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• Landmine injures four kolbars in East Kurdistan 

  A mine blast injured four kolbars in the Bane and Newsûd regions of East Kurdistan.
• Young woman, burned with acid by her husband in Sulaymaniyah, dies 

  Shinyar Huner, 21, who was burned by her husband in Sulaymaniyah, passed away.
• HPG Commander: We will liberate Öcalan 

  A commander of the People’s Defence Forces (HPG), Hawar Suruç, said that guerrilla forces will put up the greatest resistance to make Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan free. “We are ready for this militarily and ideologically,” Suruç added.
• A mass grave will be opened today in the town of Herdan, in Shengal 

  A mass grave will be opened today in the town of Herdan, in Shengal. The mass grave contains the remains of a number of people killed by ISIS mercenaries in 2014.
• Dağ and Er end hunger strike as prison management meets their demands 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, sentenced to death in Hewlêr, have ended their hunger strike. The decision was preceded by a promise by the prison management to meet the demands of the two prisoners.
• HPG reports intensive airstrikes on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army carried out more than twenty air strikes within a few days in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Dağ and Er on death fast in Hewler spit blood 

  It is reported that prisoners Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who have been on death fast in Hewler, South Kurdistan for 9 days, have started spitting blood.
• All activities banned in Hakkari, including flying balloons and sky lanterns 

  The Governorship of Hakkari has prohibited all activities, including the use of sky lanterns and balloons.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action that killed eight Turkish soldiers 

  Footage of action by guerrillas who targeted Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari province in North Kurdistan in August 2020.
• Journalist Amed: The Turkish invaders were defeated with the spirit of Garê resistance 

  Journalist Doğan Amed stated that the Turkish state's defeat in the Medya Defense Zones was the consequence of the Garê resistance, and added that "no matter how strong the invaders are, they would not be successful against the PKK."
• Guerrillas release new footage showing Turkish army using chemical weapons in Werxelê 

  New footage has been released showing the Turkish army using chemical weapons in Werxelê. Turkey used tetrytol, a mixture of tetryl and TNT, to hit Werxelê’s war tunnels.
• HPG-BIM: Turkish army carried out large-scale air strikes to no avail 

  HPG-BIM reported that the Turkish state carried out large-scale air strikes to no avail against Avaşin, Garê, Metina, Xakurkê and Zap on the anniversaries of the Garê Victory and the February 15 international conspiracy.
• Dağ and Er jailed in Hewler go on hunger strike against violations 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er are on hunger strike because their human rights are being violated in Hewler prison. Families sent a message to Hewler Administration, demanding, "Stop harassing Kurdish youth!"
• Shopkeepers take to the streets in Hewlêr 

  Many shopkeepers took to the streets in Hewlêr, the capital of the Federal Kurdistan Region, to protest the relocation of their places in violation of the contract made with them.
• Maxmur people rally against 15 February plot 

  Thousands of people protest in the southern Kurdish refugee camp Maxmur on the 23rd anniversary of the deportation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey.
• Protest against 15 February conspiracy in Van 

  A sit-in and rally take place in Van to mark the 23rd anniversary of the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan under the slogan: "Lift the isolation, open the doors of Imrali and build peace!".
• MLKP-Kurdistan: We must all fight the conspiracy against Öcalan 

  “Patriots, democrats, socialists and socialist patriots must unite and fight the conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan. No one can be free as long as the isolation continues,” said MLKP-Kurdistan.
• 'We will achieve Öcalan’s freedom at any cost' 

  HPG guerrillas said that the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan failed to achieve its purpose and added that they would achieve his physical freedom at any cost.
• YRK guerrillas: We'll fight the international conspiracy with a stronger Rojhilat Freedom Movement  

  YRK guerrillas Şahin Agirî and Tolhildan Çilçeme said that they will fight the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan by further strengthening the Rojhilat Freedom Movement.
• PKK calls for expansion of global resistance against international conspiracy 

  The abduction of Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey 23 years ago was decided by the US government and carried out with international support. Turkey is being used as a guardian in the process, the PKK said and called for global resistance.
• YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger says 15 February 1999 was a dark day for the peoples of Kurdistan 

  YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger said that 15 February 1999 was a dark day for the peoples of Kurdistan and the Middle East.
• KCK Executive Council announces annual meeting results 

  At the annual meeting of the KCK Executive Council, the practice in all fields of work was evaluated and a plan for the current year was adopted.
• Iraqi troops block Yazidi youth marching for Öcalan’s freedom in Shengal 

  The Yazidi youth movement is staging a long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Shengal. The Iraqi military intervened and wanted to ban the Öcalan pictures.
• UN disregards the Kaçar family deported by KDP from Hewler 

  Hasan Kaçar, who was deported from Hewler (Erbil), South Kurdistan since he did not accept the spying and betrayal imposed by the KDP, is waiting for an answer from the UN in Sulaymaniyah after the repeated applications he filed.
• HDP delegation visits AANES representation in Sulaymaniyah 

  The HDP delegation held a number of visits to Shengal, Maxmur and Sulaymaniyah. Here they visited the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) Sulaymaniyah Representation.