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• 25 wounded people in Cizre still stuck in a basement under fire 

  The building where 25 wounded and 3 slain civilians remained trapped in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood, is still under fire by Turkish state forces.
• Kobanê celebrates the first anniversary of liberation on Mishtenûr Hill 

  Kobanê Democratic Autonomous Administration has organised a celebration to mark the first anniversary of liberation of the town from ISIS.
• Policeman tells the truth in Sur: The state is hiding its casualties 

  While the war-mongering Turkish media makes endless efforts to hide the failure of state forces in Amed's Sur district where an onslaught continues in its 54th day, the truth is being confessed by members of Turkish security forces themselves.
• Explosion in Qamishlo leaves 3 civilians dead, 7 others wounded 

  A huge explosion has occurred near the Miami Cafe in Rojava's Qamishlo city Sunday evening.
• YPS General Coordination established for a more organised struggle 

  Civil Defense Units (YPS) that have recently been formed to wage self-defense against state terror in Kurdistan have been assembled under a joint coordination.
• 28 wounded civilians in Cizre under fire by state forces 

  The building where 28 wounded and 2 slain civilians remained trapped in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood, is being shelled by Turkish state forces.
• HDP deputies forced to leave Cizre for demanding to get Cihan's body 

  HDP deputies and Karaman family have been forced to leave Cizre after demanding to enter Cudi neighborhood to retrieve the body of Cihan Karaman who died of wounds last night.
• Woman dies after last night's blast in Nusaybin 

  A civilian woman has died as a result of a blast and following aggression by state forces in Mardin's Nusaybin district last night.
• Another wounded civilian dies waiting for an ambulance in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where state terror continues for the 42nd uninterrupted day, 28 civilians with wounds are still not allowed access to hospital.
• Cizre People's Council co-chair: Cihan has died, they want to kill us, too 

  People's Council co-chair Mehmet Tunç spoke about the recent situation in Şırnak's Cizre district where an uninterrupted aggression by Turkish state forces continues for 41 days.
• Youth wounded in Cizre dies due to denial of access to hospital 

  University student Cihan Karaman on whom the ECtHR had ordered interim measure for access to treatment, has died due to a continued denial of access to hospital in Şırnak's Cizre district.
• Civilian shot in Nusaybin dies after 58 days in intensive care 

  61-year-old civilian Hasan Korkmaz who was shot and wounded by police in Mardin's Nusaybin district two months ago, has died.
• Editor of Kurdish daily among those wounded in Cizre 

  Last night's artillery aggression in Şırnak's Cizre district wounded at least 10 people in Cudi neighborhood.
• Turkish soldiers kill a youth from Rojava at border 

  A youth from Rojava was killed by Turkish soldiers at the border between Rojava (West) and Bakur (North) Kurdistan.
• At least 10 wounded by the ongoing aggression in Cizre 

  Last night's artillery aggression in Şırnak's Cizre district wounded at least 10 people in a house in Cudi neighborhood. The wounded cannot be taken to hospital due to ongoing gunfire.
• Oran and Seviktek laid to rest amid calls for resistance 

  İsa Oran (Mazlum) and Mesut Seviktek (Delil) who were murdered by Turkish forces in Amed's Sur district on 23 December, have finally been laid to rest.
• Another youth shot by state forces in Cizre 

  Yet another youth has been shot in Şırnak's Cizre district which is being through an uninterrupted onslaught for the past 40 days.
• Cizre co-mayor Leyla İmret taken into custody 

  As a state of siege continues in Şırnak's Cizre for the 40th uninterrupted day, attacks by state forces are getting heavier in an attempt to impose a total evacuation of local people.
• Cizre resistance endures in its 40th day 

  Popular resistance for self-rule endures in Şırnak's Cizre district where a state of siege under a so-called curfew continues for the 40th uninterrupted day.
• DBP and municipality building in Silopi used as military headquarters 

  During the 37 days of curfew and onslaught in Şırnak's Silopi district, Turkish forces deployed in the town turned government offices, places of worship and party offices into military headquarters.
• Police murder a youth in Van 

  Yet another youth has been murdered by police in the province of Van.
• Blast hits police bus in Nusaybin 

  A severe blast has occured as a police service bus passed by Dicle neighborhood in Mardin's Nusaybin district.
• Six families in Kirkuk flee ISIS atrocity, take shelter near Kurdish forces 

  Six families from a village in Kirkuk have fled ISIS atrocity and taken shelter near Kurdish forces.
• Cameraman shot in Cizre: We were battered and dragged on the ground 

  IMC TV cameraman Refik Tekin was shot by police while covering yesterday's developments in Şırnak's Cizre district where police fired on dozens of civilians carrying casualties from Cudi neighborhood.
• Members of the EP: We shouldn't remain silent on the massacre of Kurds 

  During yesterday's plenary session on "the situation in Southeast Turkey” at the European Parliament, MEPs called attention to the “deliberate massacre” perpetrated by the Turkish state against civilians in the Kurdish region.