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• HSM Headquarters Command discloses 2019 war balance sheet 

  HSM Headquarters Command announced the 2019 war balance sheet. According to this, 1220 Turkish soldiers and policemen were killed, including 20 senior officers, 34 armored vehicles and 7 helicopters were hit. 456 guerrillas fell martyr.
• "We can achieve success by establishing national unity" 

  Former peshmerga Abdullah Yusuf Silêman said: "Kurds should evaluate the current process well. We can achieve victory by establishing national unity."
• Waters of Ilisu Dam reaching Hasankeyf centre 

  The waters of the Ilisu Dam have reached the city center of Hasankeyf.
• Governor bans access to 35 areas in Bingöl for one year 

  35 areas in Bingöl center and 7 districts were declared as "Temporary Special Security Zone" since 31 December 2020.
• Governor of Şırnak issues new 15-day entry and exit ban 

  The Turkish state banned almost all of Şırnak rural areas to civilians.
• 139 villages of Dersim cut off from the outside world 

  In Dersim the snow cover grows almost continuously. In the districts the snow is already 30 centimeters high. 139 villages are cut off from the outside world.
• Trial against Roboski families opened in Uludere 

  The opening of the case against Roboski families who held commemoration events for their relatives killed by Turkish airstrikes was held today.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Ağrı countryside 

  Guerrilla forces continue to inflict blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Over six thousand people detained in Hewler in 2019 

  6,212 suspects were taken into custody in the Hewler region alone.
• Footage from two YJA Star guerrilla actions in Heftanin 

  YJA Star guerrillas Turkish forces in Heftanin on December 13 and October 20.
• Van - A city usurped by the AKP 

  Although the people of Van preferred the HDP in the March 2019 local elections, the AKP regime has suspended the HDP municipalities in all ten districts and had them replaced by trustees.
• Victims of 2011 massacre commemorated in Roboski 

  A commemoration ceremony for the victims of the massacre committed eight years ago took place in Roboski today. To date, no one has been held accountable for the murder of the 34 villagers.
• KCK: Erdoğan gave the order for Roboski massacre 

  28 December marks the eighth anniversary of the Roboski massacre. On 28 December 2011, 34 young Kurdish civilians aged between 12 and 25 years were killed by Turkish jets in the Turkish-Iraqi border region.
• KCDK-E: Roboski was a planned massacre 

  The KCDK-E co-presidency Council, commemorating the 34 people who were massacred in Roboski by the Turkish state on 28 December 2011, said that this was a planned massacre ordered by Erdoğan.
• Roboski turned white 

  Snowfall in Kurdistan offers unique beauties.
• Civilian access banned to five areas in Hakkari 

  Civilian access has been banned to some areas in Hakkari province amid ongoing military operations in North Kurdistan territory.
• TJA: The AKP is responsible for Roboski Massacre 

  "The responsible of Roboski massacre is the AKP government. Roboski was the continuation of the massacre tradition" said TJA.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Xakurke 

  Guerrilla forces continue hitting the occupant Turkish army elements in Kurdistan territory.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops in northern Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers arrest almost all residents of a hamlet in Siirt 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide practices against the Kurdish people continues unabated.
• Ban on demos and actions in Van extended for extra 15 days 

  The ban on actions and demonstrations in Van which has been on for more than three years was extended for another 15 days.
• KCK commemorates victims of Maraş massacre 

  KCK stated that the genocidal campaign against the Alevis was accelerated with the Maraş massacre.
• A miner trapped underground by landslide at a coal mine in Şırnak 

  At least one miner was trapped underground as result of a landslide at a coal mine in the Cudi mountains in Şırnak.
• Villagers detained in Mardin countryside tortured in custody 

  It came out that eight people detained in Mardin countryside were tortured in custody.
• Civilian murdered by soldiers depicted as "neutralized terrorist" 

  The investigation into the death of Mehmet Sadık Bozderi, who was murdered by Turkish security forces during the military siege of Şırnak in February 2016, has been closed.