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• The guerrillas have destroyed the illusions of the Turkish army 

  With the guerrilla struggle in professionalised mobile units, the illusions of the Turkish state have been destroyed, explain Avaşîn Cûdî and Berxwedan Jiyan in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• HPG: Turkish army has withdrawn from 3 regions in Zap 

  The Turkish occupation forces have received heavy blows from the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla and withdrawn from the Girê Şehîd Munzur, Girê Şehîd Serxwebûn and Ciloya Biçûk areas of the Zap region.
• Turkish army withdraws from Martyr Munzur Hill 

  It was learned that the Turkish army withdrew from Martyr Munzur Hill, after having been hit hard by the guerrillas.
• The brave souls of Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas Armanç Welat and Zinarîn Zinar fought against the enemy in Heftanîn and fell as martyrs on 19 October 2020.
• HSM releases balance sheet of war for 2021 

  The People's Defence Centre announced its 2021 balance sheet of war. Guerrilla forces carried out 742 actions and 861 Turkish soldiers were killed. “The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla will meet the expectations of our martyrs and our leader in the new year."
• 40 guerrillas killed in Turkish chemical weapons attacks in 2021 

  40 guerrilla fighters lost their lives in 2021 due to Turkish chemical weapons attacks on the areas of Gare, Zap, Metîna and Avaşîn. After days of resistance, they fell due to the use of banned weapons.
• 28 women prisoners in Bakırköy go on hunger strike against violence in jails 

  28 women held in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison said that the life and health of the prisoners are in danger and announced that they have been on a three-day hunger strike as of 27 December.
• Victims of Roboski massacre commemorated 

  During the commemoration of the Roboski Massacre in Şırnak, participants emphasized that “even if it takes 100 years, we will continue this struggle until the perpetrators are brought to justice and receive the punishment they deserve.”
• Guerrillas Delîl Amed and Şaho Qendîl: We are carrying out daily actions against the Turkish army 

  HPG guerrillas Delîl Amed and Şaho Qendîl are taking part in the guerrilla Zap offensive. They spoke on the daily actions of the guerrillas against the Turkish forces and their invasion attacks.
• Situation in Maxmur calms down for the time being 

  The situation in the Kurdish refugee camp Maxmur has calmed down for the time being after temporary tensions with Iraqi security forces.
• Woman injured in Turkish artillery attack in South Kurdistan 

  A 42-year-old woman was injured in a Turkish artillery attack on a village near Batîfa in the Zakho city in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• HPG reports intensified Turkish air strikes on guerrilla areas 

  HPG Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that the Turkish army has recently carried out numerous air strikes to no avail.
• How was guerrillas' infiltration operation in Zap organised? 

  HPG guerrillas broke into the invading forces in Zap, took control of their military positions from five directions and confiscated a large number of weapons. One of the guerrillas who participated in the action told what happened.
• Iraqi forces try to close Maxmur Camp with wire fences 

  Iraqi forces are trying to close the Maxmur Camp with wire fences.
• Another military operation launched at Bagok 

  The Turkish army carries out another military operation in the area surrounding the Bagok massif in Mardin province.
• HPG discloses identity information of YJA Star guerrilla fallen in Bagok  

  The identity information of one of the YJA Star guerrillas who fell as a martyr in Bagok has been disclosed. The HPG said: "Bagok martyrs will be our reason for victory."
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of Revolutionary Operation in Zap 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the Revolutionary Operation that took place in Zap on 8 and 9 December. In the operation, many weapons were seized.
• Iranian forces arrest activists for attending funeral of executed Kurdish political prisoner 

  In Eastern Kurdistan, three more people have been arrested by Iranian security forces for attending the funeral of executed political prisoner Heidar Ghorbani and taken to an unknown location.
• A view of 2021 from the guerrilla front - I 

  The Kurdish people and their guerrillas did not give up their fight in 2021, when the war was at its climax. They resisted with great determination and will and destroyed the Turkish state's calculations.
• PKK Martyrs’ Families Committee once again asks for murderers to be exposed 

  Members of the PKK Martyrs’ Families Committee once again met to demand the murderers of Martyr Yasin Bulut (Şükrü Serhad) be exposed.
• Several detained in political genocide operation in Van 

  Many people, among them executives of the HDP, were detained during house raids in Van province.
• HPG: 4 soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  At least four soldiers were killed in a coordinated guerrilla attack on Turkish army positions in Xakurke.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Gever 

  9 Turkish soldiers were killed as result of guerrilla action in the countryside of Hakkari province.
• Young women should increase the struggle against invasion attacks, say new guerrillas 

  Announcing that they have joined the guerrillas, young women from Rojava emphasized that they will increase their struggle against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state.
• 7 Turkish soldiers killed in Serhat and Heftanîn 

  7 Turkish soldiers were killed in the actions carried out by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Serhat and Heftanîn. The Turkish troops left their positions and fled in Serhat while 2 positions were destroyed in Heftanin.