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• YPG General Command: Amnesty International report is contradictory 

  The General Command of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) underlined that the Amnesty International Report, published on 12 October 2015, failed to convey the reality to the general public.
• One killed, three wounded in fresh wave of attacks on Şêxmeqsûd 

  Gang groups affiliated to AKP-guided Al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham and Sultan Murad Brigade have started a fresh wave of attacks against the mainly Kurdish Şêxmeqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo this morning.
• International delegation visits TEV-DEM and PYD 

  A delegation from Developing Democracy Institute held meetings with the PYD and TEV-DEM executives following its visit to Democratic Autonomy Centre.
• Turkish army demolishes martyrs' cemetery and cemevi in Dersim 

  The extensive operation of Turkish troops in the rural areas surrounding Pülümür valley continues intensely.
• Attacks by Turkish army against guerrilla areas continue 

  HPG reported ongoing attacks by the Turkish army against guerrilla-held areas and reconnaissance flights by Turkish UAVs.
• HPG: 20 soldiers including one lieutenant colonel killed in Binbir area 

  HPG reported that 20 soldiers including one lieutenant colonel, two sergeants and one lieutenant were killed as a result of an action conducted by guerrillas against Turkish troops that attempted to enter the area of Hill Martyr Rojin in Binbir area.
• Turkish soldiers demolish martyrs' cemetery and mosque in Lice 

  Attacks by Turkish forces in Lice, which came after the most recent imposition of a curfew, left the 'Martyr Harûn and Martyr Hêwîdar' Cemetery, as well as the mosque and all other buildings around demolished.
• HPG: Turkish jets targeted civilian settlements in Qandil and Metina 

  HPG said that Turkish jets shelled Martyr Bager in Avashin area and the villages of Bolê, Fılê, Enzê Xobyan in Qandil region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones yesterday as they targeted civilian settlements.
• DBP Amed branch: No news received from Lice region 

  DBP Amed branch has said that no news can be received from Amed's Lice district which remains under intense attack by police and soldiers for the last three days since the imposition of a curfew.
• Teachers’ protest actions in South Kurdistan continue 

  Teachers’ protest actions continue against the budget crisis in South Kurdistan where many settlements have witnessed mass demonstrations today.
• Syrian Democratic Forces announce final declaration 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces said on October 15 there is an important need for unity among democratic military forces for the current state in Syria to bring back peace to country.
• Another youth wounded by police in Gever dies 

  In Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari where attacks by police forces and resistance by the people continues since last night, attacks by police has left yet another youth dead today.
• What has the state done in Kurdistan in 9 months? 

  The state terror in North Kurdistan has left 63 civilians dead in 9 months. 3,564 people, including 293 children, have been detained and among them 788, including 41 children, have been remanded in custody during this process.
• Police murder a youth in Gever 

  In Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari where attacks by police forces and resistance by the people continues since last night, police killed a youth Friday afternoon.
• Turkish army bombs cemetery in Lice, closes road in Dersim 

  Turkish army has once again bombed the area of 'Martyr Amed and Martyr Hêvîdar' Cemetery in Lice district of Amed.
• Arab tribes in Rojava say Amnesty International distorts the truths 

  Ruspîs Assembly of Arab Tribes in Cizîr Canton has condemned the Amnesty International over its report on alleged war crimes committed by YPG-YPJ forces against civilians, saying that the report was partial and based on a lie distorting the truths.
• Unrecognizable bodies of 16 HPG guerrillas still held in Malatya 

  The AKP government which subjects the lands of Kurdistan to bombardments since its initiation of war policies as of July 24, does on the other hand deprive families of fallen guerrillas the right to receive the bodies of their children.
• Political crisis in South Kurdistan continues 

  As the political crisis in South Kurdistan continues, a determined will for the solution of the problem has not emerged yet. KCK Co-President Cemil Bayık has proposed mediation between the parties for the development of a solution.
• Declaration of establishment by Syrian Democratic Forces 

  A total of 13 organizations have announced a joint establishment of Syrian Democratic Forces.
• PKK prisoners in Amed go on two-day hunger strike 

  PKK prisoners in Diyarbakır D Type Prison have started a two-day hunger strike to protest the massacres perpetrated as part of the war waged by the AKP government.
• Six co-mayors in the Kurdish region suspended from position 

  Co-mayors of Hakkari's Yüksekova district, Batman province, Iğdır's Tuzluca district and Hoşhaber town have been suspended from position by the Ministry of Interior.
• HPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army in North Kurdistan 

  HPG Press Office has reported ongoing attacks by Turkish troops as well as intense clashes in Binbir area of Hakkari's Yüksekova district since October 13.
• Erciş co-mayor and HDP district co-chair sent to prison 

  Erciş co-mayor Diba Keskin and HDP co-chair Şevval Çadırcı were both remanded in custody.
• Three child prisoners in Van exiled to Ankara 

  Three children jailed in Van M Type Closed Prison have been sent to another prison in Sincan district of Ankara unbeknownst to their parents.
• 25 human shields attacked and detained by soldiers in Muş 

  Turkish soldiers attacked the people acting as human shields to prevent probable clashes during the operation run by Turkish troops in the rural area between Bulanık and Varto districts of Muş.