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• HPG reports 430 Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas in northern Iraq 

  The Turkish state escalates its attacks against the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) while the guerrillas continue their actions.
• Turkish state forces uproot hundreds of trees during curfew in Bitlis countryside 

  The Turkish state continues its military measures against the Kurdish population in south-eastern part of the country.
• HPG pays tribute to 5 guerrillas fallen in 2017 

  Guerrillas Diyana Amanos, Sema Mahir, Zîlan Dêrsîm, Argeş Rûken and Gabar Wan died in 2017 while resisting the Turkish occupation of the Medya Defense Areas.
• Dağ and Er on day 53 of hunger strike 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who are constantly subjected to inhumane treatment in Hewler prison, have been on hunger strike for 53 days.
• Council of Clerics in Shengal denounces the KDP’s plans against Yazidis 

  The Council of Clerics in Shengal spoke out against the KDP’s establishment of an assembly in the name of the Yazidis.
• ‘Azad found himself in the PKK’ 

  "We will always keep internationalism alive," said HPG commander Serhad Jîhat, paying tribute to a guerrilla fighter from Germany, Azad Şergeş (Thomas), who fell resisting Turkish invasion of Kurdistan in June.
• People of Maxmur in solidarity with Dağ and Er on day 52 of hunger strike in Hewler Prison 

  The health condition of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who were sentenced to death in 2020 and have been on hunger strike in KDP custody for 52 days, is deteriorating.
• PUK member criticizes the KDP’s prevention of guests to international workshop in Heseke 

  PUK politician Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed criticised the South Kurdistan government which closed the border crossing to Rojava for participants of a two-day international workshop in Heseke in northern Syria.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Devrim Garzan and Sîdar Amed 

  Guerrillas Devrim Garzan and Sîdar Amed fell in Avaşîn during the attacks launched by the Turkish occupying forces. The HPG released their full identities and paid tribute to their struggle.
• KCK: Murder plan against hunger strikers Dağ and Er foiled 

  The KCK said in a statement that a planned contract killing by MIT targeted Hewlêr prison. An agent who has since been arrested was supposed to kill Kurdish prisoners Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er.
• Turkish army dispatches troops to South Kurdistan border 

  The Turkish state has dispatched a large number of troops and military equipment to the border with southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG: Two injured guerrilla fighters were taken prisoner in Şırnak 

  HPG reported that two injured guerrilla fighters were captured by the Turkish army after a massive bombardment in the countryside of Şırnak province.
• Guerrillas destroy Turkish military radar system in Zap 

  Kurdish guerrilla fighters destroyed a military radar system belonging to the Turkish army in Zap. The device was set up at Girê FM in the western sector of the heavily contested Zap front.
• Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er enter 50th day of hunger strike 

  The hunger strike of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, held prisoners in Hewler by the KDP, is on its 50th day.
• HPG pays tribute to commander Cesur Azad  

  The HPG paid tribute to commander Cesur Azad (Edip Temiz) who fell as a martyr in December 2022.
• Court rejects inspection of the scene where Tahir Elçi was murdered 

  In the trial over the killing of the Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, the court rejected a request by the joint prosecution for a new inspection of the crime scene and the hearing of the officers of the police intelligence service as witnesses.
• HPG: Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas with tactical nuclear bomb 

  A guerrilla fighter lost his life as a result of Turkey's continued attacks against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• MP Olan: People’s lives are in danger in the military operation area in Bitlis 

  As the Turkish military operation and bombardment continue in the countryside of Bitlis province, Green Left Party MP Huseyin Olan condemned the curfew and pointed out the danger to the life of the local people.
• State terror against villagers amid ongoing military operation in Bitlis countryside 

  The Turkish authorities have imposed a curfew in ten villages and the local people are terrorised by the army on the grounds that PKK fighters have been seen in Hizan.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out in Sîda Resistance Area  

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out by the guerrillas in the Sîda Resistance Area on 28 January 2023.
• HPG releases identities of three guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Turkish airstrikes on Zap 

  The HPG released the names and identities of the three fighters who fell as martyrs in Turkish airstrikes on the Zap resistance. Zana Govend, Berxwedan Gabar and Zagros Serêkaniyê had previously fought against ISIS.
• Turkey extends flight ban for Sulaymaniyah 

  Turkey continues to maintain the closure of its airspace for flights from the international airport in the southern Kurdish metropolis of Sulaymaniyah. The Turkish Foreign Ministry justified the ban, which was issued three months ago, with the PKK.
• TAJÊ calls for international support for AANES in the trial of ISIS members 

  The Yazidi Women’s Freedom Movement called on the international Powers to support the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria which will begin the trial of foreign ISIS members soon.
• Military operation launched in Bitlis after a curfew in 10 settlements  

  The Turkish army launched an operation in the countryside of Bitlis province after the declaration of a curfew in 10 villages and hamlets. Three people were detained in house raids in a village.
• HPG announces balance sheet of war for the month of June 

  The HPG announced the balance sheet of the war for the month of June, and stated that the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carried out 45 actions and killed 44 Turkish soldiers. 10 guerrillas fell as martyrs in the invasion attacks.