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• Guerrillas continue actions against the Turkish army 

  The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish occupation in the Zap region of Southern Kurdistan. A soldier of the invading forces was shot dead by a guerrilla sniper.
• People of Shengal pay tribute to Martyrs Berçem Turcel and Kînda Zîn 

  Berçem Turcel and Kînda Zîn, who fell as martyrs in the Medya Defense Areas in the past months, were commemorated with an event held in Shengal.
• Guerrillas strike the Turkish army in Xakurke 

  A mobile unit of YJA Star struck the Turkish occupation forces in the southern Kurdish region of Xakurke with heavy weapons.
• Maxmur residents launch hunger strike for Öcalan’s freedom 

  The vigil launched for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in the Martyr Rustem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) has been shifted into a hunger strike.
• HPG publishes balance sheet of war for January: 31 soldiers killed 

  HPG published a balance sheet for the month of January, according to which, 31 soldiers were killed in 120 guerrilla actions, while the Turkish state used chemical weapons and unconventional bombs 252 times.
• Guerrillas destroy surveillance camera system 

  HPG Press Office reports continued actions by guerillas and attacks by the Turkish army in the guerilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KODAR calls for solidarity with earthquake victims in Khoy 

  The Democratic and Free East Kurdistan Community (KODAR) called for solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in the city of Khoy, northwest Iran.
• Xoy earthquake leaves 7 dead, hundreds injured 

  7 people lost their lives, and more than 800 others were injured following the earthquake in Xoy city of East Kurdistan.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas who fell in Metîna  

  Guerrillas Devrim Hêjar, Dîcle Rohat, Andok Serhed and Rojger Gabar fell while resisting the Turkish invasion of Metîna last October.
• HPG: Three soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish army which has been conducting an invasion operation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since April.
• Earthquake in Rojhilat leaves three people dead and 580 injured 

  An earthquake took place in Xoy city of Rojhilat (East Kurdistan). Three people lost their lives and 580 people were injured.
• Turkey bombs Metina and Amadiya countryside 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla positions 

  The Turkish army continues attacks with prohibited bombs in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Drones' activity increases in Shengal after operation against informers 

  Drones' activity has increased in the region after the operations carried out against the agent network belonging to MIT and KDP in Shengal.
• Residents of Maxmur on day 48 of vigil against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) vow to remain in action until the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured.
• People of Shengal support the 'Operation Revenge' against MIT-KDP agent network 

  Khanasor Assembly Co-Chair Henan Xanesori and Sinûnê Assembly Co-Chair Seyîdo Eli said that the people of Shengal supported the "Operation Revenge" launched against the agent network under the control of KDP-MIT in Shengal.
• Co-Chair of Tevgera Azadî taken into custody 

  The co-chairman of Tevgera Azadî, Salam Abdullah, has been detained in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Operation against MIT-KDP agent network in Shengal 

  Shengal Autonomous Administration calls for support for the operation launched by the security forces of Shengal and the YBŞ against an agent network run by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT and South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army continued its attacks against guerrilla positions in northern Iraq with unconventional bombs, chemical weapons, fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery.
• Dismissed mayor of Yüksekova: The trustee creates problems instead of solving them 

  İrfan Sarı, HDP's dismissed mayor in Yüksekova, said that the main duty of the government-appointed trustee is not to solve problems but to create more.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army has once again used prohibited combat agents against guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kurdish Red Crescent supports the needy families in Shengal 

  Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê delivered 100 thousand Euros of financial aid to the families in need in the Yazidi town of Shengal in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• 50-year-old woman jailed in Şırnak 

  Hazine Oruç has been jailed after a court upheld a sentence of 1 year and 8 months in prison.
• Residents of Maxmur on day 44 of vigil against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp vow to remain in action until the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured.
• What the Turkish army left behind in Zap 

  After the Turkish army's hasty partial withdrawal from the Zap region, their positions stand abandoned.