resistance against attacks 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency called on all the Kurdish people to wage all-out resistance against the attacks of the Turkish security forces on people and to demonstrate that the people of Silopi and Amed are not alone.
• 22 remanded in custody in four Kurdish cities 

  Turkish state's operation of political genocide continue uninterrupted. 22 people detained in Siirt, Batman, Adıyaman and Bitlis were remanded in custody for alleged membership to an organisation.
• Police torture wounded civilians in Silopi 

  Police forces that staged a bloody crackdown on local people in Silopi district of Şırnak yesterday also tortured the wounded civilians whom they detained from the hospital.
• One policeman killed, four others injured in Cizre 

  n Cizre district of Şırnak, police staged crackdown on demonstrators who protested the police terror in Silopi district where three people were killed and many others were wounded by Turkish security forces yesterday.
• Turkey handed over six injured YPG fighters to Al Nusra in Idlib 

  YPG Kobanê Command denounced that the Turkish state handed over six injured YPG fighters treated in Bakurê (North) Kurdistan to Al-Nusra gangs. YPG demanded an urgent explanation from the Turkish state regarding the reports.
• Aerial activities over guerilla zones 

  Turkish warplanes have been flying over the Gare, Zap, Metina and Avaşin areas of Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG: At least 4 soldiers and 3 police officers killed in guerrilla actions 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) reported in its daily statement that the bombardments of Turkish troops targeting Medya Defence Zones continue, as well as the retaliation actions of guerrilla forces.
• Death toll rises to 3 in Silopi 

  Death toll rose to 3 in Silopi after the death of Kamuran Bilin who lost his life when he was shot in his chest during the police attack.
• AKP’s political genocide operations continue increasingly 

  The political operations of the Turkish state continue increasingly in Kurdish cities in line with the AKP government’s recently enhanced war policies.
• 2 people killed in state terror in Silopi 

  2 persons died, while many others were wounded in police attack in the Silopi district of Şırnak.
• Kurdish people bid farewell to their children 

  The 13 YPG/YPJ fighters who lost their lives in clashes with ISIS gangs in Rojava and whose bodies were handed over to their families after being held at Habur border gate for 10 days have been laid to rest in their hometowns since yesterday.
• Turkish military attacks and guerrilla actions continue 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office reported that reconnaissance flights abd bombardments of the Turkish military against Medya Defence Zones continue, so do the retaliation actions of the guerrilla forces.
• Forest fires caused by Turkish army expand 

  Forest fires caused by the Turkish army continue to expand. Soldiers prevent civilians’ attempt to extinguish the fires in Cudi and Gabar mountains that have expanded over to Şehrevan and Xarêkuna regions.
• HDP delegation in Zergelê: We will expose their lies 

  Kadri Yıldırım and Nazmi Gür, members of the HDP delegation currently inspecting Zergêle village where the Turkish state massacred local people, said that only civilians were living in the village and all of the slain people were civilians.
• People of Qandil urge Turkey to stop bombardments immediately 

  People of Qandil stated that massacring women, men, children and old people had no place in Islam, recalling that at least 40 civilians were killed in Kendakol in 2002 and eight innocent people were massacred in Zergêle recently.
• Kalkan: PKK has not attacked yet and its retaliations are limited 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan stated that the Turkish state was waging an all-out war, and the only possible response for HPG and civilians was to display an all-out resistance.
• YPG/YPJ conduct strong operations around Hesekê and Sırîn 

  Securing the city center of Hesekê in Rojava, joint forces of the YPG and YPJ, alongside fighters from the Syriac Military Council and the Al-Sanadid Military, continued Aug. 4 to conduct firm military activities around the city.
• 18 soldiers die in actions by guerrillas 

  18 soldiers died in actions conducted by HPG guerrillas in response to the increasingly ongoing operations and attacks of the Turkish army.
• Drone activities and bombardments by Turkish military continue 

  Turkish army continues bombardments and reconnaissance flights in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• HDP Delegation in Zergelê: Turkey carried out a massacre of civilians here 

  HDP delegation inspected Qandil’s Zergelê village where Turkish warplanes had carried out a massacre on August 1, killing eight people and wounding tens of others.
• One killed, two wounded in ISIS attack in Maxmur 

  ISIS gangs killed one person and wounded three others in an attack on Maxmur town in South Kurdistan today. The gangs have launched three attacks on the region over the last 10 days.