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• New Hasankeyf flooded again 

  The place where people from old Hasankeyf have been settled, was flooded again after heavy rains at the weekend.
• Dozens of buildings in Urfa under quarantine 

  In the province of Urfa, which borders on Syria, more and more residential buildings and roads are being quarantined due to increasing corona infections. Meanwhile, the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 has risen to 131 nationwide.
• Perpetrators of the attack on Yazidi cemetery are not exposed 

  HDP MP Feleknas Uca condemns the devastation of the Hasan Beg Yazidi cemetery in Nusaybin and calls for respect for the peace of the dead. Yazidis were not safe in Turkey, she said, and the perpetrators were not being investigated.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Xakurke 

  HPG reported continued attacks by the Turkish army and actions by guerrillas in Kurdistan territory.
• The story of guerrilla Fırat Pirsus (Mustafa Aslan) 

  Aslan was fully bound to the struggle values of his people and his party, the PKK. What most prompted his action was the isolation of Öcalan.
• Villages in Van not quarantined but surrounded by soldiers 

  No health measures were taken in the villages declared by Van Governorate as to be 'quarantined'. Entry and exit to the villages were banned by soldiers who surrounded them.
• Village in Dersim under quarantine 

  The village of Riçik in the province of Dersim has been quarantined after two people tested positive for coronavirus. The number of pandemic deaths in Turkey has increased to 108.
• YJA Star Commander: “Come here and become like Egid” 

  34 years ago guerrilla commander Mahsum Korkmaz died on Mount Gabar. YJA Star Commander Sidar Baran Botan was a child at the time and remembers the legendary commander.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas continue hitting the occupant Turkish forces in Kurdistan territory.
• Van municipality trustee refuses to reinstate HDP workers 

  The trustee of Van Metropolitan Municipality, appointed by the Turkish regime, refused to reinstate 250 workers, who had previously been dismissed, but won the trial to be reinstated.
• People's Council in Maxmur writes to Autonomous Administration 

  Kurdish organizations and their circles are the ones who need to help us to overcome this difficult process and to meet the needs of our people, says the People's Council in Maxmur refugee camp.
• Co-mayor of Halfeli remanded in custody 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide campaign against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated amid the growing Covid-19 pandemic.
• Güven: The embargo on Maxmur must be lifted immediately 

  The co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Leyla Güven appeals to the South Kurdistan government to lift the embargo on the Maxmur refugee camp immediately.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish army posts in Xakurkê 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions against the invading Turkish army in Xakurkê and returned to their posts safely.
• HPG discloses identity of two guerrillas  

  The HPG released the identity of two guerrillas who fell martyrs saying: "Our comrades have been fighting for freedom of the Kurdish people and values ​​until the very last moment."
• Co-mayors of Batman released with travel ban 

  The co-mayors of Batman, who were arrested on Monday, have been released with a ban on leaving the country.
• Military operation launched in Lice countryside 

  The Turkish state has intensified its political and military operations against the Kurdish population while the entire world is engaged in a global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• People of Maxmur under threat amid growing corona disaster 

  Although Corona is also rampant in South Kurdistan, the Maxmur refugee camp is still under an arbitrary embargo. Aid supplies and medicines are withheld by the KDP. If the virus reaches Maxmur, a catastrophe is imminent.
• Spring and the guerrilla in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Spring is a very special season for the guerrillas in the mountains of Kurdistan. Our correspondent Zeynep Nergiz Botan captured the atmosphere of the joy of life with her camera.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Footage from action that killed 6 soldiers in Bashur 

  Six soldiers died in an action of a Revenge Unit against a Turkish military base in the South Kurdistan’s Duhok Governorate. The action was carried out as retaliation to Turkish attacks on Shengal.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Kurds and other peoples in Kurdistan welcome the new year.
• Heavy blow against the Turkish army in Ağrı: 25 dead 

  25 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed during guerrilla actions in the countryside of Ağrı province in northern Kurdistan.
• Turkish army launches new operation around Bingöl 

  The Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation in the village of Şirman and hamlets of Adaklı.