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• ELN sends fraternal, revolutionary greeting to KJK 

  ELN Commander Omaira Elena Vasquez sent fraternal, revolutionary greeting and the brotherhood of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), specially from their women, to Kurdistan Women’s Community, KJK.
• HDP: We will not obey even if you do your worst evil 

  HDP issued a written statement on the recent closures of free press organizations and the dismissal of 10 thousand state employees, and said "We will not obey even if you do your worst evil."
• OHCHR expresses concerns over the detainment of Amed Co-mayors 

  OHCHR Spokesperson reminded Turkey that even during a state of emergency, the principles of legality, proportionality and necessity, due process guarantees and the presumption of innocence must be respected.
• Court rules judicial control and ban on travel abroad for HDP co-chair 

  Urfa 5th High Criminal Court has ruled judicial control and ban on travel abroad for HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ.
• Kurdish youth protest AKP fascism in Swedish Parliament 

  Kurdish youths protested the AKP fascism with a demonstration in the Swedish Parliament.
• Inter-Parliamentary Union voices concerns over actions against HDP MPs 

  During the 135th Assembly held in Geneva on 23-27 October, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) spoke out about the increasing levels of retaliation against MPs for exercising their freedom of expression across the world.
• Guerrillas remain in their positions, prepared against attacks 

  Guerrillas deployed in the area of the ongoing Ertuş operation remain on alert in their positions, prepared against attacks from Turkish military forces.
• British Union Unite calls for the immediate release of Amed co-mayors 

  Britain’s largest union strongly condemned the detention of the co-mayors of Amed, and the subsequent police attacks on civilians who were protesting against these unlawful and anti-democratic arrests of their elected representatives.
• Around 900 ISIS members killed in the ongoing Mosul offensive 

  It was announced yesterday that as many as 900 ISIS members have been killed so far during the Mosul offensive which left 11 days behind.
• Protests for political will continue to spread 

  Kurdish people and their allies continue to protest the detainment of Amed Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı.
• HDP issues urgent call to international public on political operations 

  HDP Foreign Affairs Commission has issued an urgent call to international public opinion regarding the police violence and detainment operations against Kurdish elected politicians.
• 5 more ISIS members killed in Kirkuk 

  Peshmerga and asayish forces continue their operations after the ISIS attack on Kirkuk city on October 21.
• Courts decide to have HDP co-president and MP brought in by force 

  Ankara 4th High Criminal Court decided to continue to have HDP Co-President Figen Yüksekdağ brought in by force. Another court in Batman ordered the same decision for HDP Batman Parliamentarian Ayşe Acar Başaran.
• Nationwide protests against the AKP coup on Kurdish municipalities 

  Thousands took to the streets today to protest the AKP government's occupation attempt in Amed and detention of co-mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı.
• Die Linke: Detention of co-mayors another step towards dictatorship 

  German main opposition party Die Linke described the detention of Amed Municipality Co-mayors as yet another worrying step on the way to dictatorship in Turkey.
• Baluken: Non-stop resistance has begun 

  HDP Group Deputy Chairperson İdris Baluken stated that non-stop resistance has now begun and they would not go home after making a statement but remain on the streets until the end of political genocide operations.
• EU officials: Political solution is the only viable option in Turkey 

  European Union officials reiterates its call for a political solution as the only viable option after the detention of co-mayors of Amed Metropolitan Municipality.
• HDP calls for action against the destruction and depopulation in Şırnak 

  Hişyar Özsoy, Vice Co-chair of HDP in Charge of Foreign Affairs, has sent a letter to various institutions representatives callig for urgent action against the systematic destruction and depopulation in North Kurdistan's Şırnak province.
• Preparations for the Aleppo war: Turkey dispatches ammunition to gangs 

  The Turkish state sent 20 trucks of weapons and ammunition to the Ahrar Al Sham and Jabhat Fatah Al Sham gangs.
• Turkish army and affiliated gangs bomb Um Hosh and Hesiye villages 

  The invading Turkish army and their allied gangs are bombing Um Hosh and Hesiye villages.
• SNC-affiliated gangs bomb Sheikh Maqsoud, leaving 4 civilians wounded 

  SNC-affiliated gangs bombed the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.
• HDP Bolu provincial co-chair arrested 

  HDP Bolu provincial co-chair Özgür Günaydın has been remanded in custody.
• Balance sheet of the Mosul operation for one week 

  During the first week of the offensive to liberate Mosul, 75 villages and towns have been liberated from ISIS occupation. 772 ISIS members were killed and 23 others were captured alive.
• Iraqi army denies Turkish military presence in Mosul operation 

  Iraqi army has denied reports regarding the participation of Turkish troops in the Mosul operation.
• Hamdaniya district and Bertilla town taken back from ISIS 

  The Iraqi army has achieved full control of the Hamdaniya district to the southeast of Mosul and Bertilla town to the northeast.