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• “Our people massacred by the Turkish state will be avenged” 

  The Headquarters Command of the People's Defense Forces has issued a statement that specifically addresses the attacks of the Turkish state on the civilian population and promised retaliation.
• New Generation: Turkish state should be officially condemned 

  The New Generation Movement condemned the Turkish state massacre in Amadiya, stressed that the silence constitutes “treason” and demanded an official condemnation.
• HDP MPs surrounded in Amed: We will stand tall 

  HDP MPs who wanted to hold a press statement in front of the Diyarbakir Type E Closed Prison to support Leyla Guven’s hunger strike were attacked by the police and the area has been surrounded.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage from action in Sidekan 

  Gerîla TV has published footage from the action the HPG guerrillas carried out on October 25 in the Eli Direj Strait in Sidekan, Southern Kurdistan. 5 positions had been destroyed and 14 Turkish soldiers had been killed in the action.
• Seyit Rıza and companions remembered in Dersim 

  "Until the Dersim massacre is really dealt with, the demands accepted, peace and calm will not come to these lands", said Temelli.
• Civilians killed by Turkish warplanes buried in Amadiya 

  Three civilians killed by Turkish jet fighters were buried in Amadiya.
• Turkish army tries to hide losses with lies 

  Medya Defense Zones Conducting Command stated that the invading Turkish army is resorting to fake news to hide their heavy losses, calling on the people to be aware of the false information.
• Turkish attack kills three civilians in northern Iraq 

  Three civilians lost their lives as result of Turkish bombardment on Metina region in northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan.
• Hakkari Governorate bans UAVs and drones after HPG action 

  The Hakkari Governorate has issued a ban on UAVs and drones following an HPG action in the city.
• HDP: ECHR and UN must break the silence on Cizre and others 

  Former HDP Sirnak MP Faysal Sariyildiz said great massacres and crimes against humanity were committed in Cizre district of Şırnak.
• KDP poses conditions for the new government 

  KDP posed the condition that the parties to take part in the new government accept its program.
• YBŞ celebrates anniversary of Shengal’s liberation 

  The YBŞ Command celebrated the anniversary of Shengal’s liberation. The statement they issued said, “We have reached this day with our martyrs, the ideology of Leader Apo and the awareness of defense.”
• KCK congratulates the guerrillas on new tactical offensive 

  The KCK congratulated the Kurdish guerrillas on their new tactics and technique of war against the Turkish army.
• Turkish jets strike Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes are shelling Qandil region in Medya Defense Zones.
• Iranian forces kill a kolbar, wound two others 

  Iranian regime forces have attacked kolbars, killing one and wounding two others.
• Special forces storm a family house in Van 

  Police and military special forces raided a house in Van province Saturday night. The residents were awakened by gas grenades.
• PJAK: US decision serves Erdogan and ISIS 

  We will defend our leaders and struggle to the last breath, said the Kurdistan Free Life Party.
• HPG: 17 soldiers killed, 37 wounded, 9 missing in Şemdinli 

  HPG announced that guerrillas targeted 6 separate bases of the Turkish army in Hakkari and Şırnak provinces in northern Kurdistan.
• Qeladize people protest the US decision against PKK leaders 

  People in northern Iraq strongly condemned the US targeting Kurdish revolutionary leaders.
• HPG: Turkish jets shelled civilian settlements 

  The Turkish army deliberately hit civilian settlements close to guerrilla zones in northern Iraq and caused material damage.
• KODAR calls on Kurds to protest the “immoral decision” of the US 

  KODAR: We condemn this immoral and unlawful decision against three revolutionary leaders Cemil Bayik, Murat Karayilan and Duran Kalkan.
• Yazidi Cultural Center: US decision targets the will of the Kurds 

  The Êzidxan Cultural Center (NÇÊ) issued a press statement and condemned the US decision against Cemil Bayik, Duran Kalkan and Murat Karayilan.
• Explosion leaves 7 soldiers missing, 25 wounded in Şemdinli 

  An explosion occurred in a military base of the Turkish army in the province of Hakkari on the border with South Kurdistan. Several soldiers were said to have been injured.
• Demonstration in Shengal: Respect the will of Yazidis 

  Institutions in Shengal protested the Shengal Council, formerly held by the KDP, and the former governor. They also listed their demands from Iraq.
• People of Shengal protest US decision 

  Institutions, assemblies and organizations in Shengal protested the US decision against three leading PKK cadres, and said the PKK has given dozens of martyrs for the lands of Êzidxan.