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• Mosul operation witnessing further advances on the seventh day 

  The military campaign to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation continues on its seventh day.
• Hamdaniya district liberated from gang groups 

  The district of Hamdaniya to the north of Mosul has been liberated entirely from gang groups in the wake of violent clashes.
• ISIS launches a large-scale attack on Rutba town of Anbar province 

  ISIS gangs have started an aggression on Rutba town of the Iraqi Anbar province early Sunday morning. Fighting in the town is reportedly to be intensifying.
• Captured ISIS member: Turkish helicopter brought us to Kirkuk 

  The statement of an ISIS member captured alive in Kirkuk reveals the fact that the ISIS attack on Kirkuk had been organized by the Turkish state.
• Turkish state sends weapons to gang groups in Syria 

  Turkish army has sent four lorries loaded with weapons and ammunition to gangs groups in Syria on October 20.
• Iraqi army enters Tilkêf town to the north of Mosul 

  Iraqi army has entered the Tilkêf town as it makes advances in the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation.
• Önder: If we increase solidarity, there won’t be any tyranny left 

  HDP’s Sırrı Süreyya Önder reacted against the political genocide operations and said they will not bow down. Önder also expressed that the solidarity needs to be increased and thus the tyranny could be ended.
• 18 arrests in Siirt, detainments in İstanbul 

  18 people were arrested in Siirt and 6 people were detained in İstanbul as part of the political genocide operations of the Turkish state.
• Syria: We will down any Turkish warplane that violates our air space 

  The Syrian army announced that it would down any Turkish warplane that violates Syria’s air space.
• ISIS retreats from seven villages around Maxmur 

  As Iraqi forces continue the Mosul Offensive from four sides, ISIS groups have retreated from seven villages of Maxmur.
• Many Kurdish politicians arrested or detained in ongoing operations 

  As part of the ongoing political genocide operations against Kurdish politicians, many were detained in Ankara and Bolu, 6 were arrested in Van while there is yet no information regarding detentions in Istanbul operation.
• ISIS using civilians in Mosul as human shields 

  As the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation continues at full force on its third day, ISIS gangs in the city are reported to be using civilians as human shields.
• Demirtaş: Before Mosul, AKP should first clear Antep of ISIS 

  HDP Co-President Demirtaş objected to the AKP’s approach towards Mosul operation and said "You should first clear Antep of ISIS.” Regarding the siege in Şırnak, Demirtaş said that Botan’s people are not alone.
• Two thousand people from Mosul head to the border to cross into Rojava 

  Masses from Mosul are waiting on the border to cross into Rojava after the beginning of the operation to liberate the city from ISIS occupation.
• Iraqi army on the offensive against ISIS in Mosul from three directions 

  On the second day of the Mosul operation, the Iraqi army is on the offensive against ISIS gangs from three directions. By the end of the day, they are planning to have advanced 20 kms towards the city from the south east
• Heavy clashes to the southeast of Mosul on the 2nd day of the operation 

  As the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation continues on its second day, clashes have intensified to the southeast of the city as of 06:00 Tuesday morning.
• Demo in Baghdad against Turkish invasion in Iraq 

  Thousands have taken to the streets in Baghdad today to protest the Turkish invasion in Iraq.
• Iraqi PM: Presence of Turkish troops will harm the Turkey-Iraq relations 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stated that the ongoing presence of Turkish troops on Iraqi soil will harm the relations between two countries.
• Balance sheet from the first day of the Mosul operation 

  The operation to liberate Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, from ISIS occupation continues on its second day.
• Public meetings banned in Ankara for 45 days 

  Ankara Governorate has banned all public meetings, demonstrations and marches in the capital city for 45 days for “security reasons”.
• 10 villages liberated in Mosul operation 

  Iraqi forces participating in the operation to liberate Mosul are making advances since the beginning of the offensive early Monday morning.
• Antep Governor backs ISIS member who blew himself up 

  Antep Governor Ali Yerlikaya backed ISIS member Mehmet Kadir Cebael and said that he "blew himself up in a construction site so that the neighbors do not get harmed."
• Saleh Moslem: Only Kurds want a solution in Syria 

  PYD’s establishment was celebrated in Kiel, Germany. PYD Co-President Moslem spoke during the event and said that only Kurds want a solution and an end to the bloodshed in Syria.
• Two-year prison sentence sought for HDP co-chair Demirtaş 

  Two-year prison sentence was sought for HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş as he was sued.
• Clashes on Xazır front to the east of Mosul 

  Clashes erupted on the Xazır front to the east of the Mosul city after the beginning of the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation earlier this morning.