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• 2 civilians killed, 3 others injured by state forces in Yüksekova 

  Turkish 'security forces' continue attacking civilians in Kurdish towns.
• HPG: Six soldiers killed in Oremar 

  HPG said guerrillas conducted an action against a Turkish troop on Hill Martyr Bager earlier this morning, which left 6 soldiers dead.
• Snipers shot a woman dead in Nusaybin 

  In Nusaybin district of Mardin where a curfew remains in effect in its eight day, aggression by state forces against civilians continues.
• Two villagers go missing in “security zone” in Çatak 

  Whereabouts of two civilians who disappeared in a “military security zone” near Van's Çatak district 5 days ago, remain unknown.
• Another youth murdered by police in Nusaybin 

  In Nusaybin district of Mardin where a curfew remains in effect in its eight day, aggression by state forces against civilians continues.
• Turkish army shells wheat silos in Girê Spî 

  Turkish army has attacked the wheat silos in Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) with A4 heavy machine guns.
• Police kill a youth, wound a woman in Nusaybin 

  As the curfew in Mardin's Nusaybin district continues in its seventh day, today's attacks by police and special operation teams have left a youth dead and a woman wounded.
• HPG: Bombardments by the Turkish army continue 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office (HPG-BIM) reported in a written statement that the Turkish army's bombardments against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones continue.
• Êzîdî House official: KDP left us into the arms of the enemy last August 

  Êzîdî House official Pîr Qero said the Êzîdî people were left alone in 3 August 2014 genocide, and KDP means nothing to Êzîdîs.
• SDF combatants rescue an old woman left to death by ISIS 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue their operations in south Hesekê after the accomplishment of the Hawl offensive on 16 November.
• Co-mayor of Cizre detained in Amed 

  Co-mayor of Cizre, Leyla İmret, has been detained by police in Amed province late Wednesday afternoon.
• One civilian murdered, another wounded by police in Nusaybin 

  Attacks by Turkish 'security forces' against Kurdish civilians continue in Mardin's Nusaybin district where a curfew remains in effect for the sixth uninterrupted day.
• Operation in Shengal villages continues 

  The operation to liberate Shengal villages continues in the wake of the town's liberation by Kurdish and Êzîdî forces on 13 November.
• AKP's 'moral' of war and marks of chemical weapon on guerrilla bodies 

  Practices perpetrated by JITEM during the 90's, which mainly included torture and crime against humanity on the bodies of Kurdish guerrillas and civilians, continue to be committed by the AKP government today.
• HPG: Bodies of three guerrillas burned in Turkish bombardment in Zîlan 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM reported in a written statement that bodies of three guerrillas were all burned and became unrecognizable as a result of an intense bombardment by Turkish troops.
• 15 more military groups join Syrian Democratic Forces 

  15 more military groups in Aleppo and İdlib have released an official statement announcing their participation in the ranks of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF or QSD) to fight the gang groups.
• HPG-YBŞ call for support for the reconstruction of Shengal 

  HPG Shengal Command and YBŞ General Command have released a statement calling for support for the reconstruction of Shengal town in the wake of its liberation by Kurdish and Êzîdî forces on 13 November.
• Footage from Shilo Valley where HPG/YBŞ make further advances 

  Footage by ANF shows the latest situation in Shilo Valley where an operation by HPG, YJA-Star, YBŞ and YPJ-Shengal forces continues.
• Curfew claims another life in Nusaybin 

  Curfew in effect in Nusaybin district of Mardin for four days, has claimed yet another civilian life.
• HPG: Turkish troops demolished a cemetery and mosque in Beytüşşebap 

  Turkish troops attacked the 'Martyr Rojin Gevda and Martyr Mehmet Goyi Cemetery' and demolished the graves and the mosque in the graveyard in Faraşin region of Şırnak's Beytüşşebap district.
• SDF releases balance sheet of the operation in south Hesekê 

  According to the balance sheet of the operation to liberate ISIS-occupied areas in south Hesekê, an area of 1362 km square was cleansed of ISIS during the operation, which involves the towns of Xatuniye and Hawl and 196 villages and hamlets.
• YPG: One civilian killed in ongoing attacks by the Turkish army 

  Turkish army’s attacks that are aiming at the People’s Defense Units (YPG)’s security positions near Kobanê region borderline since October 24 continue to the time.
• Images from Hawl town liberated by Syrian Democratic Forces 

  Ruins, rubbles and documents have been left behind by ISIS in Al-Hawl town of Hesekê which was liberated by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 13 November.
• Man shot by police during the curfew in Silvan dies 

  In Silvan district of Amed, where the state terrorized the people for 12 days, a civilian shot by police 11 days ago, has died.
• 2680 ISIS members killed in Shengal since last year's August 

  HPG Shengal Command-YBŞ General Command has released the balance sheet of the operation for Shengal's liberation going on for a week now. The balance sheet also includes the details for the period between 3 August 2014 and 13 November 2015.