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• Turkish non-commissioned officer killed in clash in Dersim 

  A non-commissioned officer in the Turkish army has been killed in clashes during a military operation in Dersim.
• YRK statement on Turkish airstrike in Pêncewîn 

  The Eastern Kurdistan Defense Forces (YRK) said they suffered no casualties in the Turkish airstrike on Friday.
• KDP forces block Peace Mothers demanding to get the bodies of martrys 

  For two months now, a vigil has been held around the clock at the Sêmalka border crossing in Rojava. Families are demanding the delivery of the bodies of the guerrillas fallen in an ambush by the KDP.
• HPG: No lie will be able to cover up the Turkish army's defeat 

  The People's Defense Forces denied the media reports that the Turkish army captured several guerrilla cave systems in Avaşîn. These are false reports seeking to conceal Turkey’s military deficits, HPG said.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Heftanîn published 

  Footage of an action against a Turkish military vehicle in the Heftanîn region of southern Kurdistan has been published on Gerîla TV.
• Donations needed to expand physiotherapy center in Maxmur refugee camp 

  The Hamburg-based Kurdistanhilfe e.V. association is calling for donations to equip the expanded physiotherapy center in Maxmur refugee camp.
• Man deported from Hewler released from custody 

  Hasan Kaçar, who was detained for protesting his deportation from Hewler by the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) security forces outside the UN office in Sulaymaniyah, South Kurdistan, has been released.
• Man deported from Hewler detained in Sulaymaniyah 

  Hasan Kaçar, who was deported from Hewler by the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party, was taken into custody after he launched a protest in a tent he set up in front of the United Nations office in Sulaymaniyah.
• Three Kurds commit suicide in Bokan and Kirmaşan 

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Association reported that two Kurds committed suicide in Bokan and one in Kirmaşan due to the pressure of the Iranian regime and the poverty experienced.
• Family deported from Hewler protests outside the UN office in Sulaymaniyah 

  Hasan Kaçar, who was deported from Hewler a week ago by the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), launched a protest action in a tent he set up with his family in front of the UN office in Sulaymaniyah.
• Guerrilla Şoreş Masîro: "Our people should not be deceived by the enemy" 

  Guerrilla Şoreş Masîro lost his life in the attacks carried out by the Turkish state in August this year. In an interview before his death he had called on the Kurdish people to beware of informers and not be deceived by the enemy.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Heftanin 

  A sniper from YJA Star shot a soldier of the Turkish occupation forces in the Heftanin region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• Arab guerrilla Cûdî: We have to fight harder for a free and fair life 

  Arab guerrilla Amara Cûdî joined the PKK after the Rojava Revolution. "We need to fight harder to lead a free, equal, fair and honourable life in our country," she said.
• HPG guerrilla Ateş buried under heavy military presence before being returned to his family 

  The remains of HPG guerrilla Ercan Ateş, who fell as a martyr in the clashes with the Turkish army in the Mercan Mountains, were buried under a heavy military presence before being returned to his family.
• Turkey’s attacks on South Kurdistan continue 

  The Turkish state continues its all-out attacks as part of its genocidal war against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Berwarî: "KDP drives students to suicide" 

  Dr. Kamuran Berwarî of Duhok University called for South Kurdistan’s KDP government to fulfill the demands of the students who -he said- are being driven to suicide due to the lack of financial aid.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed, another injured in Metîna 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas targeted the Turkish army in Metîna on November 27 and 28. Two Turkish soldiers were killed and another one injured.
• HPG guerrilla Botan Malazgirt martyred in Gare 

  Guerrilla fighter Botan Malazgirt has shown great effort to protect humanity from ISIS terror. He died in a Turkish airstrike in Gare ten days ago.
• PJAK: PKK is the model of the Freedom Struggle 

  The Kurdistan Free Life Party celebrated the PKK's 43rd anniversary, stating that the PKK is the model for the freedom struggle.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces to mark the PKK anniversary 

  As a salute to the PKK anniversary, YJA Star and HPG guerrillas struck the Turkish forces in Heftanîn and Çelê. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured.
• Guerrillas celebrate PKK founding anniversary in Qandil 

  Guerrilla fighters celebrated the founding of the PKK 43 years ago in Qandil. In a speech, it was emphasized that the resistance and the guerrillas will continue to exist as long as there are Kurds defending their dignity.
• 'We will defeat the enemy in the spirit of November 27' 

  Celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the PKK, YJA Star guerrillas stated that they will inflict a historic defeat on the enemy in the spirit of November 27.
• TEV-DEM: PKK represents the dawn of a new day for our people 

  TEV-DEM celebrated the foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), saying that, “The PKK is the dawn of a new day for our people.”
• Footage of guerrilla action in Heftanin 

  Gerîla TV published footage of a large-scale guerrilla action in the Heftanin region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrillas: "The Turkish state could not break the spirit of resistance" 

  Fighters of the women's guerrilla troop YJA Star told the Dengê Welat radio station about the resistance in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).