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• Imrali delegation continues meetings in South Kurdistan  

  The Imrali delegation from the DEM Party continued its scheduled program in South Kurdistan.
• HPG guerrillas salute the Kurdish and Arab resistance at Tishrin 

  HPG guerrillas Gabar and Qamishlo stressed that unity is the key to achieving freedom.
• DEM Party İmralı delegation visits South Kurdistan for talks with KDP and PUK officials 

  The DEM Party İmralı Delegation, which has met Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı twice, continues its talks and meetings with different segments of society and the relevant circles of the Kurdish question.
• Many detained in police attack on demo against usurpation of municipality in Van 

  Following the appointment of a trustee to the Van Metropolitan Municipality, protests started in the city. Many people were subjected to violence or detained during the police crackdown.
• Zeydan: The coup plotters will lose, the people will win 

  “The coup plotters will lose, the people will win,” said Abdullah Zeydan, Co-Mayor of Van Metropolitan Municipality, who was removed from office and replaced by a trustee.
• Bayık: Öcalan wants to take the Kurdish question from a war environment to a democratic one 

  Bayık said that they had received a letter from Öcalan and that he wanted to elevate the initiatives he had previously launched to a greater purpose by shifting the Kurdish issue from a war footing to a democratic framework.
• KCK: The fundamental condition for the success of any process is the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  In a statement to mark the 26th anniversary of the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan, the KCK said that the fundamental condition for the success of any process is the freedom of the Kurdish people's leader.
• Trustee appointed to Van Metropolitan Municipality, many taken into custody 

  A trustee was appointed to Van Metropolitan Municipality. Many people, including journalists, were taken into custody.
• Journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu killed in Turkish airstrike laid to rest in Qandil 

  Kurdish journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu, who was killed in a Turkish drone attack in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on 27 January, was laid to rest in Qandil.
• 32 more victims of the Yazidi genocide identified 

  The Iraqi Ministry of Health's Department for the Protection of Mass Graves and the Martyrs' Institution revealed the identities of 32 people who were killed during ISIS attack on Shengal in 2014.
• Citizens in Van say they will defend their municipality 

  Van Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Abdullah Zeydan was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison. The people started a protest in front of the municipality after the verdict, setting up a vigil tent against a possible trustee appointment.
• Guerrillas hit a Turkish brigade in Hakkari countryside with kamikaze drones 

  The HPG reported that the Turkish army's Rûbarok 1st Border Brigade, the helipad in the brigade and Mawan outpost were hit by the guerrillas with kamikaze drones.
• Resistance in Van continues 

  The resistance of the people continues in Van following the sentence given to Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Abdullah Zeydan. The vigil in front of the municipality continued until the morning, while young people protested in the neighbours.
• Shengal prepares for historic march to call for Öcalan’s freedom and justice  

  The people of Shengal are preparing a march on 14 February to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and to condemn the international conspiracy that led to his abduction 26 years ago.
• DEM Party member who suffered cerebral hemorrhage after police attack in Amed in critical condition 

  A member of the DEM Party is in critical condition after being attacked by police following a peace rally in Amed yesterday.
• Thousands attend the “Freedom for Peace” rally in Amed 

  The Democratic Regions Party (DBP) and Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) organized a “Freedom for Peace” rally in Amed (Diyarbakır), calling for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan to achieve peace in Turkey, Kurdistan and the Middle East.
• Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan leave 602 villages at risk of evacuation, says NGO 

  CPT said that due to the new Turkish state’s airstrikes, the villages of Nepaxî, Bêr Kekurê and Kafya around Garê have been evacuated. 602 more villages are at risk of evacuation, and resettlement is not possible in approximately 400 villages.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb Şarbajêr in southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks as part of its genocidal campaign in various parts of the Kurdistan territories.
• Mass grave discovered in Shengal 

  A mass grave containing the remains of 20 people has been discovered in the city of Shengal in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Turkey and the KDP threaten people to evacuate villages in Garê region 

  The Turkish state is pursuing a targeted policy of displacement in northern Iraq to permanently occupy KRI territories. Dozens of villages in northern Iraq have been forcibly evacuated to make way for the Turkish military.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of guerrilla actions in Zap 

  Gerîla TV released footage of actions carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish army in Zap.
• Protests continue in Siirt against the usurpation of municipality 

  Protests have been taking place in Siirt since the removal of the democratically elected co-mayors and appointment of a trustee in their place. People call on the government to reverse the decision.
• HPG announces balance sheet of war for January 

  HPG reported that guerrillas forces carried out dozens of actions in response to the Turkish operations and attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory during the month of January.
• Iranian forces arrest at least 12 Kurdish civilians, activists after general strike 

  The arrests follow a general strike by businesses in Kurdish cities protesting the death sentences against Kurdish political prisoners.
• YJA guerrillas target Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan were targeted by women guerrillas.