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• Female politician murdered in Kirkuk 

  A female politician was murdered in front of a school in Kirkuk. The slain woman was identified as Firyal Silêman Xalid from Hesekê.
• Many houses destroyed in Turkish bombing of a village in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  Warplanes of the occupying Turkish state bombed a village in Amadiya in the Duhok region of South Kurdistan and many houses were destroyed.
• Grave of YPS member Sertan Tiken in Cizre vandalized 

  The grave of YPS member Sertan Tiken in Cizre district of Şırnak was vandalized.
• KDP evacuates 3 villages in Amadiya, clearing the way for the Turkish army 

  Turkey relies on the KDP to realize its attack and occupation plans against Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq(. Cooperating with the Turkish state, the KDP provides all kinds of support to the occupying army.
• KCK calls for action to defend the Rojava Revolution against Turkish war crimes 

  KCK once again calls on the UN and the relevant international organizations, as well as the International Coalition forces and states in Rojava, not to remain silent in the face of these attacks and war crimes, and to take a stance.
• Footage of revolutionary guerrilla operation in Zap 

  18 members of the Turkish army were killed and a large quantity of military equipment was confiscated during the Şehîd Melsa Mûş Revolutionary Operation carried out by the guerrillas in Zap on 23 December 2023.
• KNK calls on all political parties in Southern Kurdistan to unite and defend their land together 

  KNK calls on all political parties in Southern Kurdistan to unite and form a unified strategic plan, warning against “a weakened and dissolved Kurdish entity within Iraq, which, it said, is the aim and objective of the enemies of Kurds.
• Footage of weapons seized during the revolutionary guerrilla operation in Xakurkê 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the weapons seized in the Martyr Ahmed Rûbar Revolutionary Operation in Xakurkê in December.
• HPG guerrilla martyred in Bagok buried in the cemetery of the nameless 

  The Turkish state continues its policy to break the Kurdish society's spirit of resistance by exploiting the bodies of the fallen fighters.
• HPG: 12 Turkish soldiers were killed in Metîna 

  HPG Press Center reported that at least 12 invaders were killed in a coordinated action carried out by the guerrillas against the invaders in Metîna.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of revolutionary operation in Xakurkê  

  Gerîla TV published footage of the revolutionary operation in Xakurkê towards the end of December, in which dozens of soldiers were killed.
• Autonomous Assembly of Shengal calls for recognition by the international community and Baghdad 

  In a joint statement issued on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the establishment of the Democratic Autonomous Assembly of Shengal, all international organisations and the Baghdad government were called upon to recognise the autonomy of Shengal.
• HPG announces the outcome of the revolutionary operation in Zap 

  HPG announced the results of the Martyr Helmet Dêraluk Revolutionary Operation in Zap. In the operation, at least 61 invaders were killed. While many weapons and military equipment were confiscated, the rest were destroyed.
• Attack by Iranian forces injures 7 kolbars 

  Many Kurdish kolbars are killed or wounded every day as a result of attacks by the Iranian regime forces on the borders of Eastern, Southern and Northern Kurdistan.
• Yazidi, Arab and Turkmen youth vow to fight for the freedom of Öcalan and autonomy of Shengal 

  At a press conference after the conference of the Êzidxan Youth Union, hundreds of participants said, "We will not stop until we ensure the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan and build the autonomy of Shengal."
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas: Turkish army could not advance a single step 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas spoke about the war in 2023 and said that the Turkish state attacked the Medya Defense Areas using all its power, but “could not advance a single step.”
• Yazidi Youth Union Conference ends with a vow to continue the struggle 

  The 3rd Conference of the Êzidxan Youth Union ended with a vow to continue the struggle until the physical freedom of Leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured and decisions taken for the organisation of the youth.
• HPG: 14 soldiers were killed, 4 positions, 3 cameras and 1 radar system were destroyed 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas are dealing heavy blows to the occupying Turkish army. In the latest actions by the guerrillas, 14 invading Turkish soldiers were killed, while 4 positions, 3 cameras and 1 radar system were destroyed.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb two vehicles in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Êzidxan Youth Union holds 3rd conference in Shengal 

  The 3rd Conference of the Êzidxan Youth Union started with the participation of hundreds of young people.
• Former co-mayors of Hakkari released from prison 

  Former co-mayors of Hakkari, Dilek Hatipoğlu and Nurullah Çiftçi, were released from prisons after almost 10 years.
• Three people, including DBP provincial co-chair and MEBYA-DER representative, jailed in Adıyaman 

  Three people, including DBP Provincial Co-Chair Aziz Akdağ and MEBYA-DER Representative Mahmut Elçi, who were detained in Adıyaman on 8 January, were imprisoned after 3 days of detention.
• 'The resistance in the mountains and prisons will achieve Leader Öcalan's physical freedom' 

  YJA Star guerrilla Zinarîn Gabar expressed her support for the prisoners on hunger strike demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG guerrilla: Sara's spirit of resistance still lives on today 

  “As the successors of Comrade Sara and our self-sacrificial martyrs, we continue to live and fight with them. We give our word that we will avenge them,” said a guerrilla in the ranks of the HPG (People’s Defense Forces).
• New date announced for Kurdistan Region Parliamentary Elections 

  Iraq's Independent Supreme Electoral Commission announced that parliamentary elections will be held in the Kurdistan Region in May.