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• HPG pays tribute to YJA Star guerrillas who fell martyrs in Amed 

  In a written statement, HPG Press Liaison Centre (BIM) commemorated YJA Star guerrillas Amara Ronahi and Doğa Rizgar, who fell in Amed on 3 October.
• HPG: Thirteen Turkish soldiers killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  According to HPG, at least thirteen Turkish soldiers died during guerrilla actions in the Avashin region of Southern Kurdistan. YJA Star commander Eylem Dilxwaz, who was injured in the course of the fighting, lost her life.
• Kurdistan intellectuals call for peace and national dialogue 

  Call for peace and national dialogue and standing against brotherhood fighting.
• HPG: Our forces did not attack anyone on November 4 

  HPG refuted the media reports that guerrillas carried out an attack in the village of Bêbadê in the Chemankê on November 4.
• KDP establishes new check-point in Metina 

  The KDP increases provocation by establishing a new security point in the village of Tirwaniş, which is connected to Kani Masi, in the region of Metina.
• HPG guerrillas target Turkish army in Heftanîn 

  The HPG Press Centre said that guerrillas hit the invading Turkish army in Heftanîn from two sides, one position was completely destroyed and two others were largely damaged.
• Kurdish politicians and intellectuals launch petition 

  Kurdistan intellectuals and politicians living in various countries of the world drafted a petition in order to deescalate tensions following the military deployment to the Gare region and to establish civil peace among the Kurds.
• KDP further escalates tensions 

  KDP escalates the tension by deploying its forces to the Ranya Rewandûz countryside.
• People in South Kurdistan call for unity 

  People protested the invading plans and attempts of the Turkish army in South Kurdistan and said: "Kurds should unite and prevent our enemy from winning."
• TIKKO guerrilla buried under police blockade 

  Erol Volkan Ildem, Nubar, member of the TKP / ML-Central Committee, and Fadime Çakıl, Rosa, TKP / ML TIKKO Unit Commander, fell martyr as a result of air strikes carried out by the Turkish army in Dersim in September 2020.
• Speaker of South Kurdistan Parliament calls for dialogue 

  Rewaz Fayeq, speaker of the South Kurdistan parliament, calls for dialogue in view of the military escalation between the PKK and the KDP.
• Kurdistan Parliamentarians' Union forms initiative against war 

  Kurdistan Parliamentarians' Union, which took the initiative against Turkey’s attempts to instigate a civil war between the Kurds through the KDP, said they would try to resolve the existing problems and disputes through dialogue on behalf of the Kurds.
• HPG: KDP forces tried to enter the guerrilla camp in Gare 

  KDP units tried to enter a guerrilla camp in Gare region and were intervened by the guerrilla. HPG vowed to make use of their right to self-defense in case of further attempts of attack.
• KCK: The KDP puts its war decision into practice 

  KCK said that KDP President’s statements aim to legitimize their war policy.
• South Kurdistan People: Turkey shattered our peace 

  South Kurdistan people have been troubled  by the presence of Turkey which has been exploiting and invading  the South for decades.
• HPG pays tribute to 4 guerrillas who fell martyrs in Kağızman 

  HPG BIM commemorated HPG guerrillas Erdal Agir (Adnan Avşar), Munzur Gimgim (Mehmet Yalçın), Derweş Xabur (Zakir Ölmez) and Comrade Sipan (Hamit Ecer), who fell as martyrs in Kağızman in May.
• KDP sends "Mekteba Serok" forces to Duhok villages 

  The KDP sent the "Mekteba Serok" forces to Duhok villages.
• Hozat: KDP endangers the autonomous status of Southern Kurdistan 

  Besê Hozat of the KCK points out that the Barzani family sends its own armed units into guerrilla areas and that the joint war plans with Turkey endanger the autonomous status of Southern Kurdistan.
• Masoud Barzani issues dangerous statement 

  In a statement made about a week after PKK Executive Committee Member Karayılan called for common sense and dialogue, KDP President Masoud Barzani opted for accusing the PKK without using a single word about the occupation of the Turkish state.
• HPG: Six soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  In the Heftanin region of Southern Kurdistan, six Turkish military personnel died in a guerrilla action.
• "Nobody should come to Mount Gabar for spying activity" 

  In a written statement, HPG Gabar Provincial Command called on the patriotic people of the region to be sensitive to such immoral and insidious policies of the enemy.
• KDP arrests 20 residents of the Maxmur Camp in Hewler 

  Twenty residents of Maxmur Camp in Hewler have been in custody for three weeks and families demand their immediate release. In Southern Kurdistan, similar conditions prevail as in Turkey.
• PUK: Everyone should endorse Karayılan's remarks 

  PUK Political Bureau Member Seedi Ehmed Pîre called on everyone to endorse the remarks of PKK Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan to avoid civil war.
• 63-year-old murdered by Turkish soldiers in Hakkari 

  Soldiers of the Turkish army have murdered a civilian in a village of Hakkari.
• War jets fly over Shengal 

  War jets are flying over Shengal.