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• Lawyer Kanar: Murder of Elçi is a planned attack 

  Lawyer Ercan Kanar has described the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi as a planned attack.
• Curfew in Sur after murder by police of Amed Bar Head Elçi 

  A curfew has been imposed in Sur district of Amed after the murder by police of Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi Saturday noon.
• Footage of the armed attack against Tahir Elçi 

  Footage from the scene where Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi was shot dead in Amed's Sur district Saturday noon, show that policemen deliberately targeted the lawyers and press members in the area.
• Police fire into the crowd outside hospital where Elçi is held 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi was targeted by an armed attack in the wake of a press release near Four Footed Minaret in Sur district of Amed Saturday noon.
• Tahir Elçi killed by police in Amed 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi has been killed by police in Sur district of Amed.
• Three wounded as police attack people in Gever 

  In Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari, police and special operation teams attacked the neighborhoods of Yeşildere and Dize last night.
• Police kill a youth in Silopi 

  As Turkish state forces continue the onslaught against Kurdish people, yet another youth has been killed by police in his house in Şırnak's Silopi district last night.
• Guerrillas mark the 37th anniversary of PKK foundation 

  Guerrillas have marked the 37th anniversary of PKK foundation in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• The PKK was formed 37 years ago today 

  Formally formed on 27 and 28 November 1978 the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party, Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan) core group was made up largely of political science students led by Abdullah Öcalan in Ankara.
• Images from Nusaybin after 13 days of curfew and state terror 

  The state terror in Mardin's Nusaybin district has become visible after the lifting of the unlawful curfew 13 days later earlier today.
• Strategic Mount Kolik between Shengal and Rojava liberated 

  The operation of HPG and YBŞ forces to liberate Shengal countryside continues after the liberation of the town centre on 13 November.
• 4 killed in gunfight between Êzîdî community and peshmerga 

  Gunfight erupted between KDP's special Zirevan forces and Sect Şex Xeyri (Yekineyin Şex Xeyri) from Êzîdî community in the village of Qambusi to the south of Shengal Wednesday evening.
• Turkish jets shell guerrilla areas 

  Turkish state continues conducting airstrikes against PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• YPG reports unidentified planes flying over Jazeera Canton 

  The General Command of YPG (People's Defense Units) has released a statement reporting an activity of unidentified planes over Jazeera region of Rojava (West Kurdistan).
• Actions by HPG and YJA-STAR guerrillas against Turkish forces 

  HPG Press Office has released a statement reporting actions by guerrillas, and ongoing attacks by the Turkish military against PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• People in curfewed Nusaybin take to the streets to protest state terror 

  In Nusaybin district of Mardin where a curfew remains in effect for the 13th uninterrupted day, people have taken to the streets to protest the terror and onslaught by Turkish state forces.
• YPG: Attacks by the Turkish army and gang groups continue 

  YPG Press Office has released a statement providing details about the ongoing clashes and attacks in Rojava, West Kurdistan territory.
• One civilian shot by police after imposition of a curfew in Cizre 

  Yet another curfew has been imposed on Sur and Yafes neighborhoods of Şırnak's Cizre district Tuesday evening.
• 22-year-old killed by police in Nusaybin 

  The curfew and onslaught by Turkish state forces continues in Nusaybin district of Mardin province in its 12th day.
• HPG: Four soldiers killed, six others wounded in Varto 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has released a statement about the ongoing attacks and military activities of the Turkish army.
• Turkish state keeps demolishing cemeteries of PKK guerrillas 

  Turkish troops participating in an operation in the triangle area between Amed's Lice-Hani districts and Bingöl's Genç district have completely demolished the 'Martyr Harun Cemetery' in Speynî village of Lice district.
• HPG reports ongoing bombardments by the Turkish army 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has released a statement reporting ongoing attacks by the Turkish military against guerrilla areas.
• YPG: 20 ISIS members killed in Ayn Îsa 

  YPG Press Office has released a statement regarding the ongoing attacks of ISIS gangs and the actions conducted by combatants affiliated to YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units).
• Images from Melebiya village liberated by QSD 

  Combatants of the joint Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD or SDF) have liberated the Melebiye village and cotton factory in south Hesekê city of West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Fourth day of hunger strike by HDP deputies for Nusaybin 

  The hunger strike started by HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) in solidarity with Nusaybin, continues for the fourth day.