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• Shepherd threatened by Turkish soldiers found dead near military checkpoint 

  Ömer Deniz, a shepherd in a hamlet in Ağrı's Doğubeyazıt district, was found dead metres away from a military checkpoint.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Zerdeşt Suruç and Rêbaz Bagok  

  Guerrillas Zerdeşt Suruç and Rêbaz Bagok were killed in attacks by the Turkish army on the Bagok Mountain in Mardin.
• KCK: We must resolutely, stubbornly, and persistently protect our language 

  The KCK issued a statement saying that Kurdish people should speak Kurdish everywhere, opposing the attacks of the Turkish state against the Kurdish language.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Ibrahim Mêrdîn and Reşîd Farqîn 

  The HPG confirmed in a statement that guerrillas Ibrahim Mêrdîn and Reşîd Farqîn were killed in the resistance in the Zap region in 2018.
• Funeral of guerrilla Zerdeşt Suruç takes place under military siege 

  Guerrilla Zerdeşt Suruç, who fell as a martyr on Bagok mountain, was buried in the village of Zoncik in his home region of Suruç amid security forces repression.
• Military operation launched in ‘special security zones’ in Çatak countryside 

  In the countryside of Çatak district of Van, many areas were declared as ‘special security zones’ by the Turkish state and a military operation was launched.
• Political genocide in Amed: Number of detainees rises to 29 

  The number of detainees in the political genocide operation in Amed increased to 29. An ‘additional detention period’ of 24 hours was taken against the detainees.
• Keskin Bayindir: Elections in Kurdistan Region an opportunity to stop betrayal 

  Commenting on the elections to be held in Southern Kurdistan on 20 October, DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır said that the people would revolt against betrayal.
• Talabani: Lands of the Kurdistan Region have been sold to the enemies of the Kurdish people 

  PUK leader Bafil Talabani stated that the Kurdistan Region has been under the rule of a single party for a long time and that this party has sold the Kurdistan lands to Kurdish enemies.
• Footage of airstrike by the guerrillas against Turkish occupation troops 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish occupation forces through effective actions in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed by guerrillas in Zap and Metîna 

  According to HPG, three Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in Zap and Metîna, and a Sikorsky aircraft was also shot at. Fighter jets and helicopters attacked different areas of South Kurdistan.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Dîdar Jînda and Derya Botan  

  The HPG has published the names of two guerrillas who fell as martyrs. Dîdar Jînda and Derya Botan were killed in an attack in the Medya Defense Areas in 2018.
• PUK to PYD: We need coordination and cooperation more than ever  

  In his message on the occasion of the PYD's 10th Congress, Bafil Talabani of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) emphasised the need for coordination and cooperation more than ever to protect national rights and gains.
• Guerrilla Şoreş Zewkî, who did not take a step back in his struggle against invaders and betrayers 

  The guerrilla Şoreş Zewkî, who proved his loyalty to Rêber Apo and the martyrs with his stance, resistance and comradeship, did not take a step back in his struggle against the invaders and collaborating traitors as a militant of Rêber Apo.
• Brother of Kurdish protester killed in ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising sentenced to prison 

  The brother of a 23-year-old protester killed during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising in September 2022, was sentenced to eight months in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state”.
• Turkish ministry appoints an inspector for Zarokistan 

  The Turkish Interior Ministry appointed an inspector for Zarokistan opened by the Amed Metropolitan Municipality.
• Silvan district governor rejects Kurdish name as ‘foreign language’ 

  The name ‘Ridêxan’ given to a park by the Silvan Municipality Council was rejected by the district governor on the grounds that it was a ‘foreign language’.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Hebûn Pîro and Botan Osyan 

  The HPG Press Centre published a statement to pay tribute to guerrillas Hebûn Pîro and Botan Osyan who died in Amed and to express condolences to their families and the people of Kurdistan.
• Baran Xemlîn, a heroic warrior in Botan 

  The guerrilla Baran Xemlîn was not afraid of paying the price because he, like his comrades, was dedicated to the path of truth. He was revealing this with his stance and practice.
• Kurdish road signs in Karakoçan painted over 

  Unknown persons painted over Kurdish warnings at pedestrian crossings last night in the Karakoçan district, which is ruled by the DEM Party.
• Guerrilla air strikes in South Kurdistan 

  According to the HPG, a Turkish soldier was killed in South Kurdistan as a result of an air strike by the guerrillas. The action was directed at the construction of military roads in the contested Girê Bahar area.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla commander Şiyar Efrîn  

  Şiyar Efrîn was a member of the PKK for almost three decades. He was trained by Abdullah Öcalan, fought in Zagros and Botan, and took part in the resistance for self-government in Şirnak. Now he fell as a martyr in an attack by the Turkish state.
• KCK: Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ stance on isolation is inadequate 

  The KCK said that the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to give Turkey a deadline regarding the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan is an insufficient decision.
• Iranian forces arrest seven Kurdish civilians 

  Iranian regime continues the wave of arrests targeting Kurdish civilians and activists.
• Guerrilla Fuat Apocî, a part of the epic Zap resistance 

  Guerrilla Fuat Apocî, who put up historic resistance in many actions and was part of the epic resistance in Zap, became an example to all Kurdish youth with his self-sacrificing stance and struggle.