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• YRK guerrillas: The enemy cannot isolate the will for freedom 

  Fighters of the Eastern Kurdistan’s guerrilla force YRK said on the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan: "The Turkish state cannot isolate the will for freedom. Rêber Apo has his place in the soul of the Kurdish people and all oppressed people."
• Turkish military operations and attacks on local people continue in Lice 

  Large-scale military operations in the Lice district of Amed continue. Soldiers kick in the doors of houses during village raids and carry out arbitrary arrests.
• Guerrilla Botan: The search for freedom becomes reality in the mountains 

  Xwinreş Botan is a guerrilla fighter with the HPG. In an interview with ANF, he spoke about his time as a minor in Turkish custody and the importance of the prison resistance for the situation in the mountains.
• PKK pays tribute to Commander Serhed Deniz Tendurek 

  Commander Serhed Deniz Tendurek (Deniz Demir) was commemorated on the second anniversary of his martyrdom.
• Turkey-backed gangs flourish in Kirkuk 

  Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has been in Iraq for 2 days. Mobility of the Turkey-backed mobs has increased in Kirkuk with Akar’s visit.
• Maxmur People's Assembly: KDP is responsible for suspicious deaths 

  The Democratic People's Assembly of the Maxmur Refugee Camp revealed that two camp residents suspiciously lost their lives in detention, holding the KDP responsible for these deaths.
• Political genocide in Lice: At least 35 detained 

  The Turkish military continues to target the rural population in Lice. Once again, villages have been sealed off with armored vehicles and homes searched. At least 35 people have been arrested.
• Names of three guerrillas martyred in Kerboran published 

  HPG published the identities of three of guerrillas who were martyred in a Turkish airstrike in Mardin province in late November.
• Turkish state terror continues in Lice: 8 arrested 

  The Turkish state continues to terrorize the countryside of Amed's Lice district. 8 people were arrested within the scope of the ongoing oppression campaign carried out in villages under the pretext of operation.
• Turkish fighter jets and helicopters bomb guerrilla areas 

  Turkish warplanes and helicopters bombed Metina, Gare, Avashin and Zap areas in Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• Guerrilla Başûr criticizes the silence against occupation in South Kurdistan 

  South Kurdish guerrilla fighter Azad Başûr criticizes the silence against the occupation in South Kurdistan and calls on the people to rise and drive the Turkish state out of the region.
• “Whether in Heftanin or prisons, the resistance continues” 

  HPG guerrilla Navdar Şerzan talked about his comrades Evin Qamişlo and Bahoz Riha who fell as martyrs whilst resisting the Turkish occupation forces on Hill Kartal in Heftanin region in Southern Kurdistan.
• Four workers killed in traffic accident laid to rest in Maxmur 

  Four workers who lost their life in a traffic accident while on their way from Maxmur camp to Baghdad, have been laid to rest.
• Explosion kills 8 soldiers and a civilian in Shengal 

  8 Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed by the explosion of a mine in a village of Shengal.
• Vigil in Shengal reaches day 47 

  Vigil in Shengal to defend the Autonomous Administration and structures reached day 47.
• "The governments are to blame for the crisis in Southern Kurdistan" 

  Economist Dr. Ezat Sabir Esmaeel sees the misguided policies of the autonomous government in Southern Kurdistan as the main reason for the crisis in the country. He identifies oil exports to Turkey as a direct cause for the suspension of salaries.
• Vigil in Shengal reaches day 46 

  Vigil in Shengal to defend the Autonomous Administration and structures reached day 46.
• 2020 War Balance: 1005 invading Turkish soldiers killed 

  The People's Defense Center Headquarters Command announced the war balance sheet for 2020. In the actions carried out by the guerrilla forces, 1005 invading Turkish soldiers, 9 of them of high rank, were killed.
• PKK discloses identity of guerrilla fallen in November 2019 

  The PKK’ Solidarity Committee with Martyrs' Families announced that PKK guerrilla Hêja Nasif Faik Ali Hüseyin (Militan Cudi) fell a martyr in November 2019.
• Memorial ceremony in Shengal 

  YBŞ commander Zerdeşt Şengalî and his companions who died in a Turkish air strike a year ago have been remembered in Shengal.
• 15th group takes over the hunger strike in Maxmur  

  15th group took over the hunger strike that started under the leadership of women in Maxmur Camp against the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan.
• Vigil in Shengal reaches day 45 

  The vigil organised by residents to protest the agreement between Hewler and Baghdad which threatens the dissolution of the region's self-governing structures entered day 45.
• Erdal Acem, a fighter with character 

  Erdal Acem, born in Rojhilat (Iranian Kurdistan), joins the PKK movement that embraces all peoples. HPG guerrilla Fırat Zilan talked about Acem, who set an example for his comrades with his struggle and resistance.
• “Kermanshah has never surrendered” 

  Referring to Iran's pressure on the people of Rojhilat, guerrilla Dilawer Caf said, "Places like Kermanshah and Pawe are known for their heroism and courage. They will never surrender to the enemy."
• Vigil in Shengal enters day 44 

  The vigil organised by residents in front of the Asayîşh Êzîdxanê building to protest the agreement between Hewler and Baghdad which threatens the dissolution of the region's self-governing structures entered day 44.