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• HPG releases balance sheet of war for July  

  The HPG Press Center released the balance sheet of war for July. The guerrillas killed 72 soldiers in 130 actions. While many military vehicles and materials were destroyed, 5 Skorsky helicopters were hit. 7 guerrillas fell as martyrs.
• KCK: Our movement has nothing to do with the killing of the former head of KDP intelligence service 

  KCK said they believed that the murder of Mihemed Mirzan Sindi was carried out as a result of the internal conflicts within the KDP and Parastin, in order not to reveal the crimes committed against the Kurdish people.
• HPG: 12 soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrilla forces have inflicted heavy blows on the Turkish army during the past 24 hours, killing 12 soldiers, destroying an emplacement and one A4 weapon.
• Turkish troops uproot trees in military operation area in Hizan 

  The Turkish state continues its military measures against the Kurdish population in the south-eastern part of the country.
• Six Turkish soldiers killed in action carried out by guerrillas in Metîna 

  Six Turkish soldiers were targeted and killed in an action carried out by the guerrillas in Metîna, in Medya Defense Areas.
• Vigil in Maxmur to protest isolation of Öcalan continues 

  The vigil launched in Maxmur to break the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues with a third group of refugees.
• HPG pays tribute to commander Rêdûr Sîser  

  Rêdûr Sîser defied the military superiority of the Turkish army for a month and fought to the end. The guerrilla commander fell on Thursday in Xîzan in the northern Kurdish region of Garzan.
• People of Shengal salute the guerrillas and fighters who saved the Yazidis from genocide 

  Staging a march at the ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ opened by the guerrillas and fighters during the ISIS onslaught in 2014, the people of Shengal saluted those who saved them from genocide.
• Minors in traditional Kurdish dress targeted by the police 

  Turkish “special operations police” targeted Kurdish minors who attended a wedding in traditional Kurdish dress.
• Turkish army attacks guerrilla areas with KDP support 

  Suffering heavy blows at the hands of the guerrilla forces, the Turkish army is attacking the guerrilla areas with the support of South Kurdistan’s ruling party, KDP, which continues its cooperation with Turkey against the Kurdish freedom movement.
• Biro: We will win with our strength 

  Dilşad Biro, a member of the Zorava City Council, underlined that Shengal has a military and self-government, and added: "We don't need anyone's help. We have military strength. The YBŞ, YJŞ and Êzîdxan Asayish are defending us."
• All nine people taken into custody in Nusaybin have been released  

  Nine people were arrested after a police “operation” in Nusaybin, during which a guerrilla from the YJA Star women group allegedly blew herself up in an apartment. All nine have been released.
• Yet another kolbar killed by Iranian forces 

  Kolbars and kasibkars are targeted systematically by Iranian and Turkish security forces. Each year, dozens of them are killed with no punitive measures being taken.
• Arab Regions People's Assembly in Shengal demands freedom for Öcalan 

  Under the leadership of the Arab Regions People's Assembly in Shengal, a march was held to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish drone targets vehicle in the village of Rengîne in Chiwarta in South Kurdistan 

  A drone belonging to the Turkish state targeted a vehicle in the village of Rengîne in Chiwarta, in South Kurdistan. The District Governor said that they could not establish the identity of those in the vehicle.
• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  The guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish occupation operation on the western front of the Zap region unabated. At least eleven soldiers were killed in a total of twelve actions in the past 24 hours.
• Mine explosion injures a shepherd in Bradost 

  A landmine exploded in the Bradost region of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Friday.
• Governor bans entry and exit from 11 areas in Uludere  

  Entry and exit from 11 areas in Uludere were banned for 15 days.
• DBP politicians Bayhan and Adıgüzel still incommunicado 

  DBP politicians Remziye Bayhan and Bedia Adıgüzel, who were taken into custody in the raid in Nusaybin on Wednesday, are still incommunicado.
• HPG: Six soldiers were killed in Zap 

  The guerrillas raided a Turkish military camp in the Zap region, killing six soldiers. A transport helicopter with troops on board was also targeted and damaged.
• State terror in Nusaybin  

  After a police raid on Tuesday night resulting in one death and two people arrested, the authorities continued their police operations in Nusaybin throughout the day. After additional house searches, five more arrests were made.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Metina 

  The action which killed 3 soldiers of the Turkish army on July 10 was carried out to salute the anniversary of the great death fast in 1982.
• HPG: One helicopter was hit and damaged in ongoing actions by the guerrillas 

  The guerrillas are continuing to resist the Turkish invasion in southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers attack and take 4 young people into custody in Hakkari 

  Turkish soldiers attacked and took 4 young people into custody. The boys were taking their sheep to the stream in Rûbarok (Derecik).
• Villagers terrorized during military operations in Yüksekova and Hizan 

  Local people are terrorized as the Turkish army is conducting military operations in the districts of Yüksekova and Hizan in northern Kurdistan.