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• Attack on a village of Manbij injures 7 

  Turkey is bombing the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria on an almost daily basis. The attacks, both from the ground and from the air, are carried out with the de facto approval of the international community.
• Leader Abdullah Öcalan Park, a public place to rest and meet in Til Koçer 

  Leader Abdullah Öcalan Park has become a frequent destination for all citizens in Til Koçer. A library will be open in the park this year.
• Car bomb explodes in Afrin, leaving dead and injured people 

  A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint of mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state at the entrance of the occupied city of Afrin.
• SDF announces the identity of a fighter killed in Turkish drone attack near Kobane 

  Since Oct. 5, Turkey has intensified its aggressions against North-East Syria, targeting not only infrastructure and civic services but also civilian homes.
• Autonomous Administration completes construction of Kobanê University's new building 

  The Autonomous Administration has completed the construction of Kobanê University's new building, which will be opened to students soon.
• Archaeological museum of Raqqa reopens 

  After long restoration work, the archaeological museum of Raqqa was able to reopen. However, out of 8,000 objects before they were looted by ISIS, only 880 can be found in the exhibition.
• Turkish attack injures four Syrian soldiers in Shehba 

  Four members of the Syrian government forces were injured in an attack on a village in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba.
• People of Afrin and Shehba demonstrate for “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  IDPs from Afrin and locals from Shehba attended a march organised by TEV-DEM as part of the international campaign "Freedom for Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question", launched on 10 October.
• One SDF fighter killed, two others wounded in Turkish UAV attack near Kobane 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the SDF since its defeat of ISIS in North-East Syria.
• SDF publishes identity information of a fighter who fell as a martyr in Manbij 

  The SDF published the identity information of a fighter who fell as a martyr in Manbij.
• Attack on a vehicle in Kobanê 

  A Turkish state armed drone targeted a vehicle in the village of Boxaz, south of Kobanê.
• Six civil servants detained for opposition to Turkification in occupied Gire Spi 

  Accompanied by the silence of world public opinion, the Turkish state is occupying parts of Syria and consolidating its occupation through looting, destruction, displacement and the violent Turkification of all life.
• Turkish forces bring new reinforcements to positions in Idlib countryside 

  The Turkish state continues its military activities and attacks in various parts of Syria where it has already invaded territories in violation of international law.
• 15 thousand young athletes in Rojava 

  Sports activities have become widespread in Northern and Eastern Syria since 2014, and see the participation of some 15 thousand young people.
• ISIS attack on Syrian regime checkpoints kills five soldiers 

  An attack by ISIS targeted the Syrian regime forces' checkpoints in the eastern desert of Homs last night and five soldiers were killed.
• Internal Security Forces Press Center says their member El Muxîr fell as a martyr in Tabqa 

  The Internal Security Forces Press Center announced that their member Xalid Eşwî El Muxîr fell as a martyr in Tabqa.
• US airstrikes kill eight members of Iranian-backed militias in Deir ez-Zor 

  In response to attacks against US and coalition troops in the region, the US has once again bombed pro-Iranian militia positions in Syria, killing eight.
• YPJ announces the death of a fighter in Shaddadi 

  YPJ fighter Avaşîn Zinar from Afrin died in an accident in Shaddadi.
• Remembering the dead children of cinema Amûdê 

  On 13 November 1960, 283 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.
• Internal Security Forces capture 2 ISIS mercenaries in Deir ez-Zor 

  The Internal Security Forces captured 2 ISIS mercenaries in the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
• Turkish attack injures two Syrian soldiers in Aleppo countryside 

  A kamikaze drone of the Turkish state attacked a regime position in the northern Aleppo countryside, severely leaving two soldiers injured.
• Turkish border guards kill two Syrian men trying to cross the border 

  Turkish border guards continue their violations and violent pushbacks against Syrian civilians seeking a safe haven.
• One of ISIS senior officials in the grip of the SDF 

  SDF vowed to continue the anti-ISIS operations to eradicate the ISIS sleeper cells and eliminate ISIS officials.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil launched in Heseke 

  The global campaign for the freedom of Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question is supported by the people of Heseke in northern Syria.
• Explosion in Manbij results in injuries 

  At least three people have been injured in an explosion in front of the Manbij Youth Council building.