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• Russia, US and Jordan agree on a ceasefire for southern Syria 

  An agreement of ceasefire in Syria has been signed following the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
• Kurds rally for Öcalan throughout Europe 

  Kurdish people continue their demonstrations for their leader Abdullah Öcalan after speculative reports emerged on Turkish social media regarding his situation.
• Sit-in for Öcalan in Strasbourg in its 20th day 

  The sit-in in front of the CPT and CoE for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s health and safety continues in its 20th day.
• Swiss elected officials visit the sit-in in Strasbourg 

  City council members from Biel, Switzerland have visited the sit-in in front of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) in Strasbourg demanding an urgent visit to Öcalan today and offered their support.
• New phase in operation on Iraq-Syria border 

  The Iraqi army announced that they have reached a new phase in the operation to take the Ruman and Rawe districts back from ISIS.
• Putin and Trump agree on Syria 

  Russian President Putin and US President Trump came together in the APEC summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
• Farewell to YPG’s Mehmet Aksoy in London 

  Kurdish YPG fighter Mehmet Aksoy who fell a martyr in Raqqa on September 26th has been buried at Highgate Cemetery near Karl Marx in London on November 10th.
• German radical left: We will increase solidarity with Kurds 

  Interventionistiche Linke (IL - Interventionist Left), the umbrella organization for German radical left, condemned the police violence against the march in Düsseldorf and called to “increase solidarity with Kurds”.
• Senator Rhiannon: “There should be meetings with Öcalan” 

  The KNK and DKTM representatives met with Senator Lee Rhiannon in Sydney. Rhiannon said, “There should be meetings with Öcalan” and condemned the attacks on Efrîn.
• SDF liberates another village in Deir ez-Zor campaign 

  SDF fighters have cleared the village of Al-Loziya and started cleaning operation in the lodging buildings in Al-Omar field.
• Committee meets with CoE and CPT security officials 

  Demonstrations demanding information on Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s health and safety and the CPT to meet with him continue in Strasbourg, France.
• Kurdish refugee team promoted to the Swedish Top Football League  

  Dalkurd FF, a club founded by Kurdish refugees in Sweden in 2004, gained promotion to Allsvenskan, the Top Football League in Sweden.
• German police attacks Kurdish protestors in Hannover 

  German police attacked Kurds, who protested the removal of Ocalan’s posters on Ocalan Library bus in Hannover.
• IHD Co-chair detained in Ankara - UPDATE 

  IHD Co-chair Öztürk Türkdoğan and human rights defenders have been taken into custody in central Ankara, capital city of Turkey.
• Turkish police raids home of 75 year-old paralytic woman 

  Turkish police raided home of a 75 year-old paralytic women in Nusaybin, a district of Mardin province.
• YPG fighter returns home and saves his family after three years 

  Ferhad Asman Casim was saved from ISIS captivity three years ago, went to Hesekê and joined the YPG. One month ago, he rescued his family and liberated his village to the northwest of Deir ez-Zor.
• 17 lawyers under police custody in Turkey 

  17 Turkish lawyers are held under police custody in four different provinces.
• SDF fighters discover an ISIS ammunition warehouse in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have discovered an ammunition warehouse in Raqqa.
• 21 people detained in İzmir over social media posts 

  Turkish anti-terror police detained 21 people over social media posts in the western province of İzmir.
• “Stop Erdoğan!” book published in France 

  The book “Stop Erdoğan!” newly published in France tells the story of the Kurdish freedom movement, the Rojava revolution, Turkish colonialism and the West’s approach.
• Iraqi army expands operation on Syrian border 

  Iraqi army forces have launched an operation on the Ruman town to the north of the Qaim district.
• Police terror against the Kurds in Germany taken to court  

  Kurds are taking action against Germany which has started imitating the Erdoğan dictatorship. Over a thousand people have filed charges against the criminalization policies.
• Öcalan’s brother: The way to Imrali must be opened for peace 

  Mehmet Öcalan stated that his brother Abdullah Öcalan is a bridge for peace among peoples and issued a warning: “If this bridge falls, Kurds, Turks and everybody will suffer. Open the way to Imrali.”
• Khan village of Deir ez-Zor liberated 

  SDF fighters liberated Khan village of Deir ez-Zor and 5 ISIS members were killed.
• Gangs in Idlib go at each other again 

  Clashes among gang groups in Idlib and Aleppo provinces have flared up again.