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• Protest against vandalization of martyrs' graves in Cizre 

  The Association for Unity, Culture and Solidarity with Families Who Lost Their Relatives in the Cradle of Civilizations (MEBYA-DER) organized a press briefing to condemn the attack on the graves of the martyrs in Cizre district of Şırnak.
• Families protest the attack on martyrs’ graves in Cizre 

  While the Asri Cemetery in Cizre district of Şırnak was attacked by unknown people, families of Kurdish martyrs said, “Let them devastate our graves, we will build them again.”
• HPG reports continued Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army is continuing its airstrikes in South Kurdistan with no casualties among the guerrilla forces.
• Guerrillas: We cannot be stopped! 

  YJA Star guerrilla Ciwan Cûdî and the HPG guerrilla Ronî Arbaba are part of the resistance against the Turkish invasion of the southern Kurdish Medya Defense Areas. “The enemy cannot stop the guerrillas,” they said.
• Doğan: Resistance won; economic crisis deepened 

  PKK Education Committee Member Mahir Doğan stated that the belligerent Turkish government has been defeated in its war against the PKK. “The resistance has won; the economic crisis has deepened,” he said.
• Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative hits police station in Yüksekova 

  The Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative announced that they carried out an action with improvised explosive device (IED) against a police station in Yüksekova district of Hakkari.
• PJAK: Kurdistan Region became a graveyard for activists from East Kurdistan 

  PJAK urged the Kurdistan regional government to investigate the case of activist Ehmed Bêxem from East Kurdistan who is suspected to have been tortured and murdered last week in Hewlêr (Erbil).
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla commemorated in Maxmur 

  The three Kurdish revolutionary women, who were killed in Paris in 2013, were commemorated in Maxmur Refugee Camp in South Kurdistan.
• Curfew ahead of Turkish military operation in Hakkari 

  A curfew has been imposed on eleven regions in the Kurdish province of Hakkari ahead of a military operation.
• Kurdish activist from East Kurdistan found dead in Hewler 

  An activist from East Kurdistan, who was missing for two days, was found dead in Hewler city of South Kurdistan. The dead body of the Kurdish activist has serious torture marks.
• Turkish army targets village of Duhok 

  The Turkish army fired artillery against the village of Hirurê near the southern Kurdish city of Duhok.
• Turkish military base near Mosul hit by 5 rockets 

  At least five rockets were fired at the Turkish military base in Zêlîkan near Mosul in South Kurdistan on Sunday evening.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish forces in Zap with heavy weapons 

  Guerrillas struck the Turkish occupation forces in the Zap region with heavy weapons in the first two days of the new year. Meanwhile, the Turkish air force continues to bomb the guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan.
• Maxmur refugees start democratic actions against attempts to block the camp off with wire fences 

  The people who set up a tent of resistance in Maxmur, which the Iraqi government is trying to block off with wire fences, said that they will continue their actions against the oppression.
• Freedom remains hidden in guerrilla Ronî Derik's smile 

  Guerrilla Ronî Derik never stopped. He was so determined to fight for the cause he believed in. His comrades will now fight for the honour of having known him.
• Two civilians from South Kurdistan abducted by Turkish forces 

  Two residents of a village near the southern Kurdish town of Sîdekan have been arrested by the Turkish army and taken to the other side of the border. They are accused of being "unauthorised" in a "military exclusion zone".
• The guerrillas have destroyed the illusions of the Turkish army 

  With the guerrilla struggle in professionalised mobile units, the illusions of the Turkish state have been destroyed, explain Avaşîn Cûdî and Berxwedan Jiyan in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• HPG: Turkish army has withdrawn from 3 regions in Zap 

  The Turkish occupation forces have received heavy blows from the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla and withdrawn from the Girê Şehîd Munzur, Girê Şehîd Serxwebûn and Ciloya Biçûk areas of the Zap region.
• Turkish army withdraws from Martyr Munzur Hill 

  It was learned that the Turkish army withdrew from Martyr Munzur Hill, after having been hit hard by the guerrillas.
• The brave souls of Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas Armanç Welat and Zinarîn Zinar fought against the enemy in Heftanîn and fell as martyrs on 19 October 2020.
• HSM releases balance sheet of war for 2021 

  The People's Defence Centre announced its 2021 balance sheet of war. Guerrilla forces carried out 742 actions and 861 Turkish soldiers were killed. “The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla will meet the expectations of our martyrs and our leader in the new year."
• 40 guerrillas killed in Turkish chemical weapons attacks in 2021 

  40 guerrilla fighters lost their lives in 2021 due to Turkish chemical weapons attacks on the areas of Gare, Zap, Metîna and Avaşîn. After days of resistance, they fell due to the use of banned weapons.
• 28 women prisoners in Bakırköy go on hunger strike against violence in jails 

  28 women held in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison said that the life and health of the prisoners are in danger and announced that they have been on a three-day hunger strike as of 27 December.
• Victims of Roboski massacre commemorated 

  During the commemoration of the Roboski Massacre in Şırnak, participants emphasized that “even if it takes 100 years, we will continue this struggle until the perpetrators are brought to justice and receive the punishment they deserve.”
• Guerrillas Delîl Amed and Şaho Qendîl: We are carrying out daily actions against the Turkish army 

  HPG guerrillas Delîl Amed and Şaho Qendîl are taking part in the guerrilla Zap offensive. They spoke on the daily actions of the guerrillas against the Turkish forces and their invasion attacks.