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• Külter speaks on how he escaped the special operations units 

  DBP Şırnak Provincial Branch administrator Hurşit Külter who was not heard from for months spoke and said he managed to escape the special operations police who wanted to execute him and he travelled to Kirkuk in Southern Kurdistan.
• Hürşit Külter in Kirkuk 

  DBP Şırnak administrator Hurşit Külter from whom no news has been received since May 27 will make a press statement in Kirkuk.
• 15-year-old from Rojava murdered by Turkish soldiers on the border 

  Turkish soldiers have murdered a minor attempting to cross the border over to North Kurdistan.
• Turkish F-16 jet reportedly downed in Qandil 

  One of the Turkish F-16 fighter jets that have been striking Qandil region since early Thursday evening has reportedly been downed.
• Body of BÖG fighter martyred in Manbij given to family 101 days later 

  Body of Eylem Ataş who fell fighting ISIS during the Manbij operation and has been held on the border for 101 days, has been retrieved by her family.
• 1 soldier killed, 2 others wounded in blast in Gürpınar 

  A blast left 1 soldier dead and 2 others wounded in Van's Gürpınar district.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish fighter jets are bombing Qandil region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Gerilla TV releases footage from a sabotage action in Çukurca 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from a sabotage action conducted by guerrillas near Dawuşa village in Hakkari's Çukurca district on September 25.
• YPS: State forces dig trenches in Cizre and Silopi 

  YPS reported that Turkish state forces dug trenches in Cizre and Silopi districts of Şırnak.
• Prison sentence and administrative fine for DBP Amed co-chair 

  DBP Amed Provincial Branch Co-chair İpek has received a 18 months 22 days prison sentence and 6 thousand liras of administrative fine.
• YRK: A group of our guerrillas martyred in a conspiracy on October 4 

  YRK Command stated that a group of YRK guerrillas was martyred as a result of a conspiracy in Kermanshah province on October 4.
• HPG: 32 soldiers and 9 counter-guerillas killed, 1 tank destroyed 

  Guerillas continue to inflict heavy blows against the Turkish army. At least 32 soldiers and 9 counter-guerillas were killed, 1 tank was destroyed and 10 guns were seized during recent guerilla actions.
• KCK: Not only ISIS but also its supporters will pay for Hesekê 

  KCK condemned the heinous attack in Hesekê and said “Not only ISIS gangs but also the states and political powers that support ISIS will pay for these crimes against humanity.”
• Turkish army massacres 18 civilians in Bab 

  The Turkish army carried out another massacre and killed 18 civilians in Bab.
• Kelar: KDP is doing everything it can to exclude us from Mosul operation 

  HPG Shengal Commander Egit Kelar said: “Since the day the Mosul operation came to the table, KDP has been attacking our movement. They are doing everything they can so we don’t take part in the Mosul operation, and Turkey is making them do this.”
• Adem: Attacks and massacres cannot break the will of these people 

  Cizirê Canton Interior Affairs Council Co-chair Şirin Adem made a statement that condemns the attack in Hesekê and reiterates their resolve to make the perpetrators pay by expanding the Rojava revolution further.
• Detainments in Van, arrest in Dersim 

  10 people were detained in Van and 1 person was arrested in Dersim as part of the AKP government’s political genocide operations.
• Trustee appointed to Hani Municipality 

  Kocaköy governor Yusuf Tarhan was appointed as trustee to Hani Municipality.
• Action against the army positions around Abalı outpost in Lice 

  An action was carried out against the Turkish army positions around Abalı outpost in Amed’s Lice district last night.
• Turkish soldiers set fire to a cemetery in Lice 

  Soldiers of the Turkish army burned trees on Qilxono hill in Lice countryside for the construction of a new outpost in the area.
• One killed, another wounded in Turkish airstrike in Bitlis countryside 

  Turkish jets bombarded the surroundings of Çobansuyu village in Bitlis, which left one civilian dead and another wounded.
• Death toll rises to 34 in Hesekê suicide attack 

  Cizîr Canton Health Council officials reported that the death toll in last night's suicide attack in Hesekê has risen to 30.
• Three-day mourning in Rojava after the suicide attack in Hesekê 

  The General Coordination of Rojava Cantons has declared a three-day mourning across Rojava after last night's suicide attack in Hesekê which left 30 people dead and 90 others wounded.
• Peshmerga Commander: We don't want Turkey in Mosul operation 

  Kirkuk Peshmerga Commander said the Iraqi central government and coalition forces do not want Turkey's involvement in the Mosul operation, adding: “If Turkey partakes in this operation, I guess this could end up in clashes with Iraqi forces.”
• 154 young people from Manbij join the Military Council 

  154 young people from Manbij completed their training and joined the Manbij Military Council.