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• Call for unity against the threat of Turkish invasion in Shengal 

  Yazidi tribal elders and faith representatives have called for unity in Shengal against the threat of Turkish invasion.
• HPG releases identity information of guerrillas who fell martyrs in Govendê 

  The HPG Press Center released the identity information of the guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Govendê last year.
• HPG reports continued airstrikes and deliberate attacks on civilian areas 

  The Turkish state bombed the Medya Defense Zones and intentionally attacked civilian residential areas in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq), reported the HPG.
• Guerrilla Çiya: We should all join the struggle against isolation 

  HPG guerrilla Çiya pointed out the importance of participating in the struggle to break the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's leader Öcalan.
• Cemil Bayik appeals to the KDP 

  Cemil Bayik of the KCK appealed to the Southern Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP in a special broadcast on Stêrk TV: "On behalf of our movement, I give my word: We recognize both the status and the government of Southern Kurdistan and the Peshmerga."
• More than 90 arrested in Eastern Kurdistan in two weeks 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Association reported that more than 90 people were arrested in Eastern Kurdistan in the last two weeks.
• National unity activities continue despite police obstruction in Batman 

  DTK, DBP and HDP delegation continued their work in Batman. The blockade and barricades of the police have been overcome.
• International Coalition bombing kills ten ISIS mercenaries in Kirkuk 

  The Kirkuk Governorate reported that 10 mercenaries were killed following a bombing carried out by the international coalition against ISIS.
• Governor bans actions and activities in Urfa for next 30 days 

  The Governorship of Urfa announced that all actions and activities in the city center and its districts are to be banned for another 30 days.
• Kolbars buried by avalanche in Van laid to rest in Urmia 

  The five kolbars who were buried by an avalanche in Van have been laid to rest in their home village in Eastern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Four guerrilla fighters martyred in Metina 

  HPG announced that guerrilla fighters Rênas Taylan, Serbest Kirmaşan, Zagros Şengal and Rênas Andok were martyred in a Turkish air strike in Metina region of Southern Kurdistan in late 2020.
• Military activity and curfew in Bagok Mountain area 

  Rural neighborhoods on the slopes of Bagok Mountain in Nusaybin were hit by a new curfew while military activity started in the region. One person detained.
• Bodies of five kolbars found by families in border area 

  Five kolbars from Iran who disappeared after an avalanche at Turkey-Iran border on January 18, have been found dead by their families today.
• 20th group takes over the hunger strike in Maxmur 

  The 20th group took over the hunger strike in Maxmur Camp against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• State terror in Lice: 27 people jailed on terror charges 

  Turkish military siege and activity continue in the countryside of the Lice district in Amed (Diyarbakır) province.
• HPG: Turkey intentionally attacks civilian settlements in Kurdistan 

  HPG stated that the Turkish state is attacking inhabited places in various parts of Southern Kurdistan and Rojava intentionally and simultaneously.
• Hunger strike in Maxmur reaches day 38 

  The hunger strike in solidarity with the prisoners demanding the lifting of the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan continues in Martyr Rustem Cudi Maxmur camp.
• Governor of Şırnak bans entry to 15 areas until the end of the year 

  The Governorship of Şırnak declared 15 regions as "temporary special security zone" for a year and banned civilians from entry the areas.
• Iran detains 64 students and activists from East Kurdistan 

  Iran detained 64 students, activists and people from East Kurdistan in the past 15 days.
• Names of two guerrillas martyred in Heftanin published 

  HPG published the full identities of Evîn Şîlan and Bahoz Suruç who fell in Heftanin last summer.
• Guerrilla Sînê: Iran tries to normalize the village guard system 

  Guerrilla Hawar Sînê said that Iran is implementing a very insidious policy and said that young people in particular should counter it.
• Refugees in Martyr Nazê camp: 7 years of resistance 

  Refugees in Martyr Nazê camp are still living in tents after ISIS attacked Shengal on 3 August 2014. They said that they have experienced many difficulties for 7 years, but they are still at peace in their lands.
• DBP: The Republic of Kurdistan reminds of the importance of national unity 

  "The Republic of Kurdistan, which became a hope for the Kurdish people in a short period of 11 months, today reminds us once again of the importance of national unity," said the DBP on the occasion of the foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Republic.
• Turkish jets bomb a village in Duhok countryside, injuring three civilians 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan simultaneously as part of its annihilation campaign against the Kurdish people.
• Military operations pose dramatic threat to four villages in Lice 

  Villages in Lice district of Amed (Diyarbakır) have been subjected to a new attack campaign by the state since January 9.