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• Protests continue in Rania 

  Demonstrators have reportedly set the Gorran Movement bureau on fire in Rania, Southern Kurdistan.
• Tevgera Azadî: “The government is no longer legitimate” 

  Tevgera Azadî has stated that the Southern Kurdistan Regional Government is no longer legitimate and needs to be disbanded.
• Latest from Southern Kurdistan 

  Tensions continue to run high after the popular demonstrations of the last three days in Southern Kurdistan. Authorities have started issuing statements on the third day, but the demands of the people have not clearly been addressed.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in Agri 

  HPG guerrillas killed two Turkish soldiers in Dogubayazid, a district of Agri province.
• KNK to hold a National Unity Workshop in Southern Kurdistan 

  KNK is to hold a National Unity Workshop in Southern Kurdistan on January 26-27.
• Nine HDP and DBP members detained in Mus 

  Turkish police raided homes and detained nine members of People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in Varto, a district of Mus province.
• Fresh protests in Rania over killing of six demonstrators 

  Protests have been taking place in Rania since early hours of the morning while all shops in town remain closed.
• Whereabouts of Tevgera Azadî Co-chair for Sulaymaniyah unknown 

  Tevgera Azadî announced that they are unable to hear from Sulaymaniyah Co-chair Azad Omer Mihemed.
• New Generation Movement leader detained at Sulaymaniyah Airport 

  New Generation Movement leader Shaswar Abdulwahid has been taken into custody in Sulaymaniyah.
• One killed, 19 wounded in Koyê 

  One person has died and 19 others got wounded in the crackdown of asayish forces in Southern Kurdistan’s Koyê district.
• Broadcast of NRT TV suspended 

  Broadcast NRT TV in Southern Kurdistan has been suspended by the government and TV employees have been taken into custody.
• Several detained in Chamchamal amid mass protests 

  Asayish (public security) forces detained several people after the declaration of a curfew in Southern Kurdistan’s Chamchamal city.
• KDP office set on fire in Rania where six people were killed 

  Security forces have killed 6 people and wounded 103 others in Rania as anti-government protests continue across Southern Kurdistan.
• Five demonstrators killed in Rania: reports 

  Latest reports suggest that security forces have killed 5 people and wounded 80 others in Rania, Southern Kurdistan.
• Dozens injured as asayish attacks demonstrators in Rania 

  Demonstrators have reportedly set Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) office in Rania on fire and dozens have been injured in the attack of security forces.
• Latest in Southern Kurdistan: Anti-government protests spreading 

  The popular protests that started yesterday in Southern Kurdistan continue on the second day. The demonstrations are calling on the government to resign, facing attacks from asayish forces.
• Military activity around Makhmur 

  Reports are coming through of increased military activity in and around Makhmur town of Mosul province for the past two days, and of imminent possible armed confrontation.
• Turkish invasion becoming permanent, KDP helps 

  Turkish army forces entering Southern Kurdistan territory are looking to make the invasion permanent. Journalists who want to enter the area are barred by KDP security forces.
• Popular protests on second day in Southern Kurdistan 

  The popular protests that started yesterday in Southern Kurdistan continue on the second day. The demonstrations are calling on the government to resign.
• 4-year-old hit by Turkish police in İdil in the ICU 

  4-year-old boy Umut Ö. was hit by a Turkish police vehicle and is now in an induced coma in the ICU.
• People rise up against the government in Southern Kurdistan 

  People are taking to the streets in Southern Kurdistan and calling on the government to resign. KDP forces are opening fire on protesters.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of an action in Şemdinli 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action carried out by guerrillas in the countryside of Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.
• Turkish policemen heavily wound a 4-year-old in Şırnak 

  Yet another Kurdish child has been hit and heavily wounded by Turkish policemen with a vehicle in the Kurdish region, Northern Kurdistan.
• Street protests in Southern Kurdistan 

  In Southern Kurdistan, several thousand people took to the streets in numerous cities and demanded the resignation of the government.
• Barzani asks the parliament to set a date for elections 

  KRG’s prime minister Nechirvan Barzani asked the parliament to set a date for parliamentary and presidential elections within three months.