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• Women urge the KDP to stop hostility to the Kurdistan freedom movement 

  Members of Kongreya Star staged a march at Semelka border crossing between Rojava and Bashur (West and South Kurdistan) in protest at the KDP’s betrayal against the Kurdish people.
• Basic training for Yazidi security forces completed 

  One year after the agreement reached between Baghdad and Hewlêr to dissolve all autonomous institutions in Shengal, thirty young Yazidis have completed their basic training and joined the self-governing security forces.
• Footage of YJA Star action in Werxelê  

  Four soldiers were killed and two others were injured in an attack by the women's guerrilla force YJA Star against Turkish occupation forces in southern Kurdistan. Gerîla TV has published footage of the action.
• HPG announces martyrdom of Commander Azad Çelê 

  The HPG said that Commander Sıddık Budakbeyoğlu (Azad Çelê) had fallen a martyr due to illness.
• Police besiege several neighbourhoods in Yüksekova 

  Police have been besieging several residential areas in Yüksekova for five days. “The situation is worrying. We can't even visit our neighbours anymore. Armoured cars are at every corner, said a local resident.
• PUK condemns Turkey's drone attack of Çemçemal  

  The PUK condemned Turkey for the drone attack in Çemçemal which caused the death of a woman while 2 citizens were wounded.
• Air strike targets vehicle near Sulaymaniyah, resulting in injuries 

  Yet another vehicle was bombed in Chamchamal near Sulaymaniyah.
• Yazidis in migrant camp forced to vote for the KDP candidate 

  According to reports, KDP forces the Yazidi immigrants living in Bacid Kedala Camp to vote for the KDP candidate in this weekend’s elections.
• HDP Hewler Representative Office condemns detention of members by KDP 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party representatives who were taken into custody by the KDP forces in Hewler on October 7 condemned the detentions.
• PKK Committee of Martyrs' Families calls for murderers to be found and tried 

  The PKK Committee of Martyrs' Families organized a demonstration for Yasin Bulut (Şukri Serhed) who was assassinated in Sulaymaniyah in mid-September. The committee urged the authorities to probe into the case and reveal the murderers.
• HPG/YJA Star guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Avaşîn 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against the Turkish army with heavy weapons in Avaşîn.
• Maxmur Refugee Camp Health Committee calls on everyone to increase struggle against Turkish crimes 

  Maxmur Refugee Camp Health Committee said that the isolation and the use of chemical weapons are crimes against humanity and called on everyone to struggle.
• HDP members detained in Hewlêr released 

  The detained members of the HDP representative office in Hewlêr have been released.
• KCK: Let’s increase our struggle for Öcalan’s freedom! 

  October 9 marks the anniversary of the forced departure of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in 1998, which led to his abduction and imprisonment on Imrali. This event is known as an "international plot" due to the leadership of the USA and Europe.
• HPG: At least 3 emplacements destroyed, 4 soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Centre reported that at least 3 Turkish army emplacements were destroyed, and 4 soldiers were killed during the actions against the Turkish troops in the Avaşin region.
• KDP detains HDP Hewler representatives 

  Representatives and members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Hewler were detained by forces linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
• PKK: Time to smash the plot and win freedom 

  On the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the international plot, the PKK calls on the states involved to reconsider their anti-Kurdish policies. The PKK calls on all democratic forces to strengthen the struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.
• Werxelê mobile guerrillas units prevent Turkish army from advancing in South Kurdistan 

  In addition to the resistance in the Werxelê war tunnels, mobile guerrilla units play an important role in the task of stopping the Turkish army in the border area with the Medya Defense Areas.
• Turkish state bombing provokes fire in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state provoked a fire following a bombardment it carried out in the Amadiya region in South Kurdistan.
• State terror in Kurdistan: dozens taken into custody 

  Dozens of people have been detained in the course of the political genocide campaign in northern Kurdistan. In most cases, it is unclear what the individuals are accused of. Access to legal counsel is denied.
• Sexual assault against eight-year-old girl in Van 

  A sixty-year-old man committed sexual assault against an eight-year-old girl at a boarding school in Van. The parents filed a complaint and were subsequently threatened with death by a village guard. The family has since left the district.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Metina, destroying an emplacement 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck the Turkish troops in Metina with heavy weapons and destroyed an emplacement.
• Guerrillas force Turkish attack helicopter to turn back - FOOTAGE 

  Gerîla TV released footage showing guerrillas forcing a Turkish attack helicopter to turn back through their shelling.
• Guerrillas seize Turkish army explosives  

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas seized the explosives used by the invading Turkish state in the Werxelê resistance area of Avaşîn.
• NGOs in Qamishlo call on the KDP to stop serving the enemy 

  22 NGOs gathering in Qamishlo voiced reaction to the KDP’s attacks against Shengal and the guerrillas, saying, “The KDP should give up such practices that serve the enemies of Kurdish people.”