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• Guerilla TV shows footages of actions carried out by HPG in Garê 

  Footages of two air attacks launched by the HPG Martyr Delal Air Defense Forces against the Turkish occupation forces on 12 and 13 February in Garê were broadcast by Guerilla TV.
• Aldar Xelîl: The aim of the attack on Hewler is to keep South Kurdistan under threat 

  PYD Co-Presidency Council member Aldar Xelîl issued a statement regarding the attack on Hewler last night and said that "the aim of this attack is to keep Bashur Kurdistan under threat."
• People protest against the international conspiracy in Maxmur 

  A march against the international conspiracy against the Kurdish People's Leader was held in the Maxmur town in Kurdistan Region.
• KCK: The genocidal policy of the Turkish State was defeated in Garê 

  KCK stated that the defeat of the Turkish army in Garê did not only expose the nature of the Turkish state, but also shown how determined and skilled the Kurdish people and its freedom fighters struggle for the freedom of the Kurdish people.
• Turkish jets bomb Gare 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on the Gare area where it suffered a deadly blow during its cross-border operation in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Turkish army retreated from Gare with the blood of its own people on its hands 

  The Turkish cross-border operation in the guerrilla area of Gare, which started on Wednesday night, has been ceased on Sunday. The Turkish army has retreated after suffering major blows during the course of the operation.
• Footage from Turkish attack on the detention center of Turkish prisoners in HPG custody 

  The Turkish army attacked a camp in the Gare region where prisoners of war belonging to the Turkish security forces were held.
• 27 people detained in Van 

  Turkish police stormed several houses in Van province and its districts Sunday morning.
• HSM: Turkey attacked the camp to kill the prisoners of war 

  The Turkish invasion of the guerrilla area of Gare in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) ended this morning. The command office of the People's Defense Forces issued a statement on the death of prisoners of war.
• Footage from prison camp attacked by the Turkish army in Gare 

  Gerîla TV has published footage of the prison camp that was attacked by the Turkish army from the air and ground in the guerrilla area of Gare.
• Footage from guerrilla intervention forcing Turkish helicopters to retreat in Gare 

  Guerrillas targeted 7 Turkish military helicopters that attempted to airdrop soldiers in the Siyane area of the Gare region in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• KCK: We will liberate our Leader and Kurdistan this year 

  KCK called on the youth, the women, and the whole Kurdish people to step up their struggle to achieve the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a free Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish troops from the ground and the air in Gare 

  The Turkish military operation in Gare continues in all its ferocity. Within 24 hours, the region has been bombed at least 18 times. The guerrillas are resisting and using their own air defense units.
• Turkish bombing of Garê continues 

  Turkish warplanes are currently bombing the Martyr Agit Hill and Deriyê Girê Biyê areas of Garê.
• Governor of Hakkari announces ban on actions and activities for two weeks 

  Hakkari Governorship extended the ban on action and activities in the city for another 15 days.
• Turkish soldiers besieged by guerrillas in Gare 

  The Turkish army is confronted by the fierce resistance of guerrilla forces during the ongoing cross-border operation in Gare region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Several Turkish soldiers killed during invasion operation in Gare 

  Turkish troops suffered heavy losses during their ongoing operation seeking to invade the area of Gare in Southern Kurdistan, according to a statement published by HPG on the latest situation on the ground.
• Mesopotamia Freedom Party: Our peoples should stand against the occupation of Gare 

  Mesopotamia Freedom Party (MÖP) reacted to the invasion attacks organized by the Turkish state in Gare, saying "We state that we are against the Gare invasion attack and that we stand by the Revolutionary Guerrilla who fight selflessly.
• Intellectuals from Southern Kurdistan sign petition for freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  The signature campaign launched by Arab intellectuals demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan received intense support from Southern Kurdistan. More than 1250 intellectuals participated in the campaign with their signatures.
• PKK: Rise up against the conspiracy and invasion! 

  On the 22nd anniversary of the abduction of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK Executive Committee published a statement in which it sharply criticized the imperialist states for their support of AKP/MHP fascism.
• HDP Kars branch co-chair detained 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unbated.
• Barzani accuses activists and journalists of espionage 

  Since last year, several journalists, activists and teachers in Southern Kurdistan have been arbitrarily held in pre-trial detention. Prime Minister Masrour Barzani accuses them of "espionage" in typical Erdogan fashion-without a shred of evidence.
• 65-year-old jailed on terror charges in Dersim 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• Democratic Shengal Autonomous Administration: Our people should stand by the guerrilla 

  The Democratic Shengal Autonomous Administration condemned the attacks of the Turkish state on Garê and said, "Our people should stand by the guerrilla. The only way to frustrate the attacks is to support the fighters."
• KCK: Rise up and join the campaign against invasion everywhere 

  KCK calls on everyone to stand against the Turkish invasion and to participate in the campaign "Time for Freedom - End Isolation, Fascism and Occupation".