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• Grieving father talks about Turkish massacre one year later 

  Last year on October 8, Turkish warplanes hit a house in Toybux village. The massacre happened in the daylight with no ISIS members visible. Imam Sexo Hamo was pulled out of the rubble but he lost 11 members of his family including his eight children.
• The story of an ISIS emir 

  ISIS emir (*) Salih Xelef El-Eli was taken captive by SDF fighters during the Operation Cizire Storm. Salih told how he joined ISIS and became an ISIS emir even though he was a simple and uneducated man.
• Liberation of Raqqa is near, SDF spokeswoman says 

  Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) control 85 percent of Raqqa and complete liberation of the city is near, SDF spokeswomen Cihan Shex Ehmed said.
• Operation Cizire Storm: 1 village and 17 hamlets liberated 

  Syrian Democratic Forces liberated one village and 17 hamlets from ISIS gangs.
• 70 civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) rescued 70 civilians and killed 6 ISIS members in Raqqa.
• Turkey and Al-Nusra agree on Idlib 

  Turkey and Tahrir Al-Sham (Jabhat Al-Nusra) made an agreement on Idlib, ANHA News Agency reported.
• Classes start in Efrîn University 

  Efrîn University has kicked off the new term with 525 students.
• Firaz Dağ’s body bid farewell en route to London 

  YPG/YPJ fighters bid farewell to YPG Press member Mehmet Aksoy (Firaz Dağ) and sent his body through the Semalka Border Gate. Firaz Dağ will cross into Bashurê Kurdistan from there and will be sent off to London afterwards.
• Three-day mourning declared for Mam Jalal in Rojava 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of Rojava has declared three-day mourning over the passing of Kurdish political leader Jalal Talabani.
• Grand ceremony for Firaz Dağ and three martyrs 

  A grand ceremony was held in the Martyr Xebat Martyrs Cemetery for YPG Press member Firaz Dağ and three of his comrades who were martyred in the Operation Cizire Storm and the Operation to Liberate Raqqa.
• Final declaration of the KNK Workshop in Rojava 

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) Rojava workshop released a final resolution after two days long discussions about Kurdish national unity and cooperation between political groups and parties.
• Turkish supported gangs attack Iska village in Efrîn 

  Gangs supported by Turkey attacked Iska village in Afrin with mortars on Monday.
• 19 ISIS members killed, 15 civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters killed 19 ISIS members and rescued 15 civilians in Raqqa.
• 'It’s time that we shut our doors against foreign intervention' 

  Speaking at KNK-Rojava workshop in Rimelan Kurdistan National Congress co-chair said its time for Kurdish people to shut their doors against foreign intervention.
• First footage from liberated Siwer 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a footage showing liberated Siwer town, northeast of Deir ez-Zor.
• Children back to school in Tabqa after six years 

  Children in Tabqa are back in school after six years thanks to its liberation from ISIS by Syrian Democratic Forces.
• 300 Syrian soldiers surrender to SDF 

  300 Syrian soldiers surrendered to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a senior SDF commander said.
• KNK-Rojava workshop starts in Rimelan, Rojava 

  Together with several political groups, Kurdistan National Congress launched a workshop in Rimelan, Rojava, in preparation for a National Unity Congress.
• SDF seize ISIS weapon depot in near Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized a large ISIS arms depot in Mergeda, northeast of Deir ez-Zor city.
• Jafra oil fields under SDF control 

  A spokesperson for Operation Cizre Storm said that Syrian Democratic Forces now control Jafra Oil Fields, north of Deir ez-Zor.
• Bereaved of his language, religion, family and birth name 

  When ISIS gangs swept over Shengal on August 3, 2014 and perpetrated what went down in history as the 73rd genocide of the Êzidî community, they bereaved the children they abducted of their language, religion, cultural values and their names.
• New co-chairs elected for PYD in the 7th Congress 

  New co-chairs have been elected for the Democratic Union Party of Rojava, Northern Syria.
• PYD’s Moslem: Our goal is a democratic and federal Syria 

  PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem stated that they are aiming for a democratic and federal Syria for all peoples of Syria. Moslem said they will strengthen Kurdish identity in Syria and stressed national unity.
• Northern Syria answers Damascus: We are ready for negotiations 

  Democratic Northern Syria Federation has answered Syrian Foreign Minister’s remarks on “negotiations”, saying that they are ready for talks.
• “Communal elections the first step towards Free Syria” 

  Democratic Northern Syria Federation Executive Council described the communal elections as the first step towards Free Syria, and said they are now preparing for the second stage which is the election of municipality, district and canton assemblies.