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• TEV-DEM Executive: Turkey sustains its relations with the Baath regime 

  TEV-DEM Executive Council member Bedran Çiyakurd said the defeat of ISIS gangs has frustrated the plans of the Turkish state which mobilized gang groups in Azaz, Efrîn and Aleppo in order to gain a place in the Syrian politics.
• Biehl: AKP abjured the peace process with Kurds to regain a majority 

  "The Turkish state has spent most of the past few decades trying to stamp out Kurdish people's desires for basic cultural and linguistic and political and human rights", said independent author Janet Biehl.
• '400 Turkish soldiers situated around Azaz, Jarablus and Aleppo' 

  "In Jarablus area and especially near Turkey border, ISIS and other groups are provided with all kinds of aid including military equipment, transfer of militants and logistic support", says Sami Ali, Expert on Arabs and the Middle East,
• KCK's Bayık: Turkey downed the Russian plane to protect ISIS 

  KCK Executive Council Member Cemil Bayık stressed that no consistent fight can be given against ISIS and no results can be obtained from this fight unless a clear attitude is taken against Turkey and the AKP government is brought to account.
• Russian researchers: Russia evaluates options for a response to Turkey 

  Russian researchers Trofimçuk Grigorii Pavloviç and Tarasov Stanislav Vyaçeslavoviç said Turkey's downing of a Russian plane on Syrian border will will likely have a serious influence on Turkey-Russia relations.
• State forces seized the bodies of 4 civilians killed in Nusaybin 

  Co-mayor of Mardin's Nusaybin district said that state forces don't hand over the bodies of 4 civilians killed during the curfew which is ongoing in its 12th day.
• TEV-DEM Executive: We have documents of Turkey-ISIS cooperation 

  "The Turkish state should eventually accept the fact all the peoples of Syria and international powers consider YPG to be the major force fighting ISIS and terrorist forces", said Rojava's TEV-DEM Executive Committee member Ferhad Dêrik.
• Bayık: Turkey's policy on ISIS is dangerous for the whole world 

  Calling the world's attention to the effective battle of SDF led by YPG/YPJ against the ISIS, Bayık emphasised that; “SDF is capable of pushing the ISIS out of Jarablus and Raqqa unless there happens a support to the ISIS from Turkey's side.
• PKK's Kalkan: This winter will witness a final struggle 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan said November 1 civil fascist coup is a continuation of the 12 September military fascist coup, and aims to restore and sustain the fascist dictatorship brought out by the coup.
• YJA-Star Commander: Operation to liberate Shengal villages continues 

  YJA Star Shengal Field Commander Berfin Nurhak stated that the operation is going on with the goal of liberating Shengal villages surrounding Shilo valley that remain under ISIS occupation.
• HPG Commander: We have kept our promise by liberating Shengal 

  HPG Shengal Commander Egit Civyan stated that they present Shengal's liberation to all the Kurdistan people.
• Young women defending Silvan: We will resist until freedom 

  Youths leading the resistance in three neighborhoods under intense attack by Turkish security forces in Silvan, vowed that their resistance will continue until freedom on the basis of the goal to create free areas against atrocity.
• People of Silvan: We are being killed but will never surrender 

  People in Silvan district of Amed warned against an imminent 'social explosion' in the event that the siege and attacks by Turkish state forces continue.
• QSD Spokesman: Liberation of Hawl is near 

  QSD Spokesman Colonel Talal Ali Selo said they have 3 km left to Hawl, blocked the road between the town and Lake Xatuniyê by now and liberated 46 villages from ISIS occupation since the beginning of the operation 11 days ago.
• Hesekê people: QSD operation will bring peace and economic stability 

  Wishing success for the operation of Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) against ISIS-occupied areas, the people of Hesekê say liberation of Hawl and Shedade areas will bring peace and economic stability to the region.
• YPG Commander: ISIS has been defeated by the Apoist spirit 

  YPG Til Temir Commander Hawar Suruç said Kobanê was particularly targeted by ISIS with an aim to eliminate the gains of the Kurdish people over Kobanê.
• YPG Commander: QSD operation will continue up to Holl-Raqqa 

  YPG Commander Rüstem Zal, who is taking part in the operation of Syrian Democratic Forces, spoke to ANF about the importance of the region and their ongoing operation against the gang groups.
• Saleh Moslem: Rojava is the model of future Syria 

  PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem said everyone should recognize Rojava now, adding; "Those supporting and standing by ISIS should know that they will be facing not only Kurds but also the world peoples from now on."
• Kürkçü: AKP received votes by force of arms 

  HDP's Ertuğrul Kürkçü stated that the election results cannot be explained as a 'fraud' alone as he admitted the loss of votes by their party and attributed it to AKP's pro-war politics and their failure to respond to it.
• Communist youths from Turkey join the ranks of armed struggle 

  A group from the Communist Youth Organisation (KGÖ) have joined the ranks of armed struggle for a world in which humanity becomes the power.
• Sarin gas delivered to Al-Nusra from Turkey 

  It has emerged that the raw materials used to produce sarin gas, the use of which caused the death of thousands in Syria, was transported to Ahrar-ı Sham and Al-Nusra Front under the supervision of the Turkish state.
• Gangs wounded in Russian airstrikes treated in Antep and Kilis 

  Dozens of gang members who get wounded in the ongoing Russian airstrikes against Aleppo, Hama, Humus, Damascus and İdlib cities of Syria are brought to hospitals in Antep and Kilis for treatment.
• Saleh Moslem: 50 tons of ammunition delivered, more are underway 

  PYD co-chair Saleh Moslem confirmed that they have recently received weapons from U.S. forces and said “We do not attack anyone but we will defend ourselves against those who attack us” in response to the threats uttered by Turkish Prime Minister.
• Karayılan: We will maintain the position of inaction as the will of martyrs 

  People's Defense Centre (HSM) Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan said they would maintain the position of inaction as the will of the people who were massacred in Ankara while demanding peace.
• Karayılan: Erdoğan wages this war for 400 deputies - PART I 

  PKK Executive Council Member Murat Karayılan underlined that; "Qandil hears all the calls but a mutual attitude is needed for a ceasefire. Past practices proved us that one-sided ceasefires can accomplish no result."