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• Over 65 trees uprooted, olive crops looted in occupied Afrin 

  After occupying Afrin in March 2018, the Turkish state and allied gangs cut down and burned thousands of olive trees. Olive producers from Afrin have been suffering a great loss ever since.
• 10 more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• French delegation visits Northern and Eastern Syria 

  A French delegation is visiting Northern and Eastern Syria. The delegation received information on the latest state of the fight against terrorism from the Autonomous Administration Foreign Relations Department.
• Syrian Democratic Council executive says unity between Kurds and Arabs can stop Turkish amibitions 

  Hisên Ezam said that the timing of KCK Executive Council co-chair Cemil Bayık's speech was appropriate and added that if the Kurdish and Arab peoples unite, they can stop the bloodshed.
• Jazira Region Economy and Agriculture Committee calls on KDP to deliver the bodies of martyrs 

  Jazira Region Economy and Agriculture Committee condemned the KDP's rejection of the calls from the Martyrs' Families and demanded once again the delivery of the bodies of the martyrs to their families.
• Autonomous Administration vows to "continue the Kobanê legend" 

  A statement was issued by the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria to mark World Kobanê Day promising to "continue the Kobanê legend."
• Kobanê celebrates 1 November with a march and rally 

  1 November, World Kobanê Day, was celebrated with a march and rally in Kobanê.
• SDF publishes balance sheet of attacks on Ain Issa 

  The SDF published a balance sheet of attacks by Turkey and allied jihadists on the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa and attached villages in October. Artillery strikes hit settlement areas on an almost daily basis.
• The tent in Sêmalka 

  Every day, more people come to the tent in Sêmalka on the border with Southern Kurdistan to support the demand for the KDP’s handover of the remains of fallen guerrilla fighters Tolhildan Raman and Serdem Cûdî.
• TEV-DEM issues message to salute World Kobanê Day 

  The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) issued a statement on the occasion of 1 November, World Kobanê Day.
• YPJ: "Kobanê is the name of the people's struggle for freedom" 

  Making a statement on November 1, World Kobanê Day, the YPJ said: "Kobanê is the name of the people's struggle for freedom."
• Secretary General of Syrian Future Party calls on KDP to respond to demands of martyrs' families 

  The Secretary General of the Syrian Future Party issued a call to the KDP to not remain indifferent to the action of the families of the martyrs at the Semalka Border Gate who have been reclaiming the remains of their children for 27 days.
• Bêrîvan Îsmail calls on people of Bashur to rebel against KDP's betrayal 

  The PYD Euphrates Region Assembly co-chair, Bêrîvan Îsmail called for the people of Bashur to rebel against the KDP's betrayal.
• Young people from Çilaxa demand airspace to be closed to Turkey warplanes 

  Young people from Çilaxa condemned the attacks of the Turkish state and demanded that the airspace be closed to Turkish warplanes.
• 581 students graduate from Rojava University 

  Rojava University Co-President Ebdulîllah El Mistefa congratulated the graduates, saying that the main objective of the graduates should be to fight against terror and racism.
• Mothers of martyrs have been protesting at Sêmalka for 27 days 

  For 27 days, mothers of the martyrs at the northern Syrian border crossing Sêmalka have been demanding that the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters be handed over by South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP.
• Visit to the prosthesis workshop in Qamişlo 

  The only prosthesis workshop in the autonomous region of northeast Syria is located in a village near Qamişlo. Eight dedicated employees take care of tens of thousands of war-disabled people, and the need is enormous.
• Thousands of Hesekê residents condemn attacks by Turkey 

  Thousands of Hesekê residents condemned the attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state and its mercenaries with a march they organized and called for the airspace to be closed to Turkish warplanes.
• Political parties call for support for the Autonomous Administration and SDF 

  Political parties met with the Autonomous Administration and called for support for it and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
• PYD: Lessons should be taken from the Kobanê resistance 

  The PYD declared that the Kobanê resistance has become a symbol of Kurdish people's freedom and said, "There are lessons that should be taken from the Kobanê resistance."
• SOHR report: Turkish-held areas provide safe haven to jihadists and members of ISIS and al-Qaeda 

  Commanders among over 40 jihadists killed by Coalition aircraft since death of al-Baghdadi in 2019.
• Three more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• Corn drying factory in Raqqa opens its doors to producers 

  The corn drying factory in Raqqa opened its doors to corn producers. The factory has received nearly 3,000 tons of corn from farmers since its opening on 20 October.
• Peace Mothers are on 26th day of protest at Semalka Border Gate  

  Peace Mothers at Semalka Border Gate once again called on the KDP to give them back the remains of their children.
• Afrin Canton Council co-chair protests silence of international public opinion 

  Afrin Canton Council co-chair, Mihemed Neso, protested the silence of international public opinion on the crimes committed in the regions occupied by the Turkish state.