KURDISTAN

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• Iranian forces kill another kolbar 

  Iranian regime forces have murdered yet another kolbar.
• A life in restricted military areas of Kurdistan 

  Yusuf Demirci spends his life as a shepherd between the restricted villages on Mount Gabar. He says, "One cannot say we are nomads, or that we are sedentary. But one can call us the guardian of Cudi and Gabar for 50 years."
• Blast in Batman kills 4 soldiers, wounds 5 others 

  A violent explosion occurred in the countryside of Batman province. According to the Turkish media, 4 soldiers died and 5 others got wounded.
• Wave of objections to election results in the South 

  A total of 425 objections have been filed regarding the parliamentary elections held on September 30 in Southern Kurdistan.
• Action footage shows destruction of armored vehicle 

  Gerilla TV publised footage from an action where a Kobra type armored vehicle was destroyed in Sirnak’s Gabar region.
• Turkish army suffers casualties in clash in Şırnak countryside 

  Reports are coming through of clashes between guerrilla forces and the Turkish army in Şırnak countryside.
• Military operations in Silvan and Lice 

  Turkish forces have launched an operation in the Silvan district of Amed, and are reportedly laying an ambush in the corn fields. The military operation has continued for two days in Lice. 
• Objections start in Bashur elections 

  As the counting of the votes continue for the elections held on September 30 in Southern Kurdistan, the New Generation Party and the Goran Movement have announced that they are already rejecting the results.
• Iranian regime forces kill 27-year-old kolbar 

  A 27-year-old kolbar named Ekren Xelil has been murdered by the Iranian regime forces in Urmia.
• Military operation in Lice 

  The military operation of the Turkish army, launched on Monday morning in Lice, has been extended. The operation is also joined by special police and gendarmerie units.
• “The government is responsible for the invasion of Bradost” 

  Citizens from Bradost say the Kurdistan Regional Government is responsible for the invading Turkish troops’ presence in Bradost.
• Turkmen mercenaries occupy Kurdish houses in Kirkuk 

  Kurds who were forced to flee their houses because of Saddam Hussein's attacks, have returned to Kirkuk after the collapse of the Baath regime.
• Earthquake of 4.5 magnitude in Kermanshah 

  An earthquake shook the Taze Abad district in Eastern Kurdistan’s Kermanshah province.
• Election observer abducted and tortured in Hewlêr 

  Reports say an election witness was abducted and tortured by the KDP in Hewlêr during the parliamentary elections in Southern Kurdistan on Sunday.
• Clash on Mount Bagok in Nusaybin countryside 

  Fighting erupted between Turkish military and guerrillas as part of an air-assisted military operation in the countryside of Nusaybin.
• Occupier mentality in Northern Kurdistan 

  The municipalities in Northern Kurdistan are no longer governed by elected mayors, but by appointed trustees.
• Four people jailed in Beytüşşebap 

  Of the 13 people who were detained in Beytüşşebap and rural areas, in Şırnak province, 4 have been imprisoned for allegedly “aiding an illegal organization”.
• Parliamentary elections in Southern Kurdistan 

  In Southern Kurdistan, voting began at 8.00 am today for the election of a new regional parliament.
• Turkish jets bomb South Kurdistan 

  Turkish aircraft shelled two areas in South Kurdistan.
• Cold feet on the eve of Kurdistan Regional Government elections 

  No matter who you ask to, the answer is always the same: “Nothing will change. The elections are on Sunday but the results are already known and the ‘winner’ is already celebrating”.
• Turkish army enters a village in Sidekan, South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army increases its activities and operations across North (Bakur), South (Bashur) and Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• Military operation in Cudi region of Şırnak 

  Turkish invasion forces have launched yet another military operation in Northern Kurdistan.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Hakkari 

  Guerillas continue hitting Turkish forces in Northern Kurdistan.
• Voting begins in Southern Kurdistan 

  As part of the Southern Kurdish parliamentary election, 170,000 Peshmerga, officers and security members have begun casting their votes Friday morning.
• AKP makes people pay the bill for economic crisis 

  Under the pretext of illegal use of electricity, the Turkish state increased the monthly contribution to the electricity in Hakkari. In this way, the AKP tries to shift the costs of the economic crisis to the population.