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• Dêrîk congress decides to establish Democratic Syria Assembly 

  Democratic Syria Congress seeking a resolution to the crisis in Syria continues in Dêrîk city in its second day.
• Turkish jets shell Qandil 

  Turkish jets are shelling PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• 5 civilians wounded as Al-Nusra gangs attack Sheikh Maqsoud 

  AKP-backed Al-Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham gangs have started to attack Aleppo after Efrîn. Mortar attacks by gangs are targeting the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and the Pino village.
• QSD Spokesman Eli Silo: Last days of ISIS in our areas 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) Spokesman Eli Silo said gang groups attacking Sheikh Maqsoud, Afrin and Aleppo are living their last days and are about to lose their last breath.
• Bodies of 5 civilians killed in Nusaybin held in Mardin 

  As an onslaught by Turkish security forces continues across the Kurdish region, 6 civilians have been killed in two days of the fifth curfew in Mardin's Nusaybin district.
• Police in Amed stage crackdown on people marching to Sur 

  Thousands of people have gathered at Koşuyolu Park in Amed to march to Sur in protest against the ongoing siege and onslaught by state forces in the district.
• Hiso: We will work to build a democratic Syria 

  Ekrem Hiso on behalf of the General Coordination of Rojava Cantons said the Democratic Syria Congress is being realised on the basis of an aim to create a common ground of work for a united, contemporary and federal Syria.
• Police attack Nusaybin people marching to neighborhoods under curfew 

  People in Nusaybin district of Mardin have started to march towards the four neighborhoods under curfew in solidarity with the popular resistance against never-ending attacks by state forces.
• Disabled youth found murdered in Silopi 

  A disabled youth by the name of Ferhat Kartal has been found murdered in Silopi district of Şırnak.
• Democratic Syria Congress kicks off in Dêrîk 

  Democratic Syria Congress seeking a resolution to the crisis in Syria has kicked off in Dêrîk city under the slogan “Towards building of a free and democratic Syria”.
• KCK calls for struggle against Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency has called for an enhancement of the struggle in four parts of Kurdistan and all around the world against the occupation of the Turkish state in South Kurdistan.
• DBP and HDP call upon Amed people to protest the state repression 

  Amed branches of the DBP (Party of Democratic Regions) and HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) have released a joint statement regarding the increasingly ongoing repression by state forces in the city.
• Police set fire to historical Kurşunlu Mosque in Amed's Sur district 

  As a curfew and onslught by Turkish state forces continues for the 6th day in Sur district of Amed, the historical Kurşunlu Mosque which was hit with bombs fired by police for days, has been set on fire today.
• 19-year-old shot by police in Nusaybin dies 

  In Nusaybin district of Mardin where curfew and onslaught continues, police have shot one more youth.
• 3 killed by state forces in Nusaybin under curfew 

  A fifth curfew was declared in Mardin's Nusaybin district yesterday morning.
• YPG releases balance sheet of war for November 

  Combined forces of the YPG and YPJ conducted 11 operations and attacks against gang groups last month, as a result of which 44 gang members were killed, 2 were captured alive and corpses of 7 were seized.
• DBP: 25 people wounded in Amed's Sur district so far 

  Noting that the curfew in the district remains in effect, DBP said there is already a critical shortage of water, foodstuff and medicine, while power is also cut in many neighborhoods.
• Gang groups attack Qereqozax village with heavy weapons 

  ISIS gangs deployed in south Jarablus launched an attack with heavy weapons aimed at the village of Qereqozax to the southwest of Kobanê between 22:00 and 24:00 on 2 December.
• PYD's Moslem: Riyadh meeting doesn't serve the peoples of Syria 

  PYD co-chair Saleh Moslem stated that the Syrian meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh doesn't represent the will of Syrian peoples, so cannot possibly produce a solution to the crisis.
• 3 killed, many wounded as attacks by police continue in Sur 

  Attacks by Turkish state forces continue in Amed's central Sur district.
• HPG: Eight soldiers killed in Mardin 

  Guerrillas conducted an action in response to the aggravated isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abullah Öcalan, and genocidal attacks aimed at people in Mardin's Nusaybin and Derik districts.
• Thousands march in Amed in solidarity with Sur under curfew 

  Thousands have started to march towards Diyarbakır Governor's Office after gathering at Koşuyolu Park upon a call by DBP Amed provincial organisation today afternoon.
• Another youth murdered in Sur 

  Attacks by state forces continue in Sur district of Amed.
• Police publish the photo of a child murdered in Sur 

  A child aged 13-14 has lost his life as a result of police attacks in the central Sur district of Amed today. A photo of the slain child has been published on social media accounts of police.
• One killed, another wounded in police attack at Amed's Dağkapı Square 

  Police forces have opened fire on masses that gathered at Amed's Dağkapı Square today noon to protest the ongoing siege and onslaught by Turkish state forces in Sur district.