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• Thousands continue the 'Botan march' despite a blockade and attack 

  Thousands from various cities in the Kurdish region have left for Siirt as of early this morning to join the 'Botan March' to Şırnak province under the main slogan “Bodies not buried, humanity is dying. Remove the deadly sieges.”
• Houses shelled and demolished by tanks in Sur 

  In Amed's central Sur district where an onslaught by Turkish forces have left 40 days behind, military and police forces have started a fresh wave of aggression with tanks as of early this morning.
• Many injured and detained in police crackdown in Van 

  Police have attacked Van people who protested yesterday's mass execution in the city.
• Bodies of two youths killed in Şırnak retrieved from street 7 days later 

  Bodies of two youths killed in Şırnak that remained on street under snow since 4 December have finally been retrieved by HDP MPs and people.
• Twitter account of special operation police admits the executions in Van 

  Special operation police have admitted the execution of 12 youths by their side in Van province today.
• 4 slain civilians abducted from Şırnak buried by police in Cizre 

  Four slain civilians whose bodies were abducted by police from Şırnak State Hospital yesterday, have been buried in Cizre without their families.
• Many police and soldiers killed in Sur 

  A number of police and soldiers have reportedly been killed in Amed's central Sur district where a state of siege remains in effect for the 40th day.
• 9 out of 12 youths executed in Van identified 

  Out of 12 youths who were executed in the central Edremit district of Van this morning, 9 have been identified.
• 25-year-old executed by state forces in Cizre 

  Yet another youth has been killed in Cizre district of Şırnak where a heavy onslaught by Turkish forces continues in its 28th day.
• Bodies of 12 youths executed in Van to be sent to Malatya 

  Tension remains high in Van province where 12 youths have been executed in a house-raid in the central Edremit district early this morning.
• Another civilian killed by state forces in Cizre 

  Yet another civilian has been murdered in Cizre district of Şırnak were state terror and onslaught against the self-rule will of people continues for the 28th day.
• HDP deputies: Van incident is a mass execution, not clash 

  12 youths aged between 18-25 have been executed as a result of a house-raid in the central Edremit district of Van province early this morning. ID details of the youths remain unknown.
• 12 youths executed in a house-raid in Van 

  Special operation teams raided a house in Van's central Edremit district in the early hours of the morning, and executed 12 youths in the house, who were aged between 18 and 25.
• Two youths killed in heavy clashes in Cizre 

  Two more civilians have been murdered in Cizre district of Şırnak were state terror and onslaught against the self-rule will of people continues for the 28th day.
• Bodies of 10 slain civilians seized by state forces in Şırnak 

  Bodies of civilians killed by state forces in Şırnak, Silopi and Cizre are being held under unfavorable circumstances in hospital morgues, houses and mosques.
• Turkish tanks demolishing houses in Sur 

  In Amed's central Sur district where an onslaught by Turkish military and police forces continues for the 40th day, Hasırlı neighborhood, Mardinkapı and Kurşunlu Mosque areas are being targeted by intense tanks strikes.
• Two more youths murdered in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues in its 27th day, state forces continue their genocidal attacks against the civilian population.
• Bodies of three civilians killed in Silopi abducted by police 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues in its 27th day, police have seized and abducted the bodies of three slain civilians held in a mosque in Şehit Harun neighborhood.
• Police deployed in public institutions shoot at journalists in Şırnak 

  While the onslaught under a so-called curfew continues in Cizre and Silopi for the 28th day, military and police forces impose a state of siege in Şırnak province as well.
• Co-chairs of DBP-held municipalities to hold emergency meeting in Amed 

  Co-chairs of DBP-held municipalities in the Kurdish region will hold an emergency meeting in Amed tomorrow to discuss the AKP government's attempts of elimination against elected representatives of the Kurdish population.
• Two more civilians killed in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues in its 26th day, attacks by state forces are claiming more civilian lives every day.
• 17-year-old killed by state forces in Sur 

  Turkish state forces have killed yet another youth in Amed's central Sur district where a state of siege continues in its 38th day.
• Photo of atrocity: Bodies of two slain youths remain on street under snow 

  Bodies of two youths who were killed by snipers in Şırnak on 4 December night remain on the street due to ongoing attacks and obstruction by police forces.
• Building of Kurdish institutions in Silopi set ablaze by police 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak where genocidal attacks by state forces are going on for the 26th uninterrupted day, members of Turkish security forces have set the building of Kurdish institutions ablaze.
• Police murder two brothers in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege has left 25 days behind, police have murdered two brothers who were going to a neighbor to get some water.