KURDISTAN

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• YPG statement on the attacks by ISIS gangs and the Turkish state 

  YPG reported ongoing attacks by ISIS gangs and the invading Turkish army against their forces in Kobanê and Cizîr cantons.
• 25-year-old shot by police in Van dies 

  Civilian İyeç Çakır who was shot by police in Van last month, has died.
• Balance sheet of the ISIS attack on Kirkuk 

  During the clashes with ISIS gangs that attacked Kirkuk last Friday, 74 ISIS members were neutralized while over 30 peshmergas, asayish members and civilians lost their lives.
• Turkish army and affiliated gangs bomb Til Rıfat 

  Turkish army and affiliated gangs bombed Til Rifat (Arfêd) town, Hesiye village and Shehba Dam with howitzer, mortar and katyusha fire yesterday evening.
• Police kill a 5-year-old in Cizre 

  Turkish police killed a 5-year-old child in Cizre district of Şırnak.
• People remove the wire fences in Nusaybin 

  People have removed the wire fences surrounding the Kanîka neighborhood in Mardin's Nusaybin district.
• State forces pull down the tents of displaced residents in Şırnak 

  State forces are pulling down the tents set up by the people on the periphery of the Şırnak city due to the curfew declared on March 14 and is still in place after 9 months.
• One killed, two wounded in bomb attack in Qamishlo 

  Bomb attack in Şerqî neighborhood of Rojava's Qamishlo city left one civilian dead, two others wounded.
• 4 members of Turkish backed gangs killed in Shehba 

  Revolutionary Forces carried out an action on Turkish backed gang groups, leaving 4 members of theirs dead.
• Displaced families in Şırnak forcibly evacuated from the tents 

  The police have started to forcibly evacuate families who had to leave the city during the attacks in Şırnak and have been struggling to live in the tents they set up on the outskirts for months.
• Curfew in two villages of Bitlis amid a military operation 

  Curfew has been declared in Olek and Oleka Jor villages of Bitlis in the wake of an operation launched by the Turkish army in the region.
• Migrants from Shehba in need of urgent aid 

  Efrîn Canton Human Rights Organisation has announced that the migrants in the Shehba camp are in need of urgent aid.
• People fleeing ISIS gangs head for the Kirkuk border 

  ISIS gangs’ attacks on Kirkuk city center hasn’t stopped since October 21. Hundreds more people fleeing from sub-districts and villages have reached the Kirkuk border.
• Clashes intensify in Shengal 

  With ISIS gangs’ attacks on Shengal’s villages, the clashes have intensified. Some peshmerga forces are reported to have retreated from the area.
• Six ISIS members trying to flee Kirkuk killed in clashes 

  Six ISIS members were killed while trying to flee Kirkuk after attacking the city last week.
• Turkish army attacks YPG positions in border villages of Tirbespiyê 

  Turkish army opened fire on YPG positions in Eyndiwer and Kel Hesenikê villages of Tirbespiyê located on the border between Rojava (West) and Bakur (North) Kurdistan.
• ISIS gangs attack Shengal from five sides 

  ISIS gangs have attacked villages of Shengal from five sides at 05:00 Monday morning.
• Turkish airstrike kills 3 civilians in Diyana 

  Turkish fighter jets bombarded the Mawata village of Diyana at around 23:00 last night, which left 3 civilians dead.
• Jaysh al-Thuwar: We will not allow the invasion of our lands by Turkey 

  Jaysh al-Thuwar stated that they will continue to protect the people in Shehba region and will not allow a Turkish invasion of their lands.
• Two people injured in blast in Hesekê 

  A blast has occurred near the public market in Misharfa neighborhood in Hesekê city of Rojava, leaving two people slightly injured.
• Clashes continue in Kirkuk 

  Clashes between ISIS gangs and Kurdish forces re-erupted in an area close to Governor's Office in Heynida neighborhood of Kirkuk.
• Blast in Hesekê 

  A blast has occurred near the public market in Misharfa neighborhood in Hesekê city of Rojava.
• Tevgera Azadi co-chair: ISIS attack on Kirkuk part of an international plan 

  Tevgera Azadi co-chair Mıhemed Abdullah stated that international plans lie behind the ISIS attack on Kirkuk and that political parties should should act together to break these attacks.
• Footage of a sabotage action in Mardin released 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from a sabotage action conducted by guerrillas in Mardin's Sultan Şexmus village on October 14.
• Turkish drone downed in Hassiye village in Shehba 

  Revolutionary Forces have downed a drone of the Turkish state in Hessiye village.