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• Clashes in Cizre leave two civilians including a child dead 

  Clashes have erupted between youths and police in Cizre district of Şırnak following an armed attack on Garrison Command earlier today.
• Bombardments by Turkish army against guerrilla areas continue 

  People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in its daily statement that artillery attacks and reconnaissance flights by the Turkish military on the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones continue.
• KNK: International community must take a stance against Turkey terror 

  KNK recalled that the Turkish state has initiated a dirty war against the Kurdish people since 24th of July, terrorising the people and declaring curfews in many Kurdish towns (Şemdinli, Varto, Lice, Hani, Ergani, Eruh, Farqin etc).
• KCK calls upon Kurdish people to continue resisting the attacks 

  KCK called on the people in the areas of self-rule to remain in streets and continue the resistance to the attacks of occupying forces with tanks and artillery fires without paying attention to the curfews.
• Death toll rises to 4 in Yüksekova 

  Death toll rose to 4 in Hakkari's Yüksekova district where police and military forces attacked the neighborhoods of Orman, Mezarlık and Kışla last night.
• HDP MP calls on people to embrace the self-rule project 

  HDP Amed deputy Nursel Aydoğan the people of Silvan will not step back in the face of attacks by the AKP, and called on the Kurdish people to embrace self-rule.
• DİSK Secretary General: We are not allowed into Yüksekova 

  A delegation from DİSK, KESK, TMMOB, TTB and İHD has left Hakkari for Şemdinli district which witnessed intensified attacks and clashes last week.
• State forces attack civilians in Van 

  The neighborhoods of Xaçort and Şehit Fırat in Van witnessed heavy clashes last night as Turkish state forces staged a crackdown on civilians, to which locals responded.
• DBP Amed branch co-chair detained 

  Turkish state's operations of political elimination against the Kurdish population continue increasingly.
• Three killed, many wounded in attacks by Turkish forces in Yüksekova 

  In Yüksekova district of Hakkari, where local people and youths started carrying out self-defense after declaration of self-governance, police and military forces have attacked the neighborhoods of Orman, Mezarlık and Kışla since last night.
• Attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  The Turkish army launched airstrikes on Medya Defense Zones in the night of August 25, while it on the other hand increased the intensity of bombardments from the military posts at the border line.
• PJAK calls upon Kurds to step up struggle against Iranian regime 

  The Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) condemned the Iranian regime for the execution of Kurdish political prisoner Behrouz Alkhani and warned the regime not to play with the sensitivities and values of the Kurdish people.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for one month 

  HPG Press Office has released the balance sheet of war in Kurdistan for the last one month. Accordingly, 394 Turkish soldiers, 61 special operation members and 16 police officers were killed in actions and clashes.
• YPG condemns fabricated news by Turkish press on Kevin Jochim 

  YPG Press Office has released a statement refuting claims put forward by a Turkish daily today about the German YPG fighter Dilsoz Bahar (Kevin Jochim) recently martyred in Rojava.
• Turkish airstrikes hit civilian village in Qandil 

  Turkish jets shelled Qandil area of Medya Defense Zones four times as of 21:00 local time yesterday evening.
• Police raid Van's Edremit Municipality 

  Anti-terror police teams have raided Van's Edremit district municipality.
• At least four soldiers killed in actions by HPG guerrillas 

  According to a statement released by HPG Press Office, at least four soldiers were killed in actions conducted by guerrillas in response to the ongoing attacks by the Turkish army.
• HPG reports ongoing attacks by the Turkish army 

  HPG Press Office has released a statement providing information about the ongoing bombardments and reconnaissance flights by Turkish military against PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• People of Yüksekova: We are here and not going anywhere 

  Inhabitants of Yüksekova district in Hakkari reacted to the Turkish media reports alleging that 'people are leaving their houses', underlining that “We are here and not going anywhere”.
• Committee for Freedom of Öcalan calls for an end to isolation in İmralı 

  The Committee for Freedom of Öcalan has released a statement demanding freedom for the PKK leader for the success of the peace process in Turkey.
• At least 10 soldiers and one police killed in ongoing actions by guerrillas 

  While the operations of the Turkish military against guerrilla held areas continue, so do the retaliation attacks of the guerrillas affiliated to HPG. At least 10 soldiers and one police were killed in the most recent actions by guerrillas.
• Delegation of journalists in Silvan threatened by security forces 

  A delegation of journalists including Presidents of TGS (Journalists' Union of Turkey) and Basın-İş Union have been hindered and threatened by police as they attempted to enter the neighborhoods where armed clashes are taking place at the moment.
• ISIS kidnaps 19 Arab citizens from a village in Kobanê 

  ISIS gangs have kidnapped 19 Arab people from the village of Qulan to the south of Kobanê.
• Police and military forces attack neighborhoods in Yüksekova 

  Police and military forces accompanied by tanks launched an attack on Orman, Yeşildere, Mezarlık and Dize neighborhoods in Yüksekova district of Hakkari Monday afternoon.
• Curfew and operation in Silvan 

  Special operation police teams have started an operation against the Tekel, Mescit, Selahattin and Konak neighborhoods under the control of self-defense units in Silvan district of Amed Monday afternoon.