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• Turkey bombs another settlement in northern Syria 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against North-East Syria in an attempt to invade the entire region.
• People of Dirbêsiyê ready to defend their land 

  The northern Syrian city of Dirbêsiyê is threatened by a possible Turkish invasion. The people have built up their defense units. Berxwedan Korşit, one of the commanders of the units, announces resistance.
• Turkey attacks Ain Issa once again 

  The Turkish state once again attacked the west of Ain Issa and the M4 Highway.
• Activists at Semalka call on International Red Cross to help families recovering guerrillas' bodies 

  Once again, activists at Semalka border condemned the betrayal of the KDP and issued a new call to the International Red Cross asking the organisation to help families recover the bodies of their children.
• SDF Commander-In-Chief meets a delegation of the U.S. State Department 

  The U.S. delegation stressed the importance of maintaining the de-escalation and ceasefire agreement in the region and Syria in general, in addition to continuing efforts to achieve the enduring defeat of ISIS.
• Families of martyrs continue their vigil at Semalka border  

  Families of martyrs who have been waiting to be delivered the remains of their guerrilla children at the Semalka Border Gate for 41 days said that the KDP proved its cooperation with the Turkish state.
• Remembering the dead children of the cinema of Amûdê 

  On November 13, 1960, 282 Kurdish children died in the cinema of Amûdê while watching a movie in solidarity with the Algerian struggle for independence. The story is one of those deeply embedded in the collective memory.
• ISIS kills two Iraqis in Hol Camp 

  ISIS members stationed in the Hol Camp attacked in the early hours of Friday a reception department inside the camp and shot fire randomly at people.
• Sêmalka protesters condemn KDP’s collaboration with Turkey 

  For 39 days, relatives of martyrs have been demanding at the northern Syrian border crossing of Sêmalka that the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters be handed over by South Kurdistan’s ruling party, KDP.
• Students in Aleppo remember children who died in the Amude cinema fire 61 years ago 

  Martyr Qehreman Afrin Primary School located in the neighbourhood of Şêxmeqsûd in Aleppo commemorated the children who lost their lives in the fire of Amude Cinema on 13 November 1960.
• Day of mourning for Yûsif Gulo and his 2 grandchildren in Qamishlo 

  A day of mourning was declared for Yûsif Gulo and his 2 grandchildren, who fell as martyrs as a result of the drone attack carried out by the invading Turkish state.
• Campaign against child labor in northern and eastern Syria 

  The Child Protection Office of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has launched a campaign against child labor.
• Gulo family: We will resist with Leader Öcalan’s philosophy 

  Thousands of people took to the streets in the northern Syrian city of Qamishlo following the Turkish drone strike that killed three residents yesterday.
• Syrian Democratic Council calls for closure of airspace in northern Syria 

  The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) has called for closure of airspace in north-eastern Syria following the killing of three civilians in a Turkish drone attack in Qamishlo on Tuesday.
• SDF reports ongoing Turkish provocations in Ain Issa 

  According to the SDF, there were new attacks and infiltration attempts by pro-Turkish mercenary units on the front line in Ain Issa. In Raqqa, a SDF member was injured when an IED exploded.
• Massive protest after deadly Turkish drone attack in Qamishlo 

  Thousands gathered to protest on the streets of the Hilêliyê neighborhood in the northern Syrian city of Qamishlo following the Turkish drone strike that killed three residents yesterday.
• TEV-DEM: We must take a national stance against all kinds of attacks on our lands 

  TEV-DEM condemned the Turkish state's drone attack in Qamishlo and said, "We must take a national stance against all kinds of attacks on our lands."
• SDF Commander: We have the power to protect our peoples 

  Çiya Firat, a commander of the SDF, reported that the fighters were prepared in case the airspace was opened. The Syrian Democratic Forces have the experience and power to defend the region, he stressed.
• Autonomous Administration condemns Turkish drone attack in Qamishlo 

  The Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria condemned the drone attack carried out by the Turkish state. "We promise to continue our struggle in the footsteps of our martyrs," said the statement.
• YPG spokesman Nurî Mehmûd says attack in Qamishlo won't go unanswered 

  After the Turkish drone attack in which three politically active civilians were deliberately killed, YPG spokesman Nurî Mehmûd said that the attack would not go unanswered.
• 3 ISIS members captured in Manbij 

  The Anti-Terror Units (YAT) have captured three ISIS members at a checkpoint in the city.
• Two more women kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  Occupation forces stormed a village in Afrin and kidnapped two women on the grounds that they had taught Kurdish language in the past.
• Call for international action against Turkey’s crimes after Qamishlo attack 

  “We call upon the international powers that bear the responsibility to protect our territories to fulfil their duties. We achieved this stability owing to the great sacrifices made by our people against terrorist groups.”
• Turkish drone attack kills 3 in Qamishlo 

  A targeted attack on a vehicle in Qamishlo killed three people from the same family, according to initial reports. The Turkish state has been conducting targeted killer drone attacks in the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria for some time.
• Turkish armed drone strikes a vehicle in Qamishlo 

  A vehicle was struck by an armed unmanned aerial vehicle of the occupying Turkish state in Qamishlo city.