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• Guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Amed, Heftanîn, Avaşîn and Zap 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out assaults against the Turkish forces in Amed, Heftanîn, Avaşîn and Zap. One attack helicopter, one surveillance camera and one military position of the Turkish army were struck by the guerrillas.
• DBP celebrates World Kobanê Day 

  The DBP celebrated 1 November World Kobanê Day and called on the Kurdish people, their friends, and everyone who promotes democracy and freedom to unite for a common struggle.”
• HPG commander Baran calls on international bodies to investigate chemical weapons used by Turkey 

  HPG commander Dr. Bager Baran said that they do not have the necessary equipment to identify the chemical weapons used in Kurdistan. He called on delegations from the institutions concerned to investigate.
• Iraqi Human Rights Commission member: Turkey has used banned weapons 

  Iraqi Parliament Human Rights Commission member Qûsaî Ebaas denounced Turkey’s use of internationally banned weapons and condemned international inaction.
• 'Turkey uses chemical weapons with support from KDP' 

  According to Martyrs' Families Association member Neceh Gulo, Turkey used chemical weapons with the help of the KDP, and the bodies of martyrs were not given to avoid the KDP-Turkey alliance from being exposed.
• Students take to the streets in Kurdistan Region 

  After teachers, students marched to the streets in the Federal Kurdistan Region to protest the education system.
• Another guerrilla killed by Turkish chemical weapons in South Kurdistan 

  Guerrilla Têkoşer Zagros was killed in a chemical weapons attack by the Turkish army at the Werxelê mountain range in southern Kurdistan.
• Memorial for martyrs Şükrü Serhed and Rûheyv Ronahi 

  Martyr Şükrü Serhed and Rûheyv Ronahi, members of the PKK Martyrs' Families Committee, were commemorated with an event held in Sulaymaniyah.
• Communist Movement visits the protest at Semelka 

  The Revolutionary Communist Movement and the Revolutionary Communist Women's Movement paid a visit to the protest of martyrs’ families at the Semalka Border Crossing.
• HPG reports heavy fighting between guerrillas and Turkish troops in South Kurdistan 

  HPG Press Centre announced that hand-to-hand fighting continues range between the Turkish troops and HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in the Avaşîn area of the Medya Defense Zones.
• ‘The Turkish state will not succeed against the guerrillas’ 

  “Even if a single fighter remains in these mountains, this struggle will not end, the PKK will not end. If one of us falls a martyr, dozens of others take over the struggle,” said KCK General Presidency Council Member Elif Ronahi.
• Police detain shopkeeper in Siirt for speaking against Kurdish denial 

  A shopkeeper from Siirt province, Cemil Taşkesen, who said “This is Kurdistan” during a recent visit of nationalist IYI Party chair Meral Akşener, has been detained by the Turkish police today.
• Missing HDP politician from Ağrı detained in Iran 

  Mehmet Birdal, a local HDP politician from Ağrı who has been missing since August, is being held in an Iranian prison in the Urmia city of East Kurdistan. He is accused of PKK membership and has no contact with his family or legal counsel.
• Justice for Roboski Initiative calls for solidarity 

  Members of the Justice for Roboski Initiative called for solidarity with their struggle.
• Turkey cuts down and loots trees in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army is reported to have cut down and stolen trees in the Metina region of South Kurdistan.
• YJA Star guerrillas destroy Turkish military position in South Kurdistan 

  YJA Star guerrillas destroyed a military position of the Turkish army with heavy weapons in Xakûrkê.
• Mothers in Shengal: International institutions should speak out against Turkey 

  Mothers in Shengal said that the Turkish state is waging an immoral war against the guerrillas and protested international states that condone the use of chemical weapons.
• KDP forces open fire on civilians, killing one 

  Armed forces affiliated with South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP are reported to have opened fire on two people in Sheladize which left one of them dead.
• Couple missing since launch of Turkish military operation in Mardin 

  A military operation has been taking place in the Omerya region of Mardin for five days. Since then, the couple Faize and Ibrahim Dinler have been unreachable, and their relatives are in great concern. The telephone connection has been cut off.
• Guerrillas resist Turkish invasion attacks in South Kurdistan 

  The resistance of the HPG/YJA Star guerrillas is continuing uninterrupted as Turkish attacks intensify around the Avaşîn region.
• A century-old chemical massacre in Kurdistan 

  War crimes are still committed in Kurdistan which has been subjected to chemical attacks for a century.
• KDP special forces attack guerrillas once again! 

  KDP special forces ambushed guerrilla forces and opened fire around Dereşê village in Amediyê district.
• Factsheet: Turkish use of chemical weapons in South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish Center for Public Relations - Civaka Azad has published a comprehensive factsheet on the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan using chemical warfare agents.
• HPG reports Turkish use of chemical weapons amid ongoing clashes in Avaşîn 

  HPG Press Centre reported that clashes between guerrilla forces and Turkish troops are continuing in Avaşîn and the Turkish army is using chemical weapons again.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action in Werxelê 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action in which two Turkish soldiers were killed in Werxelê.