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• Military vehicle runs over 23-year-old in Cizre 

  An armoured vehicle of the Turkish army run over and seriously injured Abdulgaffar Dayan in the Cizre district of Şırnak.
• 160 people detained in Şırnak in 3 months basing on 'secret witness testimonies' 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Hüseyin Kaçmaz raised concern over the increasing arrests in Şırnak and its districts and said, “The ruling AKP-MHP government implemented hostility against citizens under the pretext of law.”
• YBŞ on deadly Turkish attack: “We will never step back” 

  YBŞ vowed that they would never step back in the face of enemy attacks, saying, “We promise that the occupation of Shengal will only be a dream for the enemy.”
• People of Shengal bid farewell to YBŞ fighters killed in Turkish attack 

  Farewell to YBŞ Commander Azad Êzdîn and YBŞ fighter Enver Tolhildan killed by a Turkish targeted drone attack in Shengal.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes on guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan 

  As the Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan, Turkish fighter jets have bombed guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan several times in recent days.
• Turkey attacks a village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in several parts of Kurdistan.
• Turkish attack kills two YBŞ fighters in Shengal 

  The occupying Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Turkey attacks Shengal again 

  The occupying Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Homeless man from Rojhilat freezes to death in Sulaymaniyah 

  A homeless man from East Kurdistan, who slept in a building under construction in Sulaymaniyah city of South Kurdistan, froze to death.
• Heavy snowfall in Kurdistan 

  Hundreds of villages in Kurdistan have been cut off from the outside world by heavy snowfall. Traffic accidents have occurred in many places and flights have been cancelled.
• Whereabouts of man tortured and arrested in Erzurum unknown 

  No news has been received from Ahmet Göksu who was tortured under custody and arrested.
• PADÊ member Hecî says Yazidi people should not put their hopes on the Iraqi government 

  PADÊ Politburo Member Hesen Hecî said that the Yazidi people should not put their hopes on the Iraqi state and added: "Some parties do not want peace in the region. We are not supporters of war. We will not allow peace to be disrupted in Shengal."
• Iraqi army detains three journalists in Shengal 

  Having threatened Ezidxan Asayish (Yazidi Security Units) to leave Shengal (Sinjar) earlier today, Iraqi troops detained three journalists covering the developments in the region.
• Iraqi army threatens local security units to leave Shengal 

  The Iraqi army has threatened the Ezidxan Asayish (Yazidi Security Units) in Shengal (Sinjar) to leave their positions.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupying Turkish army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• PADÊ: Iraq should stop Turkish attacks 

  PADÊ reacted to the turmoil in Iraq by saying that "Iraq should stop Turkish attacks."
• Scenes from a war tunnel construction 

  The tunnel wars, marked the last period of war and kept the Turkish army unable to move. Tunnel wars are the new tactic of the guerrillas. They are made by drilling rocks… they are a new place of resistance...
• Shengal against increasing Iraqi military activity: “We will defend our land” 

  Responding to the increasing military activities of the Iraqi army, the Shengal Autonomous Administration called for popular organization and unity, and vowed to defend an autonomous and free Shengal.
• Berwarî: "Great dangers lie ahead for Iraq and South Kurdistan" 

  Dr. Kamuran Berwarî sees Iraq as the scene of a reckoning between regional and international powers and warns of great dangers for Iraq and South Kurdistan.
• Three kolbars who went missing in Şemdinli region still unaccounted for 

  Three kolbars have been missing for five days in the Turkish-Iranian border area near Şemdinli. In the meantime, Iranian soldiers injured another kolbar.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish positions in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas struck three positions of the Turkish occupation forces in Heftanin. Meanwhile, the Turkish air force again bombed various locations in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Guerrillas: We neutralize the attacks carried out by the enemy 

  The resistance carried out by the guerrillas against the Turkish state continues. Turkey has been attacking the Medya Defense Areas for months. Guerrillas, Xwînda Kobanê and Amed Afrin, said that they had neutralized the attacks.
• Teachers in Maxmur Camp demand Kurdish language to be recognized 

  Teachers in Maxmur Camp protested the Turkish state's hostility towards the Kurdish language and pointed out that the right to mother tongue was violated.
• Barzani and TRT 6 have a hand in the establishment of tribal associations in Van 

  Members of the KDP, TRT 6, and AKP are behind the 13 tribal associations that have been established in Van over the previous five years. The primary goal of the tribal associations funded by the Van Governorate is to weaken the HDP by fostering the phenom
• HPG: "Our forces suffered no losses in the latest attacks on Medya Defense Zones" 

  HPG reported that the Turkish fighter jets are continuing to strike the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) and guerrilla forces have suffered no losses in the latest attacks.