KURDISTAN

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• PKK: “We will win even bigger” 

  PKK Executive Committee stated that the plot against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues with the attack against Afrin and that they “will win even bigger”.
• HPG claims the action in Zakho where 22 soldiers were killed 

  HPG claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s action against Turkish military in Zakho, Southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish military operation in Şırnak countryside 

  The Turkish army has started an operation in Şırnak countryside and a large number of soldiers have been dispatched to the area.
• Iran sentences activist to four years in prison 

  An Iranian court sentenced a Kurdish activist to four years in prison for “supporting political parties in Kurdistan”.
• “Öcalan is the key to a solution” 

  Former Iraqi parliamentarian Judge Şêx Letîf Mistefa in Suleymaniye said: “Erdoğan wants to be a sultan in Turkey, that is why he imposes the isolation upon Mr. Öcalan. But it should be known that Öcalan is the key to a solution.”
• Several Turkish soldiers reportedly killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  A large number of Turkish soldiers have been killed in an action against the Turkish army’s Girê Biyê military base in Southern Kurdistan on Tuesday morning.
• Faysh Khabur border crossing closed, aid can’t be sent to Afrin 

  Afrin Front Member stated that they haven’t been able to send the aid they collected to Afrin because the Faysh Khabur border crossing is closed and called on the government to open the border gates at once so the necessary aid can be sent to Afrin.
• Dead body of a Kolber found in Eastern Kurdistan 

  The dead body of a kolber (porter) has been found in rural Bane in Eastern Kurdistan.
• Footage from the guerrilla action in Cukurca 

  Gerîla TV has published footage from the guerrilla action in Cukurca on February 6.
• YPS member laid to rest 1,5 years after martyrdom 

  YPS member Mazlum Ok, who died in 2016, was laid to rest in Nusaybin.
• Three soldiers killed in Cukurca 

  HPG Press Office reported that 4 emplacements were destroyed and 3 soldiers were killed in the countryside of Hakkari province.
• A delegation from Hewlêr Parliament on the way to Afrin 

  A group of parliamentarians from Kurdistan Region Parliament has left Hewler for Afrin against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Kurdish writer jailed for his posts on social media 

  Turkey arrested Kurdish author Mirza Kurt on Friday for his posts on social media.
• Turkey looking for village guards to fight for 300 Liras a day 

  The village guards in Şırnak city center and districts were offered 300 Liras a day to participate in the attacks against Afrin. Many of the guards rejected the offer.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari countryside 

  HPG reported that six Turkish soldiers were killed in the countryside of Hakkari province.
• No date set for general elections in Southern Kurdistan 

  No date has been set for general elections in Southern Kurdistan after a meeting between Kurdistan Regional Government and the electoral commission on Wednesday.
• DBP Co-chair detained in Amed 

  DBP Co-chair Mehmet Arslan has been taken into custody in Amed province on Tuesday.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of an action in Çukurca 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action against the Turkish army in Çukurca.
• Arab guerrillas: Arab youth should join the Afrin resistance 

  Arab guerrillas in HPG ranks stated that the Turkish army will face the same fate with ISIS and called on Arab youth to take part in the Afrin resistance.
• Footage of female guerrillas destroying a Turkish tank in Afrin 

  A footage of female guerrillas destroying a Turkish panzer with an anti-tank guided missile released by Women’s Defence Units (YPJ) in Afrin.
• Ezidis demonstrate in Shengal for Afrin  

  Hundreds of Ezidis carried out a demonstration of solidarity with Afrin in Shengal. On Sunday, a group from Shengal will head for Afrin.
• Footage from a guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action against a Turkish outpost in Çukurca countryside.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  Two Turkish soldiers have been killed in a clash with HPG guerrillas in Semdinli, a district of Hakkari province.
• Caves used for storage and shelter 

  Caves in Güçlükonak that have been used as living quarters in the past continue to be used by locals as storage units or shelter for the animals they keep to this day.
• 11 Turkish soldiers killed in Cukurca 

  11 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an action by People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas in Cukurca district of Hakkari province.