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• HPG hits a military vehicle in Igdır: 8 soldiers dead 

  HPG Press Office stated that guerrillas carried out an action against a military vehicle in Igdır, killing 8 soldiers.
• IHD report: Turkish army executed four in Erzurum 

  Turkish soldiers executed four people instead of capturing them alive in Erzurum, a report by Human Rights Association said.
• 30 people detained in several villages of Van 

  As many as 30 people have been taken into custody during house raids in several villages of Van province, Northern Kurdistan.
• Six people detained amid curfew and military operation in Mardin 

  Six people were taken into custody in a village of Mardin following the declaration of curfew in the region Monday morning.
• In the footsteps of their son, who fell in Afrin 

  Başûr Soran fell in the resistance of Afrin. His parents made their way from Southern Kurdistan to Afrin to support the resistance.
• Two kolbers step on mines, two others freeze to death in Rojhilat 

  Two kolbers in Eastern Kurdistan were heavily wounded when they stepped on landmines and two others froze to death.
• Curfew declared in Mardin's Nusaybin district 

  A curfew was declared in Nusaybin’s Duruca village with the excuse of a military operation in Mardin.
• 4 killed, 8 detained during raid in a village of Erzurum 

  Turkish military forces killed 4 people and detained 8 others in a village of Erzurum.
• Turkish state forces set a house on fire during a raid 

  Turkish state forces set a house on fire during a raid in Karayazı district of Erzurum.
• Former HPD MP for Ağrı jailed 

  Former HPD MP for Ağrı, Mehmet Emin İlhan, who was taken into custody three days ago, has been jailed.
• KCK calls for a boycott of Turkish goods and tourism 

  The umbrella organization of the Kurdish freedom movement called for a boycott of Turkish goods and tourism in Turkey to deal a blow against the economy of Turkey, which is the engine of the war against the Kurds.
• Petition to remove Turkish bases submitted to the KRG 

  The signatures gathered to demand the removal of the Turkish state from Bashurê (Southern) Kurdistan have been submitted to the government. There are over 10.000 signatures.
• KCK issues Afrin call for all Kurds and humanity 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency has issued a statement and said nobody directly or indirectly involved in the invasion attacks against Afrin will be forgiven.
• HPG: Turkish army used chemical gas in Gabar 

  HPG Press Center announced that the Turkish army used chemical gas during an operation on Mount Gabar.
• HPG hits the Turkish army in Şemdinli 

  Two soldiers were killed as HPG guerrillas hit a Turkish military unit in the countryside of Hakkari yesterday.
• Guerrillas down a Turkish drone in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas have downed a drone of the Turkish army in Çukurca on February 24.
• Turkish army launches an operation in Cudi region 

  While the Turkish military started an operation in Cudi region, counter-guerrilla units in guerrilla uniforms are reportedly persecuting the local people in Silopi region.
• Kurdish delegation visits the Czech Embassy in Hewlêr 

  A delegation visited the Czech representation in the Kurdish city of Hewlêr (Erbil). The meeting called for the release of Saleh Muslim.
• Southern Kurdistan officials call for the release of Moslem 

  Officials from Southern Kurdistan called for the immediate release of Saleh Moslem and urged human rights organizations to act for him.
• Baghdad extends international flight ban to Southern Kurdistan 

  The Federal Government of Iraq has extended the international flight ban to Southern Kurdistan for three months.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers were killed in Ağrı 

  HPG reported that 13 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as a result of an action in Ağrı countryside.
• Latest situation in Amed’s historic Sur district 

  ANF has documented the latest situation in Sur, where the longest curfew in the world continues still. In demolished neighborhoods, the remnants of the resistance against Turkish state attacks are caught on camera.
• Four DBP members jailed in Urfa over social media posts 

  Four officials from the Democratic Regions’ Party (DBP) have been jailed in Urfa’s Siverek district.
• Kurdish Writer Ferec: Those who don’t kneel will prevail in Afrin 

  Kurdish writer Latif Fatih Ferec stated that there is a great resistance in Afrin for the last 33 days against the Turkish state and their invasion attacks and added: “Those who don’t kneel will prevail in Afrin.”
• Kirkuk’s former governor accused of corruption 

  A Kurdish lawmaker accused Kirkuk’s former governor of corruption and said that 60 million USD was transferred to the governor’s bank account illegally.