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• HPG: Turkish army attempting to enter guerrilla zones 

  The People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement that the Turkish army has attempted to enter the Medya Defence Zones where guerrilla forces are based.
• Controversial Dersim documents revealed 

  The pro-government Yeni Şafak newspaper has published a top secret intelligence document revealing that Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) met Dersim leader Seyit Riza the night before he was executed, telling Riza he would be spared if he ‘begged pardon’.
• KCK: Let us enhance the struggle against attacks 

  KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has stated that the AKP government has put forward a new concept and policy regarding both the resolution and election process.
• 3 villages liberated, 21 gang members killed in Rojava 

  The operations of the YPG/YPJ forces against the ISIS gangs are continuing in the Cizîre and Kobanê cantons of Rojava. While 3 more villages have been liberated in Kobanê, 21 gang members were killed.
• Military activity of Turkish army increasing 

  The People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has issued a written statement saying that the activity of the Turkish army is increasing towards the Medya Defence Zones.
• Joint statement from YPG/YPJ and Burkan Al Firat 

  YPG/YPJ and Burkan Al Firat forces have issued a joint statement regarding the joint operation they are carrying out in the south of Kobanê, saying that the operations will continue until the whole region is cleansed of the ISIS gangs.
• Turkish state has persistently violated ceasefire 

  The Turkish state has persistently violated the "consolidated ceasefire’, which was declared at Newroz in 2013, carrying out 888 aerial reconnaissance sorties, 205 land operations and 331 tank and artillery attacks in the last 2 years.
• Operation against ISIS gangs south of Kirkuk 

  A large scale operation has been launched against ISIS gangs near the Daqoq town in Kirkuk city of South Kurdistan. Peshmerga are reported to be meters away from entering the village of Uzêriye held by ISIS.
• HPG: Turkish army increasing military activity 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press and Communication Centre reported that the Turkish army increasingly continued its activities in Kurdistan region.
• Military activity by the Iranian army 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press and Communication Centre has released a statement about the aerial activities of the Iranian army.
• 4 more villages liberated in Kobanê 

  4 more villages have been liberated within the scope of the operation called “Operation for Girik Martyrs”, launched yesterday jointly by the YPG/YPJ forces and Burkan Al-Firat fighters in the southern areas of Kobanê.
• YPG Commander Diyar Bagok laid to rest in Nusaybin 

  YPG Commander Diyar Bagok (Ekrem Bilge), who lost his life in the Kobanê resistance, was laid to rest yesterday at a ceremony in Nusaybin attended by thousands of people.
• Pain and happiness side by side in Kobanê 

  While the cleansing operations of the YPG/YPJ forces against the ISIS gangs continue in Kobanê canton, in the city itself life is returning to normal amongst the rubble.
• Vigil for justice in Roboski 

  The families of the civilians who were killed by aerial bombing by the Turkish air force in Roboski continue to demand justice.
• YPG launch an operation on ISIS-held villages in Kobanê 

  YPG/YPJ forces have started an operation on some villages controlled by the ISIS gangs in memories of Martyr Agiri and Martyr Herdem.
• HPG: Turkish army instigating clashes 

  People's Defense Forces Press Centre HPG-BIM reported in a written statement that the Turkish army has enhanced military activities at the Şırnak border to Haftanin to the extend of instigating new clashes.
• KCK condemns the Anfal genocide 

  KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has released a statement vehemently condemning the Anfal genocide perpetrated by the colonial Iraqi state in South Kurdistan 27 years ago.
• TEVDA executive: KDP must stop attacks on Yazidi organisations 

  The KDP’s policies towards the Yazidis are attracting mounting criticism. TEVDA executive Munzur Dersim called on the KDP government and institutions affiliated to it to abandon these policies.
• YBŞ and YPJ Sinjar celebrate Çarşema Sor 

  YBŞ and YPJ Sinjar General Commands released a statement wishing a happy Çarşema Sor to all the Yazidi people, saying this year’s festival marks the liberation of Sinjar and the Yazidi people.
• First mass grave from Dersim massacre opened 

  Excavations have begun in Dersim at a site where it is said 24 people, including women and children, were murdered during the massacres of 1938.
• HPG: Turkish army increasing operations to instigate clashes 

  People's Defense Forces Press Centre (HPG-BİM) reported in a written statement that the Turkish army continued its planned and deliberate operations to instigate clashes.
• YPG: Five more villages southeast Kobanê liberated 

  Defense Units have ended the ISIS occupation in Bocak and Xirab Hişk -both of which involve two villages- and Derfilît village, the strategic Çelebi cement plant and 2 quarry areas.
• Kobanê victory splits ISIS 

  Following the defeat suffered by the ISIS gangs in Kobanê, the organisation feared throughout the Middle East has now split into several parts.
• Operation and clash in Şemdinli 

  It is reported that clash broke out between HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas and Turkish soldiers taking part in an operation of the army in the rural areas of Hakkari's Şemdinli district.
• HSM: Every attack will be responded 

  HSMKK stressed that guerrilla forces abode by the ceasefire since 21 March 2013, while the AKP state and the Turkish army have on the contrary treated the process on the basis of various plans, tactics and games.