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• SOHR: Turkish bombardment triggers civilian exodus north-west of Heseke 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against North-East Syria in an attempt to invade the entire region in violation of international law.
• Gêlo Îsa: Turkey seeks to absorb Muslim Brotherhood into the Syrian government 

  Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party Central Committee Member Gêlo Îsa said that the invading Turkish state is seeking to absorb the Muslim Brotherhood into the Syrian government.
• SDF fighter vows to protect the region against all attacks 

  SDF fighter Abdul Qadir pledges to the people of NE Syria to follow in the footsteps of the martyrs and to protect the region against all threats and attacks.
• Farewell to Self-Defence Forces member martyred in Turkish attack 

  The Self-Defence Forces bid farewell in Shaddadi to its member Kemal Subhî El Hemed who was martyred in a Turkish drone attack on November 13.
• Salih Muslim: Taksim attack is an anti-Kurdish move  

  Salih Muslim, co-chairman of the PYD, sees the Taksim attack as an anti-Kurdish move and points out that those arrested in connection with the attack have relations to groups such as the FSA.
• Decapitated bodies of two children discovered in Hol Camp 

  The decapitated bodies of two children have been discovered in the Hol reception and internment camp. The victims are two girls aged 15 and eleven. The gruesome discovery was made in the section for foreign ISIS families.
• Occupation forces’ attacks on Zirgan continue 

  The northern Syrian town of Zirgan is again under fire from Turkish jihadist occupation forces. Artillery and tank shells hit several residential buildings.
• AANES condemns the Istanbul attack, calls for an international investigation 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria condemned the attack in Istanbul and called for an international investigation. According to AANES, Turkey's claim is part of the preparation for an attack.
• PYD on Istanbul attack: Turkey is trying to prepare an invasion of Rojava with false allegations 

  In light of the Turkish state's accusations regarding the attack in Istanbul, the PYD states that the Turkish state is trying to prepare an invasion of Rojava with false allegations.
• Lawyer Naimi: Isolation system targets not only Öcalan, but all Kurdish and oppressed peoples 

  Lawyer Mihemed Emin Naimi said that the isolation system is directed not only against the Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, but also against the Kurdish people and all oppressed peoples.
• YPG denies connection with the Istanbul attack and the perpetrator 

  The YPG denied any connection with the Istanbul bombing, saying, “Erdoğan and the AKP government are trying to maintain their personal interests through slanders, lies and schemes at the expense of people’s freedom and stability in the Middle East.”
• SDF Commander-In-Chief: Our forces have nothing to do with the Istanbul attack 

  After the People’s Defense Center (HSM), the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) also refuted Turkey’s allegations after the deadly bomb attack that hit the heart of Istanbul yesterday.
• Huge rally in Qamishlo calls for action against Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  A huge rally against Turkish chemical attacks in Kurdistan took place in Qamishlo, with tens of thousands of people from the different towns of the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria taking part.
• Drone attack in Amûdê amidst ongoing attacks on North-East Syria 

  The Turkish state and allied mercenaries continue their attacks against North-East Syria in an attempt to depopulate and invade the entire region in violation of international law.
• Thousands attend demonstration in Qamishlo to protest Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Thousands attended the demonstration against Turkish chemical weapons attacks in Qamishlo.
• Tribute paid to children killed in Amûdê cinema fire 62 years ago  

  On 13 November 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.
• Kobanê youth rally against isolation of Öcalan and use of chemical weapons 

  Youth from the Council of Martyrs’ Families have taken to the streets in Kobanê to protest against the Turkish state’s use of chemical weapons in Southern Kurdistan and the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Former peshemerga says that silence about chemical weapons is also damaging South Kurdistan 

  Ismail Ali Ismail, one of the former executives of the KDP, said that the silence about the chemical weapons used by the Turkish occupation is also an attack on the achievements of Bashur Kurdistan.
• Child malnutrition in North-East Syria increases over 150% amid worsening hunger crisis 

  The news comes as Syria faces its worst economic crisis since the start of the war in 2011 with 90% of the 18 million strong population living in poverty (UN).
• SDF remembers internationalist Haukur Hilmarsson martyred defending Afrin and its people 

  With the beginning of the barbaric Turkish aggression on Afrin, Haukur and his group decided to participate in defending the city and its people.
• Turkish army targets villages around Zirgan and Til Temir, wounds 65-year-old civilian 

  The Turkish army has attacked villages around Zirgan and Til Temir in Rojava. A 65-year-old man was injured.
• Abdi: People's resistance will save Afrin 

  SDF General Commander Mazlum Abdi said that the Turkish state is trying to implement its plans with the help of Al Nusra. Abdi said: "The resistance will save Afrin from the mercenaries and the occupation."
• SDF vows to retaliate against the enemies and liberate the occupied areas 

  Another SDF fighter has been killed in a Turkish attack in North-East Syria.
• Turkish army shells villages around Zirgan  

  The Turkish army is shelling villages around Zirgan in Rojava. The area around Til Temir was targeted in previous days.
• Turkey-affiliated mercenaries kidnap 20 people in Afrin in October 

  Syria-Afrin Human Rights Organization spokesperson, Îbrahîm Şêxo, said that 20 people were kidnapped in October and that the deployment of HTS in Afrin is a farce.