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• Turkish bombardment kills 250 animals in Southern Kurdistan 

  250 small cattle were killed in an air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state in the Balekayeti region of Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG Commander Mahir Amed: The hunger strike is an act of rebellion 

  "The hunger strike is an act of rebellion," said Mahir Amed, one of the HPG commanders, who drew attention to the hunger strike launched to end the isolation and to achieve the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan.
• Hakkari Governor bans entry and exit to 12 areas 

  The Turkish state has declared 12 areas “special security zones" in Hakkari thus banning entry and exit to them until the end of the year.
• HPG: 6 Turkish soldiers killed in sabotage action in Şemdinli 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against the Newa outpost in Şemdinli, Hakkari as part of the 'Dem Dema Azadiyê' (Time for Freedom) campaign. 6 Turkish soldiers were killed in the action.
• KCK issues message of condolence for 4 workers from Maxmur 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency issued a message of condolence for 4 workers who died as a result of an accident on their way from the Maxmur refugee camp to Baghdad on January 17.
• Academic Emin: Humanity is in isolation in the person of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Speaking about the "Dem Dema Azadiyê" [Time for Freedom] campaign launched to realise the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan, lecturer Hewjin Mele Emin said that Öcalan's freedom is the freedom of the peoples of the region.
• YRK guerrillas: The enemy cannot isolate the will for freedom 

  Fighters of the Eastern Kurdistan’s guerrilla force YRK said on the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan: "The Turkish state cannot isolate the will for freedom. Rêber Apo has his place in the soul of the Kurdish people and all oppressed people."
• Turkish military operations and attacks on local people continue in Lice 

  Large-scale military operations in the Lice district of Amed continue. Soldiers kick in the doors of houses during village raids and carry out arbitrary arrests.
• Guerrilla Botan: The search for freedom becomes reality in the mountains 

  Xwinreş Botan is a guerrilla fighter with the HPG. In an interview with ANF, he spoke about his time as a minor in Turkish custody and the importance of the prison resistance for the situation in the mountains.
• PKK pays tribute to Commander Serhed Deniz Tendurek 

  Commander Serhed Deniz Tendurek (Deniz Demir) was commemorated on the second anniversary of his martyrdom.
• Turkey-backed gangs flourish in Kirkuk 

  Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has been in Iraq for 2 days. Mobility of the Turkey-backed mobs has increased in Kirkuk with Akar’s visit.
• Maxmur People's Assembly: KDP is responsible for suspicious deaths 

  The Democratic People's Assembly of the Maxmur Refugee Camp revealed that two camp residents suspiciously lost their lives in detention, holding the KDP responsible for these deaths.
• Political genocide in Lice: At least 35 detained 

  The Turkish military continues to target the rural population in Lice. Once again, villages have been sealed off with armored vehicles and homes searched. At least 35 people have been arrested.
• Names of three guerrillas martyred in Kerboran published 

  HPG published the identities of three of guerrillas who were martyred in a Turkish airstrike in Mardin province in late November.
• Turkish state terror continues in Lice: 8 arrested 

  The Turkish state continues to terrorize the countryside of Amed's Lice district. 8 people were arrested within the scope of the ongoing oppression campaign carried out in villages under the pretext of operation.
• Turkish fighter jets and helicopters bomb guerrilla areas 

  Turkish warplanes and helicopters bombed Metina, Gare, Avashin and Zap areas in Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• Guerrilla Başûr criticizes the silence against occupation in South Kurdistan 

  South Kurdish guerrilla fighter Azad Başûr criticizes the silence against the occupation in South Kurdistan and calls on the people to rise and drive the Turkish state out of the region.
• “Whether in Heftanin or prisons, the resistance continues” 

  HPG guerrilla Navdar Şerzan talked about his comrades Evin Qamişlo and Bahoz Riha who fell as martyrs whilst resisting the Turkish occupation forces on Hill Kartal in Heftanin region in Southern Kurdistan.
• Four workers killed in traffic accident laid to rest in Maxmur 

  Four workers who lost their life in a traffic accident while on their way from Maxmur camp to Baghdad, have been laid to rest.
• Explosion kills 8 soldiers and a civilian in Shengal 

  8 Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed by the explosion of a mine in a village of Shengal.
• Vigil in Shengal reaches day 47 

  Vigil in Shengal to defend the Autonomous Administration and structures reached day 47.
• "The governments are to blame for the crisis in Southern Kurdistan" 

  Economist Dr. Ezat Sabir Esmaeel sees the misguided policies of the autonomous government in Southern Kurdistan as the main reason for the crisis in the country. He identifies oil exports to Turkey as a direct cause for the suspension of salaries.
• Vigil in Shengal reaches day 46 

  Vigil in Shengal to defend the Autonomous Administration and structures reached day 46.
• 2020 War Balance: 1005 invading Turkish soldiers killed 

  The People's Defense Center Headquarters Command announced the war balance sheet for 2020. In the actions carried out by the guerrilla forces, 1005 invading Turkish soldiers, 9 of them of high rank, were killed.
• PKK discloses identity of guerrilla fallen in November 2019 

  The PKK’ Solidarity Committee with Martyrs' Families announced that PKK guerrilla Hêja Nasif Faik Ali Hüseyin (Militan Cudi) fell a martyr in November 2019.