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• Intense clashes continue around Şêx Îsa town 

  Revolutionary Forces are retaliating against the attacks of the Turkish army and affiliated gang groups, as a result of which many soldiers and gang members have been killed already.
• Revolutionary Forces destroy a Turkish tank in Shehba region 

  Combatants of the Revolutionary Forces have destroyed a tank of the occupying Turkish army in Shehba region.
• 3 Turkish officers killed near Şêx Îsa bombed by Turkish tanks 

  Revolutionary Forces have killed 3 Turkish officers and one gang leader near the town of Şêx Îsa.
• Kurdish constituents declare mobilization against genocidal onslaught 

  Kurdish political constituents in Turkey and North Kurdistan have declared mobilization of an all-out resistance against the genocidal onslaught of the AKP government.
• DBP Dersim branch co-chair detained 

  DBP Dersim provincial branch co-chair Hülya Yer has been taken into custody.
• Heavy clashes in Esra Maf Qudin neighborhood of Kirkuk 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between Kurdish forces and ISIS gangs in Kirkuk's Esra Maf Qudin neighborhood resided by Kakai people.
• Footage from the action of self-sacrifice against Durak outpost released 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from the action of self-sacrifice which targeted the Durak outpost of Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemdinli district on October 9.
• Curfew in Dersim's Ovacık district amid an operation by Turkish army 

  Curfew has been declared in several villages and hamlets in Ovacık district of Dersim.
• Kirkuk Guerrilla Commander: We will continue to protect our people 

  Kirkuk Front Guerrilla Commander Cudi Soreş stated that they will fulfill their defense mission in all the areas of attacks against the people, and that they take part in the fight alongside peshmerga forces against the attacks.
• Revolutionary Forces Command: We switch to attack position 

  SDF-affiliated Revolutionary Forces announced that they have switched from defense position to attack position.
• Tevgera Azadi: Turkey involved in the ISIS attack on Kirkuk 

  Tevgera Azadi Kirkuk officials stated that Turkey was involved in the ISIS attack on Kirkuk, and vowed to protect Kirkuk against attacks.
• One peshmerga killed, five others wounded in airstrike in southern Kirkuk 

  Warplanes bombed the positions of peshmerga forces in southern Kirkuk yesterday evening.
• Turkish army dispatches tanks to Efrîn border 

  Turkish army has dispatched tanks to Efrîn border amid intensified clashes in Shehba region and reconnaissance activities over the border.
• Clashes resume in Kirkuk 

  Fighting resumes between ISIS gangs and asayish forces in the central neighborhoods and Mahmudiye village of Kirkuk.
• 15 killed, 50 wounded as fighter jets strike Dakuk 

  While ISIS carried out attacks at several locations in Kirkuk city centre yesterday, airstrikes in Dakuk district killed 15 civilians.
• KCK calls for all-out resistance against the Turkish state's invasion 

  KCK called upon all Kurds and democracy forces to develop resistance against the invasion of the Turkish state that manifests its Kurdish enmity everywhere.
• HPG: 48 soldiers and 4 counter-guerillas killed 

  HPG Media center announced that 48 soldiers and 4 counter-guerillas were killed and 6 soldiers were injured during recent guerilla actions. 3 guerillas are reported to have fallen as martyrs during these actions.
• Gerilla TV releases the footage of the sabotage action in Besta region 

  Gerilla TV released the footage of the sabotage action that took place in the Berê Bira area of Şırnak’s Besta region on September 14.
• Guerillas and peshmergas carry out joint operation against ISIS in Kirkuk 

  Guerillas and peshmergas carried out a joint operation against ISIS gangs that had attacked Kirkuk this morning, and took control of Karatepe village.
• 20 civilians from Maxmur rescued in Kirkuk 

  20 civilians trapped in Kirkuk during today’s clashes were rescued by guerillas and peshmergas in Kirkuk.
• Turkish warplanes bombard Hesiyê village 

  Turkish warplanes bombard Hesiyê village and artillery shell the town of Sheikh Îsa in Rojava’s Shehba region.
• 'Attacks of the Turkish state and affiliate gang groups repelled' 

  Jabhat al-Akrad Command announced that the attacks of the Turkish state and affiliate gang groups have been repelled.
• Guerillas join the clashes in Kirkuk 

  HPG and YJA Star guerillas joined the clashes with ISIS gang groups in Kirkuk after the invitation of the Peshmerga Command.
• ‘International forces are responsible for the Turkish state’s attacks’ 

  The Revolutionary Forces General Command stated that the anti-ISIS international coalition forces are responsible for the invading Turkish state’s attacks.
• Turkey and affiliate gang groups attack Um al-Hosh and Herbel villages 

  The occupant Turkish army and affiliate gang groups attacked the villages of Hesiye, Um al-Qura, Um al-Hosh and Herbel in Rojava’s Shehba region.