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• Iranian forces kill another Kurdish kolbar 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• One killed and twelve injured in avalanche in Van 

  An avalanche broke loose in Van yesterday evening and hit a high mountain road. A minibus was caught in the avalanche and pushed into a ditch by the masses of snow. One woman was killed and twelve people were injured.
• KDP betrayal under the guise of border security 

  The KDP is deploying more and more troops near the guerrilla areas. In order to avoid reactions from the Kurdish public, this military deployment by the collaborators is taking place under the guise of border security.
• KCK: The KDP’s collaborative policy is the greatest danger 

  The KCK Foreign Relations Committee called on the people in all four parts of Kurdistan to take a stand and fight against these dangerous games of the KDP.
• Victims of Cizre basement massacre commemorated 

  The commemoration of Rohat Aktaş, Editor-in-Chief of Azadiya Welat newspaper, DBP PM Member Mehmet Yavuzel and Mazlum Yeşil, who were murdered by the Turkish state in a basement in Cizre, was prevented by the police.
• Access ban to Mount Gabar extended once again 

  A ban on access to Mount Gabar in Şırnak, which has been in force since last year, is not lifted. Measures such as these cut off entire regions from the outside world and subject them to the control and arbitrariness of the military.
• Turkey shells Mount Garê in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory as part of its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people.
• HPG calls on the Iraqi army to act with awareness regarding the troop deployment in South Kurdistan 

  HPG called on the Iraqi army to act with awareness with regard to the deployment of troops in parts of the Zap and Avashin regions of the Medya Defense Zones where an intense war is going on between the guerrilla forces and the Turkish army.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of revolutionary operation in Zap 

  A short video of the large-scale revolutionary operation carried out by the guerrillas in the Zap region on 17 February has been released.
• Background to the troops deployment in South Kurdistan 

  The Erdoğan government is using the instability in Iraq to include Baghdad alongside the KDP in the war against the Kurdish freedom movement. The Barzani private army acts as an Iraqi border protection unit in guerrilla territory.
• Six detained at DEM Party election campaign event in Şırnak 

  At the end of a well-attended DEM Party campaign event in Şırnak, Turkish police intervened in the crowd and detained six people, including the deposed co-mayor of the İdil district.
• KNK condemns the massacre of civilians in South Kurdistan, calls for action against Turkish attacks 

  Stating that the Turkish state, with the consent of the KDP, targets civilians indiscriminately to prepare the region for occupation by depopulating it, KNK called on all Kurdish forces and Iraqi authorities to take a strong stance against these attacks.
• KDP deploys troops to Amadiya 

  The KDP, which is colluding with Ankara, is reinforcing its units in the area around Amadiya. The town is located just ten kilometers from the Turkish border in the heavily contested Zap region.
• KCK: Congratulations to guerrilla forces involved in the latest revolutionary operations 

  The KCK congratulated the guerrillas for the latest Revolutionary Operations in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KCK condemns Turkey's deadly airstrike on the village of Kafiya in South Kurdistan 

  The KCK has condemned Turkey's deadly airstrike on the mountain village of Kafiya in Iraq's Kurdistan region and accused Barzani's KDP party of complicity. Two retired peshmergas were killed in Tuesday's attack.
• HPG reports massive Turkish airstrikes in guerrilla areas 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed the Medya Defence Zones 37 times in six days as its occupation campaign in guerrilla areas continues unabated.
• ‘Iraq must recognise Shengal’s autonomy if it wants to secure the rights of Yazidis’ 

  Speaking about the Mosul Governor's visit to Shengal and the talks between the Turkish state and the KDP, Riham Hesen stated that the talks are a war plan to be realised on Iraqi territory and called on the Iraqi government to prevent war plans.
• Guerrilla Pelşîn speaks about recent victories in Zap  

  Guerrilla Pelşîn from the Zap front said that they have "penetrated the enemy positions and launched the attack before the occupiers noticed us. At every moment we thought of our fallen comrades."
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Şervan Varto  

  Şervan Varto was killed in the operation against the base of the Turkish occupation forces at Girê Cûdî in the Zap region. The HPG honors the Rojhilat-born guerrilla fighter as a selfless and courageous Kurdistan militant.
• Iraqi border guards deploy troops to Duhok countryside 

  Troops of the Iraqi Border Guard Army were deployed in the countryside of Duhok province with armored vehicles.
• HSM congratulates guerrillas on Şehîd Doğa Viyan Revolutionary Operation 

  The Headquarters Command of the People's Defense Center congratulated all commanders and fighters who carried out the Şehîd Doğa Viyan Revolutionary Operation in the region of Zap.
• Turkish attack kills two peshmergas in South Kurdistan 

  It was reported that two peshmergas were killed in the attack carried out by the Turkish state in Dinarte on the Akre border of Duhok in South Kurdistan.
• Turkey bombs villagers in Garê, KDP prevents rescue of injured 

  The Turkish state bombed the villagers in Garê, and the people who wanted to take their three injured relatives from the area and take them to the hospital were prevented from doing so by the KDP.
• HPG guerrilla martyred in ambush by Iranian forces 

  HPG guerrilla Dijwar Elbak from Van was martyred in Rojhilat in an ambush by the Iranian regime forces near Kotol on the border with Van.
• HPG commander Serhed: Guerrillas have great motivation  

  HPG commander Rojger Serhed said that the guerrillas have great morale and motivation and maintain their psychological superiority.