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• Two mass graves found in Shengal  

  About 140 human remains were found in two mass graves in Shengal.
• Sur residents to the state: “Leave us alone” 

  Not having left Sur despite all attacks by the state, the church’s pastor, the mosque’s imam and the old woman in the tent she put up over the ruins of her home trying to survive with her children have a common demand: that the state to leave them alone.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from action on Çeman outpost 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action in which guerrillas targeted the Çeman outpost in Hakkari countryside on December 1st.
• Three YRK guerrillas martyred in Turkish attack on Mount Asos 

  YRK announced the identities of three guerrillas who lost their lives in the Turkish army’s aerial attack on the Asos Mountain on November 27.
• ITC gangs attack in Xurmatû, Dakuk and Kirkuk 

  ITC gangs’ attacks on Kurds are on the rise. Hundreds of homes in Xurmatû and Dakuk have been destroyed. Thousands of homes and workplaces have been looted while dozens have had explosions.
• Soldier said to have fallen down cliff killed in guerrilla action 

  It came out that Turkish soldier by the name of Yusuf Demiryürek, who the Turkish state claimed “fell down a cliff” was killed in an action of guerrillas.
• A kolbar freezes to death in Rojhilat 

  A kolbar froze to death near Shino town of Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan).
• Villagers on Asos attack: We are paralyzed with Turkish attacks 

  The villagers of Gelale at the skirts of the Asos mountain are protesting the Turkish jets’ air strikes and they said, “We are paralyzed with the Turkish state’s aerial attacks, we are not safe anymore.”
• Longest curfew in the world turns 2 

  The curfew in 6 neighborhods of the Sur district has continued for two years. In this time, the historic district was torn to the ground, residents were forced to move, and the remaining population was taken under a “security” blockade.
• Footage of Turkish armored vehicle destroyed in Şemdinli 

  YJA-STAR guerrillas destroyed an armored vehicle of the Turkish army in Silopi one week ago, the footage of which was released by Gerîla TV.
• Turkish police detain 15 Kurdish youths in Van 

  Turkish police raided homes of HDP and DBP Youth Council members and detained 15 in Van.
• Four Hashd al-Shaabi members killed in Tuz Kurmatu 

  Four Hashd al-Shaabi members were killed after clashes broke out between the militias and a Kurdish group in Tuz Kurmatu, in northern Iraq.
• Karayılan expresses support for the ‘Serî Hilde’ campaign 

  HPG Commander Murat Karayılan expressed his support for the ‘Serî Hilde’ (Rise Up) campaign launched by Komalen Ciwan and Komalen Jinen Ciwan one month ago.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Hakkari and Şırnak 

  HPG guerrillas carried out actions against Turkish soldiers in Hakkari and Şırnak, leaving three soldiers dead.
• Barzani: Our relations with Turkey should resume as before 

  KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani said: “I hope the strong relations between Erbil and Ankara resume as before.”
• Turkey declares curfew in 42 villages in Diyarbakir 

  Diyarbakir governate declared a curfew in 42 villages in Diyarbakır ahead of a military operation.
• Guerrillas: The isolation will bring about the end of Erdoğan 

  As all societal groups voice their opposition against the isolation on Öcalan, HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas in Shengal stated that the isolation will bring about the end of Erdoğan and his fascist regime, calling on all to increase the struggle.
• Tahir Elçi remembered where he was killed in Amed 

  A commemoration was held for the president of the Amed Bar Association Tahir Elçi on the second anniversary of his murder by the Four Pillared Minaret where he was murdered.
• 35 people detained in Çatak district of Van 

  As many as 35 people have been taken into custody during house raids in Van’s Çatak district.
• Turkish jets shell Mount Asos on Rojhilat-Bashur border 

  Asos mountain on the Iran-Iraq (Eastern and Southern Kurdistan) border has been shelled by Turkish warplanes.
• Afghan man freezes to death trying to cross the border in Ağrı 

  An Afghan national man has frozen to death while he was trying to cross the Iran-Turkey border.
• PKK: We declare the 40th year the year for victory 

  PKK Executive Committee declared the 40th year of the PKK as the year for struggle and victory. PKK stated that PKK is a historic movement for holding to account and revolutionary vengeance, and stressed that the Besta martyrs will be avenged.
• Police siege in Silvan 

  Police forces have besieged a neighbourhood in Silvan district of Amed.
• Two guerrillas; father and daughter 

  There has been a relentless struggle in the Kurdistan mountains for 40 years. This struggle for the freedom of the Kurdish people has seen families come together in the ranks of the same fight in the mountains.
• People of Sinjar demand international recognition 

  Representatives of institutions and civil organizations demanded international recognition for Sinjar autonomous administration.