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• Gerîla TV releases another footage of the revolutionary operation in Zap 

  The online portal Gerîla TV released another footage of the revolutionary guerrilla operation carried out in the region of Zap in northern Iraq in January.
• Freedom March in İdil: We will not stop until our leader is freed 

  Participants of the Freedom March, who were welcomed with enthusiasm in İdil, said, "A solution will not be possible unless the gates of Imrali are opened. We will not stop until our leader is freed."
• Arab guerrilla: We are fighting in the ranks of the PKK for a free life 

  Rênas Cûdî, one of the Arab guerrillas in the HPG, stated that they are fighting in the ranks of the PKK for a free life, saying, "No one can stand against the will of our peoples."
• Great Freedom March in Muş: We will destroy the İmralı torture system 

  The participants of the Kars branch of the Great Freedom March reached Malazgirt district of Muş. DEM Party MP Cengiz Çiçek said, "We march for the abolition of the İmralı torture system. Victory belongs to those who set out for freedom."
• 'Great Freedom March' continues in Şırnak 

  Participants of the 'Great Freedom March' were welcomed with enthusiasm in the Şırnak province.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Metina 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kaya: We'll continue our march despite all pressure and obstacles 

  MED TUHAD-FED co-chair Emine Kaya said: “We will continue our march despite all the pressure and obstacles. No matter how much they want to prevent it, we are moving forward determinedly."
• HPG and YJA guerrillas: The International Conspiracy has failed 

  HPG and YJA guerrillas said that contrary to what the authors of the International Conspiracy intended, the paradigm of the Kurdish People's Leader has spread all over the world.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Azê Erdal 

  The HPG have announced the death of guerrilla Azê Erdal. The Kurdish woman, who grew up in Maxmur, died resisting the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas: The biggest answer to the conspiracy is to further expand the struggle 

  YJA Star guerrillas condemned the February 15 Conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, and said: "The biggest answer to the conspiracy is to further expand the struggle in every field."
• Great March for Freedom continues despite the heavy snowfall 

  The "Great March for Freedom" continues despite the cold weather and heavy snowfall.
• Great Freedom March: The isolation of Öcalan will be broken 

  The Kars branch of the Great Freedom March was welcomed with great enthusiasm in Doğubeyazıt, Ağrı. DEM Party Bitlis MP Hüseyin Olan said, "We will not accept isolation and we will break it."
• HPG-YJA Star guerrillas: As isolation continues, guerrillas' operations also continue 

  HPG-YJA Star guerrillas said that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has put up great resistance in Imrali for 25 years and added: "As the isolation against the leader continues, the guerrillas' operations will continue."
• The 'Great Freedom March' in Northern Kurdistan continues: Open the gates of İmralı now 

  Democratic mass organisations and several institutions are organising the 'Great Freedom March' between 1-15 February to demand the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. The march started from Kars and Van provinces yesterday.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Leader Öcalan strengthens our quest for freedom 

  YJA Star guerrillas said that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who links the freedom of society to the freedom of women, is the greatest source of inspiration for them.
• Güneş: The path to peace and solution goes through Imrali 

  DEM Party Mardin MP Beritan Güneş has joined the Van branch of the Freedom March. “Our message is clear. The path to peace and solution goes through Imrali."
• KNK Co-Chair: Kurds should strive for a solution 

  Speaking at a press conference in Hewlêr, KNK Co-Chair Zeyneb Murad said, "Abdullah Öcalan's freedom will be the ground for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish people's legitimate cause" and stressed that Kurds should strive for a solution.
• The brave revolutionary with a smiling face 

  Martyr Cesur left deep traces with his honest and noble personality, his clarity of purpose and his love for guerrilla life. He was immortalized in the hearts of his comrades and the people as a smiling-faced heroic revolutionary.
• People's Defense Forces publish balance sheet of war for January 

  The monthly balance sheet includes the list of clashes, revolutionary operations and Turkish attacks. Guerrillas carried out a total of 79 separate actions against the Turkish army in January.
• Great March for Freedom kicks off in Van  

  The start of the "Great March for Freedom" in Van was announced with a press statement underlining that the purpose of the march was to lift the Imrali isolation and ensure the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan for the solution of the Kurdish question.
• The guerrilla shows that the PKK cannot be given a life expectancy 

  The guerrilla, with a steel will and Apoist spirit, leaning on the PKK's legacy of resistance, locked in the vision of a free Kurdistan with a free Leader, is fighting against a huge army that does not hesitate to commit any crime.
• The 'PKK centres' bombed by Turkey in northern Iraq turn out to be civilian homes 

  The Turkish state is bombing civilian settlements in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) and trying to evacuate villages with the support of the ruling KDP.
• Resistance against the Iraqi army in Kirkuk on its 29th day 

  The resistance of the people of Newroz neighbourhood in Kirkuk against the occupation of the Iraqi army is on its 29th day.
• HPG releases footage of Turkish attacks with chemical and tactical nuclear weapons 

  The Turkish army used chemical and tactical nuclear weapons in the region of Metina in Medya Defense Areas. Footage of the attacks, in which HPG sources reported that 4 guerrillas fell as martyrs, was published.
• Week of action for a political solution to the Kurdish question in North Kurdistan 

  Week of action for a political solution to the Kurdish question will take place in North Kurdistan in February. “Let Abdullah Öcalan speak,” demanded DEM MP Sinan Çiftyürek at a press conference in Amed.