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• HPG reports actions in Amed and Hakkari 

  HPG Press Office reported that guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Amed and Hakkari provinces, North Kurdistan.
• Up to 22,5 years in prison sought for Co-mayor of Dersim 

  Up to 22, 5 year prison sentence is sought for Dersim Co-mayor Nurhayat Altun who was arrested in November 2016.
• Curfew declared in six villages in Amed's Hani district 

  Curfew has been declared in 6 villages in Amed’s Hani district for upcoming military operations.
• At least 8 soldiers killed in Dersim 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in three separate areas in Dersim, which left at least 8 soldiers dead.
• Trustee changes the name of a park named after Tahir Elçi 

  Trustee appointed to the usurped municipality of Van's Çatak district has changed the name of a park that had been named after Head of Amed Bar Association Tahir Elçi murdered in Amed in November, 2015.
• Gorran Leader Nawshirwan Mustafa laid to rest 

  Gorran (Change) Movement Leader Nawshirwan Mustafa who passed away on Friday has been laid to rest in Girdê Zergete, Sulaymaniyah.
• Curfew amid preparations for an operation in Varto 

  Curfew has been declared in two neighborhoods and four villages in Varto district of Muş, Northern Kurdistan.
• Massive funeral for Gorran Leader Nawshirwan Mustafa 

  Masses from Sulaymaniyah, Halabja, Garmiyan and other regions are flocking to Zergete to join the final farewell to Gorran (Change) Movement Leader Nawshirwan Mustafa who passed away on Friday.
• Counterguerrilla units and soldiers hit in Ağrı, Şırnak, Hakkari 

  HPG Press Office announced that 5 counterguerrilla members were killed in Ağrı, 3 soldiers were killed in Şırnak, 4 in Hakkari and 1 in Van.
• Gorran Leader Newshirwan Mustafa passes away 

  South Kurdistan's Gorran Movement Leader Newshirwan Mustafa has lost his life. Reason for his death is not clear yet.
• Turkish jets bomb Mount Cudi 

  Turkish warplanes have bombed Mount Cudi where military forces launched an operation yesterday.
• Kurdish politicians jailed in Bitlis transferred en masse 

  9 Kurdish politicians jailed in Bitlis since November 2016 have been transferred to other prisons in en masse.
• KDP deploys tanks in Shengal's Cidalê village and Sinunê town 

  KDP has deployed the tanks it dispatched to Shengal region yesterday in the village of Cidalê and the town of Sinunê.
• A group of Êzidî peshmergas leave KDP and join Hashd al-Shaabi 

  A group of Êzidî peshmergas have left KDP and joined the Shiite militia Hashd al-Shaabi. These peshmergas were later threatened by KDP to “lay down your arms and leave Kurdistan”.
• ISIS attacks peshmerga positions in Tuz Khurmatu 

  ISIS gangs attacked the peshmerga positions in Tuz Khurmatu last night.
• KDP dispatches tanks to Shengal 

  KDP is dispatching tanks to Shengal and reinforcing the military forces in the region.
• Blast at police checkpoint on Dersim-Ovacık road 

  A blast has occurred at a police checkpoint on the road between Dersim and its Ovacık district.
• Military operation in Yüksekova, clash in Oremar 

  While the Turkish army has started an extensive operation in Hakkari's Yüksekova district, reports are coming through of ongoing clashes in Oremar region.
• Christian Peace delegation under CPT visits Qandil 

  Christian Peace Foundation delegation under the CPT visited Qandil yesterday to inspect the scenes of aerial attacks on Qandil by the Turkish state and listen to the dissent of the Binare Qendil residents.
• Guerrillas hit soldiers in Amed, Siirt and Hakkari 

  4 soldiers and 1 contra unit member were killed in the action guerrillas carried out against the Turkish troops that had launched an operation in Amed.
• Congratulation message to guerillas in Serhat and Botan 

  Peoples’ Defense Center Command congratulated the guerrillas in Serhat and Botan regions for the heavy blows they have inflicted upon the Turkish army recently.
• Turkey conducts airstrikes on Amadia and Medya Defense Zones 

  Turkish jets have shelled Amadia countryside and Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• 14-year-old shot by a former village guard dies 

  One of the two kids shot by a former village guard in Batman has died.
• One soldier wounded in clash in Dersim 

  Clash erupted between guerrillas and soldiers during Turkish army operation in Dersim's Nazimiye district.
• HPG: 21 soldiers killed in a series of actions by guerrillas 

  At least 21 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and many others were wounded as result of actions by guerrillas.