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• Viranşehir Co-mayor tortured in custody 

  Viranşehir Co-mayor Emrullah Cin was taken into custody in Urfa. The police said they were to “talk with him”, took him outside the sports center the detainees were kept in and tortured him.
• Turkish helicopter shells southern countryside of Rojava's Çilaxa town 

  A Turkish helicopter has shelled the southern countryside of the Çilaxa town in Rojava land.
• Turkish airstrikes kill 11 civilians in Al-Bab 

  The bombardment of Turkish jets on Al-Bab has claimed the lives of 11 people this morning and left many more wounded, including children..
• Peshmergas: We'll fight with guerrillas in the event of an operation 

  A group of 200 Dêrin peshmergas held a press conference in Qandil regarding the rumors that the Turkish state will carry out an operation against Southern Kurdistan.
• HDP MP Ziya Pir detained in Amed 

  HDP Amed MP Ziya Pir has been taken into custody after attending the trial of HDP MP Nursel Aydoğan in a court in Amed.
• Attack by Turkish army and affiliates kills 2 near Manbij – UPDATE 

  Occupant Turkish army and affiliated groups have bombed a village in Erima town of Manbij, leaving 2 civilians dead and 15 others wounded.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Çınar police HD in retaliation for civilian massacres 

  HPG reported that guerrillas hit 3 armored vehicles and the policemen performing road check near the police headquarters in Amed's Çınar district on January 1.
• 15 civilians wounded in attack by Turkish troops and affiliates near Manbij 

  Occupant Turkish army and affiliated groups have bombed the Erima town of Manbij, leaving 15 civilians wounded.
• Êzidî Party issues a call to migrated Êzidîs and the UNHCR 

  Êzidî Freedom and Democracy Party (PADÊ) called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide displaced Êzidîs with practical opportunities so they can return to their lands.
• AKP’s Toledo plan: 6 outposts to be built in Sur 

  Details on the government’s project for the ancient district of Sur are emerging. The project has been devised to turn Sur into a “security” zone and targets the cultural structure.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for 2016 

  According to HPG's balance sheet of war for 2016, 3404 police and soldiers of Turkish forces were killed, one F-16, 3 helicopters and 166 armored vehicles -including 8 tanks- were destroyed. 585 guerrillas fell fighting during the year.
• Old peshmergas in Qandil against Birakujî and Turkish occupation 

  Hundreds of old peshmergas have arrived in Qandil to express their objection against the Turkish occupation in Southern Kurdistan and Birakujî in Shengal.
• Wave of migration to Efrîn continues 

  850 more migrants from various parts of Syria have fled the tyranny of the Turkish state, their allied gangs and ISIS and entered Efrîn Canton.
• Deputy Co-mayor of Dersim Municipality also removed from office 

  Dersim Municipality Deputy Co-mayor Hüseyin Tunç was removed from office by the trustee. With that, there are no elected officials on duty in Dersim Municipality anymore.
• DBP-held Çatak municipality seized and Co-mayor detained by police 

  Police conducted a raid on Çatak district municipality this morning and detained Co-mayor Celalattin Bartu.
• HPG reports action by guerrillas and attack by Turkish troops in Hakkari 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas hit the Turkish soldiers deployed on Elişêr Hill in Oremar area of Gever yesterday.
• Shengal should be governed by Shengalis 

  Those who did nothing when ISIS invaded Shengal and carried out a massacre with a genocidal attack, when they kidnapped thousands of women and children now lay claim over Shengal...
• Bodies of 58 people killed in Nusaybin still not given to families 

  Bodies of 58 people who were killed in Mardin's Nusaybin district during the genocidal attacks of state forces are still not given to their families.
• Armed action against police HQ in Amed's Çınar district 

  The Police Headquarters in Amed's Çınar district was targeted by an armed action Sunday night.
• Karayılan: No Kurdish force is involved in the Istanbul attack 

  PKK Executive Council Member Murat Karayılan said no Kurdish force is involved in last night's attack in Istanbul, stating that Turkey resorts to such an organised incident in order to say 'Look, ISIS is attacking us'.
• YPG: Turkish army attacked 4 villages of Kobanê 

  YPG reported that Turkish military continued its attacks on the villages of Kobanê.
• A story from peshmerga ranks to the PKK struggle 

  HPG guerrilla Şiyar Kobanê said PKK acted with a Kurdish national sense the most among the Kurdish forces, and called on Kurdistan youths to join the guerrilla ranks.
• Trustee forces the Êzidîs in Amed to move to AFAD camps in Mardin 

  Êzidîs that fled Shengal in an unspeakable fear after the ISIS onslaught in 2014 and took shelter in Amed are facing further persecution due to the trustee recently assigned to the Yenişehir Municipality.
• Roboskî Association shut down by the government 

  Roboskî Association founded by families of the Roboski victims has been shut down by the AKP government.
• YPG: Turkish army continues its attacks on Rojava 

  YPG reported that Turkish army continued its attacks on the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan.