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• SDF releases balance sheet of the operation in south Hesekê 

  According to the balance sheet of the operation to liberate ISIS-occupied areas in south Hesekê, an area of 1362 km square was cleansed of ISIS during the operation, which involves the towns of Xatuniye and Hawl and 196 villages and hamlets.
• YPG: One civilian killed in ongoing attacks by the Turkish army 

  Turkish army’s attacks that are aiming at the People’s Defense Units (YPG)’s security positions near Kobanê region borderline since October 24 continue to the time.
• Images from Hawl town liberated by Syrian Democratic Forces 

  Ruins, rubbles and documents have been left behind by ISIS in Al-Hawl town of Hesekê which was liberated by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 13 November.
• Man shot by police during the curfew in Silvan dies 

  In Silvan district of Amed, where the state terrorized the people for 12 days, a civilian shot by police 11 days ago, has died.
• 2680 ISIS members killed in Shengal since last year's August 

  HPG Shengal Command-YBŞ General Command has released the balance sheet of the operation for Shengal's liberation going on for a week now. The balance sheet also includes the details for the period between 3 August 2014 and 13 November 2015.
• Police kill a woman, wound her two children in Nusaybin 

  Attacks by Turkish special operation police are getting heavier in Nusaybin where a curfew remains in effect in its third day. A woman has been killed and her two children wounded by police today afternoon.
• SDF forces liberate strategic Şelala village 

  The operation of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF or QSD) in south Hesekê continues in its 16th day.
• Dozens of Kurdish civilians abducted by gang groups in Azaz 

  Al-Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham gangs have abducted dozens of Kurds after stopping 7 passenger buses on Aleppo-Azaz road. The whereabouts of the kidnapped civilians is not known.
• Images from free Shengal 

  Shengal town centre was liberated by Kurdish freedom forces on November 13th.
• One civilian dies, 5 others wounded in Cizre under curfew 

  Following the imposition of the 4th curfew of recent months in Şırnak's Cizre district, police forces targeted the people with gunfire. The police blockade claimed a civilian's life.
• Turkish soldiers demolish another cemetery of guerrillas 

  The operation started by Turkish troops in Feraşîn Highland in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak the day before, continues with the support of F-16 jets and helicopters.
• HPG: 4 specialist sergeants killed in action by guerrillas 

  HPG reported that guerrillas conducted an action against soldiers involved in search activities in Biryas village of Amed's Lice district at 11:00 yesterday, as a result of which 4 specialist sergeants were killed.
• Êzîdî people in Shengal greet the liberation 

  The Êzîdî people living on Mount Shengal have greeted the liberation of Shengal town centre by Êzîdî and Kurdish forces yesterday.
• Troops in Silvan retreat amid protests by people 

  Turkish military troops and tanks have withdrawn from neighborhoods on the 12th day of the siege and crackdown against the areas of self-rule in Amed's Silvan district.
• SDF forces liberate the refugee camp in Hawl 

  The operation of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF or QSD) in southern countryside of Hesekê city continues in its 15th uninterrupted day.
• Police murder a youth in İdil 

  A youth in his twenties died as a result of random fire opened by police from an armored vehicle in İdil district of Şırnak late Friday afternoon.
• Curfew in 15 neighborhoods of Nusaybin 

  A curfew has been imposed on 15 neighborhoods of Mardin's Nusaybin district to go in effect as of 21:00 Friday evening.
• Syrian Democratic Forces take control of Al-Hawl 

  The operation of Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD or SDF) against ISIS-occupied areas in south Hesekê is going on in its 14th day.
• Footage from Shengal exposes the reality denied by Barzani 

  Kurdistan Regional President Massoud Barzani said that only peshmerga forces joined the operation to liberate Shengal, clearly denying presence of other forces which include HPG, YJA-STAR, YBŞ, HPC and YPJ-Shengal.
• HPG and YBŞ flags raised on wheat silos in Shengal 

  HPG and YBŞ combatants have hanged their flags on the wheat silos, the highest building in Shengal, after the liberation of the town centre by their forces earlier today.
• Local units of self-defense join the operation in Shengal 

  As the Operation to Liberate Shengal is going on uninterruptedly in its second day, local groups from the Êzîdî community living on Mount Shengal are also taking up arms and joining the battle in the ranks of YBŞ.
• Images from Shengal liberated by Kurdish forces 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas and YBŞ/YPJ-Shengal fighters have entered and liberated Shengal town centre earlier today.
• Two ISIS vehicles destroyed in Shengal 

  HPG-YBŞ forces have destroyed two vehicles of the ISIS gangs as they tried to flee towards the west after the liberation of Shengal town centre by Kurdish and Êzîdî forces earlier today.
• ISIS gangs begin to flee Hawl 

  On the 14th uninterrupted day of the operation in south Hesekê, Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) have advanced up to 3 km to the town of Hawl, a strategic base of the ISIS gangs.
• Footage of freedom fighters entering Shengal 

  Footage by ANF features the first moments of YBŞ/YPJ-Shengal forces and HPG/YJA-Star guerrillas entering town centre today within the scope of the Operation to Liberate Shengal.