Following the recent appointment of trustees in the DEM Party-run municipalities of Batman (Êlih), Mardin (Mêrdîn), and Halfeti (Xelfetî), people remain in the streets to protest the decision.

In neighborhoods of Batman like Hilal, Karşıyaka, Petrolkent, Bağlar, Cudi, and Ipragaz, organized groups such as the Kurdistan Freedom Militia (MAK), the United Revolutionary Forces of the People (HBDH), and youth councils set up barricades to counter the attacks by Turkish police forces.

Protesters chanted slogans including 'Bijî Serok Apo' (Long live Leader Apo), 'Bê Serok jiyan nabe' (There is no life without our leader), 'Trustees will go, and the people will rise,' and 'The PKK is the people, and the people are here,' signaling their resistance to what they consider an unjust takeover of local governance.

In a statement about the events, the MAK said: "On the evening of 5 November, at around 8:00 pm, our militia took to the streets in the Ipragaz and Bağlar neighborhoods of Batman. Alongside HBDH militias and local youth councils, we resisted and erected barricades with the support of residents. Security forces heavily attacked our militias and the local community, sparking violent clashes in several areas. Our militias responded to the armored police and military vehicles of the occupying forces using stones, fireworks, and improvised explosives. Many security personnel were injured in these confrontations."

The MAK added: "As long as these attacks go on, we will continue to defend our people and respond to the occupiers."

The group issued a broader call for resistance "from Gever to Istanbul, from Serhed to Botan," urging everyone to form a united front against what they see as "encroaching occupation and repression."