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• Important Wrath of Euphrates statement on Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room Command announced its weekly balance sheet of war and made an important statement on the recent developments in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor.
• Arrest warrant for journalist Rohat Aktaş murdered in Cizre last year 

  Arrest warrant has been issued for Kurdish daily Azadiya Welat Editor in chief Rohat Aktaş who was murdered in a basement after getting shot in Cizre where he was covering the attacks of state forces.
• Police raid the municipality and detain the co-mayor of Savur 

  Co-mayor of Mardin's Savur district, Mehmet Aydın Alökmen has been taken into custody simultaneously with a raid on the municipality.
• Residents of Nusaybin's Talatê village tortured in custody 

  A resident from Nusaybin's Talatê village who was released from custody by state forces said that three people whose detention is denied by the state were taken into custody and tortured alongside him.
• 4 guerrillas martyred during Turkish airstrikes on Medya Defense Zones 

  Four guerrillas from the HPG (People's Defense Forces) and YJA-Star (Free Women's Troops) were martyred during Turkish airstrikes on Medya Defense Zones on February 19-20.
• Statue of Kurdish politician Orhan Doğan in Cizre demolished 

  Şırnak's Cizre district governor Ahmet Adanur, whom the state appointed trustee to the Cizre Municipality, had the statue of Kurdish politician Orhan Doğan demolished.
• Blast hits a military vehicle on Amed-Mardin highway 

  A huge blast has hit a Turkish military vehicle on the road between Amed and Mardin provinces.
• State forces' attacks on Nusaybin's Talatê village continue 

  Turkish state forces that keep Nusaybin's Talatê (Doğanlı) village under a siege and aggression for 4 days, have started a fresh wave of attacks this morning.
• Reports of clashes in Bitlis countryside 

  Reports suggest that violent clashes erupted last night during the operation of the Turkish military ongoing in Bitlis countryside for 4 days.
• One killed, another wounded as Turkish soldiers shoot villagers in Lice 

  Gunfire by Turkish soldiers left one dead, another wounded in Çıralı village of Amed's Lice district.
• HDP MP: Dire allegations on Xerabê Bava confirmed 

  HDP Batman MP Mehmet Ali Aslan from the delegation that was once again denied access to Xerabê Bava today stated that they have confirmed the dire allegations of torture against the villagers.
• State forces cut off water and power in Talatê village 

  Turkish state forces have cut off water and power in Nusaybin's Talatê village which remains under their a and aggression for three days.
• HPG reports Turkish aerial bombardment on Qandil 

  HPG reported that Turkish warplanes shelled Kozine and Kortek areas in Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Xerabê Bava resident speaks of torture in custody 

  A resident of Xerabê Bava, who was taken into custody in the village and released yesterday evening, spoke of torture by state forces during 12 days in custody.
• Derîn Peshmergas visit HPG guerrillas in Kirkuk 

  Peşmergeyî Derîn (PUK peshmergas who fought in Southern Kurdistan before the 1992 Gulf War) have made a visit to the HPG forces in Kirkuk to send their regards to Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish aerial activity over Qandil 

  Activity of Turkish warplanes over Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory continues.
• DTK Co-chair Güven: Time to rise up for Xerabê Bava 

  DTK Co-chair Güven remarked that state forces are taking young women from their homes in the name of “custody” in Xerabê Bava, saying: “Xerabê Bava and other villages should be surrounded by people. Now is the time to act at once.”
• Three administrators of the DBP and HDP jailed in Bitlis 

  The Turkish state's operations of political genocide against the Kurdish population and their representatives continue without a pause.
• Footage from the demolition of houses in Talatê village 

  Residents have recorded the demolition of houses by state forces in Nusaybin's Talatê village.
• Son of a resident detained in Talatê: They want to disappear my father 

  Necat Yıldız was detained in Talatê village, and his son Rıfat Yıldız said the state forces don’t accept that his father is under custody. Yıldız pointed out that the state wants to disappear his father in custody.
• Turkish jets bomb civilian zones in Qandil 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed the Kortek area in Qandil last night around 22:45. The bombing targeted civilian zones once more.
• HPG reports retaliatory action in Viranşehir 

  HPG reported that a retaliatory action was organized by a local unit in memory of the 3 resistance fighters murdered by the Turkish state in the Viranşehir district of Urfa province.
• KCK calls for all-out struggle against the Turkish state atrocity 

  KCK has released a statement calling for all-out struggle against the atrocity of the Turkish state forces in Northern Kurdistan territory.
• State forces intensify their attacks on Nusaybin's Talatê village 

  Reports are coming through that Turkish state forces have intensified their attacks on Talatê (Doğanlı) village of Nusaybin as of early Friday morning.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes have bombed the Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.