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• PKK Committee of Martyrs' Families calls for murderers to be found and tried 

  The PKK Committee of Martyrs' Families organized a demonstration for Yasin Bulut (Şukri Serhed) who was assassinated in Sulaymaniyah in mid-September. The committee urged the authorities to probe into the case and reveal the murderers.
• HPG/YJA Star guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Avaşîn 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against the Turkish army with heavy weapons in Avaşîn.
• Maxmur Refugee Camp Health Committee calls on everyone to increase struggle against Turkish crimes 

  Maxmur Refugee Camp Health Committee said that the isolation and the use of chemical weapons are crimes against humanity and called on everyone to struggle.
• HDP members detained in Hewlêr released 

  The detained members of the HDP representative office in Hewlêr have been released.
• KCK: Let’s increase our struggle for Öcalan’s freedom! 

  October 9 marks the anniversary of the forced departure of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in 1998, which led to his abduction and imprisonment on Imrali. This event is known as an "international plot" due to the leadership of the USA and Europe.
• HPG: At least 3 emplacements destroyed, 4 soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Centre reported that at least 3 Turkish army emplacements were destroyed, and 4 soldiers were killed during the actions against the Turkish troops in the Avaşin region.
• KDP detains HDP Hewler representatives 

  Representatives and members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Hewler were detained by forces linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
• PKK: Time to smash the plot and win freedom 

  On the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the international plot, the PKK calls on the states involved to reconsider their anti-Kurdish policies. The PKK calls on all democratic forces to strengthen the struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.
• Werxelê mobile guerrillas units prevent Turkish army from advancing in South Kurdistan 

  In addition to the resistance in the Werxelê war tunnels, mobile guerrilla units play an important role in the task of stopping the Turkish army in the border area with the Medya Defense Areas.
• Turkish state bombing provokes fire in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state provoked a fire following a bombardment it carried out in the Amadiya region in South Kurdistan.
• State terror in Kurdistan: dozens taken into custody 

  Dozens of people have been detained in the course of the political genocide campaign in northern Kurdistan. In most cases, it is unclear what the individuals are accused of. Access to legal counsel is denied.
• Sexual assault against eight-year-old girl in Van 

  A sixty-year-old man committed sexual assault against an eight-year-old girl at a boarding school in Van. The parents filed a complaint and were subsequently threatened with death by a village guard. The family has since left the district.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Metina, destroying an emplacement 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck the Turkish troops in Metina with heavy weapons and destroyed an emplacement.
• Guerrillas force Turkish attack helicopter to turn back - FOOTAGE 

  Gerîla TV released footage showing guerrillas forcing a Turkish attack helicopter to turn back through their shelling.
• Guerrillas seize Turkish army explosives  

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas seized the explosives used by the invading Turkish state in the Werxelê resistance area of Avaşîn.
• NGOs in Qamishlo call on the KDP to stop serving the enemy 

  22 NGOs gathering in Qamishlo voiced reaction to the KDP’s attacks against Shengal and the guerrillas, saying, “The KDP should give up such practices that serve the enemies of Kurdish people.”
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Heftanin, Metina and Avaşin 

  YJA Star and HPG guerrillas struck the Turkish occupiers in the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan. One Turkish military position was completely destroyed and a camera surveillance system was seized.
• Families of martyrs protest against KDP at Semalka border crossing 

  On the border between Rojava and South Kurdistan, families of those martyred in the Kurdish liberation struggle protest against the collaboration of the KDP with the Turkish state.
• PYD condemns KDP’s complicity with Turkey 

  The PYD called on Kurdish parties to prevent the attacks of the KDP, defining it as a national duty to stand against this conspiracy.
• Maxmur Ishtar Assembly condemns KDP's attacks, calls for action 

  The Ishtar Assembly of the Martyr Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp called on people to take the streets against the attacks of the KDP.
• Protests for Behdinan prisoners in South Kurdistan 

  The "Solidarity with Behdinan Prisoners" campaign has warned against the "erasure of fundamental rights" by the politicized judiciary during protests in South Kurdistan and called for decisive action for the imprisoned journalists and activists.
• Drone attack on a vehicle leaves 2 injured in South Kurdistan 

  A vehicle was attacked by a drone of unknown origin in the Chamchamal town of southern Kurdistan. Two injured people were transferred to a hospital in Sulaymaniyah.
• PYD: Struggle of Mam Jalal continues to inspire peoples 

  Jalal Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and former head of state of Iraq, died on 3 October 2017 at the age of 83.
• HPG reports effective guerrilla actions against Turkish troops in Avaşin 

  People’s Defense Forces Press Centre reported that effective actions were carried out against the invading Turkish army in Avaşin.
• Autonomous Administration: We do not recognize any plan or power that rejects Shengal's will 

  The Shengal Autonomous Administration, which went into a state of emergency against the KDP's attempts to enter the city, commended the resistance of the people and stated that they would defy those who do not recognize the will of the people.