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• ‘Turkey will find peace if the isolation of Öcalan ends’ 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyer Cemal Demir stated that his client has been the target of a systematic isolation at İmralı prison over the past 18 years, and described the isolation of Öcalan as a threat to Kurdish people.
• KONGRA-GEL: We won’t let the Paris massacre to be left in the dark 

  KONGRA-GEL issued a call for the march and rally to be held in Paris for the anniversary of the January 9 Paris Massacre and said, “We won’t let the Paris massacre to be left in the dark.”
• Explosion near İzmir Courthouse 

  An explosion has occurred near the police point at İzmir Courthouse.
• Ahmet Türk: We need to form a united front against fascism 

  Ahmet Türk sent a message with his lawyers and said, “It is imperative to form a united front against fascism.” Türk also sent a letter detailing the condition of his health.
• 2 more villages and hamlets liberated in Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  Wrath of Euphrates Action Room fighters moving from the Ayn Isa direction have liberated 2 more villages and 2 more hamlets.
• Balanche: Kurds may be the victim of the Russian-Turkish cooperation 

  Middle East expert Fabrice Balanche underlined that there is a risk that the Kurds may be the victim as a result of Turkish-Russian cooperation.
• Swiss people preparing to protest Erdoğan: “We don’t want dictators" 

  The Swiss are preparing a protest against Turkish President Erdoğan, expected to attend UN-led Cyprus talks in Geneva.
• 49 ISIS members killed in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  Wrath of Euphrates fighters repelled the ISIS attacks on the recently liberated Eastern and Western Jaber villages, during which 49 ISIS members were killed.
• Demirtaş: We must carry out a common struggle for social peace 

  Jailed HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş called on all the peoples in Turkey to join hands, to stand together to protect democracy, human rights and freedoms and to carry out a common struggle for our social peace.
• HDP members welcome MP Leyla Birlik during release from prison 

  HDP Şırnak MP Leyla Birlik was welcomed by party officials in front of the Silivri Prison from which she has been released today afternoon.
• HDP Şırnak MP Leyla Birlik released from prison 

  Jailed HDP parliamentarian Leyla Birlik has been released from jail two months after imprisonment.
• Turkey's State of Emergency extended for three more months 

  The State of Emergency in Turkey will be extended for another three months as of January 19th.
• UNAMI: Around 7 thousand civilians killed in Iraq during 2016 

  In 2016, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) recorded a total of 19,266 civilian casualties: 6,878 killed and 12,388 wounded.
• Three more villages cleansed of ISIS near Raqqa 

  Operation Wrath of Euphrates fighters have liberated 3 more villages near Raqqa.
• 'Murderers are free, protestors are in custody' 

  ESP, HDP and SGDF protested the detainment of their members for condemning the Reina massacre which they described as a result of the AKP government’s war concept.
• AKP targets the people protesting the ISIS massacre in Istanbul 

  AKP government is targeting the people who protest the massacre in Reina nightclub in Istanbul on the new year night which claimed the lives of 39 people and left dozens wounded, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility.
• Suicide attack kills 17, injures 35 near Baghdad 

  At least 17 were killed and 35 were wounded as a result of a suicide attack in the mainly Shiite district of Sadr to the northeast of Iraqi capital Baghdad.
• AKP’s ‘group of angry people’ claims responsibility for Istanbul massacre 

  ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on Reina nightclub in Istanbul at the new year night which killed 39 people, mostly foreigners.
• Man from Raqqa joins SDF after 4,5 months in ISIS captivity 

  Musab al Hisam, who was captured by ISIS and imprisoned for 4,5 months, has joined SDF ranks. Al Hisam is participating in Operation Wrath of Euphrates and is bringing ISIS cruelty to account.
• Two more villages liberated in western Raqqa 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters have liberated the villages of Shali and Henhud from ISIS in western Raqqa.
• Socialists detained while remembering the victims of Istanbul attack 

  ESP members were detained while condemning last night's attack in Istanbul which claimed the lives of 39 people.
• PYD members celebrate Öcalan's new year in Strasbourg 

  PYD members visited participants of the vigil demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in the French city of Strasbourg.
• 110 villages liberated in 21 days in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  110 villages have been liberated and 277 ISIS members have been killed during the second stage of the Operation Wrath of Euphrates.
• Another strategic step in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  Two more operational units have joined the ongoing military campaign to liberate Raqqa from ISIS occupation which was launched on November 4.
• 39 killed in attack on a nightclub in Istanbul 

  Deadly attack on a popular nightclub in Istanbul has left 39 people dead and 65 others wounded.