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• Trustee aggrieves hundreds of families in Mardin 

  The trustee appointed to the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality has aggrieved hundreds of families by halting all social life efforts.
• Curfew declared in Eastern Kurdistan's Marivan city 

  As preparations for the demonstration to say “end killing border traders” continue in Eastern Kurdistan’s Mariwan, the Iranian regime declared a curfew in the city.
• AKP settles Gagauz Turks in Northern Kurdistan 

  The AKP government is implementing their plans to change the demography in Kurdistan. Most recently, 180 Gagauz Turkish families have been settled in Bitlis province’s Ahlat and Adilcevaz districts.
• Turkish jets bomb Aliboğazı area in Dersim 

  Turkish jets last night shelled the Aliboğazı area located between Hozat, Çemişgezek and Ovacık districts of Dersim.
• Co-mayor of Çukurca arrested 

  Çukurca Co-mayor Hilal Duman has been formally arrested today after 5 days in custody.
• Trustee at Şırnak Municipality not paying salaries for the workers 

  The trustee appointed to the Şırnak Municipality is not paying the workers’ salaries citing the excuse that they “didn’t work during the curfew”.
• Trustees appointed to Amed's Kayapınar and Yenişehir municipalities 

  Trustees have been appointed to Amed’s Kayapınar and Yenişehir district municipalities.
• Resisted being a village guard, died in the mine: Abdulbaki Aydın 

  The mine collapse in Şirvan entered its twentieth day as tens of lives are ruined.
• Turkish army uses phosphorus bombs in Manbij 

  The occupant Turkish army is bombarding the villages of Qurt Wêran, Girheyok and Qawiqlî to the west of Manbij with phosphorus bombs.
• Karayazı Co-Mayor detained and replaced by trustee 

  As part of the on-going political genocide operations, Karayazı Co-Mayor Mehmet Sait Karabak was detained and replaced by a trustee yesterday.
• 6 people arrested in Adıyaman 

  DBP Caucus member Suat Demir, KJA member Maşallah Erbey and 4 university students were arrested in
• Air strikes in north al Bab 

  Airplanes of unknown origin carried out intensive air strikes against the Turkish soldiers and gang groups in north al Bab last night.
• HPG and YJA Star guerillas launch a new operation 

  HPG and YJA Star guerillas launched a new revolutionary operation near Koordine Hill at Zagros mountains, and promised to inflict heavy blows against the Turkish army.
• Explosion at a police checkpoint in Dersim 

  An explosion followed by clashes took place at the Kemere Bel police checkpoint in Dersim city center.
• Turkish warplanes bombard the villages of Manbij 

  Turkish warplanes are bombarding Qurtwêran village to the west of Manbij.
• ‘No place for the occupant Turkish state and SNC gangs in Rojava’ 

  Bab Military Council fighter Brusk Türkmeni and Manbij Military Council fighter Agit Türkmeni stated that their main goal has always been to ensure the equal and free coexistence of all Syrian peoples.
• Co-mayors of Şemdinli arrested, Kayapınar and Yenişehir detained 

  Şemdinli Co-mayor Seferi Yılmaz was arrested in Hakkari for "being a member of an organization" and Kayapınar and Yenişehir Co-mayors Mehmet Ali Aydın and Selim Kurbanoğlu were detained in Amed.
• Attacks of the Turkish army and affiliate gang groups continue 

  YPG Media Center issued a written statement on the attacks of the Turkish army and affiliate gang groups.
• Turkish army massacres 3 people on the Rojava border 

  The Turkish army massacred 3 people on the Rojava-North Kurdistan border. The fate of 14 other attacked civilians remains unknown.
• Trustee appointed as headman 

  After the Kurucan neighborhood headman İbrahim Acar in Van’s Saray district was arrested, 4th associate Hekim Tekin has been appointed as trustee.
• Şemdinli Municipality under siege of police officers 

  Police officers besieged Şemdinli Municipality and prevented municipal workers from starting to work.
• Turkish army and affiliated gangs shell villages in Manbij 

  Turkish army and affiliated gang groups are shelling villages of Manbij with howitzer and artillery fire.
• Explosion in Sulaymaniyah: 110 injured 

  110 workers got injured during an explosion that took place in Sulaymaniyah’s Bazyan neighborhood this morning.
• Trustee appointed in place of the Özalp trustee 

  District Governor Serdar Karal had been as trustee to Özalp municipality in Van in September by the Turkish Ministry of the Interior. Karal was reappointed as Artvin Governorate Legal Counsel and replaced by Uluca District Governor Ferhat Vardar .
• Explosion in Sur: Two children injured 

  Two children got injured after an object that they had found exploded in Diyarbakır’s Sur district.