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• YPG Commander: Efrîn will defeat the invading Turkish state 

  YPG Commander Mehmut Berxwedan stated that Turkey has initiated a new concept of aggression against Efrîn, saying; “Efrîn will defeat the invading Turkish state and its gangs.”
• Democratic Federation of Northern Syria a challenge to status quo 

  The Democratic Federation of Northern Syria presents an alternative-- one that has survived and grown under adverse conditions. Its constitution structurally empowers women and ethnic minorities.
• Foza Yusif: “Elections sent a strong message” 

  Northern Syrian Federation Executive Council Co-chair Foza Yusif stated that the local elections being completed successfully with good participation sent a good message to friend and foe alike.
• The Makhmur attack - ANALYSIS 

  They have no bargaining chips left other than the Kurdish Freedom Movement and the Makhmur Refugee Camp, which is home to the people of Botan who fled the oppression and torture by the Turkish state and whose villages were burned down.
• Bayık: Turkey, CoE and CPT are responsible for torture in Imrali 

  KCK Executive Council Co-chair Cemil Bayık said the Imrali system has been built by the CPT and that this institution is responsible for the practices against Öcalan.
• YPG Spokesperson: Turkey wants to use Talal Silo against Zarrab 

  YPG Spokesperson pointed out that the Turkish state is looking for a second ‘Invasion of Iskenderun’ and said the AKP government is thus looking to prolong its life by both gaining territory from Syria and destroying the democratic life emerging in Efrîn.
• Geopolitics of Syrian Kurds and military cooperation with the US 

  The survival and development of the revolutionary process in Rojava, i.e. of a new democratic perspective, has the big potential to change the mindsets of dozens of millions of people in Middle East.
• SDF prepares to defend Efrîn and Shehba 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are in preparations to defend Efrîn and Shehba from a Turkish attack, a senior commander of SDF said.
• PJAK Co-chair: Iran is in a dirty alliance against Kurds 

  PJAK Co-chair Zilan Vejin said, “If Iran wants to get out of the danger, it needs to be democratized, it needs to recognize the rights of the Kurds. The attacks against us by the Iran-Turkey deal won’t be left unanswered.”
• Karayılan: Our march will win victory in the 40th year of the PKK 

  The PKK will gain great achievements in its 40th year and will continue to fight against barbarism, Executive Council member Murat Karayılan said.
• The PKK foundation in Sakine Cansız's words 

  On the day in which the PKK was formed, 39 years ago, ANF reprints excerpts of an interview in which Sakine Cansız, who co-founded the party, remembers the atmosphere of those years, the feelings, the hope and the first congress.
• Another round in Syrian negotiations 

  The following is an article by the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Co-chair Ilham Ehmed for the Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, translated by ANF English service.
• SDF advances in the Deir ez-Zor desert like a storm 

  As the Operation Cizire Storm left 74 days behind, SDF forces continue their advance in the Deir ez-Zor desert like a storm.
• PKK's Karayilan: Efrîn will turn into Kobanê if Turkey attacks 

  PKK's Murat Karayilan warned of a Turkish attack against Efrîn and said that the Efrîn will turn into Kobanê and be a graveyard for the Turkish state if this happens to be the case.
• BBC's credibility at stake 

  In a report relying on statements by terrorists and smugglers, BBC cast false charges on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that eliminated Islamic State (ISIS) and eradicated it from its capital and main base of operations in Syria.
• YPG fighter from the US: “Turkey is as much a threat as ISIS" 

  Kawa Zivistan, an international fighter from the US, points out that the threat is not limited to ISIS and says there is a risk that the Turkish state could attack Efrîn.
• German state's animosity against Kurds 

  The German state, in an attempt to repair their relationship with the Erdoğan government, has been targeting the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan with unprecedented special laws.
• HPG Commander: We will always defend Shengal against all invaders 

  HPG Commander Serkeft Çalak said they will always defend Shengal, which they liberated after 11 months of resistance, against all invaders.
• People take up arms against Turkey and Iran in western Aleppo 

  Turkey has started preparing attack and invasion plans on Efrîn and Shehba from the areas they invaded and built outposts in.
• Altun: Socialism cannot be built with the tools of capitalism 

  KCK’s Altun pointed out that most of the anti-system movements are turning a blind eye on the fact that they are living capitalism and imperialism in every aspect and are deceiving themselves with their ideologies and dogmas.
• Altun: Areas of freedom are created in the ME for the first time 

  KCK’s Altun remarked that the Kurdish resistance and struggle has changed the course of the crisis in the Middle East, and described the developments in Rojava as a first in the Middle East.
• Have Turkey and Iran agreed on an operation on Qandil? 

  Turkish fighter jets carried out an attack on the Asos mountain near Sulaymaniyah in Southern Kurdistan on November 4. The targeted area is on the Iran-Iraq (Southern and Eastern Kurdistan) border.
• Egyptian MP: Erdogan should be prosecuted by international courts 

  An Egyptian MP accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being one of the pioneers of banned Muslim Brotherhood group and said that he should be prosecuted by international courts.
• “If Che was alive he would fight fascist regimes with the PKK” 

  Che’s close friend in the struggle Jean Ziegler stated that the PKK is a legitimate resistance movement and said, “If Che was alive today, he would fight against fascist and totalitarian regimes along with the PKK without a thought.”
• KCK’s Sozdar Avesta: PKK is stronger than ever 

  KCK Co-Presidency Council Member Sozdar Avesta said, “If Leader Apo was allowed to work freely, the Middle East wouldn’t be in the situation it is in today,” stating that despite that, Öcalan’s philosophy has prevailed and the PKK is stronger than ever.