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• Footage from guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Medina 

  HPG Press Liason Center (BIM) issued a written statement to pay tribute to the guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Medina on 19 August 2020.
• South Kurdistan youth march to Gare against KDP provocations 

  Young people from South Kurdistan will march against the possible ‘fratricide war' with the slogan ‘No to war, yes to national unity’. The long march will begin on 20 November in the town of Teqteq in Koyê.
• The fate of 16 Maxmur residents arrested in Hewlêr, still unknown 

  There is still no news about the 16 Maxmur refugee camp residents arrested by the KDP asayish in Hewlêr, South Kurdistan.
• KDP keeps Maxmur residents in same jail ward with ISIS members 

  Workers from Maxmur Camp, who were imprisoned by the KDP Asayish and released after about 45 days, said they were subjected to all kinds of ill-treatment and were kept in the same wards as ISIS mercenaries.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish operational units in Zap region 

  The Turkish army has started an occupation operation in the Zap region in Southern Kurdistan and has met with massive resistance from the guerrillas.
• Guerrilla Serhildan: The Turkish state won't stop the guerrillas 

  Guerrilla Serhildan Viyan Çiya said that the Turkish state, which continues the invasion attacks on Heftanîn, cannot stop the guerrilla, and added: "All the resistance fighters in Heftanîn are fighting with great morale."
• Guerrilla Nuruhan: Walking with firm steps toward the future 

  YJA Star guerrilla Nuruhan Dündar (Göksun) fought in Herekol Mountains until the last moment. She fell martyr in 2019.
• Guerrilla commander Ismail Sürgeç buried in Dersim 

  Ismail Sürgeç, a guerrilla commander who died fighting the Turkish army, was buried in his native city of Dersim. The funeral was accompanied by intensive police measures.
• KNK meets Speaker of KRG Parliament: We are against civil war 

  KNK co-chair Ahmed Qeremus visited Rewaz Fayeq, speaker of the South Kurdistan parliament in Hewlêr [Erbil] to discuss possible solutions in view of the threat of civil war.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Armed forces of the Barzani family abduct four local people 

  While the reason for the abductions is not known, local people are of the opinion that KDP forces engage in illegal activities to intimidate and suppress the residents of the region.
• Turkey bombs villages in Kandil and Bradost 

  The invading Turkish state carried out air strikes against many villages in the regions of Kandil and Bradost in South Kurdistan.
• Police raid houses, point a gun at children in Amed 

  The number of people detained in Amed (Diyarbakir) rose to 12. Turkish police raided houses, pointed guns at children.
• "Shengal agreement planned by Turkey, implemented by and KDP" 

  Emin Eliko assessed the agreement signed between Baghdad and Hewler regarding Shengal and said that the agreement has been planned by the Turkish state and implemented by the KDP.
• Growing reaction against KDP: Stay away from fratricidal war! 

  Rojava peoples blame the KDP for acting in line with the interests of the Turkish state and call on the KDP to "stay away from a fratricidal war".
• Four heroes of Pirbula 

  In memory of four heroes who were martyred in Heftanin: Mazlum Rojhilat, Warşin Avaşin, Ferman Memyan and Sorxwin Amed...
• Guerrilla Şerzan Kato, a child of Kurdistan 

  Mazlum Duman uses the name of Şerzan Kato in the guerrilla. He showed great resistance against the enemy who oppressed his family and people and joined the caravan of martyrs in Botan.
• Invaders enter Pirbula and Banikê village in Heftanin 

  The Turkish state's invasion and genocide attacks on South Kurdistan continue. The invaders entered the hillside of Pirbula and the village of Banikê in Heftanin.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  HPG Press Center announced that three Turkish soldiers were killed in actions organized within the scope of Cenga Heftanin.
• Aerial activity over Maxmur Camp 

  Reconnaissance drones and fighter planes of unknown origin circle above the Maxmur Refugee Camp in Southern Kurdistan.
• "Why on earth is the KDP coming to Shengal?" 

  Council of Duholê co-chair Salih Yazdin Xelo said that the KDP betrayed Shengal in 1972 and 2014 and continues the betrayal today through recent attacks. Xelo asks "Why on earth is the KDP coming to Shengal?".
• Female journalists: KRG's statements target Kurdish unity 

  Journalists in Rojava call upon the KDP to stop its collaboration with the Turkish state and to defend the lands of Kurdistan against the enemy.
• Bodies of two female guerrillas handed over to families 

  The bodies of guerrillas Gülistan Şahin and Hunav Ayhan, who were anonymously buried in Mardin, have been exhumed and are transferred by relatives to their homes for burial.
• KDP's military build-up continues 

  KDP's military build-up continues, shepherds are forced to be agents