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• HSM calls for an independent investigation into Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  According to the Turkish defence minister, Turkey has investigated and refuted the allegations of chemical weapons use in Kurdistan itself. HSM calls this ridiculous and calls for an independent investigation.
• YRK: Turkish drones attacked a village Southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish combat drones bombed a village in northern Iraq on Friday, causing property damage according to the YRK. The Iraq-Iran border area is attacked by both Turkey and Iran.
• Residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp start period of actions for Abdullah Öcalan 

  The residents of Maxmur Refugee Camp announced that they will take action until the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured, and called on everyone to protest.
• HPG reports 150 chemical weapons attacks against guerrilla positions in Zap 

  According to HPG information, the Turkish army has carried out 150 chemical weapons attacks against a single guerrilla position in southern Kurdistan within three days.
• Turkish army carries out 20 chemical attacks 

  The invading Turkish state, unable to cope with the guerrilla resistance, dropped chemical bombs on the Martyr Botan battle positions in the Çemço Resistance Area 20 times.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of actions carried out on 28 August and 13 September 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the actions carried out on 28 August and 13 September.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with chemical weapons 

  The Turkish army continues to commit war crimes in Southern Kurdistan. According to HPG information, a guerrilla position in the Zap region was attacked twelve times with chemical weapons within one day.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action carried out by guerrillas in Zap 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish soldiers in Zap, in which 4 soldiers were killed.
• Sabri Ok: Our people should be on full alert until they get news from Öcalan 

  KCK Executive Council Member Sabri Ok spoke about the aggravated isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan insisting that “our people should be on full alert until they get news from Öcalan."
• More displaced Yazidis return to Shengal 

  After the defeat of ISIS, the displaced people of Shengal continue to return to their houses. Two more families who migrated 8 years ago have returned to Shengal today.
• HPG: Three occupiers punished in Zap 

  At least three soldiers, one of them an officer, have been killed in a guerrilla sabotage operation against the Turkish invading forces in the Zap region.
• HPG: The Turkish state conceals the loss of its soldiers 

  HPG announced that the corpse of a soldier seized in Metîna region on November 3 belonged to Mustafa Bazna.
• Gerîla TV release footage of armored vehicle destroyed in Avashin 

  Gerîla TV released footage of an Amarok type armored vehicle destroyed by the guerrillas.
• People of Shengal march in protest at the isolation of Öcalan 

  A march was held in Shengal to protest the aggravated isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• General strike continues in dozens of cities in East Kurdistan 

  The general strike launched in East Kurdistan and Iran on Monday continues on its second day, accompanied by street protests in many cities.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action in Girê Cûdî 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of an action directed against the invading Turkish soldiers in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.
• HPG: Seven soldiers killed in heavy fighting in Muş 

  At least seven soldiers were killed in clashes between Kurdish guerrillas and Turkish military units in Muş. Guerrilla commander Aso Ferzad was martyred and a guerrilla fighter was taken prisoner.
• Villages in Pervari sealed off due to military operation 

  The Turkish army has imposed an informal curfew on several villages in Siirt’s Pervari district, with the threat of arrest for violations. The reason is an air-supported military operation. Many people are effectively cut off from the outside world.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions and Turkish attacks in southern Kurdistan 

  The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invading forces despite chemical weapons use and massive bombing of their areas, the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• People of Maxmur take to the streets against the isolation of Öcalan 

  The Kurdish society demands the clarification of the condition of Abdullah Öcalan.
• YRK: Turkish attack on Mount Asos was directed against civilians 

  "Let our people know that the goal of the Turkish state is to annihilate the Kurdish people,” said the YRK, condemning the increasingly ongoing attacks across the Kurdistan territory.
• Civilian killed in Turkish airstrike in South Kurdistan laid to rest 

  Aziz Muhammed Resul, who was killed in the air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state yesterday, was buried in the village of Qeşan near the district of Mawet.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb civilians in Sulaymaniyah countryside 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed a village in the Şarbajêr district near Sulaymaniyah. According to the Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT), one civilian was martyred, and 2 others were injured.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of revolutionary operation in Metina 

  42 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in a revolutionary guerrilla operation in the Metîna region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in northern Iraq.
• Extraordinary meeting in Amed discusses isolation and occupation 

  Parties and institutions gathered in Amed (Diyarbakir) for an extraordinary meeting to discuss the Imrali isolation and invasion attacks, insisting that “Abdullah Öcalan must be freed”.