KURDISTAN

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• Guerilla actions in Hakkari and Şırnak 

  HPG Media Center announced that 2 Turkish soldiers were killed during recent guerilla actions in Hakkari and Şırnak.
• 4 more areas liberated during the Wrath of Euphrates Initiative 

  2 villages and 2 strategic regions have been liberated from ISIS today during the Wrath of Euphrates Initiative. Fighters have also encircled the ISIS gangs in al-Hishah village.
• Footage of Turkish soldiers fleeing 

  Guerilla forces, which have been carrying out actions in Hakkari’s Çukurca district without a pause over the past three months, continue to inflict heavy blows against the Turkish army. Guerillas released the footage of one of their recent actions.
• Trustee appointed to Varto Municipality 

  Varto district governor Mehmet Nuri Çetin has been appointed as trustee to Varto Municipality.
• YPS claims responsibility for the action against appointed trustee in Derik 

  YPS General Coordination claimed responsibility for the action against Derik district governor Muhammet Fatih Safitürk, who had recently been appointed to Derik Municipality as trustee.
• YPG repels ISIS attack in Hesekê: 6 gangs dead 

  YPG repelled an ISIS attack on its positions between the villages of Malha and Mekmen to the southeast of Hesekê. 6 gangs were killed and a car bomb was destroyed from a safe distance.
• From captive to freedom fighter: Shirin from Manbij 

  Shirin Manbij was forced into captivity like everybody in Manbij before the Ebu Leyla operation launched for the liberation of Manbij, and now she is a freedom fighter on her way to Raqqa.
• SDF commander Tolhildan: We reached the end of our initiative’s first half 

  SDF Siluk Commander Amed Tolhildan stated that they have reached the end of the first half of the initiative to liberate Raqqa from ISIS gangs.
• Intensified military movement in Silopi 

  Intensified military movement has been taking place in Şırnak’s Silopi district.
• Wounded appointed trustee dies 

  Derik district governor Muhammed Fatih Safitürk, who was recently appointed as trustee to Derik Municipality, died after the blast of home made explosives that had been placed in his office.
• Turkish soldiers attack Efrîn residents resisting on the border: 5 wounded 

  5 civilians were wounded when Turkish soldiers shot fires upon Efrîn residents resisting Turkish occupation on the border.
• Wrath of Euphrates Initiative: Villages cleared from ISIS gangs 

  Wrath of Euphrates Initiative continues as fighters liberate the villages of Wadî El-Wirûd and El-Eric 3 hamlets from ISIS gangs. Clashes continue in Hayîş village.
• ‘We are going home’ 

  Wrath of Euphrates initiative for the liberation of Raqqa continues. The fighters that participate in the initiative expressed their excitement at getting closer to their homes.
• HPG: 8 soldiers and 5 counter-guerillas killed 

  8 soldiers and 5 counter-guerillas were killed during recent guerilla actions.
• Apprehension warrants for 7 HDP parliamentarians removed 

  The apprehension warrants for 7 HDP parliamentarians that had been issued as part of the "KCK Main Case" in Amed have been removed.
• Government-appointed trustee wounded in blast in Derik - UPDATE 

  A huge explosion has occurred in front of the district governor's office in Mardin's Derik district at around 12:10 Thursday noon. 5 people including governor Muhammet Fatih Safitürk and 2 police officers on guard got injured during the explosion.
• Co-mayor of Varto jailed 

  Varto Co-mayor Sabite Ekinci has been jailed.
• Reports of injuries in blast near the District Governor's Office in Derik 

  A huge blast has occurred near the District Governor's Office in Derik district of Mardin.
• 29 people detained in Van 

  29 people including Van Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Sedat Töre have been detained early Thursday morning.
• Curfew in 22 villages of Dersim and Ovacık 

  Curfew has been declared in 22 villages in Dersim and its Ovacık district.
• 4 neighborhoods razed as destruction stops in Sur 

  2 neighborhoods were completely wiped out during the destruction and curfew in Sur, and construction vehicles have not been working for a week.
• YPG: Turkish army and gangs intensify their attacks 

  YPG reported that ISIS and SNC-affiliated gangs in addition to the Turkish army have increased their attacks on Rojava, West Kurdistan lands.
• Up to 15 years prison sentence sought for HDP MP Uca 

  An indictment has been prepared against HDP Amed MP Feleknas Uca within the framework of a suit commenced against her with a demand for her arrest.
• Support for HDP from Kakais in Southern Kurdistan 

  Kakais: Erdoğan thinks he can discourage Kurds by arresting HDP co-chairs and MPs, he is wrong. Kurds will protect their politicians in four parts of Kurdistan.
• Operation Wrath of Euphrates fighters free dozens of civilians 

  Dozens of civilians have been freed from ISIS gangs and transported to free lands in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates launched on November 5 by SDF, YPG and YPJ forces.