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• Action against cargo train in Van 

  An action was carried out against the cargo train heading from Van to East Kurdistan.
• 7 teachers arrested in Amed 

  7 of the 24 teachers that had been detained in Amed recently have been arrested.
• Action against Gendarme and Police Headquarters in Başkale 

  HPG Media Center announced that guerillas carried out an action against the Gendarme Command and Police Headquarters in Van’s Başkale district on September 23.
• HPG: 26 soldiers killed in revolutionary counter operation in Siirt 

  HPG reported that 26 soldiers were killed and 8 others were wounded as guerrillas retaliated against the Turkish military operation in Siirt with a revolutionary counter operation.
• HDP delegation meets with Talabani, Tevgera Azadi and PUK officials 

  HDP delegation continues their talks in Southern Kurdistan. The delegation visited PUK Secretary General Jalal Talabani, Kurdistan Free Society Movement (Tevgera Azadi) and PUK Politburo yesterday.
• 24 Kurdish politicians arrested in Batman 

  Out of the 36 Kurdish politicians who had been detained in Batman on September 21, 21 have been jailed.
• HDP delegation meets with Governor of Kirkuk 

  HDP delegation headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş continues their talks in Southern Kurdistan. The delegation met with Kirkuk Governor Dr. Necmettin Kerim today.
• Gang groups attack YPG positions in Shehba region 

  Gang groups affiliated to the SNC attacked YPG positions in the villages of Vîlata Qadî and Merenaz in Shehba region, and ISIS gangs attacked Um Al-Hosh village.
• Curfews declared in 18 villages in Amed 

  Starting from today, curfews were declared in 18 villages in Amed’s Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy districts.
• 'ISIS torture' from Turkish soldiers on Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers have tortured a 16 year old Arab child they caught on the Rojava border while chanting “Allah Aqbar”.
• Gerilla TV publishes footage from a sabotage action in Derik 

  Gerilla TV has published footage from the sabotage action conducted by HPG guerrillas against an Ejder type armored vehicle near Kozberi village in Mardin’s Derik district on July 25.
• YPG: Turkish military attacks with heavy weaponry continue 

  YPG Press Office reported ongoing attacks by Turkish army and ISIS attacks on Rojava – Northern Syria Federation lands.
• Footage of the expansive guerrilla action in Cizre on August 26 released 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from the expansive action conducted by HPG guerrilla Fırat Pirsus in Şırnak's Cizre district on August 26, which left 118 members of Turkish police forces dead and 152 others wounded.
• Jarablus MC Commander: Erdoğan aims to occupy Girê Spî 

  Jarablus Military Council Commander Armanc Cerablus stated that Turkish President R. Tayyip Erdoğan was aiming to occupy Girê Spî under the disguise of Raqqa Operation.
• Turkish soldiers kill another civilian on Rojava border 

  Occupant Turkish soldiers massacred a civilian that was trying to cross from the Azaz region of Rojava into Northern Kurdistan.
• HDP delegation continues its meetings in Southern Kurdistan 

  HDP delegation continues its meetings in Southern Kurdistan. The delegation met with PUK General Secretary Deputy Dr. Berhem Salih in Hewler yesterday evening.
• Two people executed during house raid in Van 

  Police officers executed 2 people and detained another 2 as clashes broke during a house raid in Van.
• Demirtaş: Kurds should act together in this period 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş spoke in Hewler and said that the Kurdish political powers should commonize their approaches.
• YPG: Turkish army continues to attack villages of Kobanê 

  YPG Press Office stated that the Turkish army attacked the villages of Bobanê and Til-Şeriyê to the west of Kobanê with heavy weaponry.
• HDP delegation meets with Barzani in Southern Kurdistan 

  A delegation from the HDP, headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has met with KDP President Masoud Barzani in Pirmam, Southern Kurdistan.
• Trustee appointed to İdil Municipality 

  After the dismissal of co-mayors, a trustee was appointed to İdil Municipality today.
• Hundreds of people fleeing ISIS seek refuge in Kirkuk 

  Hundreds of people from Hawija, one of the biggest districts in Kirkuk occupied by ISIS, have sought refuge in Kirkuk.
• Turkish soldiers kill a civilian during the operation in Dersim 

  Turkish soldiers raked through a minibus during an operation in Munzur Valley, Dersim and killed one person in the minibus.
• Co-mayors of Şırnak's İdil district removed from office 

  İdil Municipality Co-mayors Mehmet Muhdi Aslan and Nevin Girasun (arrested) were removed from office by the Ministry of the Interior.
• Municipalities seized by trustees in Van turn into outposts 

  Police forces run the municipality works in municipalities seized by trustees in Van. The police have invaded the municipalities since the day the trustees were appointed and also carry out the correspondence with other institutions.