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• Gerîla TV publishes second footage of Martyr Leyla Amed Revolutionary Operation  

  GerîlaTV shared the second of the three-stage footage of the Martyr Leyla Amed Revolutionary Operation carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla in Metina.
• Kurdish teacher in Rojhilat sentenced to 11 years in prison  

  In Rojhilat, a Kurdish teacher was sentenced to 11 years in prison for “crimes against national security.”
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian regime forces 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• HPG: Turkey continues to commit war crimes 

  HPG reported that guerrilla areas were again attacked with chemical weapons, banned bombs and warplanes as Turkey continues to commit war crimes in Kurdistan.
• Turkish attack kills a civilian in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state killed a civilian named Alî Cemîl Kelaş and wounded another in an attack on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• Step by step images of the guerrilla operation Martyr Leyla Sorxwîn released 

  During the revolutionary Operation Şehîd Leyla Sorxwîn Amed, the guerrillas overran Turkish positions in Metina and inflicted heavy losses on the Turkish army. A video of the direct preparations for the campaign has now been published.
• Vigil demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan continues at Maxmur Camp 

  The vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues at the Martyr Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur.
• Kurdish teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison in Iran 

  Iran sentenced Kurdish teacher Seywan Ibrahimi to 11 years in prison.
• Turkish court drops case on Vartinis Massacre  

  A Turkish court dropped the Vartinis case concerning the killing of 9 people in 1993.
• Member of HEDEP Youth Council detained in Muş 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish population and their elected representatives.
• Guerrillas celebrate the 45th anniversary of the PKK in Xakurkê 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK) in the Xakurkê region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Martyr Dilgeş Şerzan, a meticolous revolutionary 

  Martyr Dilgeş Şerzan joined the guerrilla ranks in 2011 to fight against the attacks by the Turkish state in Kurdistan. He left behind a great legacy of resistance.
• ‘They gave me my daughter in a cardboard box’ 

  The mortal remains of fallen guerrilla Menfiyat Elçiçek (Axîn Seydo) were handed over to her family by the Turkish authorities in a cardboard box. Her mother says: "Our pain is very fresh, as is our anger."
• 4 ISIS members killed in Maxmur 

  Iraqi security forces carried out an operation against ISIS members hiding in a village of Maxmur.
• March for YJA STAR guerrilla whose body was delivered in a box 

  A march was organised in İdil for fallen YJA STAR guerrilla Axîn Seydo, whose body was delivered to her family in a cardboard box.
• Over fifty people jailed in Bitlis 

  Over fifty people have been imprisoned in Bitlis for membership, support or financing of a terrorist organisation.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action by YJA Star in Xakurkê 

  Gerîla TV published footage of an action of sabotage by YJA Star guerrillas leading to the death of 2 Turkish soldiers in Xakurkê.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Garzan 

  The HPG announced the deaths of guerrilla commander Şoreş Ronî and fighters Tolhildan Hîzan and Serhildan Garzan. They died in November 2021 in attacks by the Turkish army in the Garzan region.
• Body of YJA Star guerrilla handed over to her family in a box five years after her death 

  The Turkish state continues employing inhumane methods against the Kurdish guerrillas, even after their death.
• ‘The PKK has been fighting for a free society for 45 years' 

  HPG Command Council Member Piling Meletî said that they have been struggling for a free society for 45 years and as a result, the peoples found the solution in the PKK.
• 22 people imprisoned in Bitlis 

  As the Turkish regime's political extermination campaign against the Kurdish population under the guise of "fighting terror" continues, 22 people were jailed in Bitlis for alleged links to the PKK.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for November: 124 soldiers killed in 193 actions 

  According to the November war balance sheet announced by HPG, 124 soldiers were killed in 193 actions against Turkish army forces. 4 guerrillas fell as martyrs, and a large amount of military ammunition was captured or destroyed.
• 81-year-old Makbule Özer to go back to prison 

  81-year-old Makbule Özer, sentenced to 2 years and one month in prison in Van, was released in September 2022, after the sentence was postponed for a year. Now she is to be sent back to jail.
• Vigil in Maxmur to demand freedom for Öcalan continues 

  The vigil, which was launched at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur to demand the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to break the severe isolation imposed on him, continues with great determination.
• Remains of guerrillas Elçiçek and Satılmış delivered to their families after 5 years 

  Guerrillas Menfiyat Elçiçek and Azad Satılmış died in clashes with the Turkish army in Elkê more than five years ago. Only now did relatives receive their remains.