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• HPG: 3 drones shot down, 2 surveillance cameras and 3 explosive devices destroyed 

  In the actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas in Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region, 3 drones were shot down, 2 surveillance cameras and 3 explosive devices were destroyed.
• Co-Mayor of Dersim: Municipality activities were made the subject of accusations 

  The Co-Mayor of Dersim Municipality, Cevdet Konak, who was sentenced to imprisonment today, stated that the activities of the municipality were made the subject of accusations and vowed that they would not step back.
• Elected officials prevented from entering the usurped Municipality of Halfeti 

  DEM Party councillors of the usurped Halfeti Municipality are prevented from entering the municipality by the police.
• Co-Mayor of Hakkari sentenced to 9 years in prison 

  Mehmet Sıddık Akış, elected co-mayor of Hakkari, who was imprisoned after a trustee was appointed to his place, was sentenced to 9 years in prison.
• Kurdish activist sentenced to 18 months in prison in Iran 

  Allah-Veysi, a member of the Jiyanaway Kurdistan Campaign, was sentenced to one year for “acting against national security.
• The usurped municipality of Batman turned into a police station 

  The usurpers hung the banner ‘One state, one flag, one nation, one homeland’ at the entrance of Batman Municipality, placed police officers on every floor of the municipality, and hired the wives of police officers and soldiers.
• Fate of four Kurdish civilians detained in Iran still unknown after 13 days 

  Four Kurdish civilians, including a 15-year-old minor, have been denied the right to family visits and legal counsel since their arrest on 5 November.
• '2,800 Yazidis abducted by ISIS in 2014 are yet to be rescued’ 

  The Director of the Iraqi Office for the Rescue of Abducted Yazidis reported that 2,800 Yazidi citizens abducted by ISIS ten years ago have still not been rescued.
• ‘If you are serious, open the doors of İmralı and let Öcalan deliver a message of peace’ 

  Speaking at the rally in Batman, DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları appealed to the government, saying, “If you are serious, open the doors of İmralı and let Mr. Öcalan deliver a message of peace.”
• Bayındır at Batman rally: Let the Kurdish people's leader be free, let this issue be resolved 

  “The struggle will ensure the freedom of Öcalan and the solution of the Kurdish question,” said DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır, pointing to Abdullah Öcalan as the interlocutor for a solution and peace.
• Turkish army builds a new base in a village in Amadiya 

  The new base plays an important role in Turkey's occupation strategy due to its strategic location on the western front of the Zap region.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed, one helicopter and one excavator hit 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carried out actions in Metîna and Zap. Two Turkish soldiers, one of whom a ranking officer, were killed, while one helicopter and one excavator were hit.
• Masses start gathering for the 'Democracy and Freedom Rally' in Batman 

  A central rally for ‘Democracy and Freedom’ will be held in Batman province today. The rally is promoted by the Platform of Democratic Institutions.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Xemgîn Oremar, Xwînrêj Spêrtî and Rêber Dizê 

  The HPG paid tribute to guerrillas Xemgîn Oremar, Xwînrêj Spêrtî and Rêber Dizê, who died five years ago. In a statement, the HPG described them as exemplary for the new revolutionary generation in Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas: The PKK is a first in Kurdish history 

  The PKK was founded on 27 November 1978. It was a historic moment for the Kurdish people, and today it is also an important day for the peoples of the world, say guerrillas from the Free Women's Troops (YJA Star).
• HPG: 3 soldiers killed, one excavator hit 

  On the western front of the Zap, three Turkish soldiers were shot dead by the HPG and YJA Star guerrillas.
• People of Batman protest the trustee coup, call for participation in 17 November rally 

  The people of Batman continue their resistance against the trustee coup and called for strong participation in the Democracy and Freedom Rally on 17 November.
• The PKK is a mental and conscientious revolution in Kurdistan 

  The PKK has created a great mental revolution in Kurdish society, melting centuries-old dogmatic patterns with the fire of revolution and building a new life.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of airstrike against Turkish army in Sergelê Resistance Area  

  Gerîla TV published footage of an airstrike against the Turkish army in the Sergelê Resistance Area of the Şehîd Delil Western Zap Region.
• DEM Party calls on the KDP to end restrictions on their representatives in Kurdistan Region 

  DEM Party reacted against KDP's repression on its representatives in Hewlêr and said, “There can be no legal, political and moral justification for the expulsion of our representatives from Hewlêr by force and pressure.”
• Bar associations: Appointment of trustees to municipalities has no legal and social legitimacy 

  The presidents of ten bar associations in the Kurdish region denounced the usurpation of municipalities through trustees and instrumentalisation of the judiciary.
• KCK: We respectfully bow before the memory of Seyit Riza 

  The KCK said: "We commemorate Seyit Riza and those executed with him with respect and also commemorate with great respect all those who were massacred during the mass slaughter of Dersim and condemn the mentality that caused it."
• 195 people detained, 25 imprisoned, 5 sentenced to house arrest in Batman 

  Turkish forces staged a brutal crackdown on the Kurdish population who protested against the usurpation of their will with the removal of the co-mayors they elected and their replacement by a government-appointed trustee.
• YBŞ: We will crown our struggle with victory in the footsteps of our heroes 

  In a statement on the 9th anniversary of the liberation of Shengal, YBŞ General Command emphasised that the Yazidi people were liberated with the ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Batman: They cannot defeat a people who have adopted freedom as a principle 

  "If a solution is desired, the interlocutor is Mr Öcalan. The rest is struggle and resistance," said DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayindir during the ongoing protest in Batman where the municipality was usurped and the elected co-mayors were replaced by a trustee.