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• Turkish police kill one at checkpoint in Istanbul 

  Turkish police opened fire on a vehicle at a checkpoint in Istanbul. One person was killed and two others were wounded.
• YPG’s Gifford: We will spread the message of Kurdish revolution 

  After the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa the internationalist movement’s mission is to spread the message of Kurdish revolution all the around the world, Macer Gifford, an internationalist fighter for YPG said.
• PUK MP: There are some 40 Turkish military bases in Iraq 

  Iraqi Parliament PUK MP Mihemed Osman said, “The invasion of the Turkish state is the violation of Iraq’s sovereignty. The Iraqi Parliament’s decision to remove Turkish soldiers from Iraqi territory isn’t being implemented."
• Polat Can: Deir ez-Zor youths give a message to everyone 

  SDF Command member and Southern region commander Polat Can stated that all the Deir ez-Zor tribes support their forces, saying: “The youth’s intense participation in our ranks gives the message that there is no place for other forces in the region.”
• “The Rojava revolution is the beginning of humanity's revolution” 

  The 9th Congress of the PYD European organization continues in the Netherlands. The speeches in the congress expressed that “The Rojava revolution is the beginning of the revolution of humanity.”
• HDP MP Botan sentenced to two years in prison 

  HDP Van MP Lezgin Botan has been issued to a sentence of two years in prison and a 12.775 Lira fine.
• Fighting for oil among Iraqi forces in Daquq               

  Hashd al-Shaabi Commander Elî Gazi in charge of the oil fields in Daquq has been removed from duty on charges of oil theft.
• Bodies of British YPG fighters arrive in London 

  Bodies of YPG fighters Oliver Hall (Canşer Zagros) who was martyred on November 25 in minesweeping efforts in Raqqa and Jac Homes (Şoreş Amanos) who lost his life on October 23 have been brought to London.
• UN migration agency: Iraqis returning home outnumber displaced 

  The number of Iraqis returning to their area of origin has surpassed those internally displaced for the first time since December 2013, when the country became engulfed in conflict with ISIS.
• Police raid the Democratic Kurdish Society Center in Hamburg 

  Hamburg Democratic Kurdish Society Center (DKSC) was raided by the police today and the locks have been changed. DKSC officials protest the raid and say, “This is the first time that locks have been changed after a raid.”
• Turkey issues warning for its citizens travelling to USA 

  Turkish Foreign Ministry warned its citizens for travelling to the United States after the Washington Administration issued a travel warning for Turkey.
• Demirtaş on his way to court for hearing in Istanbul 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, jailed since November 4, 2016, will appear before court for the first time today.
• SDF fighters from Deir ez-Zor: We are taking revenge 

  SDF fighters from Deir ez-Zor called on the youth of the region to join the SDF and take part in the defense of their territory.
• Hundreds from Deir ez-Zor join SDF ranks 

  More young people have completed their training and officially joined SDF ranks in Deir ez-Zor.
• Conference on Iran: "The solution is democratic confederalism" 

  In the Iran and Rojhilat conference held in the EP, participants stated that the way out of the crisis is the founding of the democratic federalism system through the common efforts of the people.
• “Erdoğan wants to implement his bloody rule in Europe" 

  Die Linke MP Cansu Özdemir said the relationship between the governments of Germany and Turkey encourages the Turkish government and accused President Erdoğan of “wanting to implement his bloody rule in European countries”.
• Leyla Zana stripped of parliamentary seat 

  HDP Ağrı MP Leyla Zana has been stripped of her status as a member of Turkish parliament.
• The only Chaldean in Silopi arrested 

  Petros Karatay, who was detained by Turkish police on Tuesday, is sent to prison for “being a member of a terrorist organization”.
• 721st appeal by Öcalan’s lawyers 

  Öcalan’s lawyers have appealed to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s office to meet with their client for the 721st time.
• Syrian forces capture key airbase in northwest Syria 

  The Syrian government forces captured a key air base in the southern countryside of the northwestern province of Idlib.
• Execution of two Kurdish prisoners imminent in Iran 

  Iranian authorities are planning to execute two Kurdish prisoners who are in death row since 2009.
• Strong earthquake hit Southern and Eastern Kurdistan 

  A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Southern and Eastern Kurdistan at 10:00 on Thursday morning.
• Turkey bans dissident writer’s wife from travelling abroad 

  Turkish police confiscated passport of a dissident writer’s wife as she was travelling abroad to visit her husband.
• Iraqi Federal Court reserves a seat for Ezidis in the parliament 

  The Iraqi Supreme Court ruled that seats would be reserved for the Ezidis in the Iraqi Parliament.
• U.S. calls for immediate release of political prisoners in Iran 

  The United States called for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran, including the victims of the most recent crackdown.