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• People protest appointment of trustee to Siirt Municipality 

  The people of Siirt protested the appointment of a trustee, emphasizing that they will continue to resist the usurpation of their will.
• The struggle for freedom, from mountains to Tishrin Dam 

  The YJA STAR and HPG guerrillas, along with the people, saluted the historic resistance carried out by the YPJ and YPG (People's Defence Units) fighters at the Tishrin Dam.
• Rîham Hesen: Shengal is an example of democratic life 

  Rîham Hesen, co-chair of the Shengal Autonomous Administration, emphasized the importance of self-governance and the right of every community to determine its own destiny.
• Turkish UCAV hits a civilian car in Ranya, killing 4 

  The occupying Turkish state continues targeting civilians as part of its genocidal campaign in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Turkish airstrike kills two civilians in Duhok countryside - UPDATED 

  The occupying Turkish state bombed a town in Southern Kurdistan and killed two people.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of actions by guerrillas in Medya Defense Zones 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of actions against the Turkish army in Medya Defense Zones. In the actions, two tents and two containers were destroyed, and one tank was damaged.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Cesur Roboskî, Şahan Şahin, Hewrê Bêkes and Berxwedan Serdem  

  Guerrillas Cesur Roboskî, Şahan Şahin, Hewrê Bêkes and Berxwedan Serdem fell in the resistance against the Turkish occupation attacks on the Medya Defense Areas.
• Mothers on vigil at Kobanê border call on everyone to “defend Rojava” 

  Mothers holding a vigil in Suruç district bordering Kobanê in protest at Turkish attacks on the Tishrin Dam called on everyone to defend Rojava.
• DEM Party politician Rojbin Kartal Manzak arrested in Van  

  DEM Party politician Rojbin Kartal Manzak has been arrested in Van on suspicion of PKK membership. The 37-year-old ran for the office of co-mayor in Panos in the 2024 local elections.
• Strong participation in general strike to protest death penalty in Iran 

  Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Çekdar Goyî  

  Guerrilla Çekdar Goyî has fallen in the resistance against the Turkish occupation attacks on the Medya Defense Areas.
• Six parties announce general strike for Warisha Moradi and Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran 

  In Eastern Kurdistan, a general strike will take place on Wednesday against the death sentences against Kurdish political prisoners Warisha Moradi and Pakshan Azizi.
• KCK: The attacks by the Turkish State and SNA must be opposed and protested everywhere 

  KCK said that the attacks by Turkey and SNA target the aspirations of the peoples, the hopes for the end of the war and conflicts in Syria after the fall of the Baath regime and the reconstruction of a democratic Syria where peoples will live equally.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Zap 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues its resistance against the Turkish army's occupation of the Medya Defense Areas in South Kurdistan. Three Turkish soldiers have been killed.
• Iranian forces kill 51 Kurdish kolbars in 2024 

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Network said that the Iranian state killed 51 Kurdish kolbars and injured 246 in 2024.
• Daughter of Qazi Muhammad: My father's dream has come true in Rojava 

  Munîra Qazî, daughter of Qazi Muhammad, expressed her support for the Kurdish people and Rojava Kurdistan, congratulating all those who are fighting for the unity of the Kurdish people.
• Mazlum Abdi on meeting with Barzani: We will support one another 

  SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazlum Abdi commented on his meeting with Masoud Barzani in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) on January 16, which highlighted the need to preserve Kurdish unity and stability in the region.
• SDF commander Mazloum Abdi meets with Masoud Barzani 

  The General Commander of the SDF, Mazloum Abdi, met with Masoud Barzani, the leader of the KDP.
• KJK calls on everyone to stand up against Turkish crimes in Rojava: It is time to take action 

  KJK stated that the Turkish state is committing genocide in North-East Syria, massacring people with warplanes, UCAVs and heavy weapons in front of the eyes of the whole world, and called on everyone to stand up in the spirit of uprising.
• Kurdish guerrillas destroy artillery radar installed by the Turkish army in Xakurke 

  Kurdish guerrillas destroyed an artillery radar installed by the Turkish army in Xakurke.
• 13 Kurdish civilians detained, three imprisoned in Iran 

  The Iranian regime continues its repression of the Kurdish population unabated.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Şerzan Herekol and Botan Dalaho  

  Guerrillas Şerzan Herekol and Botan Dalaho were killed in an enemy attack on the Medya Defense Areas in July 2024.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Ekin Dilda and Mîtra Manî  

  Ekin Dilda and Mîtra Manî were guerrillas of the Free Women’s Units (YJA Star). They fell in October in the South Kurdish region of Xakurke.
• New Turkish army operation in Yüksekova 

  The Turkish army has launched an operation in the villages in the Geliyê Dirî region in Yüksekova.
• Turkish warplanes continue to bomb South Kurdistan 

  The attacks carried out by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan are causing protests among the people in the region.