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• Youth kidnapped and murdered by police in Silopi 

  State forces that have yet not been able to break the popular resistance in the areas of self-rule in Şırnak's Silopi district have started to perpetrate executions in custody.
• Another woman killed by state forces in Cizre 

  Turkish state forces continue attacking civilian areas with heavy arms in Cizre district of Şırnak where a total of 25 civilians have been killed during the last 18 days of curfew.
• Police attack people marching to Sur under curfew 

  Police forces have staged a crackdown on thousands who gathered in the main Kurdish city Amed today for a march to the central Sur district, which is set to be followed by another to Botan region.
• TAK: We aren't dependent on PKK, our actions will spread 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK) has announced initiation of a new battle initiative in response to the all-out annihilation concept of the Turkish-AKP state.
• Man missing in Silopi for 4 days found tortured and dead 

  A body taken to Şırnak State Hospital's morgue yesterday has been identified as 55-year-old civilian İsmail Yevşan who had been missing in Silopi for the last 4 days.
• 16-year-old murdered by police in Sur 

  As the curfew and onslaught by state forces in Amed's central Sur district leaves one month behind, troops and police forces continue attacking civilian areas with tank and artillery fire.
• Triple suicide attacks in Qamishlo leave casualties 

  Qamishlo city of West Kurdistan, Rojava, has been hit by triple suicide attacks in Wusta, Seyahî and Xerbî neighborhoods Wednesday night.
• Police murder a health worker in Cizre 

  Health worker Aziz Yural was killed while going to the aid of a woman shot by special operation police in Cizre.
• Police abduct bodies of 8 slain civilians from Şırnak hospital 

  Overcapacity problem in Şırnak State Hospital's morgue is causing further violations of rights against civilians murder by state forces in Cizre and Silopi.
• QSD General Command releases balance sheet of Tishreen operation 

  An area of 640 square kilometer, 100 villages and hamlets have been liberated in the Tishreen operation started by Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) to liberate ISIS-occupied areas in the south of Kobanê region on 23 December.
• Two civilians in Silopi missing for two days 

  As the curfew and state of siege continues in Şırnak's Silopi district for the 17th uninterrupted day, state forces continue targeting neighborhoods with artillery fire.
• Man shot by police in Cizre dies 

  In the 17th day of the attacks against popular self-rule resistance in Şırnak's Cizre district, state forces continue terrorizing people under an uninterrupted aggression.
• Another civilian heavily wounded as state terror continues in Cizre 

  In the 17th day of the onslaught against popular self-rule resistance in Şırnak's Cizre district, state forces continue terrorizing people under an uninterrupted aggression.
• Turkish soldiers torture a man to death at Iran border 

  A citizen by the name of Bekir Angi was captured by Turkish soldiers at Turkey-Iran border. The man was first tortured to death, then his body was thrown to the Iranian side of the border.
• Police seize control of Şırnak State Hospital 

  Police forces have seized all the authorities of the Şırnak State Hospital management.
• Another civilian death in Silopi 

  It came out that civilian Seyfettin Sidar whose whereabouts had remained unknown for the last 4 days, was also murdered by special operation police in Şırnak's Silopi district.
• HPG reports attacks by Turkish army and road control by guerrillas 

  HPG (People's Defense Units) Press Office has released a statement about the ongoing attacks by the Turkish military in North and South Kurdistan.
• At least one soldier killed in clash in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak which remains under a heavy onslaught for 16 days, state forces tried to enter Nur neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
• Police shot an elderly amid intensified attacks in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak which remains under a heavy onslaught for 16 days, deliberate and arbitrary attacks by state forces are claiming more civilian lives every passing day.
• Thousands in Amed march to Sur under attack 

  Thousands have started to march to Amed's central Sur district where an onslaught by state forces continues for the 28th day.
• Police kill 5-year-old kid in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a curfew remains in effect since 14 December, intensified attacks by state forces claim more civilian lives every passing day.
• YDG-H: 35 members of security forces killed in Cizre and Silopi 

  As Kurdish people's self-rule resistance in response to the attacks of Turkish forces continues, actions by local self-defense units left 35 members of Turkish military and police forces dead, and 7 others wounded in Cizre and Silopi.
• Tishrin town liberated by YPG led Syrian Democratic Forces 

  After the recent liberation of the strategic Tishrin Dam and its surroundings, Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) are continuing the second round of their military operations against ISIS in the southern countryside of Kobanê town.
• 16-year-old murdered by police in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where state forces continue attacking the areas of self-rule, police shot a 16 years old youth dead and wounded another. A woman also died after feeling faint due to intensified attacks.
• Self-rule resistance saluted at Roboski commemoration of 34 victims 

  Thousands joined a commemoration ceremony for 34 Kurdish citizens, who were bombed by Turkish F-16s at the border near Roboski village of Şırnak's Qilaban (Uludere) district on 28 December 2011.