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• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  HPG Press Center announced that three Turkish soldiers were killed in actions organized within the scope of Cenga Heftanin.
• Aerial activity over Maxmur Camp 

  Reconnaissance drones and fighter planes of unknown origin circle above the Maxmur Refugee Camp in Southern Kurdistan.
• "Why on earth is the KDP coming to Shengal?" 

  Council of Duholê co-chair Salih Yazdin Xelo said that the KDP betrayed Shengal in 1972 and 2014 and continues the betrayal today through recent attacks. Xelo asks "Why on earth is the KDP coming to Shengal?".
• Female journalists: KRG's statements target Kurdish unity 

  Journalists in Rojava call upon the KDP to stop its collaboration with the Turkish state and to defend the lands of Kurdistan against the enemy.
• Bodies of two female guerrillas handed over to families 

  The bodies of guerrillas Gülistan Şahin and Hunav Ayhan, who were anonymously buried in Mardin, have been exhumed and are transferred by relatives to their homes for burial.
• KDP's military build-up continues 

  KDP's military build-up continues, shepherds are forced to be agents
• Military operation underway in Ahpanos Valley in Dersim 

  The invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Ahpanos Valley in Dersim and the region of Aliboğazı.
• Kurdish Initiative Against a Turkish Invasion of South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish Initiative Against a Turkish Invasion in South Kurdistan has released a report called “Avoiding a new war in South Kurdistan”.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in rural Zakho, Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people across the lands of Kurdistan.
• Yazidis in Shengal urge the KDP to “stop betrayal” 

  Yazidis criticized the KDP which aims to leave Shengal without status with the agreement signed with Baghdad, emphasizing that the KDP always betrayed the Yazidis and called for the KDP to take a step back.
• Turkey’s attacks on Southern Kurdistan continue 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against Kurdistan lands.
• Yazidis call on US, EU, UN to take action against Turkey 

  Yazidi organisations appeal to UN, the USA and the European Union to "take immediate action against air strikes by the Turkish state in Sinjar (Shengal)." 
• Turkish police point a gun at women during house raids 

  Turkish police threaten Kudret Adıyaman and Esmer Tunç with gun during the political genocide operation in Cizre.
• 15-year-old boy murdered in Germiyan 

  A 15-year-old boy was murdered in the village of Qelatepe in the city of Germiyan.
• Nasr al-Mubin: MIT and KDP killed a civilian in Shengal 

  Nasr al-Mubin forces announced that a civilian was martyred and one of their fighters was injured in Sunday’s attack, holding Turkey’s MIT and KDP responsible.
• Meeting and protest in Sinûne 

  As the delegation of the Iraqi government is meeting with the Shengal Autonomous Administration, the people are protesting the Hewler-Iraq agreement.
• Turkish airstrike results in injuries in a village of Shengal 

  Turkey continues to attack parts of Kurdistan in violation of international law.
• PKK: The KDP-AKP relationship is problematic and harmful 

  The economic, political and military relations of the current KDP administration with the AKP-MHP dictatorship are problematic and harmful for everyone as much as they are for the Kurds, said the PKK.
• Turkish jets bomb a village in Shengal 

  The Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar) has been targeted by the Turkish state since the organization of the local people who took up arms to defend themselves after the ISIS onslaught in August 2014.
• HPG pays tribute to YJA Star guerrillas who fell martyrs in Amed 

  In a written statement, HPG Press Liaison Centre (BIM) commemorated YJA Star guerrillas Amara Ronahi and Doğa Rizgar, who fell in Amed on 3 October.
• HPG: Thirteen Turkish soldiers killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  According to HPG, at least thirteen Turkish soldiers died during guerrilla actions in the Avashin region of Southern Kurdistan. YJA Star commander Eylem Dilxwaz, who was injured in the course of the fighting, lost her life.
• Kurdistan intellectuals call for peace and national dialogue 

  Call for peace and national dialogue and standing against brotherhood fighting.
• HPG: Our forces did not attack anyone on November 4 

  HPG refuted the media reports that guerrillas carried out an attack in the village of Bêbadê in the Chemankê on November 4.
• KDP establishes new check-point in Metina 

  The KDP increases provocation by establishing a new security point in the village of Tirwaniş, which is connected to Kani Masi, in the region of Metina.
• HPG guerrillas target Turkish army in Heftanîn 

  The HPG Press Centre said that guerrillas hit the invading Turkish army in Heftanîn from two sides, one position was completely destroyed and two others were largely damaged.