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• Four detained in Batman over Kobanê protests in 2014 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• "Shengal handed over to ISIS in 2014 and to Baghdad today" 

  KONGRA GEL called on the Kurdistan people in and outside their country to provide any necessary assistance and aid to the people in Shengal.
• Vigil in Shengal continues on day 19 

  For almost three weeks, protests have been going on in Shengal against the agreement reached between the KDP and the Iraqi government over Yazidi town in Southern Kurdistan. So far, there has been no positive response.
• HPG Air Defense Units hit Turkish soldiers in Heftanin 

  The ‘Martyr Delal Forces’ carried out actions with unmanned aerial vehicles against Turkish soldiers in Heftanin region of Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• Shengal people’s vigil in solidarity with Asayish on day 18 

  People stand in solidarity with the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê, the local Yazidi security forces in Shengal (Sinjar) against Iraqi government’s decision to dissolve it.
• Egits and Zilans of the new era 

  The history of human freedom is written in the mountains of Kurdistan with the life and wars of guerrilla forces. We are witnessing the course of the war in the Botan mountains.
• Journalist Rizgar Deniz remembered at his grave in Maxmur 

  At his grave in the Maxmur refugee camp, relatives and colleagues commemorated journalist Rizgar Deniz, who died three years ago. The ANHA correspondent was fatally injured in an ISIS attack in eastern Syria.
• KBDH Commander Razmûhî: KDP finances Turkish occupation 

  KBDH commander Hîvron Razmûhî drew attention to the fact that the South Kurdish ruling party KDP does not pay the salaries of the public employees but finances the Turkish occupation troops instead.
• Turkey bombs regions of Zakho in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state bombed the region of Batîfa in Zakho, South Kurdistan.
• Yazidi politician Mam Beşîr buried in Shengal 

  The Yazidi politician Mam Beşîr, who died three days ago of a heart attack, was buried in Shengal on Saturday. Hundreds of people joined the funeral ceremony.
• HPG: Fabricated news should not be heeded 

  HPG Press Center refuted the media reports that PKK placed a bomb on the main road in Sidekan region in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• Turkish army bombs settlements in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan. The Turkish bombardments against South and West Kurdistan (Bashur and Rojava) have remarkably increased in recent weeks.
• Sozdar Avesta explains who wants what in Shengal 

  Sozdar Avesta of the KCK sheds light on the various positions on Shengal in an interview with ANF. The agreement reached without the consent of the Yazidi population corresponds to the plan for all of Kurdistan, she said.
• Berwari: Shengal agreement is a continuation of ISIS attacks 

  Co-chair of the Popular Democratic Front and a member of the Kurdistan National Congress Dr. Kamiran Berwari stated that the agreement signed between the KDP and Baghdad on Shengal is a continuation of ISIS attacks and called for support for Shengal.
• Yazidi Community bid farewell to Mam Bashir 

  Yazidi Community Coordination Member Mam Beşir was laid to rest in the Şehîd Dilgeş and Berxwedan Cemetery of Martyrs.
• HPG: 6 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  HPG-BIM stated that on December 15, guerrillas carried out a two-day action against the soldiers stationed on Koordine hill in the Bektorya area in Heftanin and killed 6 Turkish soldiers.
• Action in Shengal reaches day 16 

  The action organised by the people of Shengal in support of the Ezîdxan Asayishi (internal defense forces) continues on day 16.
• Guerrilla TV releases footage of action in Çukurca and Heftanin 

  Gerilla TV released footage of the action by Martyr Delal Air Defense Forces against Girê outpost and Koordine Hill.
• YBŞ/YJŞ: We are deeply grateful to Mam Beşîr 

  Following the death of Mam Beşîr (Hasan Dutar), the YBŞ/YJŞ pledge to realize his dream of a free Êzîdxan. Memorial services have been held in Germany, and the funeral has been announced for Thursday in Shengal.
• KCK: KDP’s perception operation shatters Kurdish unity 

  The KDP makes black propaganda in order to legitimize the attacks of the Turkish Republic against our movement and our people in the eyes of Kurdish public and abroad, trying to justify the AKP-MHP government, said the KCK Foreign Relations Committee.
• KDP delivers intensive military shipment to Rojava border 

  KDP forces are delivering intensive military shipments to the Rojava border and heavy weapons have been positioned.
• YPG fighters from Bashur: KDP should not be a tool of Turkey 

  YPG fighters slammed the KDP, saying "The Turkish state is playing the Kurds against each other with its dirty policies".
• DTK co-chair says KDP should return from its mistake 

  Democratic Society Congress co-chair Leyla Güven reacted to the KDP, saying;"We see that a Kurdish fratricide may break out at the Turkish government’s request.”
• PYNK calls on Hewler parliament to fulfill its national duty 

  The party alliance PYNK in Rojava called on the parliament of South Kurdistan to take responsibility in order to prevent a war between Kurds. Guerrillas and peshmerga are valuable forces of the Kurdish people, emphasized the statement issued in Kobanê.
• HPG Air Defense Units hit Turkish soldiers in Heftanin 

  The ‘Martyr Delal Forces’ carried out an action with unmanned aerial vehicles against Turkish soldiers on Koordine hill in Bektorya area of Heftanin.