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• 431 refugees returned to Hewler, says spokesperson for Federal Kurdistan Region Government 

  Cûtyar Adil, spokesperson of the Federal Kurdistan Region Government, said that 431 refugees had returned from the Belarusian border.
• KNK submits evidence for Turkey’s use of chemical weapons to international organizations 

  KNK co-chair Zeyneb Murad said that they have submitted documents concerning Turkey's use of chemical weapons to international organizations, adding, “We urge international institutions to launch an investigation into Turkey’s use of chemical weapons.”
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Metina 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the action that YJA Star guerrillas carried out in Metina on 23 October in which 2 soldiers were killed.
• Hewler designates migrants at Polish-Belarusian border as 'terrorists' 

  Kurdish parliamentarian Soran Omer said that the Kurdistan Regional Government designated the migrants stranded at Polish-Belarusian border as "terrorists" in its official letters sent to Poland, Germany and the European Union.
• Political genocide in Şırnak: 27 taken into custody 

  Police officers of a Turkish special unit have stormed numerous apartments in Şırnak and detained 27 people. Six more people are being searched for. While the reason for the detentions is unknown, those involved are denied legal assistance.
• HPG: "Martyr Yilmaz became a symbol of resistance" 

  HPG guerrilla Yilmaz Girêsor died in a chemical weapons attack by the Turkish army. The HPG Press Office announced that he blew himself up with a hand grenade to avoid falling into enemy hands.
• HPG reports continued Turkish attacks on Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish Air Force has bombed various locations within the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HDP MP: We will continue to struggle for peace, justice and democracy 

  According to HDP Hakkari Deputy Said Dede, the root of the problems in Hakkari is the deadlock in the Kurdish question. He stressed that, “We will continue to struggle for peace, justice and democracy.”
• A group of young people joins guerrilla ranks on 44th anniversary of PKK's founding 

  A group of young people announced that they joined the guerrilla ranks on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the PKK's founding.
• At least four minors among those detained in Nusaybin 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish population continue unabated.
• Xanasor People's Assembly member Nûrê Şengal speaks on the 6th anniversary of Shengal liberation 

  Speaking on the 6th anniversary of Shengal's liberation from ISIS mercenaries, Xanasor People's Assembly member Nûrê Şengal said: "We will protect these lands where the blood of our martyrs has been shed until the end."
• YJA Star guerrillas in Xakurke: We face a cowardly enemy 

  YJA Star guerrillas report from Xakurke that they are facing a cowardly enemy and that no technology can break their will.
• Slain mayor of Batman commemorated at his grave 

  The slain mayor of Batman, Edip Solmaz was commemorated at his grave.
• HPG denies Turkish media reports: Our forces suffered no losses in Metina 

  Contrary to reports in the Turkish media, the guerrillas suffered no casualties in the massive airstrikes on Metina earlier this week, reported the HPG Press Office.
• Turkish jets bomb Gare 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Families of PKK martyrs call for light to be shed on murder of Şukri Serhed 

  The Committee of PKK Martyrs' Families staged their weekly demonstration for PKK member Yasin Bulut (Şukri Serhed) who was assassinated in Sulaymaniyah in mid-September. The committee urged the authorities to probe into the case and reveal the murderers.
• PKK appeals to the people: “Do not leave the country, resist for freedom” 

  In view of the dramatic situation at the EU's external border, the PKK urged the people of South Kurdistan not to leave the country. PKK called upon the KDP government to create dignified living conditions for all people and eliminate the reasons for the
• Hill Kartal and the guerrilla struggle 

  Hill Kartal is an important position for both the Turkish army and the guerrillas. While the guerrillas there supported their companions in Mamreşo, Girê Sor and Süleyman hills, they also mounted major resistance in the battle tunnels.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army.
• World Human Rights Organization to carry out investigation on Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The World Human Rights Organization, which carries out its work in the US, said that they have decided to conduct research in areas where the Turkish state used chemical weapons.
• Former HDP deputy arrested on terror charges 

  HDP politician Behçet Yıldırım has been arrested. The former parliamentarian is accused of PKK membership. Attendance at funerals is being used as evidence.
• Posters with names of Seyit Riza and comrades-in-arms removed in Dersim 

  Even 84 years after the execution of Seyit Riza and his comrades-in-arms, the Turkish state apparently still sees a threat to its security. Posters with names and the demand to reveal the place of burial were removed in Dersim.
• KJK: The dignified and free Kurdish people will be victorious 

  While the three victims of Tuesday’s Turkish drone attack were buried in Qamishlo today, the KJK declared that with the Gulo family, Kurdish patriots who insist on a free life are being deliberately and specifically targeted.
• Young people joining the PKK vow to expand resistance in the free mountains 

  A group of young people who have joined the PKK vowed to expand the resistance in free mountains and called on “our people and the honourable Kurdish youth to join the guerrilla and take part in this historic resistance”.
• HDP protests the detention of party members in Amed 

  “HDP is the representative of the peoples and an interlocutor of the solution. No matter what they do, they will not get results. Democratic politics and HDP will become stronger.”