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• Dozens including politicians detained in Van 

  Dozens including politicians have been taken into custody during house raids in Van's Erciş district this morning.
• Water cut off in Sur amid ongoing demolition 

  Turkish officials have cut off the water supply to the families that refuse to leave home in the face of the demolition order for two neighborhoods under the cover of “urban renewal program”.
• HPG: 9 soldiers killed, one agent punished 

  HPG reported that 9 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Yüksekova and Çukurca, and one agent was punished in Amed.
• Residents say won't leave home as demolition starts in Sur 

  Demolition efforts of the Turkish state have partially started in Sur today. The people are protesting the demolition, carried out under riot police protection like so many invaders. The residents say they won’t leave their homes.
• Went to take his brother’s body, was sentenced for YPG membership 

  Kaplan was arrested while he was identifying his HPG member brother’s body, and was sentenced to prison in the first hearing for being a member of the YPG. His lawyer Gülşen Demir stated that the verdict turns justice on its head.
• Eight politicians jailed in Van 

  Eight politicians including DBP provincial co-chair have been jailed in Van province.
• Demolition starts in Sur, police attack residents 

  Turkish police attacked the people standing in the way of diggers that entered two neighborhoods of the historical Sur district, Amed today for a total demolition under the cover of “urban transformation”.
• Demo against demolition in Sur: We will not leave home 

  People, political parties and deputies protested the Turkish state's demolition plan in Amed's central Sur district.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes conducted yet another bombardment on Qandil region in Medya Defense Zones, Southern Kurdistan.
• State forces threaten the people of Sur resisting the demolition 

  Residents resist the demolition order for Amed's Sur district while the police threatened them by saying “We will throw your bodies to the construction site.”
• Candidates from Marîvan object to election results 

  69 candidates to the city council appealed to the Sinê State Election Commission to annul the elections in Merîvan. The petition points out that the district has 122.000 registered voters, but the results show 164.000 valid votes.
• YBŞ/YJŞ repel ISIS attack on a village of Shengal 

  YBŞ/YJŞ fighters repelled an attack launched by ISIS on a village of Shengal last night.
• Curfew in 4 villages in Amed's Dicle district 

  Turkish state continues to impose curfews in the areas where Turkish army is conducting operations against the PKK across North Kurdistan.
• Fierce clashes in Şemdinli following actions by guerrillas 

  HPG guerrillas carried out simultaneous actions against Turkish military forces in Hakkari's Şemdinli district.
• 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.