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• At least 120 injured in earthquake in the border region between Iran and Turkey 

  At least 120 people have been injured in the region around the eastern Kurdish town of Khoy on the border with Turkey on Wednesday.
• YJA Star guerrilla: We are fighting a cowardly enemy 

  "Our enemies thought they could finish us off, but they haven't managed to do so. We are only angrier and more determined,” YJA Star guerrilla Arin Xalid said.
• KCK: The youth must educate and organize itself to lead the struggle 

  Regarding the self-immolation protests, KCK said, “Öcalan has clearly stated that he does not approve of such actions. Kurds should understand this as an instruction and act accordingly. There should definitely not be any actions of self-immolation."
• She filled her heart with the love of freedom 

  YJA Star guerrilla Rahime Xebat, who joined the Kurdistan revolution at a young age with the dream of a free Kurdistan, took part in the fiercest battlefronts until her last breath as a leading female revolutionary.
• HPG reports 21 chemical weapons attacks in one day 

  The Turkish army attacked guerrilla positions in the Zap region 21 times on Monday with chemical weapons, twice with banned bombs, four times with attack helicopters and dozens of times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.
• Young man who set his body on fire to protest isolation loses his life 

  25-year-old Mehmet Akar burnt himself to death in protest against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. He succumbed to his severe burns in hospital.
• HPG martyr Zagros: My commitment grew as I got to know Sara 

  HPG guerrilla Tîrêj Zagros, who fell a martyr in Kato Marinos, said in one of his articles how he was influenced by Sakine Cansız (Sara) since he got to know her and and how this influence contributed to his devotion to Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG reports ongoing chemical weapons attacks on guerrilla positions 

  The Turkish army carried out eleven chemical weapons attacks on guerrilla positions in Southern Kurdistan within one day.
• HPG releases names of guerrillas fallen in 2017 

  Guerrillas Kemal Evîn, Dilgeş Davûş, Tolhildan Artêş, Nûrhak Başkale, Tolhildan Artêş and Azad Azadî fell as martyrs in the Medya Defense Zones in 2017. The HPG released details of their identity.
• ISIS kidnaps two Kurdish shepherds in Germiyan 

  ISIS mercenaries continue committing crimes against the local people in the areas they operate.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  While the Turkish army attacked guerrilla positions in Çemço with chemical weapons, fighter jets and artillery, the guerrillas continue to resist.
• YRK announces the names of three fighters martyred in Turkish attack in Asos 

  YRK fighters Hogir Delîl, Dilovan Cîlo and Bager Bismil were martyred in a Turkish drone strike on Mount Asos in the Iraq-Iran border area last October.
• 'Iraqi Prime Minister asked to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons,' says MP 

  Iraqi parliamentarian Soran Omer shared a document showing that the Iraqi prime minister requested to investigate claims that the Turkish army used chemical weapons in South Kurdistan.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla resistance 

  The Turkish army attacked guerrilla positions in the Zap region with chemical weapons and unconventional bombs over twenty times in the past two days.
• Activists in Ranya and Kelar pay tribute to Paris Martyrs 

  Commemoration events were held in Ranya and Kelar on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the killings of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, in Paris.
• 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.”