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• Over 80 people detained in Batman 

  More than 80 people have been detained following house raids in Batman city center and Sason and Kozluk districts.
• Kirkuk Guerrilla Command: We will continue to defend our people 

  Maxmur-Kirkuk front Guerrilla Command reacted strongly against the Iraq Türkmen front official and Iraqi MP Erșet Salihi's comments calling the guerrilla "terrorists" and invaders in Kirkuk and warned: "Everybody must know where they stand."
• 2 DBP City Council members replaced by trustees in Doğubeyazıt 

  Doğubeyazıt District Governorate appointed two trustees in place of arrested DBP City Council members Halis Gültekin and İsa Karahan.
• Soldiers shoot at and injure 3 civilians in Şemdinli 

  Soldiers at the Durak outpost near the village of Dûrê in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district shot at and injured 3 civilians, one of whom remains in critical condition.
• Guerilla action in Çukurca 

  HPG Media Center announced that guerillas carried out an action with artillery against the Turkish army positions at the Martyr Cihat Hill of Çukurca, Hakkari.
• HPG statement on the operation in Şemdinli 

  HPG stated that guerillas carried out a sabotage action against the soldiers on an operation in Şemdinli on September 16, and an infiltration action against the soldiers in the Dola Apociya region of Şapatan on September 17.
• Villages handed over from ISIS to Turkish army and its affiliates 

  The villages of Kısacak, Karagöz, Tel Shehir, Tel Ar Doğu, Tel Ar Batı, Qentera and Tat Humus, from which ISIS had withdrawn over the past two days, were handed over to the Turkish army and the gang groups that are affiliated with Turkey.
• 'Guerillas are the defense force of Kurdistan' 

  One of the Kirkuk front peshmerge commanders, Resul, has criticized the Turkmen front official Salihi describing the guerilla as “terrorists” and said that guerillas were the legitimate defense force of Kurdistan.”
• Footage of destroyed Kobra vehicle released 

  Gerilla TV released the footage of the sabotage action against a Kobra armored vehicle in Van’s Qelqeli (Özalp) road on August 19.
• “Trustees targeted women first, two centers were closed’ 

  HDP Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Konca said AKP’s trustee coup targeted women’s centers first and said efforts will continue for a pro-women life in the localities despite the trustees.
• Violent clashes in Şemdinli 

  Violent clashes are taking place near the village of Dêman in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district. Many ambulances are reported to arrive at the Dûrak outpost near the site of the clashes.
• Goran Movement: We will not attend the upcoming meeting 

  Goran Movement spokesperson Şoreş Haci announced that they would not be attending the upcoming meeting proposed by the president of Kurdistan Regional Government.
• 3 peshmergas die during ISIS attack in Xazir and Bashiqa 

  3 peshmergas died and 7 others were injured during the attack of ISIS gangs on peshmerga positions in Xazir and Bashiqa.
• 5 soldiers killed and 5 YPS/YPS JIN members martyred in Hakkari 

  YPS General Coordination announced that 5 soldiers, one of whom was a high-ranking official, were killed and 5 YPS/YPJ JIN members were martyred during the clashes that broke out in Hakkari.
• 6 soldiers killed during recent guerilla actions 

  6 Turkish soldiers were killed during recent guerilla actions in Hakkari, Mardin, Amed, Dersim and Van.
• DBP officials: People should stand up for their will 

  DBP co-mayors and parliamentarians announced that the appointment of trustees would be protested across Kurdistan tomorrow, and called upon civilians to stand up for their will and show solidarity with their municipalities.
• 28 soldiers killed in Tendürek 

  HPG Media Center announced that 28 Turkish soldiers and counter-guerillas were killed and 4 soldiers were injured during the guerilla action against Teperız outpost.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army and gang groups 

  YPG Press Office reported that Syrian Coalition-affiliated groups and Turkish army continued their assaults on Rojava-Northern Syria Federation despite the ongoing ceasefire.
• 31 more Arab youths join the ranks of resistance in Kobanê 

  The first training cycle commenced for Arab fighters in Kobanê, has been completed with a military ceremony.
• KCK calls on Kurds to develop own democratic education system 

  KCK Education Committee called on Kurdish people to protest the assimilative education policies and cultural genocide policies of the Turkish state at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year.
• ISIS attacks Um Al-Qura village with toxic shells 

  ISIS gangs attacked the Um Al-Qura village in Shehba region with toxic shells.
• Iranian army hits PDKI forces in Sidekan with mortars 

  Iranian army is hitting PDKI forces with mortars.
• HPG: Heavy blow inflicted on Turkish army in Tendürek 

  HPG reported that more than 30 soldiers and counter-guerrillas were killed as a result of an expansive action conducted by guerrillas in Tendürek area yesterday.
• Over 30 soldiers and counter-guerrillas killed in Tendürek 

  HPG guerrillas have conducted an effective action targeting Turkish soldiers and counter-guerrillas joining the operation in Tendürek area.
• 20 detained in police raid on DBP building in Hakkari 

  Police detained 20 people after raiding the DBP office in Hakkari where an indefinite – reversible hunger strike against the seizure of the municipality through the appointment of a trustee is ongoing.