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• YPG Commander: Turkey behind the attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud 

  YPG General Command Member and Aleppo Forces Commander Brûsk Hesekê said Turkey was behind the attacks of gang groups in Sheik Maqsoud (Şêxmeqsûd) neighborhood of Aleppo.
• Vigil at Ronahî Martyrs' Cemetery continues 

  Ronahî Martyrs' Cemetery in Çatak district of Van also faces the risk of attack by Turkish forces following the bombing and demolition of the cemeteries of fallen Kurdish fighters in Varto and Bitlis in recent weeks.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for September 

  417 soldiers, 101 police, 64 special operation police, 2 pilots and 2 contras were killed and 48 guerrillas lost their lives in the war during the period between August 25 and September 25, while 48 guerrillas lost their lives.
• 3 civilians killed, 15 wounded in attack by Al Nusra on Sheik Maksoud 

  Al Nusra gangs have launched a mortar attack on the Kurdish neighborhood of Sheik Maksoud of Aleppo city, which left three civilians dead, and 15 others wounded.
• 14 guerrillas martyred in the 'Revolutionary Operation' in Beytüşşebap 

  HPG Press Office has released the ID details of 13 out of 14 guerrillas who fell in the 'revolutionary operation' conducted by guerrillas affiliated to HPG and YJA Star in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak two days ago.
• 75 soldiers and police killed in 'Revolutionary Operation' in Beytüşşebap 

  HPG Press Office said 75 soldiers and policemen were killed in the 'revolutionary operation' conducted by HPG and YJA Star guerrillas in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak two days ago.
• People hold vigil at martyrs' cemetery in Lice 

  People have started a vigil and human shield action at 'Martyr Amed and Martyr Hêvîdar Cemetery' in Amed's Lice district to protect the graveyard against the AKP's attacks on cemeteries of fallen Kurdish freedom fighters.
• Bodies of three civilians killed in Beytüşşebap taken from Şırnak hospital 

  Bodies of three civilians, who lost their lives after a mortar shell fired by soldiers hit their house in Şırnak's Beytüşşebap district yesterday, have been taken from Şırnak State Hospital.
• Karayılan: We are at the stage of founding Free Kurdistan 

  Sending a message to the 15th General Meeting of KNK Brussels, KCK Executive Council Member Murat Karayılan said the historic and significant process the Kurdish people are going through will witness the founding of Free Kurdistan.
• Encü: Police took revenge on civilians after clash with HPG members 

  HDP Şırnak deputy Ferhat Encü told that special operation teams terrorized the people after coming to the district center in the wake of last night's clashes with HPG guerrillas outside the district.
• Death toll rises to 4 in Beytüşşebap 

  Attacks by Turkish state forces left four people dead and four others wounded.
• HPG reports ongoing actions by guerrillas 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has released a statement detailing actions by guerrillas in response to the ongoing attacks by Turkish military forces.
• Three civilians killed in attacks by Turkish forces in Beytüşşebap 

  Ongoing attacks by Turkish forces in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak left three civilians dead and two others heavily wounded.
• Flückiger: Öcalan must be free for the achievement of a true peace 

  Martin Flückiger, President of the Swiss Party BastA, stated that democratic autonomy, or self rule, should be advanced in a way to involve not only Kurds but also all peoples living in Turkey.
• Beytüşşebap under attack by Turkish forces 

  Clashes between HPG guerrillas and Turkish forces continue in Şırnak's Beytüşşebap district since late last night in the wake of a bombardment by Turkish jets and artillery attack launched from District Regimental Command.
• Medico International's Glasenapp: Rojava is the only alternative visible 

  Foreign Commission of the Democratic Kurdish Society Center (DKTM) in the German city of Saarbrücken held a panel discussion titled “Democracy or religious madness?” intended for the German public opinion.
• Family of fallen BÖG Commander demands the body of their son 

  United Forces of Freedom (BÖG) Commander Aziz Güler (Rasih Kurtuluş) who has recently lost his life fighting ISIS gangs in Kobanê, is denied permission into Turkey from Rojava.
• Actions by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas continue 

  Guerrillas affiliated to HPG and YJA Star have conducted effective actions in Hakkari, Şırnak, Van, Siirt, Bingöl, Bitlis, Dersim and Amed provinces of North Kurdistan, which left 16 soldiers and 4 police dead.
• Shengal people fighting poverty and cold call for help 

  Êzîdî people continue fighting hunger, poverty and cold as they still maintain their lives on Mount Shengal since the massacre perpetrated by savage ISIS gangs against their community in Shengal town in South Kurdistan last year.
• 140 communes formed in Cizre as part of building of self-rule 

  In Cizre, which was sort of devastated by Turkish state forces during the nine-day curfew between 4-12 September, people haven't given up on the idea of self-rule, the declaration of which was responded by the state with brutal attacks.
• HPG: Cobra helicopter downed, 25 soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  Guerrillas affiliated to HPG and YJA Star conducted effective retaliatory actions in response to Turkish army's attacks in Kurdistan and attempts of total annihilation, which also targeted cemeteries of martyrs.
• Did Turkish army use chemical weapon in Dersim? 

  There exist suspects that Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) used chemical weapons in the most recent airstrikes conducted in the rural areas of Dersim's Ovacık district for two days.
• KCK calls for strong participation in the boycott against schools 

  KCK Education Committee called upon all Kurdistan people to join and strongly support the boycott called by DTK at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year on September 28.
• Final resolution of PYD 6th Congress released 

  The final resolution of the PYD Congress said; "Co-chairs, Party Assembly members and Congress delegates reiterated their promise to keep their struggle going, and to always base it on the brave female and male martyrs of Rojava peoples."
• Soldiers release photo of HPG guerrilla tortured after death 

  Turkish soldiers have released a photo on social media of a tortured HPG guerrilla who lost his life in Kars two days ago.