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• 41 people detained in Van 

  41 people were detained in midnight house raids in Van.
• Co-mayors of Dersim and Siirt jailed 

  Co-mayors of Dersim and Siirt Municipalities have been jailed.
• Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk: They cannot suppress us, we will resist 

  Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Ahmet Türk, who has been suspended and replaced by a trustee today, said they will never be intimidated by such methods.
• Governor of Van appointed as trustee to the Metropolitan Municipality 

  Turkish Interior Ministry announced that Van Governor has been assigned as Deputy Mayor to Van Metropolitan Municipality.
• Trustee appointed to the municipalities of Mardin and Siirt 

  Turkish Ministry of Interior has appointed trustees to the municipalities of Mardin and Siirt provinces.
• Van Co-mayor Bekir Kaya taken into custody 

  Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Bekir Kaya has been taken into custody early Thursday morning.
• YPG: 3 SNC gangs killed in Sheikh Maqsoud 

  YPG Media Center announced that 3 SNC gangs were killed in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.
• HPG: 9 soldiers killed during Turkish army operation 

  HPG Media Center announced that 9 soldiers were killed during a Turkish army operation in Hakkari’s Şemzinan district.
• YPS member's body given to his family after 10 months 

  The body of YPS member Abdullah Mutlu who lost his life during the Cizre self-rule resistance was removed from Malatya Cemetery of the Nameless and given to his family.
• YBŞ fighters: We'll resist all attacks, no matter where they come from 

  YBŞ fighters that participate in the defense of Shengal stated that they would resist all attacks no matter where they come from, just like they defended Êzidî people to the death when all other forces turned their back on Shengal.
• Minesweeping continues in liberated areas in Shengal 

  Minesweeping efforts continue in areas liberated in the Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women in Shengal. A total of 103 mines have been defused up to date.
• Turkish soldiers murder a child and severely wound 2 civilians in Shehba 

  Invading Turkish forces murdered a child and severely wounded 2 people in the Al-Biraziya Mountain area in the Shehba region.
• Cizre Co-mayor Kunur arrested 

  Cizre Municipality Co-mayor Kadir Kunur has been arrested on allegations of “membership to a terrorist organization”.
• HDP MP İrmez: Şırnak is no different from Aleppo 

  HDP Şırnak MP Aycan İrmez stated that the destruction is at a much larger scale than the official numbers provided by the Şırnak Governorate. İrmez said the city was no different than Aleppo, and called on everybody to come together around Şırnak.
• Siirt and Dersim Co-mayors detained 

  In line with the political genocide operations, Dersim Co-mayors Nurhayat Altun and Mehmet Ali Bul and Siirt Co-mayor Tuncer Bakırhan have been detained.
• Tiwêlia village liberated from ISIS 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters have liberated Tiwêlia village in North Raqqa from ISIS gangs.
• HPG reports actions by guerrillas and increasing activity by Turkish army 

  Ongoing actions by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas left 5 soldiers of the Turkish army dead in Northern Kurdistan.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from an action of self-sacrifice in Mardin 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action of self-sacrifice which targeted the Axe outpost located between Midyat and Dargeçit districts of Mardin on May 25, 2016.
• 60-year-old faces prison sentence for not going out during the curfew 

  Hanse Bulut (60) complied with the curfew declared by the Mardin Governorate and didn’t leave her home, and the courts of the state delivered her a 13 year 6 month sentence for membership to a terrorist organisation.
• Where does silence stand in Şırnak? 

  It’s not just buildings and homes that have been torn down in Şırnak. The past, the lives, the joy, the hopes of residents. The spirit of Botan is the life and blood of the Kurdish culture.
• Co-mayor of Van's İpekyolu district detained 

  Co-mayor of Van's central İpekyolu District Municipality has been detained during a house raid last night.
• Curfew and demolition continue in Nusaybin 

  Demolition continues in the neighborhoods where a curfew remains in effect in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• Grave of Hacı Birlik also ruined by state forces in Şırnak 

  Turkish state forces that razed a large part of the Şırnak city during the 8 months of onslaught have also ruined the grave of Lokman Hacı Birlik.
• Traces of AKP fascism in Şırnak: All neighborhoods razed 

  During 8 months of genocidal attacks under the name of a curfew in Şırnak, state forces demolished a larger part of the city, also in the areas where no clashes took place.
• First phase of the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' finalized 

  The first phase of the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' launched by YBŞ and YJŞ on November 12, has been finalized.