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• HPG-YBŞ: Shengal liberated 

  HPG Shengal Command and YBŞ General Command announced that Shengal town centre has been liberated from ISIS occupation.
• Bomb attack in Silopi leaves one dead, four wounded 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak, bombs fired by a “grenade launcher” from District Gendarme Command have targeted the Şehit (Martyr) Harun neighborhood.
• ISIS groups suffer heavy losses in Shengal 

  The operation to liberate Shengal which is being participated by HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas, YBŞ-YPJ-Shengal units and peshmerga forces, is going on.
• Yüksekdağ and deputies attacked by police in Silvan 

  HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, DTK co-chair Hatip Dicle, HDK co-chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü and a group of HDP deputies have been attacked by police that blocked their access toTekel neighborhood in Silvan.
• YBŞ and guerrilla forces enter Shengal town centre 

  As the 'Operation to Liberate Shengal' continues successfully, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas alongside YBŞ and YPJ-Shengal forces, which are joining the offensive under Êzidxan Joint Command, have entered the town centre.
• Guerrilla and YBŞ forces on their way to Shengal 

  The operation of Kurdish and Êzîdî forces to liberate Shengal town in South Kurdistan is going on.
• ISIS gangs start to flee Shengal town centre 

  The operation to liberate Shengal which is being participated by HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas, YBŞ-YPJ-Shengal units and peshmerga forces, is going on.
• Êzîdî civilians join the operation to liberate Shengal 

  As the Operation to Liberate Shengal continues, a number of civilians have taken up arms to fight in the ranks of HPG guerrillas.
• Western front of Shengal encircled by forces of resistance 

  Forces affiliated to HPG (People's Defense Forces), YJA-Star (Free Women's Troops), YBŞ (Shengal Resistance Units) and YPJ-Shengal (Women's Defense Units) have started a major Operation to Liberate Shengal earlier this morning.
• Footage from Shengal offensive 

  HPG, YJA-STAR, YBŞ forces have started an offensive to liberate Shengal this morning.
• 19-year-old executed by special operation teams in Silopi 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak, Ford Ranger assassination team has killed 19-year-old Kadri Sencer near Mezarlık Cami (Cemetery Mosque) in Yeşiltepe neighborhood early this morning.
• Another youth murdered by Turkish 'security forces' in Silvan 

  In Silvan district of Amed where curfew has entered its tenth day, attacks by Turkish forces have claimed yet another civilian life.
• Demirtaş: Everyone should embrace the popular resistance in Silvan 

  HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş stressed that the resistance in Silvan is not related with a local matter as it is rather a stance and fight for the free future of the Kurdish people.
• Reports of casualties after helicopter attack in Silvan 

  Reports are coming through that Turkish helicopters have conducted an air strike on Tekel, Konak and Mescit neighborhoods of Amed's Silvan district.
• Another child wounded in Silvan as police urges evacuation 

  The curfew and siege in Silvan district of Amed continues for the ninth uninterrupted day. Six people have been killed by state forces during this time.
• Bomb attack by helicopter against civilian areas in Silvan 

  Bomb attack by a helicopter of the Turkish army hit the civilian area in Silvan district of Amed.
• Police shot a 5-year-old kid in Silvan 

  In Silvan district of Amed where Turkish forces have started a military operation earlier today, special operation police shot a 5-year-old kid by the name of Abdullah Güney.
• One civilian dies in blast in Dargeçit 

  A huge blast has occurred during the passage of an armored military vehicle in Mardin's Dargeçit district earlier this morning.
• Military operation started in Silvan 

  On the ninth day of the siege and curfew in Amed's Silvan district, a military operation has been started against Tekel, Konak and Mescit neighborhoods.
• Turkish army attacks Kobanê 

  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.
• HPG: 11 soldiers killed in Gabar 

  11 soldiers and 3 guerrillas died in clashes in Mount Gabar area of Şırnak where an operation by Turkish army is going on since November 5.
• YPG Commander dies in battle one day after giving an interview to ANF 

  YPG Commander Rüstem Zal, who was taking part in the operation of Syrian Democratic Forces, lost his life in battle one day after giving an interview to ANF about the importance of the operation.
• QSD forces take control of the strategic Hawl-Xatuniyê road 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) have taken control of the strategic Hawl-Xatuniyê road.
• Two more villages liberated, 15 ISIS members killed in QSD operation 

  The operation of Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) against ISIS-occupied areas in south Hesekê continues in its 9th day.
• KCK calls for all-out resistance for Öcalan's freedom 

  KCK called for all-out resistance by the Kurdish people and democracy forces in order for the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan who has been held in aggravated isolation for 7 months now.