KURDISTAN

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• 31 people arrested in Erçiş 

  31 of the 37 people that had been detained during the house raids on November 17 have been accused of “abetting and aiding an organization” and arrested as part of the AKP government’s political genocide operations.
• Turkish army hits Olaşa village with missiles 

  The occupant Turkish army is hitting Manbij’s Olaşa village with Katyusha missiles and artillery.
• “We will defend our land to our last drop of blood” 

  Manbij Military Council fighters who are displaying a historic resistance against the Turkish state and SUK gangs spoke to the ANF.
• 46 DBP Co-Mayors arrested so far 

  46 DBP Co-Mayors have been arrested and 38 Co-Mayors have been dismissed so far. Also, 7 Co-Mayors have been issued arrest warrants and 35 trustees have been appointed to DBP municipalities.
• Xurmatu youth protest Turkey's plan to invade South Kurdistan 

  Xurmatu youth who protest the Turkish state’s invasion plan for South Kurdistan say, “This is a plan to invade Kurdistan. We as the people of South Kurdistan are against this and we will resist.”
• Curfews declared in Silvan and Nusaybin 

  Curfews were declared in Amed’s Silvan and Mardin’s Nusaybin districts.
• Manbij Military Council fighters repel ISIS attacks in south Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters repelled ISIS gang groups’ attacks on Kesra, Til Hozan and Cibilhemra villages, and 30 gangs were killed during the clashes.
• Malazgirt Municipality Co-mayors arrested 

  Malazgirt Municipality Co-mayors Halis Coşkun and Memnune Söylemez and DBP District Deputy Co-Chair Maşallah Burhanlı were arrested in Muş.
• Explosion in Atme Camp 

  An explosion took place around 20:30 last night in Atme Camp, and many people are reportedly injured.
• Kalkan: Castro will always live on in the PKK’s struggle 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan: “Fidel Castro’s revolutionary will, his spirit and his enthusiasm will always live on. He will always be in the PKK’s struggle.”
• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers killed 

  HPG Media Center announced that 11 Turkish soldiers were killed during recent HPG and YJA Star actions.
• 11 ISIS gangs killed in Manbij 

  11 ISIS gangs were killed during the clashes that broke out between Manbij Military Council fighters and the gangs in the Til Hozan and Kesra villages of Manbij today.
• Large amount of ammunition seized from the occupant Turkish army 

  Manbij Military Council fighters seized a large amount of ammunition from the occupant Turkish army after the clashes in villages to the west of Manbij last night.
• Turkish warplanes bombard Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes bombarded Qandil region in Medya Defense Zones around 20:15 last night.
• Karayılan: We must respond to the occupiers accordingly 

  PKK Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan stated that they are ready to fulfill their duties in order to protect the gains of Kurdish people in South, North, West and East Kurdistan, and called for responding to occupant forces accordingly.
• 57 gangs killed in Ebû Fas village 

  YPG Media Center announced that 57 ISIS gangs were killed and 5 panzers and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed during the clashes in Sheddade’s Ebû Fas village yesterday.
• Trustee appointed to Bitlis Municipality 

  Ministry of Interior Affairs appointed Bitlis governor Ahmet Çınar as trustee to Bitlis Municipality.
• Guerillas: We will crown the 39th year of our movement with victory 

  HPG and YJA Star guerillas spoke to ANF on the anniversary of the PKK’S establishment, and invited the youth of Kurdistan to join the PKK ranks as they said “We will enhance our struggle until our people and the peoples of the world are free.”
• Turkish warplanes target civilians once again 

  Residents of Banikê village stated that Turkish state forces consciously targeted them on November 21 in order to force the villagers to migrate or face massacres.
• Action in Şemdinli 

  An artillery action was carried out against the soldiers at the Gerdan Hill military base in the Derecik region of Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.
• Heavy clashes in villages to the west of Manbij 

  Occupant Turkish army and affiliated gangs have attacked the villages of Sebwêran and Girhuyok to the west of the Manbij city.
• Two more bodies retrieved from the mine in Siirt, 6 still trapped 

  Bodies of two more workers have been retrieved from the copper mine in Siirt where a landslide occurred 9 days ago.
• HSM: In the 39th year we will crown the freedom struggle with victory 

  HSM Headquarters Command: On the 39th year of our party we experience the determination to crown our people’s struggle for freedom with glory more than ever.
• Both Co-mayors of Bitlis and Güroymak arrested 

  Both co-mayors of Bitlis and its Güroymak district have been arrested as part of the increasingly ongoing operations of political genocide.
• MMC fighters rescue hundreds from villages to the west of Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters rescued hundreds of civilians under the threat of massacre by the occupant Turkish army and affiliate gang groups.