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• Azad Qêrani: Only the PKK defended Shengal 

  Azad Qêrani, an HPG guerilla who was a peshmerga from the Sibe village of Shengal’s Heloşiqal region when ISIS gang groups had begun their attack on Shengal, stated that PKK was the only force that protected Shengal.
• Action against the army base in Rûbarok 

  An action was carried out against the army base in the Rûbarok region of Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.
• HPG: At least 15 soldiers killed 

  At least 15 Turkish soldiers were killed in recent HPG/YJA Star guerilla actions. 5 guerillas also lost their lives during the clashes.
• Euphrates Liberation Brigade announces its establishment 

  Euphrates Liberation Brigade (Tehrîr-El-Firat), made up of the 250 fighters that received training at the Martyr Commander Faysal Ebu Leyla Academy in Manbij, announced its establishment.
• Curfews declared in 10 neighborhoods of Dicle and Hani 

  Curfews were announced in 10 neighborhoods of Dicle and Hani.
• Democratic Syria Debate Platform ends 

  North Syria Democratic Federal System Founding Assembly Co-President Mensur El- Selum spoke at the closing of the Democratic Syria Debate Platform, and emphasized that a federal system was the only solution option for the current crisis in Syria.
• Karakoçan Co-Mayors arrested 

  Turkish police arrested Karakoçan Co-Mayors Cennet Ayık and Burhan Kocaman.
• Turkish soldiers hand six civilians from Rojava over to Al-Nusra gangs 

  Occupant Turkish army has handed six people from Rojava over to Al-Nusra gangs, including parents of a kid killed by Turkish soldiers on the border two days ago.
• Turkish army bombing rural areas of villages in Lice 

  Turkish army is bombing the rural areas of villages in Lice district of Amed.
• HPG: 13 soldiers killed in ongoing actions by guerrillas 

  HPG reported that 13 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in the most recent actions conducted by guerrillas in North Kurdistan.
• Curfew in 13 villages of Amed's Lice and Hani districts 

  A curfew has been declared in 13 villages in Lice and Hani districts of Amed.
• Footage from the guerrilla action targeting Bezokê outpost released 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from the action which targeted the Bezokê outpost in Hakkari's Şemzinan area on September 24.
• Democratic Syria Assembly’s foundations laid in Rimêlan 

  The meeting the powers fighting for a free and democratic Syria are holding in Rimêlan town in Girkê Legê, Rojava continues on the second day.
• Guerillas inflict another heavy blow against the Turkish army in Şemzinan 

  HPG and YJA Star continue to inflict heavy blows against the soldiers on an operation in Hakkari’s Şemzinan district. 15 soldiers were killed during the guerilla actions in Şemzinan yesterday.
• GÖÇ-DER releases report on Sur destroyed by the state 

  GÖÇ-DER report emphasizes that the state is seeking profit after the destruction and that the people have not left their living areas despite everything, and don’t expect anything from the state.
• Meeting of the platform on the democratic future of Syria begins 

  Meeting of the platform on the democratic future of Syria, in which many Syrian opposition groups participate, began in the Rimêlan town of Rojava.
• Co-mayor of Amed's Hani district arrested 

  Hani Co-mayor Abdurrahman Zorlu has been arrested.
• YPG: Turkish army targets civilians in Rojava 

  YPG Press Office reported that Turkish military attacks on Rojava-Northern Syria Federation lands continue.
• 13 soldiers and 3 counter-guerrillas killed in guerrilla actions 

  At least 13 soldiers and 3 counter-guerrillas have been killed in the ongoing actions by HPG/YJA STAR guerrillas.
• Maxmur residents fired from job and threatened in South Kurdistan 

  KDP has banned exit from Maxmur Refugee Camp and fired hundreds of Maxmur residents from job in Hewler and Sulaymaniyah.
• Four more people shot by Turkish soldiers on Rojava border 

  As Turkish army continues its genocidal attacks on civilians on the border between Rojava-Bakurê Kurdistan, Turkish soldiers have shot four more people from Rojava, three of whom are minors.
• Images from the life of Şırnak people in tents 

  The curfew declared on March 14 in Şırnak is still in place, even though the clashes have ended. 90% of the population had to move from the city, which is torn down with bulldozers and homes and shops are looted.
• One inmate dies during revolt in Şırnak T Type Prison 

  Inmates in Şırnak T Type Closed Prison began a revolt last night to protest their denial of meeting with families and lawyers. One inmate died in the revolt.
• Jaysh Al-Thuwar reports ongoing ISIS attacks in Shehba region 

  Jaysh Al-Thuwar reported that the ISIS groups' attacks on Um Al-Qura and Um Al-Hosh villages have been broken.
• Three trustees appointed to the municipality of Amed's Ergani district 

  The AKP government has appointed three trustees to the municipality of Amed's Ergani district.