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• YBŞ commemorates victims of the KDP attack on Xanesor seven years ago 

  Seven years ago, KDP troops attacked the town of Xanesor in Shengal and killed twelve people.
• KCR pays tribute to guerrilla Tolhildan Qendîl  

  Tolhildan Qendîl came from Mahabad and was a member of the East Kurdistan Youth group KCR. The guerrilla was killed in a Turkish air strike in South Kurdistan last September.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb a village in South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HDP Hewlêr Representation: 7 of our members were massacred, and the government is silent 

  HDP Hewlêr Representation stated that 7 of their members have been massacred by the Turkish state in Sulaymaniyah so far and the Kurdistan Regional Government has remained silent.
• Farewell to Sadun Mirza Ali killed in Turkish attack in Shengal 

  Civilian Sadun Mirza Ali, who was killed by a Turkish drone attack in Shengal, was laid to rest. The Yazidi man was the father of three children and worked as a driver for the Committee of Martyrs' Families.
• Turkish UCAV attack in Kelar 

  An aerial attack by the Turkish state targeted a building in Kelar in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG publishes balance sheet of war for February 

  HPG published the balance sheet of war for the month of February. Accordingly, 41 Turkish soldiers were killed and large quantities of military equipment were confiscated by the guerrillas.
• HPG guerrillas in South Kurdistan destroy Turkish radar system and surveillance cameras 

  According to HPG, guerrilla snipers in South Kurdistan destroyed a radar system and surveillance cameras belonging to the Turkish forces. The guerrilla areas have been bombed 22 times by Turkish fighter jets since the beginning of the week.
• Lawyer Necat Çiçek taken into custody  

  ÖHD executive and lawyer Necat Çiçek was taken into custody during a new police political operation.
• Doctor who fled North Kurdistan for political reasons shot dead in Sulaymaniyah 

  In Sulaymaniyah, a doctor who fled North Kurdistan for political reasons was shot dead in the middle of the street. The circumstances of the crime indicate a targeted attack, and Turkish authorship is considered likely.
• Residents in Maxmur Camp: What KDP did to us was worse than what the enemy did 

  The KDP is particularly brutal against residents of the self-governing refugee camp in Maxmur. Residents report torture and threats.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration on deadly Turkish attack: We will not bow down 

  Shengal Autonomous Administration condemned the Turkish attack on Friday and announced that Sadun Mîrza Alî, the driver of the Martyrs' Families Institution, who was wounded in the attack, lost his life.
• Turkish state establishes a new base in Amadiya 

  Turkey continues to expand its military presence in the Kurdistan region of Iraq more than ever in recent years and has established a new military base in the Amadiya region.
• A villager killed, a child wounded in Turkish attack on Shehba 

  The Turkish occupying state shelled a village in Shehba region, killing a villager and injuring a child.
• Turkish UCAV strikes a car in Shengal 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the Yazidi settlement Shengal in northern Iraq since its liberation from ISIS and establishment of self-defense forces to prevent another genocide.
• Turkish military operation and bombardment in Bagok  

  The Mount Bagok countryside in the Nusaybin district of Mardin was bombed during an operation involving thousands of Turkish soldiers. The area was forcibly evacuated.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of Martyr Doğa Viyan Revolutionary Operation  

  Gerîla TV published part of the footage of the Martyr Doğa Viyan Revolutionary Operation carried out in Zap.
• Journalist Herkî: The voice of freedom cannot be suppressed 

  Journalist and activist Pîran Herkî spoke about the conditions in the KDP prisons and said: “The voice of freedom cannot be suppressed in prison.”
• International Delegation of Lawyers visits Justice Vigil and the DBP 

  The International Delegation of Lawyers Against Isolation visited the Justice Vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the DBP in Amed.
• PKK Youth Committee: Our fallen comrades passed on to us a torch that will never be extinguished 

  The PKK Youth Committee commemorated 2 fallen guerrillas with respect, saying: "They passed on to us a torch that will never be extinguished, this torch is getting more and more lush every day with the fire of revenge of our martyrs."
• International Delegation of Lawyers Against Isolation visits Amed 

  Members of the International Delegation of Lawyers Against Isolation visited ÖHD and Rosa Women's Association in Amed.
• Iranian forces kill a Kurdish kolbar in East Kurdistan 

  Iranian forces murdered another Kurdish kolbar named Kawan Majidi in Eastern Kurdistan.
• Iranian forces kill another Kurdish kolbar 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• One killed and twelve injured in avalanche in Van 

  An avalanche broke loose in Van yesterday evening and hit a high mountain road. A minibus was caught in the avalanche and pushed into a ditch by the masses of snow. One woman was killed and twelve people were injured.
• KDP betrayal under the guise of border security 

  The KDP is deploying more and more troops near the guerrilla areas. In order to avoid reactions from the Kurdish public, this military deployment by the collaborators is taking place under the guise of border security.