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• Five detained in Siirt 

  Raids have taken place in the province of Siirt for alleged "propaganda for a terrorist organization." At least five people were taken into custody.
• Protest in Maxmur against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  The Maxmur Education Committee protested against Turkey’s chemical weapons attacks and called upon the Kurdish people to resist the genocidal Turkish state.
• Turkish military activity continues in Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish army is continuing its attacks against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrillas: "The enemy has no strength to break our determination" 

  Fighters from the women's guerrilla YJA Star report on the past six months of resistance in the Medya Defense Areas.
• Four activists from Behdinan sentenced to prison in Hewler 

  4 jailed activists from Behdinan have received jail time in a Hewler court, South Kurdistan.
• Autonomous Assembly calls on Yazidis to return to Shengal 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly called for the Yazidis to return to Shengal.
• Guerrillas are mounting rare resistance in South Kurdistan 

  YJA Star guerrilla Dr. Rûken Samsun stated that the guerrilla resistance in Werxelê is a rare event in world history, adding, “The will and faith of our friends gives us strength.”
• KCK calls for increased struggle against the isolation and torture system on Imrali 

  “The Council of Europe and the CPT are not taking a clear stance, although the Turkish state is not abiding by any laws on Imrali and has established a torture system there,” said the KCK, holding both institutions responsible for the tyranny in Imralı.
• Iranian forces murder a Kurdish youngster 

  Fire opened by Iranian forces killed a 15-year-old youngster and injured a young woman.
• Halabja Association Against Chemical Weapons member slams Turkish chemical attacks 

  Rubar Mihemed, a member of the High Council of the Halabja Association Against Chemical Weapons, condemned the silence towards the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan.
• HPG commander Rûstem Botan: The Turkish army won't succeed  

  HPG commander Rûstem Botan said that the Turkish army cannot succeed against the guerrillas, no matter what weapons and technology it uses.
• Protest in Binarê Qendîl against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  A protest rally against Turkish chemical weapons use has taken place in the self-governing southern Kurdish region of Binarê Qendîl.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish attack helicopter in Zap 

  The guerrillas hit a Turkish attack helicopter in the Zap region and forced it to turn back. A bombardment against the Tîpa T area was thus prevented.
• PUK dismisses co-president Lahur Sheikh Jangi 

  The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s Politburo in South Kurdistan (North Iraq) announced the dismissal of co-chair Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani and some other members.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• KCK calls for international investigations in the guerrilla areas of South Kurdistan 

  The KCK Health Committee appealed the OPCW and Doctors Without Borders to investigate Turkey's use of chemical weapons in the guerrilla areas of South Kurdistan as soon as possible, saying they are ready to provide all necessary support and assistance.
• Protests against the 4 November Coup against HDP 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members protested the 4 November Coup, stressing that AKP-MHP power is coming to an end while the HDP is growing with resistance.
• Protests against “November 4 political coup" attacked by the police in Ağrı and Van 

  In Van and Ağrı, Turkish police attacked protests against the political coup of November 4, 2016, and numerous people were brutally detained.
• HSM congratulates guerrillas on latest actions in Heftanin and Xakurke 

  HSM Headquarters Command congratulated the guerrillas for the actions they carried out in Keşan and Dayîlan, saying, “It is clear that both actions are revolutionary operations which represented the spirit of offense.”
• TEV-DEM urges OPCW to examine Turkish use of chemical weapons on site 

  TEV-DEM called for the OPCW, which will convene today, to conduct an examination in the Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan (North Iraq) where the Turkish army uses chemical weapons against the guerrilla forces, also targeting civilians on occasions.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers were killed in Zap 

  People’s Defense Forces Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that at least three Turkish soldiers were killed, and one military position of the Turkish troops was destroyed in the Zap region.
• Gorran Movement: Kurdistan government should recognize AANES 

  Gorran Movement group head Gulistan Seîd said that Kurdistan regional government’s parliament should recognize the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• Guerrillas launch revolutionary operation against Turkish troops in Heftanîn 

  HPG Press Centre reported that guerrilla forces destroyed three military positions in a revolutionary operation in Heftanîn.
• Injured HPG guerrilla tortured to death by the Turkish army 

  Rûmet Cîlo, an HPG guerrilla from Afrin, was seriously wounded in a battle in Avaşîn and captured by the Turkish army. Because he refused to surrender and collaborate, he was tortured to death.
• HDP delegation visits Law Association in South Kurdistan 

  The results of the general elections held on October 10 in Iraq and South Kurdistan and the political situation in the four parts of Kurdistan were discussed during the meeting.