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• Delegation from Bakur meets with intellectuals in Bashur 

  A delegation of political parties and civil society organisation from Bakur is in Bashur to hold talks with intellectuals to promote Kurdish national unity.
• Turkish jets bomb guerrilla zones in southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people continue in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• Martyrs of Cizre commemorated 

  Turkish security forces destroyed Kurdish towns four years ago. Cizre district association of the HDP today commemorated the martyrs of the resistance for self-governance.
• One kolbar killed, another froze to death in January 

  The plight of kolbars, who struggle to make a living and die at the hands of the Iranian regime at the rate of one kolbar every day, never seems to end.
• HPG guerilla martyred in ISIS attack laid to rest in Maxmur 

  HPG fighter Ahmed Muradpur (Bekês Urmiye), who was martyred in the defence against the ISIS attack on Maxmur, was buried with great sympathy.
• HPG-BIM pays tribute to martyr Bêkes who fell defending Maxmur 

  HPG Press Liaison Center (HPG-BIM) commemorated the guerrilla who fell martyr in the attack carried out by ISIS mercenaries on 2 February against Maxmur Camp.
• Kurdish parties delegation visits Maxmur Refugee Camp 

  Representatives of DTK, HDP, PDK-T, PIA and Azadî Party visited Maxmur Camp which is still under embargo.
• Avalanches in Van: Death toll rises to 38 

  So far 38 people have been recovered dead from avalanche crashes in Van. According to the latest information, 53 people were injured. It is not known whether any more people have been buried by the snow.
• KCK: The Turkish State is behind the attack on Maxmur 

  The KCK said  the Turkish state is behind the ISIS attack on the Maxmur camp and added: "The Turkish state is attacking Shengal, Kobanê and the Rojava Revolution like ISIS attacked them before."
• 18 people buried by avalanche in Van countryside 

  In the countryside of Van province, 18 people were buried by an avalanche.
• ISIS terrorists in Maxmur with food and medicine from Turkey 

  Two days ago ISIS attacked the Maxmur refugee camp. The guerrillas dug up the ISIS terrorists' hideout. Two attackers were killed and medicines and food from Turkey were seized.
• HPG reports Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HDP city council members denied access to meetings in city hall 

  In the municipalities usurped from the HDP, elected HDP members of the city councils have been denied access to the city hall to attend the city council meetings.
• ISIS attack on Maxmur repelled 

  Self-defense forces have repelled an ISIS attack on Maxmur refugee camp. Two ISIS members have been killed in the fighting.
• ISIS attacks Maxmur Refugee Camp 

  Clashes erupted after the security forces in the camp responded to the attack.
• AKP-run Adilcevaz does not pay wages: We are at war! 

  The AKP-run Adilcevaz Municipality in Bitlis has not paid workers' wages for 8 months claiming the government has no money due to the war in Iraq and Syria and the economic crisis.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke and Çukurca 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas targeted Turkish military forces in Xakurke and Çukurca, leaving 4 soldiers dead.
• Co-mayor of Tuşba taken into custody 

  Although the people of Van preferred the HDP in the March 2019 local elections, the AKP regime has suspended the HDP municipalities in all ten districts and had them replaced by trustees.
• Guerrilla Demirbağ laid to rest in Nusaybin 

  The remains of guerrilla Mahmut Demirbağ, who fell martyr in the clashes in Erzincan in 2019, were taken by his family 6 months later.
• From military service to guerrillas 

  Impressed by the speech of commander Serdar, Zagros Botan fled from military service and today is a guerrilla in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• PKK fighter of 27 years, Dijwar Botan dies of heart attack 

  Dijwar Botan was an active member of the Kurdish liberation movement for 27 years. In December 2019 he died of a heart attack. The PKK calls his death a great loss for Kurdistan.
• Van people protest Erdogan: The State did not help us! 

  After the earthquake in Elazığ, Turkish President Erdogan said: "We have rebuilt Van and Erciş." Words that made the people of Van react and saying that Erdogan did nothing and only forced them to get into debt.
• Ban on actions extended for further 15 days in Hakkari 

  Hakkari Governorate extended the ban on actions and activities arbitrarily implemented in the city for another 15 days.
• Prosecutor asks prison sentence for Veli Encu and three others 

  The prosecution requested prison sentence for 4 people, including Veli Encu, who lost his relatives in the Roboskî Massacre, and ex-mayor Mehmet Demir.
• HPG: Turkey deliberately and systematically murders civilians 

  Pointing out the Turkish state’s plan to occupy South Kurdistan as a whole, HPG-BIM said the attacks against civilians were deliberate and systematic.