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• 35th group takes over Vigil for Öcalan in Maxmur 

  The 35th group took over the Vigil for Öcalan at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur.
• 5 workers killed in Turkish attack in Shengal laid to rest in Rojava 

  On 28 December, five workers from Rojava were killed in a Turkish drone attack in the Yazidi region of Shengal in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
• "Economic crisis condemns people to starve" 

  The economic crisis continues to deepen because of the AKP-MHP regime's war spending. People's purchasing power is decreasing rapidly, while the costs of food, electricity and heating are increasing.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  HPG stated the resistance against the Turkish invasion forces in the guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan continues.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action by guerrillas in Girê Amediyê 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the action in Girê Amediyê, in which guerrillas killed 3 soldiers on 17 October 2023.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Amara Ekin Ceren  

  Guerrilla Amara Ekin Ceren died in an accident in the Medya Defense Areas in October 2023. The HPG has published information about her identity.
• Military blockade in the village of Hespist lifted 

  The military blockade of the Kurdish village of Hespist has been lifted after 13 days.
• Kurdish citizens detained for opposing the settlement of Arab families in their houses in Kirkuk 

  Kurdish citizens who opposed the settlement of Arab families in their houses in Newroz neighbourhood of Kirkuk were detained.
• Three taken into custody in Silvan, Amed 

  The Turkish regime’s political extermination campaign against the Kurdish people continues unabated.
• Kurdish filmmaker to be buried in Sulaymaniyah as Iranian regime denies permission to hold funeral 

  The Iranian regime prevented the burial of filmmaker Mansour Karimiyan in Eastern Kurdistan. The Rojhilat director will be buried in South Kurdistan.
• Vigil for Öcalan in Maxmur taken over by 34th group 

  The vigil launched to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur was taken over by the 34th group.
• Kurdish youngster tortured by Iranian state forces in custody dies 

  A Kurdish youngster who was detained and tortured by the Iranian state forces during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' uprising died in surgery.
• Iraqi Election Commission postpones Kurdistan Region Parliamentary elections 

  The Iraqi Election Commission announced that the Kurdistan Region Parliamentary elections would not be held on the previously decided date.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla doctor Bêrîtan Tanya Fecir  

  Guerrilla doctor Bêrîtan Tanya Fecir fell as a martyr in the North Kurdish region of Besta in July last year. The HPG have released an obituary for the Kurdish guerrilla.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Metîna  

  Warplanes belonging to the Turkish state bombed Mount Metîna near Amêdiyê.
• Body of YJA Star guerrilla handed over to her family after 6 months 

  The Turkish state has been conducting a sort of necro-policy against Kurdish society since the 1990s by exploiting the bodies of the martyrs.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action by YJA Star guerrillas in Xakurkê  

  Gerîla TV shared the footage of the action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Xakurkê on 16 October, in which 2 Turkish soldiers were killed.
• Kurdish kolbar seriously injured following fall in Hewraman 

  A Kurdish kolbar who fell from a height in Hewraman was seriously injured.
• Community Peacemaker Teams: 11 civilians killed by Turkey in South Kurdistan in 2023 

  Community Peacemaker Teams said that 11 people were killed in 2023 as the result of Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration: Our struggle will grow in the new year 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of Shengal wished all the Christian and the Yazidi community a Happy New Year and vowed to fight to make Autonomous Shengal permanent in the New Year.
• YJA Star guerrilla Şerda Azadi: 2024 will be the year of victory 

  YJA Star guerrilla Şerda Azadi said that the guerrilla will achieve victory in 2024 with the experience and war tactics it has gained.
• Kurdish teacher and cultural activist Ebrahimi begins serving prison sentence in Sine 

  A well-known cultural activist has started his prison sentence in Sine. Seyvan Ebrahimi from the socio-cultural organization Nojîn must serve a one-year prison sentence and receive 40 lashes.
• Town of Axceler hit by armed drone 

  The town of Axceler in Çemçemal district was hit once again by a combat drone in the morning.
• Kurdish kolbar killed by Iranian state forces 

  Another Kurdish kolbar was killed as a result of the fire opened by Iranian state forces.
• HPG releases balance sheet for 26-29 December 

  According to the HPG, three soldiers from the Turkish occupation forces were killed by guerrilla snipers in South Kurdistan. Turkish fighter jets heavily bombed the guerrilla areas and chemical weapons were used.