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• 'We will defeat the enemy in the spirit of November 27' 

  Celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the PKK, YJA Star guerrillas stated that they will inflict a historic defeat on the enemy in the spirit of November 27.
• TEV-DEM: PKK represents the dawn of a new day for our people 

  TEV-DEM celebrated the foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), saying that, “The PKK is the dawn of a new day for our people.”
• Footage of guerrilla action in Heftanin 

  Gerîla TV published footage of a large-scale guerrilla action in the Heftanin region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrillas: "The Turkish state could not break the spirit of resistance" 

  Fighters of the women's guerrilla troop YJA Star told the Dengê Welat radio station about the resistance in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Students abducted, universities besieged by security forces in Hewler 

  In Southern Kurdistan, students have been protesting for five days against the lack of scholarships and their poor living conditions. In Hewler, a group of students has apparently been abducted by security forces.
• Female guerrilla fighter: Conditions are ripe for a revolution 

  “Today, the conditions are ripe for a revolution. We have leadership, a paradigm, a philosophy,” said female guerrilla Armanc Devrim, stressing that as PKK fighters, they promised to make the dreams of the martyrs of the Kurdistan revolution come true.
• Angry street protests by students in South Kurdistan continue 

  For four days, students in South Kurdistan have been protesting against their learning and living conditions. In Sulaymaniyah, thousands of people marched in front of the governor's office; while students blocked a street in Hewlêr.
• Kaçar family, expelled from Hewlêr by the KDP, protests at UN office in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Kaçar family, expelled from Hewlêr by the KDP, is protesting in front of the UN office in Sulaymaniyah.
• YJA Star guerrilla Rûken Serhed: We gain strength from the 43 years of history of the PKK 

  YJA Star guerrilla Rûken Serhed said that they gained strength from the PKK's 43-year legacy of resistance and added: “We want to build a free future with this strength and inspiration."
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  At least two Turkish soldiers were killed in an action by the HPG and YJA Star in the Ermuş region in the Xakurke region. In Metina, guerrillas destroyed a Turkish army surveillance system.
• Student protests spreading in South Kurdistan 

  Protests by university students in South Kurdistan are continuing in Hewlêr (Erbil) and Sulaymaniyah.
• Families prevented from visiting cemetery, journalists attacked in Lice 

  Turkish police and soldiers prevented families from visiting a cemetery and attacked members of the press in Lice district of Amed (Diyarbakır).
• Another group of young people joins the PKK, calling for further participation 

  A group of young people from North Kurdistan announced their participation in the PKK and called on every young person to “join the revolutionary struggle as a guerrilla”.
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas say the PKK is a symbol of courage for Kurds and people in the world 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas, speaking about the 43rd anniversary of the PKK, stated that the PKK is a symbol of courage for both the Kurdish people and the peoples of the world.
• Students in South Kurdistan protest government non-payment of scholarship fees  

  Students protesting the non-payment of scholarship fees in South Kurdistan are increasing their demonstration.
• Village guard chief arrested after killing 28-year-old man in Mardin 

  A day after the violent death of a man in a village near Midyat, the gunman has been arrested. Two brothers of the village guard chief are also in custody.
• Uğur and Ahmet Kaymaz, killed in 2004, remembered 

  12-year-old Uğur and his father Ahmet Kaymaz were shot dead by Turkish security forces in Kızıltepe, Mardin. Thirteen bullets hit the fifth-grader and eight hit his father. The authorities claimed they were terrorists.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Metina 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG releases identity information of two guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Gabar 

  The HPG released the identity information of two guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the bombing carried out by the Turkish state on 14 October in Gabar.
• Teachers Union condemns KDP's betrayal against guerrillas 

  For 47 days, relatives of fallen guerrillas have been protesting at the Sêmalka border crossing in Rojava, demanding that the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP hand over the bodies of guerrilla fighters killed in an ambush by its forces.
• PKK: Masrour Barzani speaks like Turkey’s mouthpiece 

  Masrour Barzani speaks like the mouthpiece of the Turkish state and demands that Rojava distance itself from the PKK. The PKK states that the peoples of northeastern Syria know for themselves what the best decision is for them.
• YJA guerrillas speak about what being in the PKK means to them 

  Speaking about the 44th anniversary of the PKK, YJA Star guerrillas said that the PKK is the only place where a person can be liberated.
• Young people in Sulaymaniah call on refugees to return to Bashur Kurdistan  

  Young people in Sulaymaniah called on refugees to return to Bashur Kurdistan despite the oppressive policies and economic difficulties.
• HPG: Turkish troops retreated from two areas in Avashin 

  HPG reported the withdrawal of Turkish troops from two locations in the Avashin region in Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG announces identity of six guerrillas martyred in Turkish attacks 

  HPG released the names of six guerrillas who fell in Turkish army bombardments in July in the Heftanin region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).