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• Kurdish MP detained in Ankara 

  Turkish police detained Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Osman Baydemir in Ankara on Friday.
• Gangs trained by Turkey transported into Syria 

  Gang groups trained by Turkey in Kilis and Antep provinces have crossed the border into Syria with buses.
• Guerrilla actions in Agri, Hakkari and Sirnak 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas carried out actions against Turkish army in Agri, Hakkari and Sirnak provinces in Northern Kurdistan.
• German rapper turned ISIS member killed in Deir ez-Zor 

  German rapper Denis Cuspert, who joined ISIS gangs in 2014, was reportedly killed in Deiz ez-Zor.
• Turkey arrests 15 for lecturing in HDP’s party academy 

  A Turkish court arrested 15 people for lecturing in Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) academy between 2011-13.
• Operation Cizire Storm: 51 ISIS gang members killed 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) killed 51 ISIS gang members near Hajin town in Deir ez-Zor on Friday.
• Calendar of demonstrations for Afrin abroad 

  Kurds living abroad have launched protests for Afrin. KCDK-E has called for participation.
• Mass grave discovered in Kirkuk 

  Remains of eight Kurds who were killed during the popular resistance against Baath regime in 1991 have been discovered in a mass grave in Kirkuk.
• Kurdish district governor in Tuz Khurmatu replaced by a Turkmen 

  District council in Tuz Khurmatu convened on Thursday without the Kurdish members and removed the district’s Kurdish governor Şelal Ebdûl from duty, replacing him with Turkmen Hasan Zeynel El Abidin.
• US urges Turkey not to take military action against Afrin 

  US State Department urged Turkey not to take military action against Afrin on Thursday.
• ESP and SGDF members detained in four cities 

  Turkish state’s political genocide operations against opposition circles continue uninterrupted.
• Top Turkish officials in Russia 

  Turkish Chief of General Staff and Intelligence Service MIT Undersecretary will meet with Russian Chief of General Staff.
• Demonstration against Turkey in The Hague and Brussels 

  Kurds in the Netherlands and Belgium took to the streets to protest against the Turkish state’s threats against Afrin.
• HDP’s Demirtas acquitted in the case on insulting Minister Soylu 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtas has been acquitted in the case opened against him for allegedly insulting Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu.
• Armenian parliament recognizes Yazidi genocide 

  The Armenian parliament has recognized the atrocity and crimes committed against Kurdish Yazidi community as genocide, and called on the international community to take measures to ensure the safety and protection of the Yazidi people.
• Iranian student missing after being detained by the police 

  An Iranian student is missing for 19 days after being detained by Iranian police in Hamadan.
• EP reactions to Erdogan’s threats against Afrin 

  MEPs in the European Parliament continue to react to the Turkish state’s threats of military attacks on Afrin.
• 'Freedom for Ocalan' vigil in Strasbourg in its 291st week 

  The 'Freedom for Ocalan' vigil held in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) in France city of Strasbourg since June 25, 2012, continues in its 291st week.
• HDP’s Demirtas to attend two hearings tomorrow 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş who is jailed since November 2016 will attend two hearings in Turkish capital Ankara tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th.
• Another protestor killed in Iranian prison 

  Iranian police and prison guards killed a protestor in detention.
• UK advises against travel to Turkey 

  After the U.S. the United Kingdom has also warned its citizens against travelling to Turkey.
• Erdogan threatens SDF with military operation once again 

  Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with military operation again and said that the operation may begin at any moment.
• Baghdad and Arbil agree on border gates and airports 

  The Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) agreed on the control of border gates and airports.
• Turkish military deployment to Afrin border continues 

  The Turkish army continues deploying military vehicles to the Syrian border as part of its preparations for an invasion operation against Afrin.
• Families of public workers in Kilis ordered to “leave town” 

  The Turkish army, looking for an opportunity to invade Afrin, has ordered families of soldiers and public workers in Kilis to leave town until Thursday.