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• At least four minors among those detained in Nusaybin 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish population continue unabated.
• Xanasor People's Assembly member Nûrê Şengal speaks on the 6th anniversary of Shengal liberation 

  Speaking on the 6th anniversary of Shengal's liberation from ISIS mercenaries, Xanasor People's Assembly member Nûrê Şengal said: "We will protect these lands where the blood of our martyrs has been shed until the end."
• YJA Star guerrillas in Xakurke: We face a cowardly enemy 

  YJA Star guerrillas report from Xakurke that they are facing a cowardly enemy and that no technology can break their will.
• Slain mayor of Batman commemorated at his grave 

  The slain mayor of Batman, Edip Solmaz was commemorated at his grave.
• HPG denies Turkish media reports: Our forces suffered no losses in Metina 

  Contrary to reports in the Turkish media, the guerrillas suffered no casualties in the massive airstrikes on Metina earlier this week, reported the HPG Press Office.
• Turkish jets bomb Gare 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Families of PKK martyrs call for light to be shed on murder of Şukri Serhed 

  The Committee of PKK Martyrs' Families staged their weekly demonstration for PKK member Yasin Bulut (Şukri Serhed) who was assassinated in Sulaymaniyah in mid-September. The committee urged the authorities to probe into the case and reveal the murderers.
• PKK appeals to the people: “Do not leave the country, resist for freedom” 

  In view of the dramatic situation at the EU's external border, the PKK urged the people of South Kurdistan not to leave the country. PKK called upon the KDP government to create dignified living conditions for all people and eliminate the reasons for the
• Hill Kartal and the guerrilla struggle 

  Hill Kartal is an important position for both the Turkish army and the guerrillas. While the guerrillas there supported their companions in Mamreşo, Girê Sor and Süleyman hills, they also mounted major resistance in the battle tunnels.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army.
• World Human Rights Organization to carry out investigation on Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The World Human Rights Organization, which carries out its work in the US, said that they have decided to conduct research in areas where the Turkish state used chemical weapons.
• Former HDP deputy arrested on terror charges 

  HDP politician Behçet Yıldırım has been arrested. The former parliamentarian is accused of PKK membership. Attendance at funerals is being used as evidence.
• Posters with names of Seyit Riza and comrades-in-arms removed in Dersim 

  Even 84 years after the execution of Seyit Riza and his comrades-in-arms, the Turkish state apparently still sees a threat to its security. Posters with names and the demand to reveal the place of burial were removed in Dersim.
• KJK: The dignified and free Kurdish people will be victorious 

  While the three victims of Tuesday’s Turkish drone attack were buried in Qamishlo today, the KJK declared that with the Gulo family, Kurdish patriots who insist on a free life are being deliberately and specifically targeted.
• Young people joining the PKK vow to expand resistance in the free mountains 

  A group of young people who have joined the PKK vowed to expand the resistance in free mountains and called on “our people and the honourable Kurdish youth to join the guerrilla and take part in this historic resistance”.
• HDP protests the detention of party members in Amed 

  “HDP is the representative of the peoples and an interlocutor of the solution. No matter what they do, they will not get results. Democratic politics and HDP will become stronger.”
• Five detained in Siirt 

  Raids have taken place in the province of Siirt for alleged "propaganda for a terrorist organization." At least five people were taken into custody.
• Protest in Maxmur against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  The Maxmur Education Committee protested against Turkey’s chemical weapons attacks and called upon the Kurdish people to resist the genocidal Turkish state.
• Turkish military activity continues in Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish army is continuing its attacks against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrillas: "The enemy has no strength to break our determination" 

  Fighters from the women's guerrilla YJA Star report on the past six months of resistance in the Medya Defense Areas.
• Four activists from Behdinan sentenced to prison in Hewler 

  4 jailed activists from Behdinan have received jail time in a Hewler court, South Kurdistan.
• Autonomous Assembly calls on Yazidis to return to Shengal 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly called for the Yazidis to return to Shengal.
• Guerrillas are mounting rare resistance in South Kurdistan 

  YJA Star guerrilla Dr. Rûken Samsun stated that the guerrilla resistance in Werxelê is a rare event in world history, adding, “The will and faith of our friends gives us strength.”
• KCK calls for increased struggle against the isolation and torture system on Imrali 

  “The Council of Europe and the CPT are not taking a clear stance, although the Turkish state is not abiding by any laws on Imrali and has established a torture system there,” said the KCK, holding both institutions responsible for the tyranny in Imralı.
• Iranian forces murder a Kurdish youngster 

  Fire opened by Iranian forces killed a 15-year-old youngster and injured a young woman.