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• Şervan: The peoples will decide on the new system 

  "No new political systems will be established in Iraq and Syria without taking into account the will of the peoples," said Cafer Şervan of the KCK, referring to the prospects and developments of the Middle East in the geopolitical context.
• Sancar: Let's counter the AKP-MHP government policies together! 

  Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to extend his mandate for army operations in Iraq and Syria by two years. HDP chair Mithat Sancar calls on the opposition parties not to give the green light for another war mandate.
• Lindsey German: "Turkey’s actions are totally illegal" 

  Lindsey German, convener of the Stop the War Coalition, said that “Turkey’s actions are totally illegal."
• Umut bookstore bombing: Acquittal for “deep state” perpetrators demanded 

  The trial regarding the 2005 bomb attack against Umut bookstore in Şemdinli reopened. The public prosecutor's office pleads for the death squad to be acquitted - for lack of evidence. The three assassins had been caught red-handed.
• Karayılan appeals to the West: “Stop the injustice done to the Kurds since 1923” 

  “The struggle of the Kurdish people is a legitimate struggle. Do not call this legitimate struggle ‘terrorism’. Stop this unfair policy,” said HSM Commander Murat Karayılan, appealing to the West.
• Back to Shengal to rebuild his village 

  Ednan Mani, who returned to Shengal with a longing for his country after living in Germany for 8 years, said: “I am very happy to be back. Because I work for my country. I believe we will rebuild Mamîsê in the next few years.”
• Joint appeal for international investigation into Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  “As Iraqi Kurds, we have been victims of chemical weapons before.We lost nearly 10,000 of our people during the 1986-1990 period.Our people are still suffering from the complications of these weapons.Now, Turkey is doing the same atrocities on our lands.”
• Karayılan calls for on-site investigation into Turkish chemical attacks 

  HSM Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan called on international institutions to investigate into the Turkish chemical attacks. Karayılan said that “there is an urgent need for national unity and a common Kurdish policy”.
• Why is the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons silent? 

  Why is the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) still silent despite the evidence of chemical weapons used against the guerrilla?
• "The international community must act against Turkey now," says Andrew Feinstein 

  Andrew Feinstein, director of Shadow World Investigations said that "The international community must act against Turkey now."
• Academics: Elections results may lead to political instability in Iraq 

  Academics from Bashur (South) Kurdistan evaluated the Iraqi parliamentary elections held on October 10, and said that foreign forces interfered in the elections, which may lead to an internal conflict in Iraq.
• Raqqa is a vibrant city four years after its liberation from ISIS 

  Videographic about the reality of Raqqa four years after its liberation from the control of ISIS,and nowadays its administration by its residents.
• "Turkey’s actions violate international humanitarian law," says activist Peter Tatchell 

  Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner and Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation said that "Turkey's actions violate international humanitarian law."
• Guerrilla Şoreş Mardin dedicated his life fighting for a free future 

  Şoreş Mardin was a guerrilla who brought his energy and courage from one end of Kurdistan to the other.
• Guerrillas who survived Turkish chemical attack speak of their experiences 

  Guerrillas who survived the Turkish chemical attack in Girê Sor, near the Turkish border, spoke about their experiences. According to the guerrillas, "International delegations can visit the tunnels and conduct research. There are still chemical traces."
• ‘Politics prevents investigating Turkey’s chemical weapons use’ - Ernst Iskenius, IPPNW member 

  Ernst-Ludwig Iskenius, a member of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War IPPNW in Germany talked about Turkey’s use of chemical weapons and why this is not investigated.
• Preparations for new occupation operation in northern Syria 

  What Erdoğan said last Sunday after a cabinet meeting matches word for word what he uttered before the occupation of Afrin and Serêkaniyê. The Turkish dictator needs a military diversion.
• On Turkey’s Use of Chemical Weapons in South Kurdistan – An Interview with Steve Sweeney 

  Connor Hayes spoke with Steve Sweeney, international editor of the Morning Star, about his recent trip to South Kurdistan and Turkey's use of chemical weapons.
• Messages given in the elections in Iraq and Southern Kurdistan 

  People in Iraq and Southern Kurdistan (Bashur) went to the polls three days ago. It is necessary to evaluate the messages that the people wanted to give in the elections, considering the low turnout and loss of votes of the Kurdish parties.
• HSM Commander: The enemy wants to defeat the guerrillas by using chemical weapons 

  Guerrilla commander Amed Malazgirt says the Turkish state cannot advance and therefore relies on the use of chemical weapons. He calls on the public to put this issue more on the agenda.
• The group of "deserters" in the resistance of Serêkaniyê 

  In the war for Serêkaniyê a group of fighters took the initiative. They could not stand it in their units and joined the Serêkaniyê resistance. The internationalist Konstantin Gedig (Andok Cotkar) also belonged to this group.
• Kurdish student associations call for investigation into reports of Turkey's use of chemical weapons 

  The Kurdish student associations YXK / JXK are calling for an investigation into the increasing reports about the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• KCK: There can be no free society without free women 

  The KCK chairs Besê Hozat and Cemil Bayık spoke about the importance of the liberation of women and their freedom for the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
• Women in camps talk about second anniversary of occupation of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî 

  It is the second anniversary of the occupation of the northern Syrian cities of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî. In this ANF interview, women express their conviction that one day they will liberate their homeland.
• KCK: We are waging the liberation struggle for all the oppressed 

  The KCK chairmen Besê Hozat and Cemil Bayık explain in an interview the attitude of the Kurdish liberation movement to the identities in Kurdistan, to the Palestinian people and to the native and black struggles in the US.