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• Footage of preparations for guerrilla operation in Metîna 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the preparations for the revolutionary operation carried out by the guerrillas at Girê Çarçel in Metîna.
• YJA Star guerrilla Çiya: Kurdistan and our Leader will be liberated 

  YJA Star guerrillas Özgür Çiya said that the Turkish state no longer has a chance of success and added: "Kurdistan will be liberated, our people and our Leader will also be liberated."
• At least 43 people detained in Bitlis and Van 

  The Turkish regime’s political extermination campaign against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• HPG: Turkish state lies and conceals its losses 

  HPG accuses the Turkish state of covering up very serious losses suffered by its forces in the guerrilla areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• Tahir Elçi remembered on the eighth anniversary of his death 

  Tahir Elçi, President of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who was murdered eight years ago, was remembered in Amed.
• Guerrillas celebrate the 45th anniversary of the PKK in Garê 

  Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas in Garê celebrated the 45th anniversary of the establishment of PKK with a magnificent ceremony. Rojhat Mûş, one of the HPG Commanders, vowed that: "We will never let the PKK flag fall to the ground".
• 19 people taken into custody in Hizan and Tatvan 

  So far, 19 people have been taken into custody in house raids in the villages of Hizan and Tatvan.
• Eight years ago today, lawyer Tahir Elçi was murdered in Amed 

  On 28 November 2015, Tahir Elçi, a lawyer and President of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who spent his life defending people from the violence and abuse of the Turkish state repression machine, was murdered in Amed.
• Ban on access to restricted zones in Şırnak extended for fifteen days 

  The access ban imposed a fortnight ago on mountainous regions in Şırnak has been extended for fifteen days.
• HPG: 18 soldiers were killed in revolutionary operation in Metîna 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue inflicting heavy blows on the Turkish occupation army on the 45th founding anniversary of the PKK.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrate the PKK's founding anniversary 

  Guerrillas celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the PKK in the Metîna region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carries out revolutionary operation in Metina 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla carried out a revolutionary operation in Metina. Many Turkish soldiers were killed.
• PAJK: PKK is the most revolutionary, transformative movement of the 21st century 

  In a statement on the 45th anniversary of the foundation of the PKK, the PAJK said, "As the most revolutionary, dynamic and transformative movement of the 21st century, the PKK is the hope of liberation of the peoples of the Middle East more than ever."
• 'PKK is the guarantee of the freedom of the oppressed' 

  Agirî Tolhildan, one of the YJA Star guerrillas, said that the Kurdish People's Leader is the hope of oppressed peoples, and the PKK is the guarantee of freedom.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of actions in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KCK: The PKK is a movement with a strong ideology and social power 

  “In this 46th year of struggle, we wish great success to everyone who fights, resists, struggles, believes in the PKK and has a heart connection with the PKK,” said the KCK.
• Guerrillas: The PKK has reached millions of people 

  Celebrating the 45th anniversary of the PKK, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas said that the PKK, founded by Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, has reached millions today.
• HPG releases identities of the martyrs of Girê Amêdîyê 

  Ciwan Welat, Andok Adil and Botan Raperin fell as martyrs in a major guerrilla operation at Girê Amêdîyê in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Our forces suffered no losses in Turkish attacks 

  HPG denied the Turkish reports of high guerrilla losses in South Kurdistan and stated that the constant bombardment of the Medya Defence Zones is a sign of helplessness.
• Revolutionary operational unit of guerrillas in Zap: "We will not give in, but the enemy will" 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the Girê Şehîd Pîrdogan action group that took part in the revolutionary operation to expel the Turkish army from the western Zap region in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YJA Star guerrilla doctors: We want all women in the world to be free  

  The fight against violence against women is waged on many levels. YJA Star guerrilla doctors in the mountains of Kurdistan said: “We want all women in the world to be free.”
• Guerrillas Mercan and Munzur laid to rest 

  The bodies of fallen guerrillas Gulbahar Mercan (Şekirnaz Kaplan), Eylem Munzur (Emine Kaplan) and Dîcle Eylem (Leyla Gülcü) were exhumed 143 days after their deaths and returned to their families.
• Kurdish kolbar fatally shot by Iranian border forces in Baneh 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• HSM and PKK congratulate guerrillas on their revolutionary operation 

  The command of the People's Defence Centre and the PKK congratulated the guerrillas on their revolutionary operation on the anniversary of the founding of the PKK.