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• Turkey hired the KDP to complete the 'Collapse Plan' 

  The essence of the Collapse Plan, a plan of the Turkish state and the United States to eliminate the PKK, incorporates the complete annihilation of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement by attacking it with a genocidal method inspired by the Sri Lanka Model.
• Barzani and the KDP are the spearheads of the counter-revolution 

  A look at the history of the KDP shows that this party has dedicated itself from the beginning to fighting other Kurdish organizations. Even today, Kurds are once again targeted by the KDP.
• Kurdish man Ahmad Soufi dies in Rojhilat aged 138 

  Ahmad Soufi was born in East Kurdistan in 1882 and died in Seqiz at the age of 138, possibly the oldest person in the world.
• Sixteen years ago the murder of 12-year-old Uğur Kaymaz 

  Uğur Kaymaz was 12 when he was hit by thirteen bullets in front of his family's home in Kiziltepe. A Kalashnikov was ‘found’ next to his body and state forces claimed that the murder of Uğur and his father prevented a terrorist attack.
• Why does the US want restructuring of South Kurdistan Peshmerga? 

  The restructuring plans for the Peshmerga are not independent of the regional plans of the USA and serve the goal of breaking the regional influence of Iran.
• Karayilan: Turkey relies on psychological warfare 

  "The guerrilla has neither gone to Armenia nor is it on the verge of disbanding," said Murat Karayilan (PKK). Today war is waged through intelligence services, the Turkish state focuses on psychological warfare, he added.
• Fratricide in South Kurdistan? 

  It would be wrong to call the current developments in Kurdistan and the acute danger we find ourselves in a ‘fratricide’. Because this time it's not siblings who kill each other.
• What does Barzani's statement mean for South Kurdistan? 

  First came the occupation of the strategically important region of Zînê Wêrte by military forces of the KDP, then further troop deployments in the South Kurdish regions of Heftanîn, Xinêre, Goşîne and Helgûrt. Now came the encirclement of the Gare region.
• Lawyer Uysal: Öcalan is a litmus test for the Turkish judiciary 

  Newroz Uysal, lawyer for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, speaks about the isolation of her client and the legal, human rights and universal dimensions of Imrali.
• Close confidantes in the fight against the PKK 

  Turkey's preparations for war in southern Kurdistan continue unabated. The aim is to extend the last Turkish military operation, which began in the Heftanin region in June, to other areas along the Turkish-Iraqi border, writes Ferda Çetin.
• Öcalan is one of the most influential thinkers of our time 

  Peter Schaber has published "Overcoming capitalist modernity: An introduction to the political philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan".
• Families of Er and Dağ call on international community to act 

  The families of Abdurrahman Er and Mazlum Dağ spoke to ANF about the latest situation of their sons held in Hewler. 
• A dream destroying borders: The book by commander Meryem Kobanê 

  YPJ commander Meryem Kobanê, one of the commanders of the historical Kobanê resistance and victory, speaks about her book, "Kobanê: Çepera Rûmetê".
• APPG launches inquiry on treatment of Kurdish politicians 

   The UK All Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kurdistan in Syria and Turkey have launched  into the treatment of Kurdish politicians and Kurdish communities in Turkey.
• Will 2021 be a year of IS or liberation? 

  Will 2021 be a year of the IS and its sponsor Turkey or a year of struggle for the liberation of humanity from these enemies?
• Welthungerhilfe won't restore houses in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  After strong criticism from human rights organizations, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. has refrained from restoring the destroyed houses of displaced Kurdish families in Afrin.
• "Barzani responsible for a future operation on guerrilla areas" 

  Zozan Çewlik, one of the People's Defense Central Headquarter commanders, made remarks over the incident on November 4, saying "Masoud Barzani will be responsible for every operation to be carried out against the guerrilla areas from now on".
• "Imrali is a very dark chapter in Western human rights policy" 

  Despite a binding resolution of the Council of Europe, Turkey is not prepared to lift Abdullah Öcalan's isolation. "Imrali is a very dark chapter of human rights policy in the West," says Hamburg-based international law expert Norman Paech.
• Provocation 

  In Southern Kurdistan, the KDP is fulfilling the MIT's mission to provoke an armed conflict with the PKK. All guerrilla areas are affected by this move across the board. The atmosphere can only change if the KDP is made to backpedal.
• Why is the KDP besieging Garê? 

  Democratic mentality and politics are essential for Kurdish politics to solve problems through dialogue, to eliminate internal conflict and to ensure national unity.
• Amed shopkeepers tells of difficulties amid economic crisis  

  Amed shopkeepers and tradesmen tell of the difficulties in meeting ends as economic crisis deepens.
• Babayan: Turkey tries to turn Artsakh conflict into religious war 

  Artsakh President's Advisor Davit Babayan said: "The Turkish authorities and particularly Erdogan have initiated a new round of confrontation in Karabakh."
• "She discovered hidden aspects of herself in the mountains" 

  An internationalist friend remembers his time in the mountains with Şehid (martyr) Sara Dorşin.
• Idlib a wildcard for Turkey to attack northeast Syria 

  Turkey has withdrawn from an observation post in Idlib but keeps the region in its hands as a wildcard for negotiations on an invasion of the autonomous regions of northern and eastern Syria.
• Women in Raqqa celebrate 3 years of freedom 

  With the liberation of their cities from ISIS, women who have regained their leading role in society are working hard to overcome all kinds of obstacles and eliminate the damage created by the gangs.