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• HPG-BIM: Turkish army carried out large-scale air strikes to no avail 

  HPG-BIM reported that the Turkish state carried out large-scale air strikes to no avail against Avaşin, Garê, Metina, Xakurkê and Zap on the anniversaries of the Garê Victory and the February 15 international conspiracy.
• Dağ and Er jailed in Hewler go on hunger strike against violations 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er are on hunger strike because their human rights are being violated in Hewler prison. Families sent a message to Hewler Administration, demanding, "Stop harassing Kurdish youth!"
• Shopkeepers take to the streets in Hewlêr 

  Many shopkeepers took to the streets in Hewlêr, the capital of the Federal Kurdistan Region, to protest the relocation of their places in violation of the contract made with them.
• Maxmur people rally against 15 February plot 

  Thousands of people protest in the southern Kurdish refugee camp Maxmur on the 23rd anniversary of the deportation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey.
• Protest against 15 February conspiracy in Van 

  A sit-in and rally take place in Van to mark the 23rd anniversary of the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan under the slogan: "Lift the isolation, open the doors of Imrali and build peace!".
• MLKP-Kurdistan: We must all fight the conspiracy against Öcalan 

  “Patriots, democrats, socialists and socialist patriots must unite and fight the conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan. No one can be free as long as the isolation continues,” said MLKP-Kurdistan.
• 'We will achieve Öcalan’s freedom at any cost' 

  HPG guerrillas said that the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan failed to achieve its purpose and added that they would achieve his physical freedom at any cost.
• YRK guerrillas: We'll fight the international conspiracy with a stronger Rojhilat Freedom Movement  

  YRK guerrillas Şahin Agirî and Tolhildan Çilçeme said that they will fight the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan by further strengthening the Rojhilat Freedom Movement.
• PKK calls for expansion of global resistance against international conspiracy 

  The abduction of Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey 23 years ago was decided by the US government and carried out with international support. Turkey is being used as a guardian in the process, the PKK said and called for global resistance.
• YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger says 15 February 1999 was a dark day for the peoples of Kurdistan 

  YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger said that 15 February 1999 was a dark day for the peoples of Kurdistan and the Middle East.
• KCK Executive Council announces annual meeting results 

  At the annual meeting of the KCK Executive Council, the practice in all fields of work was evaluated and a plan for the current year was adopted.
• Iraqi troops block Yazidi youth marching for Öcalan’s freedom in Shengal 

  The Yazidi youth movement is staging a long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Shengal. The Iraqi military intervened and wanted to ban the Öcalan pictures.
• UN disregards the Kaçar family deported by KDP from Hewler 

  Hasan Kaçar, who was deported from Hewler (Erbil), South Kurdistan since he did not accept the spying and betrayal imposed by the KDP, is waiting for an answer from the UN in Sulaymaniyah after the repeated applications he filed.
• HDP delegation visits AANES representation in Sulaymaniyah 

  The HDP delegation held a number of visits to Shengal, Maxmur and Sulaymaniyah. Here they visited the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) Sulaymaniyah Representation.
• HPG: 5 Turkish soldiers killed in retaliation for February 15 and Garê 

  HPG Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that 5 Turkish soldiers were killed to condemn the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and in retaliation for the Garê martyrs.
• HSM Headquarters Command condemns International 15 February Conspiracy 

  The People's Defense Center (HSM) Headquarters Command condemned the International 15 February Conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan with "anger and vehemence" on its 23rd anniversary.
• HDP delegation in Shengal says it will share its finding in the Turkish parliament 

  The HDP delegation in Shengal announced that it will share the report it will prepare with the public in the Parliament, and said: "The AKP government committed a crime here."
• HPG Commander: Victory will belong to guerrillas who fight with commitment 

  Alan Malazgirt, a commander of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign, said that the Turkish army employed all kinds of dirty methods, particularly chemical weapons in its invasion attacks, yet failed to win.
• HDP delegation visits Shengal 

  An HDP delegation, consisting of 4 deputies, visited Shengal, after the Turkish state targeted civilian settlements by air strikes.
• Maxmur people commemorate female commander Viyan Caf 

  The Martyrs' Families Committee of the Maxmur refugee camp held a commemoration event for YJA-Star Commander Viyan Caf who carried out an action of self-immolation in 2006 to protest the February 15 International Conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish air raids target Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG Press Centre reported that the Turkish army carried out air strikes against the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) between January 31 and February 8.
• Kobanê academics say PKK should be removed from 'terror list' 

  Academics from Kobanê said that the PKK is the only force fighting terrorism, insisting that it should be removed from the 'terror list' immediately.
• Goran Şaho: Freedom of Öcalan means freedom of the Kurdish people 

  KODAR Executive Council member, Goran Şaho, said that the struggle for the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan should be enlarged and added that "the freedom of Leader Apo will ensure the freedom of the Kurdish people."
• Women in Shengal protest the 15 February conspiracy against Öcalan  

  The Yazidi Free Women's Movement (TAJÊ) protested the international conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan with a march in Shengal.
• Appeal from Maxmur to the UN 

  Filiz Budak, co-chair of the People's Council of the self-administered Maxmur refugee camp, appeals to the United Nations to live up to its responsibility and take a stand against the Turkish attacks.