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• Two more kolbars killed by Iranian forces 

  Iranian regime forces continue their attacks on kolbars (load carriers for daily wage) at the border between Eastern and Southern Kurdistan.
• Journalists and activists sentenced to prison by KDP go on hunger strike 

  Three journalists and two activists from Behdinan were sentenced to 6 years in prison in Hewler, the capital of the Kurdistan Region earlier this week.
• HPG Command Council vows to make 2021 the year of victory 

  The HPG Command Council said it held its annual conference and added: "The determination to succeed has been achieved thanks to the spirit of sacrifice displayed in countering any attacks against our people and forces."
• Guerrillas hit Çukurca Brigade with mortars 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) / Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas hit the Çukurca Brigade in Hakkari with mortars on 17 February.
• The HDP is banned in Van 

  The HDP is under pressure all over Turkey, but in Van this pressure is even heavier. In the city, a ban on actions and activities has been imposed for about 5 years and the HDP is not even allowed to carry out normal political party activities.
• HSM publishes balance of the four-day war in Gare 

  The command of the Central People's Defense Headquarters has published a detailed statement on the Turkish invasion and the resistance of the guerrillas in the region of Gare in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• 3 journalists and 2 activists sentenced to prison in Hewler 

  Three journalists and two activists in Hewler, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, were sentenced to 6 years in prison each over the same charges, facing reaction from many parliamentarians.
• Permanent state of emergency, the border gate that never opens: politics prohibited here 

  In Van, the largest city of the Serhat Region in Northern Kurdistan, the policies implemented by the state turned the city into a "forbidden" zone economically, socially and culturally.
• Fire in Yazidi Camp in Zakho: three dead, 5 injured 

  A fire broke out in a Yazidi refugee camp in Zakho, in the province of Dohuk in South Kurdistan. Three people from the same family lost their lives and 5 people were injured.
• First aerial view of Siyanê prison camp bombed by the Turkish state 

  ANF published the first images of Siyanê prison camp attacked by the Turkish state.
• HPG: Chemical weapons used in Siyanê prison camp 

  HPG stated that chemical weapons were used in Siyanê camp where Turkish soldier prisoners were staying in Gare and said: "It's impossible to enter the camp because banned chemical weapons have been used.”
• Guerilla TV shows footages of actions carried out by HPG in Garê 

  Footages of two air attacks launched by the HPG Martyr Delal Air Defense Forces against the Turkish occupation forces on 12 and 13 February in Garê were broadcast by Guerilla TV.
• Aldar Xelîl: The aim of the attack on Hewler is to keep South Kurdistan under threat 

  PYD Co-Presidency Council member Aldar Xelîl issued a statement regarding the attack on Hewler last night and said that "the aim of this attack is to keep Bashur Kurdistan under threat."
• People protest against the international conspiracy in Maxmur 

  A march against the international conspiracy against the Kurdish People's Leader was held in the Maxmur town in Kurdistan Region.
• KCK: The genocidal policy of the Turkish State was defeated in Garê 

  KCK stated that the defeat of the Turkish army in Garê did not only expose the nature of the Turkish state, but also shown how determined and skilled the Kurdish people and its freedom fighters struggle for the freedom of the Kurdish people.
• Turkish jets bomb Gare 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on the Gare area where it suffered a deadly blow during its cross-border operation in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Turkish army retreated from Gare with the blood of its own people on its hands 

  The Turkish cross-border operation in the guerrilla area of Gare, which started on Wednesday night, has been ceased on Sunday. The Turkish army has retreated after suffering major blows during the course of the operation.
• Footage from Turkish attack on the detention center of Turkish prisoners in HPG custody 

  The Turkish army attacked a camp in the Gare region where prisoners of war belonging to the Turkish security forces were held.
• 27 people detained in Van 

  Turkish police stormed several houses in Van province and its districts Sunday morning.
• HSM: Turkey attacked the camp to kill the prisoners of war 

  The Turkish invasion of the guerrilla area of Gare in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) ended this morning. The command office of the People's Defense Forces issued a statement on the death of prisoners of war.
• Footage from prison camp attacked by the Turkish army in Gare 

  Gerîla TV has published footage of the prison camp that was attacked by the Turkish army from the air and ground in the guerrilla area of Gare.
• Footage from guerrilla intervention forcing Turkish helicopters to retreat in Gare 

  Guerrillas targeted 7 Turkish military helicopters that attempted to airdrop soldiers in the Siyane area of the Gare region in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• KCK: We will liberate our Leader and Kurdistan this year 

  KCK called on the youth, the women, and the whole Kurdish people to step up their struggle to achieve the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a free Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish troops from the ground and the air in Gare 

  The Turkish military operation in Gare continues in all its ferocity. Within 24 hours, the region has been bombed at least 18 times. The guerrillas are resisting and using their own air defense units.
• Turkish bombing of Garê continues 

  Turkish warplanes are currently bombing the Martyr Agit Hill and Deriyê Girê Biyê areas of Garê.