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• Three years of ban on actions and demos in Van 

  Pressure begins to increase in Van as the ban on events, demos and activities has reached day 1,130. Every road and street in Van see a heavy police and armored vehicles presence, while people are under constant pressure.
• Guerrilla TV footage of actions in Heftanin and Xakurkê 

  Gerilla TV has released images of the actions carried out in Heftanin and Xakurkê.
• Hasankeyf can still be saved from destruction 

  The water of the Ilisu reservoir has reached the historical site Hasankeyf in the Northern Kurdistan province of Batman. The Hasankeyf Coordination calls for the flooding to be stopped and a disaster to be prevented.
• Patnos: Guerrillas have dealt heavy blows to the Turkish army 

  Serhat Patnos is one of the commanders of the People's Defense Forces (HPG). Looking back to the year 2019, he speaks of "heavy blows" guerrillas dealt to the Turkish military.
• HPG: One soldier killed in Iğdir 

  The HPG Press Contact Center (HPG-BIM) reported that guerrillas killed a soldier by targeting a military security point in Iğdir.
• HPG-BIM pays tribute to guerrilla Ruheyv Ronahi 

  HPG Press Contact Center (HPG-BIM) commemorated the guerrilla code named Ruheyv Ronahi, who fell martyr in an airstrike carried out by the Turkish state in Kandil at the end of October.
• Guerrillas: We are the followers of Cansız, Doğan and Şaylemez 

  Speaking on the 7th anniversary of the Paris massacre, YJA Star guerrillas Çavrê Güler and Nazlıcan Rêdur and HPG guerilla Baran Revenge said that the massacre was aimed at the Kurdish women's movement's freedom struggle.
• Action by Vengeance Units injures three police in Amed 

  The three Kurdish women were murdered by Turkish state forces four years ago.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke, South Kurdistan 

  Two positions of the Turkish forces were struck effectively and destroyed completely in Xakurke region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Young people from Roboski joined the guerrilla after the massacre 

  Hundreds of massacres have taken place within the framework of the Turkish state's policy of genocide against the Kurdish people. From the Sheikh Said Rebellion, to Dersim, Ağrı, Sur and Cizre.
• KCK commends PUK on its 4th Congress 

  KCK said it was a historical step that the PUK congress was held in a period of significant political developments in Iraq and the entire Middle East.
• Two bodies buried in the Cemetery of the Nameless in Mardin 

  In the Northern Kurdistan province of Mardin the bodies of two reportedly guerrilla fighters have been buried anonymously.
• HPG pays tribute to two guerrillas martyred in Avashin 

  HPG expressed their condolences to the patriotic Kurdistan people and families of the martyrs.
• YBŞ fighter dies in accident 

  YBŞ fighter Ferhad Dilêm has died as a result of a fatal accident. YBŞ expressed their condolences to his relatives.
• State forces do not comply with hunting ban in Hakkari 

  Although the hunting of wild animals is prohibited in Hakkari, endangered species are still pursued and shot by so-called village guards and Turkish soldiers.
• 7 Turkish soldiers killed in YJA Star action in Heftanin 

  While an action by guerrillas left 7 soldiers dead in Heftanin, two guerrilla fighters were martyred in Avashin region in southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: 5 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin and Ağrı 

  Two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in Heftanin and three others in Ağrı. While a civilian was murdered by soldiers, three guerrillas fell as martyrs in Ağrı.
• 2019: 80 kolbars and kasibkars killed at the borders of Kurdistan 

  At least 80 kolbars and kasibkars were killed in the border areas of Kurdistan in 2019.
• HSM Headquarters Command discloses 2019 war balance sheet 

  HSM Headquarters Command announced the 2019 war balance sheet. According to this, 1220 Turkish soldiers and policemen were killed, including 20 senior officers, 34 armored vehicles and 7 helicopters were hit. 456 guerrillas fell martyr.
• "We can achieve success by establishing national unity" 

  Former peshmerga Abdullah Yusuf Silêman said: "Kurds should evaluate the current process well. We can achieve victory by establishing national unity."
• The massacre of the bees of Hakkari 

  Chemical weapons used by the Turkish state during the war in north Kurdistan caused the death of millions of honey bees.
• Waters of Ilisu Dam reaching Hasankeyf centre 

  The waters of the Ilisu Dam have reached the city center of Hasankeyf.
• Governor bans access to 35 areas in Bingöl for one year 

  35 areas in Bingöl center and 7 districts were declared as "Temporary Special Security Zone" since 31 December 2020.
• Governor of Şırnak issues new 15-day entry and exit ban 

  The Turkish state banned almost all of Şırnak rural areas to civilians.
• 139 villages of Dersim cut off from the outside world 

  In Dersim the snow cover grows almost continuously. In the districts the snow is already 30 centimeters high. 139 villages are cut off from the outside world.