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• Kurdish guerrilla captured alive and executed by Turkish soldiers 

  A 33-second video obtained by ANF shows a Kurdish guerrilla captured alive by Turkish soldiers. The guerrilla on the video, Cuma Imen, was executed moments after.
• Avesta: We will defend Shengal and Êzidî people until the end 

  Speaking about recent attacks against Kurdish Êzidî fighters by the Shia Popular Mobilization Units, i.e. Hashd al-Shaabi, KCK’s Sozdar Avesta said that their forces will defend Sinjar and Êzidî people until the end.
• Preparation efforts for Democratic Syrian Constitution underway 

  Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Co-chair Ilham Ehmed announced that they will be accelerating the preparation efforts for the Democratic Syrian Constitution.
• The honourable child of his country, Martyr Fîraz Dağ 

  “The system that oppresses us is global. The system that oppresses us is united and in solidarity with each other. So we need to be in solidarity with each other against the same system that oppresses us”, said Fîraz, calling for greater solidarity.
• "We crushed ISIS in Raqqa, we'll finish them also in Deir ez-Zor" 

  SDF-YPJ commander Axîn Nûcan stated that they have crushed the ISIS gangs in Raqqa city and will finish them off in Deir ez-Zor, too, adding; "No force and no obstacle will be able to stymie our offensive. We will rescue all the people of Deir ez-Zor."
• Turkish agent Sayan in Germany was a mobile operative of the MİT 

  The lawsuit against MİT agent Mehmet Fatih Sayan who gathered information on Kurdish politicians in Germany and planned assassinations continues in Hamburg, Germany.
• "Erdoğan will be challenged wherever he goes" 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s supporters and security detail attacked six peaceful protesters who disrupted Erdogan’s speech in New York City on September 21st, 2017.
• Turkey’s policy to destroy Sur and Hasankeyf taken to the UN 

  The Turkish state’s policy to destroy and demolish Sur and Hasankeyf, designated human heritage, has been taken to the UN agenda.
• Whose city is Kirkuk? 

  After Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) decided to hold a referendum on south Kurdistan’s independence, Kirkuk is once again under international and regionals power’s attention.
• PKK’s Demirtaş: They will pay the price 

  PKK Education Committee Member Demirtaş stated that the destruction of Hasankeyf has created an unlimited rage with them and that “They will pay the price”.
• “Houses raided by Turkish forces are mostly of HDP voters” 

  HDP member Mizgin Irgat talked about the raids conducted on Erzurum’s Yahya neighborhood 8 times and reports of torture and stated that the recently raided villages are mostly inhabited by HDP voters.
• Sîpan Hemo: An attack on our forces is support for ISIS 

  YPG General Commander Sîpan Hemo stated that attacks on YPG/SDF positions constitute support for ISIS gangs.
• YPJ Commander: Raqqa’s freedom is close 

  YPJ Commander Klara Raqqa pointed to the Raqqa operation and said: “In the light of the resistance and the efforts, we can say that the operation is advancing towards the success it aimed for. 70% of the city has come under SDF control.”
• Dozens of funerals attacked in Turkey up to date 

  The racist attack against the funeral of HDP’s arrested Deputy Co-chair Aysel Tuğluk’s mother Hatun Tuğluk has been etched into collective memory as a striking example of social polarization and racism in Turkey.
• The lawyer’s MİT deposition changed for the second time in court 

  Lawyer Marvin Schroth’s two clients, one ISIS member and one MİT operative, stated that they worked for the MİT first, but later changed their depositions.
• “Iranian regime tries to intimidate the Kurds by killing kolbers” 

  KODAR co-chair Fûad Bêrîtan called the killing of border porters by the Iranian regime a political issue, and interpreted this policy of the Iranian regime as a message of "My gun is always pointed at you" to the Kurdish people.
• Michael Rubin: Reza Zarrab case is Erdoğan's nightmare 

  Michael Rubin stated that the arrest warrant issued for former minister Zafer Çağlayan could be a sign that Zarrab is talking to prosecutors and giving evidence.
• At the guerrillas' tailoring... 

  HPG guerrilla Şervan Mêrdîn is at the guerrillas' tailoring. For him the life of the guerrilla is all the same, no matter whether you are on the front or in a unit that completes the front.
• Volunteer health workers on the front line 

  Internationalist fighters, who have all come from different countries and are taking part in the 'Great Battle', are volunteering in Raqqa to apply first aid to the fighters if needed.
• Did the Turkish state withdraw MİT operatives within ISIS? 

  ISIS receiving deadly blows in Syria and Iraq has created panic in Ankara. Reports say the MİT operatives guiding ISIS are being withdrawn. Other reports claim some of these people who know about the relationship between Turkey and ISIS have been executed
• Spy Sayan confesses working for MİT at the first hearing 

  During his first hearing in Hamburg today, spy Mehmet Fatih Sayan has confessed working for Turkish intelligence agency MİT, and being in contact with two people from Ankara Police Directorate’s Anti-Terror Unit.
• First 9 days of the Cizre resistance 

  It has been two years since the Turkish state set loose all the elements of war in Cizre accompanied with conventional weapons and came up against the resistance of a group of young people in the 9-day long curfew.
• Öcalan: Kurdish issue is now an international issue 

  HDP MP Dilek Öcalan stated that the colonialist mindset doesn’t pertain to anything in Kurdistan and said: “Fear won’t delay death. The Kurdish issue is now an international issue.”
• Onwards with journalism despite the regime 

  Journalist Ragıp Duran stated that as journalists they will continue to do what their job requires, whatever the regime may be.
• Waste from 136 villages and 9 districts dumped into Van Lake 

  The sewage of 136 villages and 9 districts of Van is dumped into Lake Van and therefore many living species that used to live in the Van Lake and its coastland have been extinct, ecologist Fatih Sahin said.