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• Bundestag plans recognition of genocide in Shengal 

  The Bundestag is preparing to recognize the crimes committed by ISIS against the Yazidis as genocide.
• Turkish army injures two children in Bradost 

  The Turkish regime continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• Menal Mêrdîn laid to rest in Shengal 

  40-year-old revolutionary Menal Mêrdîn, who fell as a martyr as a result of an attack by the Turkish state and KDP, was laid to rest in Shengal.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with banned bombs and chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army used unconventional bombs and chemical weapons against guerrilla positions in Çemço twelve times on 11 January.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Zap 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out by YJA Star guerrilla mobile teams against the Turkish soldiers in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area of Zap.
• PKK: Zeki Gürbüz and Özgür Namoğlu will live on in our struggle 

  The PKK pays tribute to Zeki Gürbüz as a pioneer of the united revolutionary movement in Turkey and Kurdistan and declares that the MLKP representative and Özgür Namoğlu, who fell with him in Rojava, will live on in the revolutionary struggle.
• Arson attack on HDP in Muş 

  An arson attack has been carried out on the HDP headquarters in Muş. The building is under continuous surveillance by the Turkish police.
• HPG reports chemical weapons attacks in guerrilla areas 

  The army of NATO member Turkey used chemical weapons against a guerrilla position eleven times and carried out nine airstrikes on the neighbouring country during its cross-border operation in northern Iraq on Tuesday.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Zap 

  According to the HPG, three Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in the southern Kurdish region of Zap. The Turkish invading forces have again used chemical weapons.
• Guerrillas: We will demand accountability for the massacres 

  Fighters of the YJA Star and the HPG remember Sakine Cansız and the other revolutionaries murdered in Paris and stated: "We will demand accountability for the massacres.”
• Turkey strengthens military positions in the border area with Syria 

  Turkey is reinforcing its military positions in Mardin province along the border with Rojava. The population in the border region is being controlled more closely and fears being caught in the front line in the event of military clashes.
• HPG reports guerrilla action against the Turkish army in Xakurke 

  According to the HPG, the guerrillas struck the Turkish occupation forces in the southern Kurdish region of Xakurke with heavy weapons. The Turkish army continues to attack guerrilla positions in the Zap region.
• YRK Commander: We are behaving in the interest of our people 

  YRK commander Şiyar Şevger stated that Iran has a key role in the Middle East and the people must not retreat in their revolutionary uprising.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions against Turkish occupation forces 

  According to HPG, the Turkish occupation forces in Southern Kurdistan were struck by the guerrillas with heavy weapons three times in the past two days. The Turkish army again used an unconventional bomb in Çemço.
• Police open fire on minibus carrying refugees in Van, killing one 

  Police fire on a minibus carrying refugees killed one in Van province.
• HPG: Resistance areas bombed dozens of times 

  The People's Defence Forces (HPG) reported that the Turkish army dropped bombs on the resistance areas dozens of times.
• People of Shengal protest after the assassination of Menal Mêrdîn 

  In the Shengal region in Southern Kurdistan, hundreds of people protested against the deadly assassination of Menal Mêrdîn and held Turkey and the KDP responsible for the murder.
• Paris martyr Mîr Perwer laid to rest in Muş under military blockade 

  Only family members were allowed to attend the burial of Paris martyr Mîr Perwer under police and military blockade in Muş province.
• Paris martyr Evîn Goyî laid to rest in Qandil 

  The body of the Kurdish revolutionary Evîn Goyî, who was murdered in Paris, was transferred to Sulaymaniyah in Southern Kurdistan earlier today and buried at the Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil.
• Paris martyr Abdurrahman Kızıl laid to rest in Kars 

  Amid massive harassment by the Turkish police, Abdurrahman Kızıl was laid to rest in the northern Kurdish province of Kars.
• Body of KCK Executive Council Member Emine Kara on its way to Qandil 

  The body of KCK Executive Council Member Emine Kara (Evîn Goyî), who was killed as a result of an armed attack in Paris on 23 December, arrived in Sulaymaniyah and is on its way to the Qandil Cemetery of Martyrs.
• Kurdish revolutionary Menal Mêrdîn murdered in Shengal 

  Kurdish revolutionary Menal Mêrdîn was murdered in Shengal. He was working on a book about the ISIS genocide of the Yazidi community. According to the Shengal Autonomous Administration, MIT and KDP were responsible for the attack.
• HPG: Turkish army continues to commit war crimes 

  The invading Turkish army carried out 13 chemical attacks against the guerrilla resistance positions near the Çemço region in the Medya Defense Zones.
• Protesters fleeing Iran tortured by Turkish soldiers at Van border 

  Protesters and dissidents fleeing from Iran are subjected to torture by Turkish soldiers at the Van border.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  The focus in the war in Southern Kurdistan continues to be on the Çemço area in the Zap region. According to the HPG, two occupiers were killed in guerrilla actions and the Turkish army carried out dozens of artillery attacks in guerrilla areas.