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• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  At least two Turkish soldiers were killed in an action by the HPG and YJA Star in the Ermuş region in the Xakurke region. In Metina, guerrillas destroyed a Turkish army surveillance system.
• Student protests spreading in South Kurdistan 

  Protests by university students in South Kurdistan are continuing in Hewlêr (Erbil) and Sulaymaniyah.
• Families prevented from visiting cemetery, journalists attacked in Lice 

  Turkish police and soldiers prevented families from visiting a cemetery and attacked members of the press in Lice district of Amed (Diyarbakır).
• Another group of young people joins the PKK, calling for further participation 

  A group of young people from North Kurdistan announced their participation in the PKK and called on every young person to “join the revolutionary struggle as a guerrilla”.
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas say the PKK is a symbol of courage for Kurds and people in the world 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas, speaking about the 43rd anniversary of the PKK, stated that the PKK is a symbol of courage for both the Kurdish people and the peoples of the world.
• Students in South Kurdistan protest government non-payment of scholarship fees  

  Students protesting the non-payment of scholarship fees in South Kurdistan are increasing their demonstration.
• Village guard chief arrested after killing 28-year-old man in Mardin 

  A day after the violent death of a man in a village near Midyat, the gunman has been arrested. Two brothers of the village guard chief are also in custody.
• Uğur and Ahmet Kaymaz, killed in 2004, remembered 

  12-year-old Uğur and his father Ahmet Kaymaz were shot dead by Turkish security forces in Kızıltepe, Mardin. Thirteen bullets hit the fifth-grader and eight hit his father. The authorities claimed they were terrorists.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG releases identity information of two guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Gabar 

  The HPG released the identity information of two guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the bombing carried out by the Turkish state on 14 October in Gabar.
• Teachers Union condemns KDP's betrayal against guerrillas 

  For 47 days, relatives of fallen guerrillas have been protesting at the Sêmalka border crossing in Rojava, demanding that the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP hand over the bodies of guerrilla fighters killed in an ambush by its forces.
• PKK: Masrour Barzani speaks like Turkey’s mouthpiece 

  Masrour Barzani speaks like the mouthpiece of the Turkish state and demands that Rojava distance itself from the PKK. The PKK states that the peoples of northeastern Syria know for themselves what the best decision is for them.
• YJA guerrillas speak about what being in the PKK means to them 

  Speaking about the 44th anniversary of the PKK, YJA Star guerrillas said that the PKK is the only place where a person can be liberated.
• Young people in Sulaymaniah call on refugees to return to Bashur Kurdistan  

  Young people in Sulaymaniah called on refugees to return to Bashur Kurdistan despite the oppressive policies and economic difficulties.
• HPG: Turkish troops retreated from two areas in Avashin 

  HPG reported the withdrawal of Turkish troops from two locations in the Avashin region in Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG announces identity of six guerrillas martyred in Turkish attacks 

  HPG released the names of six guerrillas who fell in Turkish army bombardments in July in the Heftanin region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 431 refugees returned to Hewler, says spokesperson for Federal Kurdistan Region Government 

  Cûtyar Adil, spokesperson of the Federal Kurdistan Region Government, said that 431 refugees had returned from the Belarusian border.
• KNK submits evidence for Turkey’s use of chemical weapons to international organizations 

  KNK co-chair Zeyneb Murad said that they have submitted documents concerning Turkey's use of chemical weapons to international organizations, adding, “We urge international institutions to launch an investigation into Turkey’s use of chemical weapons.”
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Metina 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the action that YJA Star guerrillas carried out in Metina on 23 October in which 2 soldiers were killed.
• Hewler designates migrants at Polish-Belarusian border as 'terrorists' 

  Kurdish parliamentarian Soran Omer said that the Kurdistan Regional Government designated the migrants stranded at Polish-Belarusian border as "terrorists" in its official letters sent to Poland, Germany and the European Union.
• Political genocide in Şırnak: 27 taken into custody 

  Police officers of a Turkish special unit have stormed numerous apartments in Şırnak and detained 27 people. Six more people are being searched for. While the reason for the detentions is unknown, those involved are denied legal assistance.
• HPG: "Martyr Yilmaz became a symbol of resistance" 

  HPG guerrilla Yilmaz Girêsor died in a chemical weapons attack by the Turkish army. The HPG Press Office announced that he blew himself up with a hand grenade to avoid falling into enemy hands.
• HPG reports continued Turkish attacks on Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish Air Force has bombed various locations within the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HDP MP: We will continue to struggle for peace, justice and democracy 

  According to HDP Hakkari Deputy Said Dede, the root of the problems in Hakkari is the deadlock in the Kurdish question. He stressed that, “We will continue to struggle for peace, justice and democracy.”
• A group of young people joins guerrilla ranks on 44th anniversary of PKK's founding 

  A group of young people announced that they joined the guerrilla ranks on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the PKK's founding.