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• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions and Turkish attacks in southern Kurdistan 

  The guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invading forces despite chemical weapons use and massive bombing of their areas, the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• People of Maxmur take to the streets against the isolation of Öcalan 

  The Kurdish society demands the clarification of the condition of Abdullah Öcalan.
• YRK: Turkish attack on Mount Asos was directed against civilians 

  "Let our people know that the goal of the Turkish state is to annihilate the Kurdish people,” said the YRK, condemning the increasingly ongoing attacks across the Kurdistan territory.
• Civilian killed in Turkish airstrike in South Kurdistan laid to rest 

  Aziz Muhammed Resul, who was killed in the air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state yesterday, was buried in the village of Qeşan near the district of Mawet.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb civilians in Sulaymaniyah countryside 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed a village in the Şarbajêr district near Sulaymaniyah. According to the Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT), one civilian was martyred, and 2 others were injured.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of revolutionary operation in Metina 

  42 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in a revolutionary guerrilla operation in the Metîna region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in northern Iraq.
• Extraordinary meeting in Amed discusses isolation and occupation 

  Parties and institutions gathered in Amed (Diyarbakir) for an extraordinary meeting to discuss the Imrali isolation and invasion attacks, insisting that “Abdullah Öcalan must be freed”.
• A commander of Cenga Heftanîn: Bargiran Erkendi 

  Commander Bargiran Erkendi fought resolutely and bravely in many areas from Xakurkê to Garê, from Maxmur to Heftanin during his 17-year-long guerrilla life. He left an outstanding legacy of resistance.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action in Girê Cûdî Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action carried out against the Turkish soldiers in the Girê Cûdî Resistance Area.
• Guerrilla Dilxwaz Teyi: Soldiers are afraid to go into our tunnels 

  Dilxwaz Teyi fights in the Zap region, reporting on the Tunnel War and resistance to the use of chemical weapons. He describes how the Turkish soldiers did not venture into the war tunnels.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of weapons seized from Turkish troops in Zap 

  Guerrilla TV broadcast footage of Turkish army weapons confiscated during the 12-minute Revolutionary Revenge Operation carried out in the Girê Cehennem battle positions of Çiyareş Resistance Area in Zap.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Metina 

  Guerrillas continued inflicting blows on the Turkish army that has been conducting an invasion operation in northern Iraq since mid-April.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts music video 'Erê gerila' 

  The music video ‘Erê gerîla’ features images from the resistance and guerrilla actions against the invaders and some guerrillas who fell as martyrs.
• Guerrilla commander Rêber Roboski: Turkey won't succeed 

  Rêber Roboski, who was the commander in the Karker region of Zap, said, before falling a martyr, that there would be great resistance and that the Turkish state would not succeed.
• From the diary of martyr Yılmaz Botan... 

  We were subjected to the most cowardly, immoral and unjust practices in an arena where we were ignored, but we knew how precious hope was and regarded honour as sacred. Therefore, we never gave up. On 27 November, we rose up again and took up the reins...
• HPG: 42 soldiers killed in revolutionary guerrilla operation in Metina 

  In the last two days, at least 49 members of the Turkish occupation forces in Southern Kurdistan have been killed in guerrilla actions, 42 of them alone in the course of the spectacular retaliation operation in Metina.
• People of Yüksekova overcome police blockade and protest against war and occupation 

  Despite a police blockade, a march was held in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari province under the motto "No to war and occupation".
• KCK sends congratulatory address to HSM Headquarters Command 

  “This stance of the guerrilla demonstrates that crucial developments will take place in the 45th Party Year and that the genocidal-colonial enemy will be brought to account,” KCK said.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Şırnak 

  Footage of an action carried out by guerrillas in the Botan region of northern Kurdistan in August 2021.
• YJA Star guerrilla Zinarîn Cûdî: Turkey will regret stepping into Zap! 

  YJA Star guerrilla Zinarîn Cûdî was saying before the Turkish invasion attacks: “They will regret stepping into Zap. We will not allow them to enter here so easily.”
• HPG: 31 occupiers killed in guerrilla operations 

  The guerrillas have carried out several spectacular operations against the Turkish army in Southern Kurdistan, and 31 soldiers have been killed.
• Guerrillas celebrate the PKK’s founding anniversary in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Amidst the increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish state, guerrillas celebrated the founding anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), on 27 November 1978.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action against the Turkish army in Girê Hakkarî  

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of a guerrilla’s action against the Turkish army in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area.
• At least 17 soldiers' bodies brought to Hakkari 

  It has been reported that at least 17 of the soldiers who died during the invasion attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state in Southern Kurdistan were transported to Hakkari.
• YJA Star guerrillas: 27 November is the resurrection day for women 

  Speaking on the anniversary of the PKK's establishment, 27 November, YJA Star guerrillas said that this represents the day of resurrection not only for Kurds but also for women.