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• Zinar Bagok, a brave guerrilla as majestic as Mount Bagok 

  Born in Nusaybin, one of the towns of uprisings in Kurdistan, Zinar Avcı joined the guerrilla ranks at a young age. Martyr Zinar, known for his sacrifice and courage in guerrilla life, took part in many actions that dealt heavy blows to the Turkish state.
• Arab fighters: We joined the PKK for an equal and dignified life 

  Arab fighters Delal Amed and Omer Tilkoçer, who joined the guerrilla ranks for an equal, dignified and free life, emphasized that the PKK is of great importance for the brotherhood of peoples.
• Turkish soldiers attack lawyer who spoke with his clients in Kurdish 

  Lawyer Ahmet Atış was insulted and beaten by military police officers, including the commander of a military base, because he had spoken Kurdish with his clients in Urfa.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Xakurke  

  Guerrilla commander Ronahî Tendurek and guerrillas Pervîn, Derya, Dîlan, Rewşen and Destan fell as martyrs in a Turkish attack in the Xakurke region of South Kurdistan in January 2018.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Rodî Nalîn  

  Guerrilla Rodî Nalîn died on Sunday in a battle with the Turkish army in Mardin, said the HPG.
• MP Gökalp: There is no safety of life and property in Bitlis 

  HEDEP MP Semra Çağlar Gökalp warns about the situation in the Kurdish province of Bitlis, where many regions are restricted military areas, there are repeated curfews and the rural population in particular fear for their lives.
• Gerîla TV footage shows military equipment seized in Metîna 

  Gerîla TV shared video of the military equipment seized by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas during the Martyr Leyla Amed Revolutionary Operation in Metîna.
• Two YRK guerrillas martyred in Turkish airstrike in Pencewîn 

  The YRK Press Liaison Centre announced the martyrdom of Berxwedan Kelhor and Rêdûr Baz in a Turkish airstrike in Pencewîn on 11 November.
• Gerîla TV publishes second footage of Martyr Leyla Amed Revolutionary Operation  

  GerîlaTV shared the second of the three-stage footage of the Martyr Leyla Amed Revolutionary Operation carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla in Metina.
• Kurdish teacher in Rojhilat sentenced to 11 years in prison  

  In Rojhilat, a Kurdish teacher was sentenced to 11 years in prison for “crimes against national security.”
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian regime forces 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• HPG: Turkey continues to commit war crimes 

  HPG reported that guerrilla areas were again attacked with chemical weapons, banned bombs and warplanes as Turkey continues to commit war crimes in Kurdistan.
• Turkish attack kills a civilian in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state killed a civilian named Alî Cemîl Kelaş and wounded another in an attack on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• Step by step images of the guerrilla operation Martyr Leyla Sorxwîn released 

  During the revolutionary Operation Şehîd Leyla Sorxwîn Amed, the guerrillas overran Turkish positions in Metina and inflicted heavy losses on the Turkish army. A video of the direct preparations for the campaign has now been published.
• Vigil demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan continues at Maxmur Camp 

  The vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues at the Martyr Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur.
• Kurdish teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison in Iran 

  Iran sentenced Kurdish teacher Seywan Ibrahimi to 11 years in prison.
• Turkish court drops case on Vartinis Massacre  

  A Turkish court dropped the Vartinis case concerning the killing of 9 people in 1993.
• Member of HEDEP Youth Council detained in Muş 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish population and their elected representatives.
• Guerrillas celebrate the 45th anniversary of the PKK in Xakurkê 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK) in the Xakurkê region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Martyr Dilgeş Şerzan, a meticolous revolutionary 

  Martyr Dilgeş Şerzan joined the guerrilla ranks in 2011 to fight against the attacks by the Turkish state in Kurdistan. He left behind a great legacy of resistance.
• ‘They gave me my daughter in a cardboard box’ 

  The mortal remains of fallen guerrilla Menfiyat Elçiçek (Axîn Seydo) were handed over to her family by the Turkish authorities in a cardboard box. Her mother says: "Our pain is very fresh, as is our anger."
• 4 ISIS members killed in Maxmur 

  Iraqi security forces carried out an operation against ISIS members hiding in a village of Maxmur.
• March for YJA STAR guerrilla whose body was delivered in a box 

  A march was organised in İdil for fallen YJA STAR guerrilla Axîn Seydo, whose body was delivered to her family in a cardboard box.
• Over fifty people jailed in Bitlis 

  Over fifty people have been imprisoned in Bitlis for membership, support or financing of a terrorist organisation.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action by YJA Star in Xakurkê 

  Gerîla TV published footage of an action of sabotage by YJA Star guerrillas leading to the death of 2 Turkish soldiers in Xakurkê.