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• Turkish reconnaissance planes scout over Efrîn 

  Reconnaissance planes of the invading Turkish army are scouting over Efrîn Canton of Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
• YPG/YPJ retaliate Turkish army and gangs’ attacks on Efrîn 

  The invading Turkish army and allied gangs carried out artillery attacks on villages of Efrîn Canton, facing immediate response from YPG/YPJ fighters.
• Victims of migration: “Our winter needs need to be met at once” 

  The refugees in the camp in Hawl voiced their complaints and said, “We are experiencing great hardship because international aid organizations don’t provide our necessities for winter.”
• Turkish army shells Efrîn’s Bilbilê district 

  The invading Turkish army shelled Bilbilê district of Rojava’s Efrîn Canton.
• Manbij declares first military regiment 

  The Manbij Military Council has announced their first military regiment with the name “Martyr Adnan Abu Amjad”.
• YPG refutes reports by Turkey's AKP media 

  YPG stated that a video, containing victory celebrations of our fighters and solidarity messages with Afrin, which was published on our social networks some time ago has been used by the AKP government to mislead people.
• First day at school in post-ISIS Raqqa 

  A school opened its doors to students for the first time in four years in Raqqa’s Al-Mashleb neighbourhood.
• YPG Commander: Conflict won’t deescalate unless Turkey leaves 

  YPG Command member Birusk Heseke pointed out that the conflict in Syrian lands will not deescalate unless the Turkish state, the leading country among those supporting the gangs, leaves Syria.
• YPG Spokesman on Efrîn:We will resist and win like we did in Kobanê 

  YPG Spokesman stressed that: "YPG, YPJ and SDF are undoubtedly going to resist against Turkish invasion in Efrîn. We resisted in Serêkaniyê and Kobanê and we will resist against invaders with the same faith and devotion."
• Turkish backed gangs down Russian helicopters north of Aleppo 

  Gang groups affiliated with the Turkish state have downed three Russian helicopters north of Aleppo.
• Thousands of women mark November 25 in Qereçox 

  Thousands of women marched to Mount Karachok (Qereçox) in Dêrik, Rojava and made a press statement to mark November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• Operation Cizire Storm: SDF reach Syria-Iraq border 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters reached Syria-Iraq border after recent clashes with ISIS gangs.
• TEV-DEM: Our people will resist attacks and protect their gains  

  TEV-DEM said, “Being against Efrîn is being against all of Syria,” and called for all international powers to show awareness of the issue.
• Third day of the Long March for Öcalan in Rojava 

  Hundreds of young people from the Euphrates and Cizire regions of Northern Syria started a Long March for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in aggravated isolation by the Turkish state.
• Rojava officials’ statements on Sochi meeting 

  Democratic Northern Syrian Federation Executive Council Co-chair Foza Yusuf, Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Co-chair İlham Ehmed and Democratic Union Party (PYD) Co-chair Şahoz Hesen made significant statements on the Sochi meeting.
• YPG/YPJ fighters: We are ready, more than ever, to defend Efrîn 

  Hundreds of YPG - YPJ fighters gathered to show solidarity with Efrîn, that has long been threatened by Turkey.
• Efrîn Foreign Affairs Council’s statement on Turkish attacks 

  The Foreign Affairs Council of Efrîn Canton released a statement about the ongoing attacks and threats of the Turkish state on Efrîn soil.
• YPG/YPJ retaliate attacks on Efrîn 

  Fighters of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) and Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) retaliated the attacks of the Turkish army and affiliated gangs on Efrîn Canton.
• Military build-up by Turkish army on the Efrîn border 

  The invading Turkish army has positioned troops and weapons on the Efrîn border and continues the build-up, while Turkish army scout planes and fighter jets patrol the Efrîn area.
• 150 fighters leave Euphrates Shield and join the SDF 

  150 fighters of Al-Sewfa and Ahrar al-Sherqiya groups left Turkish supported Euphrates Shield and joined Syrian Democratic Forces.
• Turkish warplanes fly over Afrin canton 

  Turkish reconnaissance and warplanes flew over Afrin canton on Sunday morning.
• YPG declares 8th regiment in Efrîn 

  People’s Defense Units (YPG) declared the 8th regiment in Efrîn Canton.
• Mine explosion kills three civilians in Efrîn 

  Three civilians died and three others got wounded in the explosion of a mine planted by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (Jabhat al-Nusra) in a village of Efrîn.
• Rojava security forces defuse car bomb in Qamishlo 

  Asayish (security) forces defused a car bomb in Qamishlo.
• YPG and YPJ retaliate gang attacks on Efrîn 

  YPG and YPJ fighters have retaliated the attacks of gangs affiliated to the invading Turkish army on the Cindires region and Shera district of Efrîn.