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• Kobanê Administration warns Turkey against attempts of occupation 

  Kobanê Democratic Autonomous Administration called upon everyone to rise up against the invaders and resurrect the spirit of Kobanê, which has long been the stronghold of resistance.
• Demonstrations against Turkish occupation spread in Rojava 

  Thousands of people in Dirbêsiyê, Til Temir and Zirgan in Rojava's Cizîr Canton have taken to the streets in protest of the Turkish state’s invasion.
• People of Kobanê rush to the border against the Turkish army 

  People of Kobanê have started resistance as Turkish army enters Kobanê territory.
• TEV-DEM calls for mobilization against Turkish occupation of Jarablus 

  TEV-DEM Executive Council called upon Arab, Assyrian and Turkmen peoples to show solidarity with Kurdish people against the occupation of Jarablus, expose the Turkish state’s massacre, and rise up with the spirit of mobilization.
• Images from the house in Van where two people were executed 

  Images from the house in which the police executed two people in a raid have surfaced. Witnesses say the police entered the house directly and started shooting.
• Gerilla TV releases footage from a sabotage action in Şemzinan 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from a sabotage action conducted by HPG/YJA-Star guerrillas targeting a military vehicle of Turkish military in between Mamreş-Bezok outposts in Hakkari's Şemzinan (Şemdinli) district on August 23.
• ‘Turkish state wants to damage the Democratic Federal system’ 

  Kobanê Canton Democratic Autonomous Administration stated that the Turkish state has been attacking North Syria and Kobanê and trying to damage the Democratic Federal system that ensures the participation of all peoples.
• Two people killed in clash in Van 

  Following the clashes that broke out during the night in Süphan neighborhood in Van’s Edremit district where 2 people lost their lives, police have started house raids.
• Dozens of soldiers killed in Şemzinan 

  Guerillas have seized the hill held by the Turkish soldiers in Şemzinan’s Rubarok region. Dozens of soldiers were killed in the clashes and large amounts of arms were seized.
• 33 Turkish soldiers killed during a HPG/YJA Star action in Şemzinan 

  33 Turkish soldiers were killed during the HPG/YJA Star action in Hakkari’s Şemzinan district on August 26.
• YPS: 9 state forces killed in Van and Gever 

  YPS announced that 9 state forces were killed during the YPS/YPS JIN actions in Van and Gever.
• Turkish army carried out another massacre in Sirêsat village 

  After its attack on the village of Bir El-Kûsa, the Turkish army carried out another massacre in Jarablus’ Sirêsat village and murdered tens of civilians.
• Assyrian Xabûr Guards General Commander falls as martyr 

  Assyrian Xabur Guards (Zêrevanên Xabûr) Forces Assembly General Commander Basil Taliya (Akad) fell as martyr after a mine blast in Sheddadi.
• 4 rockets hit the airport in Amed 

  4 rockets hit the airport in Amed’s Bağlar district and injured several people last night.
• Turkish soldiers attack YPG/YPJ positions in Efrîn 

  The Turkish state continues its war against Kurdish people as Turkish soldiers attacked the YPG/YPJ positions in Efrîn’s Raco district.
• Turkish army massacres 20 civilians in south Jarablus - UPDATE 

  Turkish army continues to attack Rojava and massacred 20 civilians in the village of Bir Al- Kûsa in south Jarablus.
• YPG: 108 ISIS members killed during three days of clashes in Shaddadi 

  YPG reported that 108 ISIS members were killed in Shaddadi and bodies of 71 were seized alongside their arms and military vehicles.
• Manbij MC and Shams Al-Shamal announce support for Jarablus MC 

  Manbij Military Council and Shams Al-Shamal Battalions have declared their support for Jarablus Military Council in the face of the increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish state.
• Turkish army starts provocation on Kobanê border 

  Armored vehicles of the Turkish army have penetrated into the Kobanê territory near Mürşitpınar border gate and started digging a trench within the lands of the canton.
• Turkish army bombs villages in southern Jarablus 

  After its occupation of Jarablus, Turkish army is now bombing villages in the southern parts.
• HPG: 118 members of Turkish forces killed in self-sacrifice action in Cizre 

  HPG Press Office announced that 118 members of Turkish security forces were killed in the action that targeted police in Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday.
• DBP organises rallies across North Kurdistan against Öcalan's isolation 

  A series of rallies will be held in North Kurdistan cities demanding an immediate end to the isolation of Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan with the motto “We are in the streets to end the isolation and give voice to peace”.
• 7 more HPC battalions established in Efrîn 

  Seven more battalions of Popular Self-Defense Forces (HPC) have been established in Efrîn city of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Explosion of a military object leaves eight children wounded in Silopi 

  A military object left by state forces in Silopi exploded, leaving eight children wounded, including two heavily.
• Many civilians killed as Turkish army bombs a village in Jarablus 

  Turkish army is bombing the Til-Emarne village of Jarablus with artillery fire and jets, leaving many civilians dead or wounded.