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• Results of the heavy blow dealt to the Turkish army in Şemdinli 

  Turkish soldiers suffered a heavy blow when surrounded by guerrilla forces in Şemdinli. 47 soldiers were killed and all their equipment was seized.
• Turkish airstrike kills at least 10, wounds 50 in Tadef town in Bab region 

  Turkish jets bombarded the Tadef town in Bab region, killing 10 civilians and wounding more than 50 others.
• Hunger strike in Amed continues on third day 

  The hunger strike launched with demand of immediate access to Abdullah Öcalan continues on its third day.
• 17-year-old shot by police in Van dies 

  17-year-old Mustafa Duman, who got heavily wounded as a result of fire opened from an armored police vehicle on August 30, has died.
• HPG: 3 Sikorsky helicopters destroyed, 2 others damaged in Çukurca 

  HPG reported that 10 soldiers were killed and 3 Sikorsky helicopters were destroyed in Çukurca where clashes are ongoing.
• DTK, HDK and HDP co-chairs visit hunger strikers in Amed 

  DTK, HDK and HDP co-chairs and HDP deputies have visited the participants of the hunger strike launched in Amed yesterday with demand of immediate access to Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish jets bomb several locations in Southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed Sideka region in Southern Kurdistan territory last night.
• Turkish state terror on Rojava border leaves 2 more dead, 5 wounded 

  Turkish soldiers shot 7 civilians trying to cross the border from Rojava (West) into Bakur (North) Kurdistan, leaving 2 people dead and 5 others wounded.
• One killed as Turkish soldiers open fire on a civilian car in Rojava 

  Turkish border guards have raked through a civilian car travelling to Amûdê, leaving one youth dead.
• Many soldiers killed in Çukurca as clashes continue 

  HPG Media Center announced that many soldiers were killed and 5 guerrillas were martyred during the ongoing clashes in Hakkari’s Çukurca district.
• East Kurdistan report: Iranian regime executes another 34 Kurds 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Association issued a report on the human rights violations in East (Rojhilat) Kurdistan and highlighted the regime’s executions and massacres in the region.
• Bodies of village guards killed in Tendürek remain in clashes area 

  The state has left the bodies of village guards who were killed in recent clashes in Tendürek in the operation area.
• Clashes continue in Shehba region 

  Sporadic clashes continue between ISIS groups and revolutionary factions in Shehba region.
• Turkish soldiers kill a father and two sons on Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers have killed a father and his two sons on the border between Rojava (West) and Bakur (North) Kurdistan.
• Declaration of the indefinite hunger strike launched in Amed 

  The hunger strike of the Kurdish political movement’s constituents, who demand communication with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, began in the DBP headquarters in Amed today.
• Court orders to forcibly bring 7 HDP deputies to testify 

  Hearing of the 7 HDP deputies tried in the so-called “KCK Main Trial” has been held at Diyarbakır 2nd High Criminal Court today.
• YPG releases balance sheet of war for August 

  YPG Media Center released the balance sheet of war for the month of August. Many gang members were killed and large amounts of military equipment were seized during the clashes in August.
• 50 Kurdish politicians start hunger strike in Amed 

  The previously announced indefinite - irreversible hunger strike demanding access to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has begun in the main Kurdish city Amed.
• Turkish soldiers torture six civilians from Rojava 

  Turkish soldiers arrested six civilians on the border between Rojava and Bakur, and tortured them violently.
• Reports of casualties after bomb attack in Hesekê 

  A bomb-laden motorbike was detonated in Mesakin neighborhood of Hesekê Monday morning, reportedly leaving casualties.
• YPG reports continuing attacks by Turkish army and ISIS 

  YPG reported that Turkish army continues its relentless aggression against Rojava-Northern Syria Federation.
• At least 66 soldiers killed in Şemdinli, Çukurca and Bitlis 

  HPG Media Center announced that at least 62 soldiers were killed during the guerilla actions in Şemdinli and Çukurca.
• YPS actions in Tatvan and Hakkari 

  YPS General Coordination announced that its fighters carried out effective actions in Tatvan and Hakkari.
• KDP prevents the passage of deceased YPG fighter’s body 

  KDP prevented the family of YPG fighter Esad Karabağ (Elî Kanîreş), who had lost his life in Hesekê on August 20, from retrieving Karabağ’s body at Sêmalka border gate.
• Turkish soldiers massacre civilians once again 

  Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes in the Bab region and massacred tens of civilians including a 13 year-old child.