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• HPG guerrilla martyred in Bagok buried in the cemetery of the nameless 

  The Turkish state continues its policy to break the Kurdish society's spirit of resistance by exploiting the bodies of the fallen fighters.
• HPG: 12 Turkish soldiers were killed in Metîna 

  HPG Press Center reported that at least 12 invaders were killed in a coordinated action carried out by the guerrillas against the invaders in Metîna.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of revolutionary operation in Xakurkê  

  Gerîla TV published footage of the revolutionary operation in Xakurkê towards the end of December, in which dozens of soldiers were killed.
• Autonomous Assembly of Shengal calls for recognition by the international community and Baghdad 

  In a joint statement issued on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the establishment of the Democratic Autonomous Assembly of Shengal, all international organisations and the Baghdad government were called upon to recognise the autonomy of Shengal.
• HPG announces the outcome of the revolutionary operation in Zap 

  HPG announced the results of the Martyr Helmet Dêraluk Revolutionary Operation in Zap. In the operation, at least 61 invaders were killed. While many weapons and military equipment were confiscated, the rest were destroyed.
• Attack by Iranian forces injures 7 kolbars 

  Many Kurdish kolbars are killed or wounded every day as a result of attacks by the Iranian regime forces on the borders of Eastern, Southern and Northern Kurdistan.
• Yazidi, Arab and Turkmen youth vow to fight for the freedom of Öcalan and autonomy of Shengal 

  At a press conference after the conference of the Êzidxan Youth Union, hundreds of participants said, "We will not stop until we ensure the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan and build the autonomy of Shengal."
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas: Turkish army could not advance a single step 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas spoke about the war in 2023 and said that the Turkish state attacked the Medya Defense Areas using all its power, but “could not advance a single step.”
• Yazidi Youth Union Conference ends with a vow to continue the struggle 

  The 3rd Conference of the Êzidxan Youth Union ended with a vow to continue the struggle until the physical freedom of Leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured and decisions taken for the organisation of the youth.
• HPG: 14 soldiers were killed, 4 positions, 3 cameras and 1 radar system were destroyed 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas are dealing heavy blows to the occupying Turkish army. In the latest actions by the guerrillas, 14 invading Turkish soldiers were killed, while 4 positions, 3 cameras and 1 radar system were destroyed.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb two vehicles in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Êzidxan Youth Union holds 3rd conference in Shengal 

  The 3rd Conference of the Êzidxan Youth Union started with the participation of hundreds of young people.
• Former co-mayors of Hakkari released from prison 

  Former co-mayors of Hakkari, Dilek Hatipoğlu and Nurullah Çiftçi, were released from prisons after almost 10 years.
• Three people, including DBP provincial co-chair and MEBYA-DER representative, jailed in Adıyaman 

  Three people, including DBP Provincial Co-Chair Aziz Akdağ and MEBYA-DER Representative Mahmut Elçi, who were detained in Adıyaman on 8 January, were imprisoned after 3 days of detention.
• 'The resistance in the mountains and prisons will achieve Leader Öcalan's physical freedom' 

  YJA Star guerrilla Zinarîn Gabar expressed her support for the prisoners on hunger strike demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG guerrilla: Sara's spirit of resistance still lives on today 

  “As the successors of Comrade Sara and our self-sacrificial martyrs, we continue to live and fight with them. We give our word that we will avenge them,” said a guerrilla in the ranks of the HPG (People’s Defense Forces).
• New date announced for Kurdistan Region Parliamentary Elections 

  Iraq's Independent Supreme Electoral Commission announced that parliamentary elections will be held in the Kurdistan Region in May.
• Access to Mount Gabar banned for another 15 days 

  Access to Mount Gabar in rural Şirnak was banned for another 15 days.
• ‘Our struggle will continue uninterrupted until we avenge our comrades murdered in Paris’ 

  In memory of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez murdered in Paris on January 9, 2013, HPG guerrilla Kemal Pîr said: "Our struggle will continue uninterrupted until we have avenged our comrades."
• Iranian state forces kill another kolbar in Bane  

  Iranian state forces opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Bane region , killing one.
• Gerîla TV publishes video of action by guerrillas in Metîna 

  Gerîla TV published the video of the sabotage action in Metîna in which 2 Turkish soldiers were killed.
• 35th group takes over Vigil for Öcalan in Maxmur 

  The 35th group took over the Vigil for Öcalan at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur.
• 5 workers killed in Turkish attack in Shengal laid to rest in Rojava 

  On 28 December, five workers from Rojava were killed in a Turkish drone attack in the Yazidi region of Shengal in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
• "Economic crisis condemns people to starve" 

  The economic crisis continues to deepen because of the AKP-MHP regime's war spending. People's purchasing power is decreasing rapidly, while the costs of food, electricity and heating are increasing.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  HPG stated the resistance against the Turkish invasion forces in the guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan continues.