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• Four people formally arrested in Pervari 

  Four people including HDP district co-chair were formally arrested in Siirt's Pervari district.
• Two soldiers killed in Uludere 

  Two soldiers were killed as a result of an action by HPG guerrillas in the countryside of Şırnak's Uludere district.
• Manbij residents: We don't want the Turkish state and gangs on our lands 

  Manbij residents stated that they do not want the Turkish state and SNC gangs on their lands, reacting to their occupation attempts and attacks.
• Two people wounded by village guards in Lice 

  Two people were wounded as a result of fire opened by village guards in Amed's Lice district yesterday evening.
• Four people including two women executed by police in Viranşehir 

  Police raided a house and executed 4 people in Viranşehir last night.
• Three thousand immigrants in Sheikh Maqsoud in need of treatment 

  Three thousand immigrants that have taken refuge in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood are in need of urgent treatment.
• YPS: Two policemen killed in Urfa 

  YPS reported that two policemen were killed in a sabotage action in Urfa province.
• Turkish army and affiliated gangs shell villages in western Manbij 

  Turkish army and affiliated gangs are shelling villages to the west of Manbij.
• Co-mayors of Yüksekova and Çukurca detained 

  A number of people including co-mayors have been detained during house raids in Yüksekova and Çukurca districts of Hakkari.
• Co-mayors of Kızıltepe arrested 

  Kızıltepe co-mayors Leyla Salman and İsmail Asi have been remanded in custody.
• 15 guerrillas martyred in Hakkari, Mardin and Şırnak 

  HPG reported that three guerrillas were martyred in the countryside of Hakkari's Çukurca (Çele) district, 5 guerrillas in Mardin's Omerya area and 7 others in Şırnak's Cudi area.
• HPG: 34 soldiers killed in Çukurca countryside 

  HPG reported that at least 34 soldiers were killed as a result of an action by guerrillas in the countryside of Hakkari's Çukurca (Çele) district.
• 163 more workers dismissed from Van Municipality 

  163 more workers have been dismissed from Van Metropolitan Municipality seized by the government through a trustee.
• Trustee appointed to Malazgirt Municipality 

  Trustee has been appointed to the municipality of Malazgirt district of Muş.
• Halfeti Co-mayor and Municipal Council members detained in Urfa 

  Halfeti Co-mayor Mustafa Bayram, DBP’s Bozova and Hilvan Municipal Council members and several party members have been detained in Urfa in line with the political genocide operations carried out by the AKP regime.
• KNN reporter found dead in Amadiya 

  KNN Television reporter Şukri Amedi was found dead in a village in Southern Kurdistan’s Amadiya town.
• HPG statement on recent guerilla actions and clashes 

  HPG Press Office issued a written statement on recent guerrilla actions and clashes in Hakkari’s Çukurca and Şemzinan districts.
• Forced court appearance ruled for two HDP parliamentarians for Van 

  Court ruled that HDP Van parliamentarians Adem Geveri and Lezgin Botan forcibly appear in court for a postponed hearing on January 27.
• MMC: Two international fighters martyred in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council announced that 2 of its international fighters fell as martyrs in Manbij during the attacks of the occupant Turkish army and affiliate gang groups.
• Kurdish politicians in custody for 26 days referred to court 

  Kurdish politicians and Co-Mayors in Siirt that have been held in custody for 26 days were referred to court today.
• 223 municipal employees dismissed by trustees in Van 

  Trustees appointed to the positions of DBP mayors in Van have dismissed 223 municipal employees so far.
• Co-mayors of municipalities in Amed: We are determined to the end 

  The co-mayors of occupied district municipalities in Amed expressed that AKP’s trustee practice will go down in history as a black mark and said: “We are determined to continue our political struggle until the end”.
• 37 gang members killed in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters killed 37 gang members in Ulaşlı village.
• Gun licenses for AKP members and village guards 

  In line with the dirty war waged in the country by the AKP/Palace, gun licenses are being issued to AKP members and village guards following the “AK armament” call.
• “If HPG and YPG hadn’t come to our aid, no one would be left in Shengal” 

  ISIS had taken most of YBŞ fighter Dilxwaz Girzerik’s 9 person family in the attack against Êzidîs on August 3, 2014. Girzerik says, “If the hevals hadn’t come to our rescue, there would be nobody left in Shengal today.”