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• Drones flying over Shengal 

  The invading Turkish state has carried out several airstrikes by fighter jets and armed drones in Shengal region recently.
• YBŞ: We don't need any other force in Shengal 

  The Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ), which defeated ISIS in Shengal and protected the Yazidi land highlights the fact that Shengal does not need any other force.
• HPG guerrillas target Botaş Oil Pipeline 

  HPG-BIM announced that guerrillas carried out a sabotage action on Botaş Oil Pipeline, which passes through Mardin's Bagok region, on October 28.
• 'I am shy with my friends, not with the enemy' 

  Guerrilla Çekdar Amed knew the enemy and because he knew it, he decided to go to the mountains and fight against it. That shy guerrilla became a person full of determination and a stern eye.
• Duran Kalkan: Be creative and resist! 

  Duran Kalkan (PKK) spoke about the attacks on the Kurdish liberation movement, the agreement on the future of Shengal and the KCK's offensive against fascism of the Turkish regime.
• Families of Dağ and Er meet with intellectuals 

  The families of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er came together with the intellectuals in Southern Kurdistan (Bashur).
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Serhat 

  The HPG BIM paid tribute to HPG guerrillas Hêjar Ararat (Halis Eroğlu) and Roni Ronahi (Halis Erdoğan) who fell as martyrs in the Şenkaya area of Erzurum on 12 July and in the Kirêkor area of Iğdır on 19 September.
• Karayilan warns against inter-Kurdish conflict 

  Murat Karayilan of the PKK warns against attempts to ignite an inter-Kurdish war. Addressing the KDP, he warns against being drawn into Ankara's war plans.
• KJK: No concessions on Kurdish language and co-chairmanship 

  The KJK Coordination said the Kurdish language and the co-chair system, which are under the attack of the colonial system and some Kurdish parties, are two principles on which no concessions can be made.
• KCK denies reports on alleged arrest of PKK members 

  The KCK has denied reports by KDP media that several PKK members who are alleged to have planned attacks have been arrested, saying that such allegations are usually made to legitimize future attacks on the Kurdish movement.
• HPG: Troop concentrations pose serious dangers 

  Referring to the recent media reports that KDP forces have been dispatched towards the guerrilla base areas, HPG said; "Such initiatives developed in the guerrilla areas pose serious dangers.”
• Is KDP’s military deployment to Gare a move against Metina? 

  KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party), which paves the way for Turkish invasion and tries to legitimize it, continues to send its forces to some areas. KDP is now trying to break the connection between Garê and Metina by deploying troops to Garê.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage from Heftanin, Southern Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Heftanin 

  HPG BIM (Press Centre) disclosed the identity of 4 YJA Star and HPG guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the clashes in Heftanin on 14 July.
• Mass grave discovered in Shengal 

  A mass grave thought to belong to women and children was found in Shengal.
• KDP deploys special forces with heavy weapons to Gare 

  Gulan forces under the command of Prime Minister Masroud Barzani have been dispatched to the Garê region under guerrilla control. KDP is reported to be seeking to move into guerrilla areas and to build new positions and bases.
• Guerrilla Cudi Çekdar pays tribute to martyrs of Heftanin 

  YJA Star guerrilla Cudi Çekdar, spoke about her comrades who fell as martyrs in the resistance in Heftanin and said: "We will follow the footsteps of the martyrs of Cenga Heftanin and fight to the last drop of our blood to avenge our comrades."
• Shengal youth march against Hewler-Baghdad agreement 

  Protests against the agreement on the future of the Yazidi land continue increasingly.
• KCK calls for action against death penalty for two in Bashur 

  KCK said that it is not possible for them to accept the death penalty given to two young Kurds by the KRG and called on all Kurdish people, democratic Kurdish institutions, intellectuals and artists to take action against this decision.
• KDP seeks provocation in Heftanin-Metina area 

  The KDP is seeking provocation along the Heftanin-Metina line held by the guerrilla. It is reported that Aziz Weysi, who is in charge of the Serbest Lezgin and Zerevan forces, and who left Shengal without defense and fled, is preparing for a provocation.
• Shengal people: We don't need any force except YBŞ and YJŞ 

  Yazidi people announced that they will not recognize the genocidal agreement against Shengal and said; "The KDP will not be able to sell us out again. We have YBŞ and YJŞ, we do not need any other force."
• Mass grave with IS victims discovered in Kirkuk 

  In Kirkuk, Iraqi forces have discovered a mass grave with 45 victims of the terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS). The grave was laid out between 2014 and 2017, when the IS was in control of large parts of the country.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes on Qandil and Xakurke 

  The Turkish Air Force has bombed points in the Qandil and Xakurke regions within the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• KDP provocation in Berwari 

  The KDP has accepted Turkish state's invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and continue to act in a provocative way.
• Turkish jets bomb a village in Qandil 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.