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• 4 unidentified bodies found in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood 

  Bodies of 4 more slain people have been found in Şırnak's Cizre district where an onslaught by state forces continues for the 56th uninterrupted day.
• YPG operation in Efrîn 

  YPG Media Center announced that YPG/YPJ forces carried out an operation in the Başemrê village of Efrîn's Şêrawa district, and took control of the strategic Mişko hill from Al-Nusra and Ahrar-al Sham gangs.
• Chemical substances leaked into the water system in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for 56 days, the sewerage water that Turkish armed forces had recently contaminated with chemical substances leaked into the water system.
• Shengal youth: We are ready to join the resistance in YPS ranks 

  After a series of declarations of support by youths from across South Kurdistan, Shengal revolutionary youth's movement has also voiced readiness to fight in the ranks of Civilian Defense Units YPS and women's branch YPS-Jin.
• Öcalan’s Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization translated into Russian 

  The fifth volume of Abdullah Öcalan’s Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization entitled the Kurdish Issue and the National Resolution – Defending Kurds from Cultural Genocide has been translated into Russian.
• State forces attack Gever's Yeni neighborhood 

  Turkish state forces have started to attack Yeni neighborhood of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district Sunday noon.
• Photos of the devastation caused by genocidal attacks on Cizre 

  Photos from the Nur neighborhood in Şırnak’s Cizre district, where the state attacks and curfew enter their 56th day, show the destruction state forces create in order to force the residents to migrate.
• KDP forces shoot at civilians protesting Turkey's massacre of Kurds 

  KDP security forces shot fires at civilians protesting the Turkish state’s massacres in Northern Kurdistan and the February 15 conspiracy.
• DBP-HDP delegation to go to Cizre today 

  A delegation from the DBP and HDP will go to Şırnak's Cizre district to reach the people trapped in two basements under heaviest circumstances.
• No news from the wounded in Cizre as the siege enters its 56th day 

  It has been 9 days since the last communication with the wounded people who have been waiting for hospitalization in the basement of a building for the past 16 days.
• Turkish military attacks against Rojava continue 

  YPG Press Office has released a written statement reporting ongoing attacks by the Turkish military aiming at the YPG's security positions near Kobanê region borderline since October 24 to the time.
• 18 people flee ISIS prison and reach Kobanê 

  18 people from Kobanê have fled an ISIS prison where they have been held in the town of Bab.
• YPS: 15 Turkish security members killed in Şırnak, 7 others in Sur 

  15 members of Turkish security forces were killed and 24 others wounded as a result of actions by Civilian Defense Units (YPS) in Şırnak. 7 other Turkish officers were killed in Amed's Sur district.
• Turkish attacks against guerrilla zones continue 

  HPG (Peoples' Defense Forces) Press Office has released a statement regarding the ongoing attacks of Turkish military against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• 8 soldiers killed amid heavy clashes and attacks in Sur 

  Popular resistance for self-rule endures genocidal attacks of the Turkish state for the 67th day in Amed's central Sur district.
• 9-year-old murdered by Turkish soldiers at Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers have shot dead a 9-year-old girl from Efrîn city of West Kurdistan, Rojava, last night.
• 17 wounded people murdered in Cizre so far, no news from the others 

  It is the seventh day without any news from the basement where dozens remain trapped for 15 days. The other basement, where 9 out of 35 people burned to death yesterday, hasn't been reached either since last night.
• Fire at a hotel in Hewler kills 17 

  A huge fire has erupted in Hotel Capitol in Hewler city of South Kurdistan Friday evening.
• Another death in the basement where 9 burned to death 

  Yet another death has occurred in the basement where 9 out of 37 trapped people burned to death as a result of attacks by state forces in Şırnak's Cizre district.
• HDP issues urgent call for action by international organizations 

  HDP has written a letter calling upon international humanitarian organizations and public opinion to take urgent and effective initiative for the ending of the state of siege and onslaught in the Kurdish region of Turkey.
• Civilian wounded by state forces in Şırnak dies 

  Turkish state forces have launched a heavy aggression against the neighborhoods of self-rule in Şırnak province.
• Many police killed in YPS action in Şırnak 

  Civilian Defense Units YPS/ YPS-Jin have conducted an action against a police center upon a heavy aggression of state forces targeting several neighborhoods in Şırnak province since last night.
• 13-year-old murdered in Sur 

  Attacks by state forces have claimed yet another civilian life in Sur district of Amed where a state of siege remains in force for 66 days.
• Heavy clashes between YPS and state forces in Şırnak 

  Heavy clashes have erupted between YPS/YPS-Jin and state forces that launched an attack on Bahçelievler, Dicle and Yeni neighborhoods of Şırnak province today.
• Three dead bodies found in Cizre's Sur neighborhood 

  Bodies of three slain people have been found in Sur neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district on Friday.