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• HPG remembers German guerrilla martyred last year 

  "Today, we remember our friend Şiyar Gabar and all fallen internationalist comrades who lost their lives in the liberation struggle of all oppressed peoples."
• KCK: The murderous AKP will be ended 

  KCK: On the 7th year of Sara’s martyrdom, the Kurdish Freedom Movement will develop the struggle further and end the AKP government that ordered the January 9 massacre.
• Iranian Intelligence arrested nine Kurdish activists in one week 

  On January 6, 2019, the Iranian intelligence arrested Amanj Ghorbani, a prominent environmental activist, and Bakhtiar Kamangar in the city of Kamyaran.
• Curfew in 10 regions in Amed countryside 

  The Kurdish region of Turkey remains under the blockade of the military.
• 10 people including 6 minors taken into custody in Amed 

  10 people including 6 children were taken under custody after hause raids in Amed as part of the Turkish regime’s ongoing political genocide operation against the Kurdish population.
• Hunger strike in Maxmur Camp reached day 24 

  The eight group of activists took over the hunger strike in Maxmur Camp.
• Hunger strike for Öcalan launched in Shengal 

  Representatives of the institutions in Shengal and civil society organisations will take over the action after three days.
• Nasir Yagiz: My protest will end when the isolation does 

  Nasir Yagiz has been on an indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike in the HDP Hewler Representation Offices for the last 46 days, and said he will end his protest when the isolation imposed upon Ocalan does.
• Kurdish political prisoners in Iran on solidarity hunger strike 

  Political prisoners of the KODAR and PJAK in the Islamic Republic of Iran's prisons have gone on a symbolic hunger strike in solidarity with Kurdish prisoners and politicians in North Kurdistan, Turkey and Europe.
• Iranian forces murder another kolbar 

  Kolbars are subjected to never-ending deadly attacks by Iranian forces.
• Kirkuk youth: We will not accept Turkish occupation 

  Participants of the Youth’s Conference in Kirkuk confirmed that they would stand firmly against all kinds of hostilities and policies against Kurdistan.
• 45th day of hunger strike in Hewler 

  The hunger strike launched in Hewler against the isolation is on its 45th day. Nasir Yagsiz also continues his indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike.
• Guerrilla Cesur fights using his martyred brothers’ names 

  HPG Member Eris Cesur’s name comes from his brothers. “We couldn’t get together in the mountains, we do in the struggle,” said Cesur as he likens the PKK to “pure milk with nothing to contaminate it”.
• Guerrilla action against Rubarok Regiment with UAVs 

  Guerrilla forces carried out an action against the Rubarok (Derecik) regiment in Semdinli with UAVs. The targets were hit with full precision. There are reported casualties from the Turkish army.
• Two kolbars injured in direct firing of Iranian forces 

  In just one day, two Kurdish kolbars were injured in Baneh and Nosoud border areas of Rojhilat, East Kurdistan, as result of direct shooting by Iranian regime forces.
• Turkish jets bomb more villages in South Kurdistan 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks across Kurdistan.
• HSM balance of the war for 2018: 2,103 Turkish elements killed 

  HSM Headquarters Command said: “2018 was a significant year in the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle and a year of resistance against pressure and attacks for the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla.”
• Turkish jets bomb a village in South Kurdistan 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Three environmental activists arrested in Rojhilat 

  On Monday, December 31, three environmental activists from the National Unity Party (Kurdistan branch), were detained by Iranian security forces in the city of Kamyaran and transferred to an undisclosed location.
• Support Afrin Front visits Autonomous Administration Office 

  Members of the Support Afrin Front visited the Autonomous Administration Representation Office in Sulaymaniyah and announced that they will be holding conferences and events on Rojava.
• PKK’s Karayılan: We enter 2019 with resistance 

  PKK executive Murat Karayilan stressed they enter 2019 with the resistance of hunger strikes and the resilience stance of the society, saying: “This resistance process will be fortified, and it will achieve results.”
• HPG guerrilla from Raqqa: The threat of ISIS continues 

  HPG guerrilla Agit Reqa said Raqqa has been liberated but the threat of ISIS continues.
• Rojhilat people in solidarity with Güven against isolation 

  Kurdish families from Rojhilat (East Kurdistan), in exile in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (South Kurdistan), issued a message announcing their support with imprisoned Kurdish politician Leyla Guven.
• Maxmur hunger strikers: Let’s free our leader 

  Hunger strikers in Maxmur saluted co-chair of the DTK and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven as well as activists in Strasbourg.
• New guerrilla model to be created in 2019 

  People’s Defense Center Headquarters Command issued a new years’ message for the command and fighter structure and promised to create a victory guerrilla and a new guerrilla model. The Command warned that the war will escalate in 2019.