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• Eighteen people detained in Bingöl 

  Eighteen people, including women, have been detained in the province of Bingöl in connection with the Turkish regime’s never-ending political extermination campaign against the Kurdish population.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action carried out by guerrillas in Girê Cûdî 

  Gerîla TV published footage of an action against the Turkish soldiers carried out by guerrillas in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.
• HPG: Six soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a sabotage action by the YJA Star in Van in northern Kurdistan, while four other soldiers were killed in Zap in southern Kurdistan.
• HEDEP MP denounces Turkish threats against Kurds in South Kurdistan 

  HDP called on the KRI government not to let South Kurdistan turn into a territory where Kurds are murdered and exposed to terror attacks.
• Hundreds of Yazidi IDPs living in a camp in Duhok return to Shengal 

  Displaced by the ISIS onslaught in 2014, hundreds of Yazidi IDPs have returned to their hometown, Shengal.
• Turkish army builds roads to guerrilla positions with the help of the KDP 

  Guerrilla video footage shows KDP excavators building roads for the Turkish army in Zap as the Turkish state is trying to break the guerrilla resistance in South Kurdistan with the help of the ruling KDP.
• Three injured in Turkish drone attack in Ranya 

  Three people were injured in a Turkish drone attack in a village in the city of Ranya in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• DBP Conference: Time for freedom and great successes in Kurdistan 

  The DBP held a conference in Amed under the motto “Let’s build a free future with a free society.”
• YRK warns those who scout out their activities in guerrilla areas 

  The YRK warns the public against people who are in guerrilla areas and scout out their activities, stating that necessary measures will be taken against collaborators of the regime, hunting tourists and nature offenders.
• Turkish armed drones heavily bomb Biradost 

  Turkish armed drones heavily hit the Biradost area last night.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers killed in Serhed 

  Six Turkish army soldiers were killed in a guerrilla ambush in Serhed while the Turkish occupying forces in South Kurdistan used gas, unconventional explosives and drones against guerrilla positions.
• Five kolbars wounded in attack by Iranian forces 

  Kolbars and kasibkars are targeted systematically by Iranian and Turkish security forces. Each year, dozens of them are killed with no punitive measures being taken.
• Two out of five people detained in Şırnak remanded in custody 

  The Turkish state's political extermination campaign against the Kurdish people continues unabated.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kolbar injured by Iranian forces in Kermanshah 

  Kolbars and kasibkars are targeted systematically by Iranian and Turkish security forces. Each year, dozens of them are killed with no punitive measures being taken.
• HPG publishes balance sheet of war for October  

  According to a balance sheet of the war in Kurdistan for October, guerillas carried out 278 actions against the Turkish army in October, killing 205 soldiers.
• YRK announces the death of a guerrilla fighter 

  YRK fighter Egîd Çemezî from Eastern Kurdistan, who had been missing for some time, turned out to have drowned while crossing a river in the Ava Zê.
• Turkish attacks with unconventional bombs against guerrilla areas continue 

  The Turkish army is trying to break the guerrilla resistance in the Medya Defence Zones by permanent attacks with chemical weapons and unconventional bombs.
• Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• Arab women in Shengal march to demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Arab women living in Shengal organized a march to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and Autonomy for Shengal.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Rûken Zîlan and Hüseyin Pîran  

  The HPG paid tribute to guerrilla commander Rûken Zîlan and guerrilla Hüseyin Pîran who were killed in a Turkish attack in Metîna.
• Residents of village under military siege for three months forced to leave their homes 

  The blockade and de facto ban imposed by Turkish soldiers in the village of Bilbês in Beytüşşebap have continued for three months.
• More Turkish soldiers killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  While the Turkish army continues carrying out massive air and ground attacks, three Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 13 youngsters detained in Amed 

  The Turkish regime continues its political extermination campaign against the Kurdish population.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action against Turkish soldiers in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published footage of an action carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish soldiers in Zap.