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• HDP parliamentarians Çağlar Demirel and Besime Konca arrested 

  HDP Group Deputy Chairperson Çağlar Demirel and Siirt MP Besime Konca have been arrested.
• ‘We are now free and we will determine how we will live’ 

  As the Wrath of Euphrates Operation continues, people in the suburbs of Raqqa welcome Operation fighters and offer them food and tea in order to express their gratitude.
• Wrath of Euphrates fighters continue to advance 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters continue to advance during the second phase of Operation Liberate Raqqa.
• Balance Sheet of Operation Liberate Raqqa 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters announced the tally of the first three days of the second phase of Operation Liberate Raqqa.
• Halfeti Co-mayor Mustafa Bayram arrested - UPDATED 

  Halfeti Co-mayor Mustafa Bayram and 9 others, who were among the 18 people that had been detained during the political genocide operations in Urfa on November 2, were arrested today.
• Ebu Seyf was saved from ISIS tyranny and joined SDF ranks 

  Ebu Seyf was held captive in the hands of ISIS gangs for 48 days and was subjected to intense torture. He managed to escape and later he joined the ranks of the SDF.
• Shopkeepers forced to spy in Kapıköy Border Gate 

  Recent events in Kapıköy border in Van’s Saray district are causing concern for the tradespeople. Shopkeepers who deal in trade along the border gate say that some soldiers are forcing them to spy.
• 8 students arrested in Dersim 

  8 of the 12 students that had been detained in Dersim were arrested yesterday.
• Akdeniz and Artuklu Co-mayors and 2 HDP parliamentarians detained 

  Akdeniz Co-mayor Yüksek Mutlu, Artuklu Co-mayor Emin Irmak, and HDP parliamentarians Çağlar Demirel and Besime Gonca were detained yesterday.
• Villages of Shellalê and Mecbenî liberated near Raqqa 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters advancing from Kadiriyê liberated the villages of Shellalê and Mecbenî from ISIS gang groups last night.
• F-16 warplane crashes in Amed 

  An F-16 warplane crashed in Amed this evening. The pilot of the warplane is reported to have survived the crash.
• Self-sacrifice action against Melkis base in Hazro 

  HPG Media Center announced that an HPG guerilla carried out a self-sacrifice action against the Melkis military base in Amed’s Hazro district as a response to the Turkish army’s massacres and genocidal attacks in Kurdistan.
• SDF fighters: Civilians’ safety is our utmost priority 

  SDF fighters liberated villages and rescue tens of civilians as their operations against ISIS gangs in western Raqqa continue.
• YPJ fighters: We will liberate not only women but also men 

  YPJ fighters in the Wrath of Euphrates operation launched to liberate Raqqa, Agiri Kobanê and Asi Serêkaniye said, “We have launched the Wrath of Euphrates Operation to avenge the Syrian and Shengali women.”
• ‘We survived with the hope that SDF would liberate us’ 

  Villagers of Hemra, which was liberated recently by Wrath of Euphrates fighters in western Raqqa, stated that they survived with the hope that SDF would liberate them.
• PUK and KIG support KCK’s call for national congress 

  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Politbureau Member Ferid Eseserd and Kurdistan Islamic Group Politbureau Member Kamil Mahmut expressed support for KCK’s call for national unity and the organization of a national congress.
• 2 more villages liberated from ISIS 

  Wrath of Euphrates fighters liberated 2 more villages from ISIS gangs.
• ISIS attack on Tel Xozan village repelled 

  Manbij Military Council fighters repelled the attacks of ISIS gang groups on Tel Xozan village yesterday. 6 gang members were killed during the clashes here.
• 4 more villages liberated from ISIS in North Raqqa 

  Wrath of Euphrates fighters liberate 4 villages and several hamlets to the west of Raqqa from ISIS gangs.
• Solidarity Coordination From Cizre To Sur publishes report on Şırnak 

  Solidarity Coordination From Cizre To Sur published their report following their inquiries in Şırnak, which remained under blockade for months.
• HPG: 1 civilian killed and another tortured by Turkish soldiers in Lice 

  HPG reported that Turkish army continued to murder civilians in the most violent ways, as part of which 1 civilian was killed and one other was wounded and tortured by soldiers in Lice.
• Cegerxwîn Cultural Center raided by police 

  Cegerxwîn Cultural Center has been raided by the police.
• KCK: All Kurdish parties should take steps for national unity 

  KCK: The political situation in Kurdistan constitute a call for all Kurdish political parties and organizations to come together. The duty for all Kurds is to take steps in the direction of the National Congress and national unity.
• Co-mayors of Erzurum's Karayazı district jailed 

  Co-mayors of Erzurum's Karayazı district municipality have been formally arrested.
• Zarok TV restarts broadcast 

  Kurdish children's channel Zarok TV, one of the media outlets and TV-radio stations recently shut down by the Turkish government, has restarted its broadcast after around two months of suspension.