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• State forces hinder the commemoration of victims in Roboski 

  Turkish forces are hindering Roboski residents from commemorating the victims of the massacre of December 29, 2011 which claimed the lives of 34 Kurdish civilians, mostly children.
• Curfew in 11 villages of Amed 

  Curfew has been declared in 11 villages in Lice, Kocaköy and Hazro districts of Amed.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from an October action in Şemdinli 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action that targeted soldiers near the Garê Regiment in Şemzinan (Şemdinli) in October.
• Roboski, 5 years ago 

  On the night of 28 December 2011, Turkish Armed Forces' warplanes bombed an area on the border with South Kurdistan (Iraqi Kurdistan). The bombs killed 34 mostly young men on their way back from the Iraqi border they had crossed for "Border Trade".
• YPS member killed in Nusaybin in April laid to rest in Kızıltepe 

  Body of Selim Tekin, nom de guerre Mazlum Pirdoğan in YPS ranks, who died during clashes in Nusaybin on April 15, has been delivered to Tekin family and buried in Mardin's Kızıltepe district today.
• Saturday Mother buried next to her son martyred in PKK ranks 

  Saturday Mother Fatma Morsümbül, who died yesterday, has been laid to rest next to her son who fell in the ranks of the PKK in 2014.
• Mother awaits the body of her son killed in Nusaybin 8 months ago 

  Why would a mother await her child’s arrival? Only if her child is in war, in exile or in prison. Would a mother await the arrival of her child’s body? Mother Nesibe in Nusaybin awaits for her child’s dead body…
• Tahir Elçi's words in the Roboski diary 

  Tahir Elçi reminded us of his insistence on the pursuit of justice when he left a note in the Roboski diary two years before being massacred in Amed’s Sur district.
• State repression in Roboski before the 5th anniversary of the massacre 

  Two more people have been detained in Roboski village before the 5th anniversary of the massacre which claimed the lives of 34 people on December 28, 2011.
• Bağlar's de-facto trustee fires 37 employees for “ties with PKK” 

  District Governor Tolga Toğan, who was appointed as de-facto trustee to Bağlar Municipality, accused 37 cleaning workers of ‘ties with the organization (PKK)’ and fired them.
• Trustee appointed in place of the trustee at İpekyolu Municipality 

  Önder Can, trustee appointed to Van's İpekyolu district municipality on September 11, has been replaced by a new trustee.
• KCK: Perpetrators of Roboski massacre not revealed for five years 

  KCK stated that 34 lives were massacred in Roboski and the state is pressuring, blackmailing, threatening and attacking Kurdish people and the families from Roboski that demand justice.
• HPG: Nobody can push us out of Shengal 

  HPG said they forces went to Shengal for a human and moral mission, and that HPG, whose 230 freedom fighters were martyred there, won't leave Shengal as long as the threat against the people remains.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army 

  YPG stated that Turkish army continued its attacks on the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Shengal Construction Assembly President: KDP embargo targets Êzidîs 

  Shengal Construction Assembly President Xıdır Saleh said those that fled the city along with 12 thousand peshmergas and left the people to the mercy of ISIS gangs would not hesitate to put an embargo and starve the people of Shengal.
• Roboski Union Head Veli Encü detained by soldiers 

  Roboski Union Head Veli Encü, who lost many relatives of his in the Roboski massacre, was taken into custody during a raid in the village last night.
• YPS: Five policemen injured in the actions of our units in Amed 

  YPS General Coordination reported that 5 policemen were injured as a result of their actions in Amed.
• Co-mayor of Hakkari's Esendere town detained 

  Co-mayor of Hakkari's Esendere town, Dilber Uzunköprü has been taken into custody.
• Three brothers murdered by Turkish soldiers on Rojava border 

  Occupant Turkish forces have murdered three people from the same family and wounded three women on the border with Rojava, West Kurdistan yesterday evening.
• Mothers condemn the state forces bombing their children's graves 

  Mothers condemned the Turkish state forces that have demolished cemeteries in Nusaybin, saying they will defeat this atrocity that bombs their children's graves.
• HDP Silopi district co-chairs arrested 

  HDP Silopi district co-chairs Aycan Azma and Ali Balın have been formally arrested.
• Turkish army attacks civilian houses in Kobanê 

  Turkish troops have now targeted the houses of civilians in Kaniya Kurdan neighborhood of Kobanê.
• Man suffers cerebral hemorrhage due to violence in custody 

  Kurdish civilian Halit Ataman who was detained after the murder by state forces of Hediye Yaman in Van's Erciş district last month, suffered cerebral hemorrhage after being subject to violence in custody.
• YBŞ: HRW report not true, we invite them to the battle front 

  YBŞ General Command denied the HRW report claiming a recruitment of children by Kurdish armed movement, and called on the HRW to the battle front to examine the truth on site.
• Two soldiers killed, 12 others wounded during clash in Amed countryside 

  Two soldiers were killed and 12 others were wounded during a clash with guerrillas in Amed countryside on December 15.