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• TEV-DEM calls for action against Turkish state's massacres and attacks 

  TEV-DEM strongly condemned the Turkish state's massacre of 17 people from Northern Syria on the border, and called on international circles to break their silence on Turkish state's attacks.
• Turkish backed gang groups occupy 7 Kurdish villages in Shehba region 

  Gang groups backed by the Turkish state have occupied 7 Kurdish villages to the south of the Marî town in Shehba region.
• Images of the plane that crashed in guerrilla zones 

  Wreckage of a plane that crashed in Gare area of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory yesterday evening has been found.
• Mother of two kids killed by Turkish soldiers on Rojava border dies 

  Woman from Rojava who was hospitalized after being shot by Turkish soldiers on Rojava border the night before, has lost her life.
• Êzidîs: Wanting PKK out of Shengal means wanting new massacres 

  Democratic Êzidî Society Coordination said “Wanting PKK out of Shengal is leaving Êzidîs alone to face new massacres.”
• Entry to 31 regions in Dersim banned for 6 months 

  Dersim Governorate declared 31 seperate regions in the city “temporary military security zones” for 6 months.
• Parts from the crashed plane in Gare in the hands of guerrillas 

  A plane crashed in Gare area in the Medya Defense Zones yesterday evening. Reports say some parts of the plane were seized by HPG guerrillas.
• Turkish soldiers kill 17 civilians on Rojava border in two days 

  Turkish soldiers killed two more people yesterday, bringing the total number of civilians killed by the Turkish troops on Rojava border in the last 2 days to 17.
• 31 soldiers killed as guerrillas inflict heavy blows against Turkish troops 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue to inflict heavy blows against the Turkish army in Northern Kurdistan. 31 soldiers were killed and many guns were seized in recent actions by guerrillas.
• YPG: Turkish army killed 6 children and 3 women in a village of Girê Spî 

  YPG Press Office stated that Turkish troops opened fire on civilians in Kuheyla village of Girê Spî, which killed 6 children and 3 women.
• Turkish soldiers kill 6 people from the same family from Rojava – UPDATE 

  It came out that Turkish soldiers have killed 6 people from the same family on the border between Rojava (West) and Bakur (North) Kurdistan last night.
• Final declaration of the KNK’s ‘Southern Kurdistan Workshop’ released 

  Final declaration of the ‘Southern Kurdistan Workshop’ Kurdistan National Congress held in Kirkuk on September 23-24 has been released.
• Teachers protest the government across Southern Kurdistan 

  Teachers have taken to the streets across Southern Kurdistan today to protest the non-payment of their salaries and violation of their rights.
• Turkish soldiers kill two children and injure their mother on Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers have killed two children and injured their mother on the border between Rojava and Bakurê Kurdistan.
• Women in Şırnak: Life is getting too hard in the tents 

  The women who are living in tents in Şırnak say the weather is getting colder and life in tents is getting harder. Women also complain that the children can’t go to school and demand that the curfew be lifted as soon as possible.
• Al-Bab residents: Turkish state will bring massacres, not freedom 

  Under the occupation of ISIS, the people of al-Bab objected to the attempt of Turkey and affiliate gang groups to occupy the town and said “Turkish state and its gangs will bring occupation, oppression, looting and massacres, not freedom.”
• Chief village guard appointed as trustee in Van's Gevaş district 

  Trustees have been appointed in the place of City Council members from BDP in Van’s Gevaş district. İsa Şahin, the chief village guard, was appointed trustee in City Council Member Cevdet Altındağ’s place.
• Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair: They want to break the people's will 

  Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair Leyla Arzu İlhan said dismissal of Maxmur residents from their jobs in Hewler and Sulaymaniya, and the denial of entry to Hewler for Maxmur people was unacceptable.
• Six soldiers killed in armed action on Şırnak-Van highway 

  Reports are coming through of casualties as a result of an armed action targeting a military check point on Şırnak-Van highway.
• Gerilla TV releases footage from action targeting an outpost in Şırnak 

  Gerilla TV has released footage fromhe action that targeted the Guze Kurke outpost in Şırnak province on September 6.
• Co-mayor of Şırnak's İdil district arrested 

  İdil Municipality Co-mayor Mehmet Muhdi Aslan was arrested by the court he was referred to.
• KDP bans entry to Hewler for people from Maxmur 

  Hewler Asayish Forces announced that people from Maxmur won’t be allowed into Hewler for three days and refused entry for people going to Hewler this morning.
• Series of guerilla actions in Hakkari 

  Many soldiers were killed during a series of guerilla actions in Hakkari. HPG stated that 2 specialist sergeants and 1 counter-guerilla was taken prisoner in Çukurca on September 21.
• 'Problems in Kurdistan can be solved if all parties take responsibility' 

  Politicians and activists that have participated in the South Kurdistan workshop emphasized the historic importance of the workshop for Kurdish people, and stated that problems could be solved if all parties take responsibility.
• Soldiers set forest in Hazro on fire 

  Soldiers set a forest in Amed’s Hazro district on fire during their operation in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy, which began after the announcement of a curfew in 18 villages across the region.