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• 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.
• Families of guerrillas protest at border against KDP betrayal 

  Families of guerrillas in Rojava flocked to the border to protest the attacks against guerrillas in Southern Kurdistan.
• Guerrilla TV releases footage of action targeting contras 

  Gerilla TV broadcast footage of the action taken on 27 April, against the vehicle carrying contra-guerrillas from Dêrgulê to Girê Cotyar police station as part of the Martyr Medya Mawa and Martyr Rizgar Gever Revenge Campaign.
• The Turkish state continues to demolish Sur 

  Some buildings, including historical ones, in Savaş neighborhood of Sur have been demolished.
• Vigil in Shengal marks its 13th day 

  The vigil launched by the people of Shengal in order to claim the Êzidxan Asayish and to protest the agreement between Baghdad and the Hewlêr governments, continues on its 13th day.
• HPG: KDP forces fired on vehicles carrying guerrillas 

  In a written statement, HPG-BIM said that the KDP forces attacked two vehicles carrying guerrillas on 13 December and that 3 guerrillas were injured as a result, 2 of them seriously.
• Religious scholars support protests in South Kurdistan 

  Religious scholars are supporting the protests in South Kurdistan calling for the demands to be met and for the release of the detainees.
• KDP forces seriously wound three HPG guerrillas - NEW 

  A guerrilla unit has been attacked by KDP Peshmerga forces in the south Kurdistan town of Amedi (Amadiya). Three HPG guerrillas have been seriously injured.
• KDP forces attack HPG guerrillas: 3 injured 

  Attack by KDP forces against HPG has left 3 guerrillas seriously injured in a village near Amadiya, South Kurdistan.
• KNK: We support the demands of South Kurdistan people 

  “We support the demonstrators’ legitimate demands to attain the right to subsistence, service, freedom, a contemporary and honorable life. We hope that these fundamental rights could be achieved in a democratic and peaceful way.”
• Vigil in Shengal continues on day 12 

  For the past twelve days, a vigil outside the office of the local Yazidi security forces in Shengal has protested the agreement involving the dissolution of autonomous self-governing structures. The Iraqi interior minister has arrived in the region.
• Turkish air strike kills 3 civilians in South Kurdistan 

  Three civilians were killed in an air strike by the Turkish army in South Kurdistan. The victims had been missing since December 7 until local residents retrieved their bodies today.