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• Situation in Maxmur calms down for the time being 

  The situation in the Kurdish refugee camp Maxmur has calmed down for the time being after temporary tensions with Iraqi security forces.
• Woman injured in Turkish artillery attack in South Kurdistan 

  A 42-year-old woman was injured in a Turkish artillery attack on a village near Batîfa in the Zakho city in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• HPG reports intensified Turkish air strikes on guerrilla areas 

  HPG Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that the Turkish army has recently carried out numerous air strikes to no avail.
• How was guerrillas' infiltration operation in Zap organised? 

  HPG guerrillas broke into the invading forces in Zap, took control of their military positions from five directions and confiscated a large number of weapons. One of the guerrillas who participated in the action told what happened.
• Iraqi forces try to close Maxmur Camp with wire fences 

  Iraqi forces are trying to close the Maxmur Camp with wire fences.
• Another military operation launched at Bagok 

  The Turkish army carries out another military operation in the area surrounding the Bagok massif in Mardin province.
• HPG discloses identity information of YJA Star guerrilla fallen in Bagok  

  The identity information of one of the YJA Star guerrillas who fell as a martyr in Bagok has been disclosed. The HPG said: "Bagok martyrs will be our reason for victory."
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of Revolutionary Operation in Zap 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the Revolutionary Operation that took place in Zap on 8 and 9 December. In the operation, many weapons were seized.
• Iranian forces arrest activists for attending funeral of executed Kurdish political prisoner 

  In Eastern Kurdistan, three more people have been arrested by Iranian security forces for attending the funeral of executed political prisoner Heidar Ghorbani and taken to an unknown location.
• A view of 2021 from the guerrilla front - I 

  The Kurdish people and their guerrillas did not give up their fight in 2021, when the war was at its climax. They resisted with great determination and will and destroyed the Turkish state's calculations.
• PKK Martyrs’ Families Committee once again asks for murderers to be exposed 

  Members of the PKK Martyrs’ Families Committee once again met to demand the murderers of Martyr Yasin Bulut (Şükrü Serhad) be exposed.
• Several detained in political genocide operation in Van 

  Many people, among them executives of the HDP, were detained during house raids in Van province.
• HPG: 4 soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  At least four soldiers were killed in a coordinated guerrilla attack on Turkish army positions in Xakurke.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Gever 

  9 Turkish soldiers were killed as result of guerrilla action in the countryside of Hakkari province.
• Young women should increase the struggle against invasion attacks, say new guerrillas 

  Announcing that they have joined the guerrillas, young women from Rojava emphasized that they will increase their struggle against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state.
• 7 Turkish soldiers killed in Serhat and Heftanîn 

  7 Turkish soldiers were killed in the actions carried out by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Serhat and Heftanîn. The Turkish troops left their positions and fled in Serhat while 2 positions were destroyed in Heftanin.
• Another ISIS attack reported in South Kurdistan 

  ISIS militiamen attacked Iraqi army checkpoints on Mount Qereçox near Maxmur last night. A skirmish ensued in which one soldier was slightly injured.
• Kurdish journalist remembered in Maxmur 

  Four years ago, Kurdish journalist Rizgar Deniz died of injuries sustained in eastern Syria during an ISIS attack in the course of the liberation offensive "Cizîrê Storm". He has been commemorated at his grave in Maxmur today.
• Deposed mayor warns against drug addiction in Gever 

  Gever Municipality Co-Mayor İrfan Sarı, who was dismissed and replaced by a trustee, drew attention to the rising rate of drug addiction and made critical calls, particularly to families.
• KCK issues message of condolences for writer Haydar Işık 

  The KCK issued a message of condolences to writer Haydar Işık's family. "The people of Dersim, the Kurdish people, and all their comrades in the freedom struggle will never forget him."
• Death toll rises to 11 in Hewler floods 

  Flood disaster has struck southeast of Hewler. The authorities have warned about further rainfalls.
• PKK Committee asks KRG to reveal the murderers of Yasin Bulut 

  The PKK Martyrs' Families Committee has urged the Kurdistan regional government to disclose the murderers of Yasin Bulut, a member of the PKK Martyrs' Families Committee, who was killed in Sulaymaniyah by the Turkish intelligence service MIT.
• HPG: The Turkish army cannot hide its defeat against the guerrillas 

  HPG Press Centre reported that the HPG forces did not suffer any casualties during the repeated air strikes carried out by Turkey against the guerrillas and emphasized that the Turkish army could not hide their defeat against the guerrillas.
• ‘We will not renounce Autonomous Shengal’ 

  Shengal Autonomous Administration responded to the attacks of the Turkish state, saying, "We will not renounce Autonomous Shengal. Whatever the price, we will always follow in the footsteps of our martyrs.”
• HPG guerrilla refutes the Turkish state's claims 

  HPG guerrilla Mirxas Beytuşebab denied the claim of the Turkish state officials that he and some of his comrades were "killed" by the Turkish army.