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• Two wounded as regime forces target civilians in Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Snipers from Ba'ath regime's forces have targeted civilians in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, leaving two wounded.
• Turkish army conducts artillery and aerial attack on villages of Efrîn 

  Occupant Turkish army conducted artillery and aerial attacks on villages in Efrîn Canton of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Tevgera Azadî's Kerküki: A stance against the threat of Erdoğan needed 

  Kurdistan Free Society Movement Executive Council Member Kerküki mentioned the Mosul operation and said that Turkey is a threat against the peoples of the region and a stance against that is needed.
• The company demolishing houses in Şırnak loots people’s belongings 

  HDP MP Leyla Birlik said the contractor company tearing down houses in Şırnak, where the curfew continues and the residents aren’t allowed in, were confiscating people’s belongings
• Shehba Dam and 5 villages liberated from ISIS 

  Revolutionary forces have liberated the Shehba Dam, 5 surrounding villages, 2 hamlets and 1 base station from ISIS groups.
• Two people killed in explosion in Nusaybin 

  Two people lost their lives in an explosion which occurred as they were picking up scrap metal in Nusaybin yesterday evening.
• Bodies of 13 guerrillas taken to Malatya 

  Bodies of 13 guerrillas who lost their lives during Turkish army bombardment in Dersim on October 16 have been taken to Malatya.
• Bombardment by Turkish helicopters start a fire in Lice countryside 

  Fire erupted as a result of the bombardments conducted by Turkish army helicopters in Cumarê region in the countryside of Amed's Lice district last night.
• 1 tank destroyed and 5 soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  One tank was destroyed and 5 Turkish soldiers were killed as a result of recent actions by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas.
• ISIS hands 7 more villages in Shehba over to Turkish backed groups 

  ISIS gangs have handed 7 more villages in Shehba region to the Turkish backed gang groups.
• Salah: Turkish state wants to deepen the war and the crisis 

  Felah Salah, Political Observer from South Kurdistan, stated that Kurdistan would be safe once Mosul and Kirkuk are safe, and that Turkey wanted to create a new Sykes-Picot.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from an action in Şırnak countryside 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action in which guerrillas targeted the soldiers on a hill in Besta region of Şırnak on September 26.
• AKP’s trustee cancels the library project of İpekyolu Municipality 

  Önder Can, the trustee appointed to İpekyolu Municipality, first stopped the services of the daycare center, women’s activities and other efforts by the DBP municipality and now he cancelled the library project.
• Hundreds in Efrîn march to the border to protest Turkish occupation 

  Hundreds of people from Efrîn Canton of Rojava (West) Kurdistan, marched to the border with Bakurê (North) Kurdistan border to protest the occupation of the Turkish army.
• HPG: At least 15 soldiers killed in ongoing guerrilla actions 

  15 soldiers were killed and 1 drone was destroyed as a result of guerrilla actions in Hakkari, Şırnak and Van.
• Trustee appointed to Van's Özalp district as deputy mayor resigns 

  Trustee Hakkı Hukuk Kadirhanoğlulları who was appointed to DBP-held Özalp Municipality as deputy mayor has resigned.
• YPG: ISIS, SNC gangs and the Turkish army continue to attack Rojava 

  YPG stated that ISIS, SNC and the Turkish army continue to attack Rojava and North Syria.
• Mother of YRK guerrilla martyred in Rojhelat: We are proud of him 

  Mother of a YRK guerrilla who was martyred in East Kurdistan, said: "Şehriyar is the martyr of four parts of Kurdistan, not just ours. We are proud."
• Rojava Coordination: Our fight will go on until all Syria is cleared off ISIS 

  Rojava Cantons General Coordination said: “Our region has witnessed a historic resistance against enemies of humanity ISIS and Jabhat Al Nusra in the last six years. This historic resistance will continue until all of Syria is cleared off ISIS.”
• People of Qandil: Turkey aims occupation, PKK aims to protect the people 

  People of Qandil objected to Turkey’s desire to participate in Mosul operation and said "Just like how it protects us in Shengal, Maxmur and Kirkuk, the PKK will protect us in Mosul too."
• People of South Kurdistan: Turkey after a permanent occupation in Mosul 

  People of South Kurdistan demanded an immediate end to the Turkish state’s occupation of South Kurdistan and Iraq, and said that Turkey wants to join Mosul operation in order for a permanent occupation in the region.
• The basements of atrocity in Cizre also torn down 

  The streets and buildings where hundreds of people were burned alive in Cizre don’t exist anymore. The basements constitute an important landmark in the Kurdish collective memory, they can’t be considered just heaps of stone, concrete and steel.
• Turkish bombardment and military operation in Dersim 

  Turkish army began to airdrop soldiers in Pülümür Valley yesterday evening after the bombardment of the region by helicopters the day before.
• Curfew in 15 villages of Amed 

  Yet another curfew has been imposed on 15 villages in Licê, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Amed.
• HPG: 8 soldiers killed 

  Actions of HPG/ YJA Star guerillas continue. 8 soldiers were killed and 1 guerilla fell as martyr during recent guerilla actions.