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• HPG: Four soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions against Turkish occupiers 

  Guerrillas carried out a series of actions against Turkish occupation forces in Zap and Xakurke regions in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of two sniper actions 

  Footage of two guerrilla sniper actions in the Girê Cûdî resistance area in Southern Kurdistan has been published on the online portal Gerîla TV.
• Martyr Mahmut Taş laid to rest in Urfa 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Mahmut Taş (Andok Sara), who fell a martyr in clashes with the Turkish army in Şirnak in 2019, was buried in Urfa.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed in Çemço 

  HPG reported that at least two soldiers of the Turkish invading forces were killed in the Çemço area in the Zap region on Wednesday.
• Nizamettin Gökalan, one of the guerrillas buried in Kilyos, reburied in Amed 

  The body of Nizamettin Gökalan, one of the guerrillas buried under a pavement by the Turkish state in Kilyos,Istanbul, was delivered to his family and reburied in Amed.
• HPG balance sheet: 2,744 soldiers killed, 11 helicopters shot down in 8 months 

  HPG published a balance sheet of the past eight months of war. According to this, the guerrillas carried out 2,852 actions in which at least 2,744 Turkish soldiers were killed. The Turkish state used prohibited weapons 3,152 times.
• Behdînan activists released in South Kurdistan  

  The activists Mehmud Nacî, Ehmed Yusif, Yusif Şerîf, Kovan Tariq and Nêçîr Bedîh from the Şîladizê community in the Behdînan region have been released after two years in prison for allegedly supporting the PKK in South Kurdistan.
• 9 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Botan and Zap 

  HPG reported guerrilla actions against the Turkish army in the north and south of Kurdistan. In Botan, the YJA Star carried out sabotage actions, while coordinated actions were directed against the invading forces in the Zap region.
• 288 people murdered during Cizre blockade commemorated 

  288 people who were massacred in Cizre in 2015 are remembered.
• Students in Dersim denounce recruitment attempts and threats 

  Students at Munzur University in the northern Kurdish province of Dersim have turned to the Human Rights Association because of threats, harassment and recruitment attempts by the secret service and police.
• 'Kurdish people’s future is being stolen with chemical weapons' 

  Physiology expert Dr. Sadat Abdullah Ezîz said that a research centre should be established to investigate the Turkish use of chemical weapons. “The future of the Kurdish people is being stolen with these weapons, whose effects last for decades."
• Letter from the Free Mountains - Ş. Bager Nûjiyan 

  Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of Ş. Bager Nûjiyan's (Michael Panser) martyrdom. We publish a shortened letter written by him in April 2018.
• Police deny religious burial for guerrilla fighter 

  Only after five months did the family of the guerrilla Bahoz Mijînî receive the body of the fallen fighter. The burial took place under police blockade. Even the imam was prevented from saying a prayer for the dead.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of Turkish soldier whose body remains in the hands of guerrillas  

  Turkish soldier Mustafa Bazna was killed in a guerrilla action in the Metina region of Medya Defense Zones in November.
• Kurdish women's delegation from North Kurdistan visits Women High Council in South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish women's delegation, which went to South Kurdistan from North Kurdistan, visited the Women's High Council. The emphasis on joint struggle came to the fore during the visit.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  The Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan from the air almost 100 times on Sunday. The HPG and YJA Star guerrillas responded with actions.
• Maxmur people’s vigil against Öcalan's isolation on day 2 

  Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp vow to remain in action until the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured.
• Several detained as police attack demo against isolation in Van 

  Turkish police detained dozens of demonstrators who took to the streets in Van to protest the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Economic crisis and early snowfall hit animal husbandry in the Kurdish region 

  The economic crisis in Turkey continues to affect animal husbandry. Farmers are worried about the price rise in animal feed and hay amid early snowfall.
• YPS JIN destroys base station in Van 

  YPS JIN’s Martyr Hêvî Tolhildan Retaliation Team destroyed a base station on December 11 in the Xaçort neighbourhood of Van province.
• Footage of two sniper actions in Zap 

  Footage of two sniper actions at Girê Cûdî in the Zap region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• A boy lost his life in fire in Refugee Camp in Hewler 

  A boy lost his life in the fire that broke out in the Behirk Refugee Camp in Hewler.
• 12 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions against the Turkish army in South Kurdistan 

  Twelve soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the invasion in Southern Kurdistan where Turkey continues to use chemical weapons.
• Footage of guerrilla action against Turkish forces in Southern Kurdistan 

  Gerîla TV published a video recording of an action against a Turkish base camp in the district of Zakho. Three soldiers of the occupying forces were killed as a result of the action in early November.
• Police block demonstration against the isolation of Öcalan in Amed 

  Political parties and civil society organizations are staging a demonstration in Amed against the isolation regime imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Island Prison.