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• HDP, DBP and DTK delegation on the way to Xerabê Bava village 

  A delegation from the HDP, DBP and DTK has left for Xerabê Bava village in Mardin's Nusaybin district after reports of execution, torture and mass detention of residents amid the ongoing siege of state forces.
• Execution, torture and mass detention in Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village 

  Three people have been executed, 39 detained after torture and no news is available regarding the aftermath of two people in Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village under siege of AKP/Palace forces.
• Turkish jets bomb the cemetery of guerrillas in Qandil – UPDATE 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan Friday evening.
• Turkish jets hit the Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil 

  During yesterday's airstrikes on Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones, Turkish jets hit the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs.
• No news received from the residents of Mardin's Kuruköy village 

  Contact has been lost with locals in Xerabe Bava (Kuruköy) village in Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under the siege of state forces for one week.
• Injuries reported as result of blast in Viranşehir 

  An explosion has occurred near the lodgings of judges and prosecutors in Viranşehir district of Urfa Friday evening.
• Three people executed in Nusaybin 

  Reports are coming through that three people have been executed in Koruköy village of Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under the siege of Turkish forces for 7 days.
• Turkish jets bombing Qandil 

  Turkish jets are shelling Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• HDP MP Encü arrested once again two days after his release from prison 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü who was released from prison two days ago has been formally arrested once again.
• HDP MP Ferhat Encü detained two days after release from prison 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü who was released from prison two days ago after imprisonment early November, has been taken into custody once again.
• Turkish army and affiliates intensify their attacks on Efrîn and Shehba 

  Turkish army and affiliated gang groups have started to bomb villages in Efrîn and Shehba region to change the agenda after suffering heavy losses at the hands of ISIS in al-Bab.
• 22 tombstones in Batman forcibly replaced due to “PKK propaganda” 

  Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the appointed trustee ordered the replacement of 23 tombstones in the city cemetery claiming that the colors and symbols on the tombstones were "organization (PKK) propaganda”.
• Arrest warrant for HDP's Baluken released from prison two weeks ago 

  Arrest warrant has been issued for HDP vice co-chair and Amed MP İdris Baluken who was released from prison on January 30 after three months imprisonment.
• Communications cut with the village under the siege of state forces 

  As the arrests continue in the three villages of Mardin that remain under a curfew, communications have been cut with Nusaybin's Kuruköy village.
• YPG: Turkish army attacked three villages to the east of Kobanê 

  YPG reported that the Turkish army and affiliated gangs continue their attacks on Rojava uninterrupted.
• Van's Bahçesaray district municipality also usurped 

  The AKP/Palace regime of Turkey has usurped yet another municipality held by the Democratic Regions Party (DBP).
• Resistance of Öcalan saluted in Girkê Legê 

  Intellectuals and political parties in Girkê Legê city of Rojava saluted Abdullah Öcalan's resistance on the 18th anniversary of the international conspiracy against the Kurdish People's Leader.
• Municipal workers fired for refusing to demolish PKK guerrillas' graves 

  The trustee at the usurped Municipality of Batman has fired workers who refused to demolish the graves of PKK guerrillas.
• February 15 conspiracy condemned in East Kurdistan 

  Youths in East Kurdistan condemned the February 15 1999's international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Co-mayor of Van's Çatak district jailed 

  Çatak co-mayor Evin Keve has been jailed for alleged “membership to a terrorist organization”.
• Thousands protest the international conspiracy in Kobanê 

  Thousands joined a rally in Kobanê town of Rojava to protest the February 15 1999's international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at its 18th anniversary.
• KDP asayish obstruct the march for Öcalan and detain 4 demonstrators 

  KDP Asayish forces obstructed the march youth organizations in South Kurdistan launched on February 10 in order to protest the February conspiracy, and detained 4 people.
• YPG: Turkish helicopters shelled Til Elo town of Girkê Legê 

  YPG announced that Turkish army attacked Girkê Legê region of Rojava, West Kurdistan with helicopters, also reporting border violations by Turkish troops.
• International conspiracy against Öcalan condemned in Qandil 

  Hundreds from Qandil region protested the February 15 1999's international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Van's Saray district municipality also usurped by the government 

  The DBP-held municipality of Van's Saray district has also been usurped by the government.