KURDISTAN

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• Turkish jets bomb South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state continues its attacks against northern Iraq.
• Border trader killed by Iranian forces 

  Iranian soldiers have killed a border trader.
• HPG hits the Turkish army in Sidekan, Hakkari and Şırnak 

  Guerrillas continue hitting and inflicting deadly blows on the invading Turkish forces in Kurdistan.
• Bodies of two Kurdish youngsters found at Rojhilat border 

  Two Kurdish youngsters are said to have been killed by Iranian regime forces at the border between East (Rojhilat) and South (Bashur) Kurdistan.
• Italian delegation meets KCK in Qandil 

  An Italian delegation composed by members of the association ‘Verso il Kurdistan’, trade unions, journalists and doctors have recently been to South Kurdistan.
• Turkey bombs civilian settlements in Qandil 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Heavy rains in Kurdistan  

  Heavy rains have taken over several regions in Kurdistan. Bridges and houses have collapsed in Qandil’s villages and one person lost their life in Amed. Two villages in Yuksekova have been evacuated. 
• HPG: Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  Guerrilla forces continue their actions against the invading Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Another kolbar killed in Salmas 

  Kolbars are subject to never-ending attacks which result in casualties.
• Shengal Autonomous Council and YBŞ take control of Sîba Şêx Xidir 

  The Shengal Autonomous Council and YBŞ resistance units have taken over control of the village of Sîba Şêx Xidir.
• Guerrillas infiltrate Turkish soldiers' positions – Footage 

  HPG guerrillas infiltrated the positions of Turkish soldiers in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Yazidis enter winter in tents 

  Yazidis in the Serdesht Camp are entering the winter months in tents. Struggling to survive under harsh conditions, Yazidis say the winter months are very hard and called for support.
• Iranian forces kill yet another kolbar, wound two others 

  Iranian forces have murdered yet another kolbar.
• PUK announces acceptance of the election results 

  Saadi Ahmed Pira, spokesman for the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, announced the acceptance of the Patriotic Union Kurdistan Parliament election’s results.
• Election results in Southern Kurdistan announced 

  Three weeks after the parliamentary elections in Southern Kurdistan, the results have been announced.
• Turkish army starts an operation in Şırnak countryside 

  The Turkish army continues with its operations across the Kurdish region.
• At least 15 Turkish soldiers killed in Mardin and Hakkari 

  HPG announced that at least 15 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in Mardin and Hakkari.
• Turkish military operation in Mardin 

  The Turkish army launched an operation in Mardin countryside.
• High prison sentence for Mayor of Van, Bekir Kaya 

  Bekir Kaya, imprisoned co-mayor of the Northern Kurdistan city of Van, has been sentenced to eight years and three months' imprisonment.
• Turkish airstrikes target civilian settlements in Qandil 

  The invading Turkish army continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• “Kolbarism is a result of discrimination against Rojhilat” 

  Lawyer to kolbars Huseyin Ahmediniyaz sent an open letter to the Iranian Interior Ministry Deputy Officer for Security who targeted the kolbars and said, “Kolbarism is a result of your discriminatory policies against Rojhilat for 40 years.”
• Turkish jets strike Zap 

  The occupant Turkish army continues its attacks against southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish air raids on northern Iraq continued.
• 4.9 earthquake in Kermanshah 

  An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude rocked the Qesra Shirin province in Kermanshah, Eastern Kurdistan.
• Control of Shengal's Tilezer village handed over to Yazidis 

  Control over the village of Tilezer in southern Kurdistan has been handed over to the Shengal Autonomous Assembly and the Yazidi security forces.