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• 31 soldiers killed as guerrillas inflict heavy blows against Turkish troops 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue to inflict heavy blows against the Turkish army in Northern Kurdistan. 31 soldiers were killed and many guns were seized in recent actions by guerrillas.
• YPG: Turkish army killed 6 children and 3 women in a village of Girê Spî 

  YPG Press Office stated that Turkish troops opened fire on civilians in Kuheyla village of Girê Spî, which killed 6 children and 3 women.
• Turkish soldiers kill 6 people from the same family from Rojava – UPDATE 

  It came out that Turkish soldiers have killed 6 people from the same family on the border between Rojava (West) and Bakur (North) Kurdistan last night.
• Final declaration of the KNK’s ‘Southern Kurdistan Workshop’ released 

  Final declaration of the ‘Southern Kurdistan Workshop’ Kurdistan National Congress held in Kirkuk on September 23-24 has been released.
• Teachers protest the government across Southern Kurdistan 

  Teachers have taken to the streets across Southern Kurdistan today to protest the non-payment of their salaries and violation of their rights.
• Turkish soldiers kill two children and injure their mother on Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers have killed two children and injured their mother on the border between Rojava and Bakurê Kurdistan.
• Women in Şırnak: Life is getting too hard in the tents 

  The women who are living in tents in Şırnak say the weather is getting colder and life in tents is getting harder. Women also complain that the children can’t go to school and demand that the curfew be lifted as soon as possible.
• Al-Bab residents: Turkish state will bring massacres, not freedom 

  Under the occupation of ISIS, the people of al-Bab objected to the attempt of Turkey and affiliate gang groups to occupy the town and said “Turkish state and its gangs will bring occupation, oppression, looting and massacres, not freedom.”
• Chief village guard appointed as trustee in Van's Gevaş district 

  Trustees have been appointed in the place of City Council members from BDP in Van’s Gevaş district. İsa Şahin, the chief village guard, was appointed trustee in City Council Member Cevdet Altındağ’s place.
• Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair: They want to break the people's will 

  Maxmur People's Assembly co-chair Leyla Arzu İlhan said dismissal of Maxmur residents from their jobs in Hewler and Sulaymaniya, and the denial of entry to Hewler for Maxmur people was unacceptable.
• Six soldiers killed in armed action on Şırnak-Van highway 

  Reports are coming through of casualties as a result of an armed action targeting a military check point on Şırnak-Van highway.
• Gerilla TV releases footage from action targeting an outpost in Şırnak 

  Gerilla TV has released footage fromhe action that targeted the Guze Kurke outpost in Şırnak province on September 6.
• Co-mayor of Şırnak's İdil district arrested 

  İdil Municipality Co-mayor Mehmet Muhdi Aslan was arrested by the court he was referred to.
• KDP bans entry to Hewler for people from Maxmur 

  Hewler Asayish Forces announced that people from Maxmur won’t be allowed into Hewler for three days and refused entry for people going to Hewler this morning.
• Series of guerilla actions in Hakkari 

  Many soldiers were killed during a series of guerilla actions in Hakkari. HPG stated that 2 specialist sergeants and 1 counter-guerilla was taken prisoner in Çukurca on September 21.
• 'Problems in Kurdistan can be solved if all parties take responsibility' 

  Politicians and activists that have participated in the South Kurdistan workshop emphasized the historic importance of the workshop for Kurdish people, and stated that problems could be solved if all parties take responsibility.
• Soldiers set forest in Hazro on fire 

  Soldiers set a forest in Amed’s Hazro district on fire during their operation in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy, which began after the announcement of a curfew in 18 villages across the region.
• Action against cargo train in Van 

  An action was carried out against the cargo train heading from Van to East Kurdistan.
• 7 teachers arrested in Amed 

  7 of the 24 teachers that had been detained in Amed recently have been arrested.
• Action against Gendarme and Police Headquarters in Başkale 

  HPG Media Center announced that guerillas carried out an action against the Gendarme Command and Police Headquarters in Van’s Başkale district on September 23.
• HPG: 26 soldiers killed in revolutionary counter operation in Siirt 

  HPG reported that 26 soldiers were killed and 8 others were wounded as guerrillas retaliated against the Turkish military operation in Siirt with a revolutionary counter operation.
• HDP delegation meets with Talabani, Tevgera Azadi and PUK officials 

  HDP delegation continues their talks in Southern Kurdistan. The delegation visited PUK Secretary General Jalal Talabani, Kurdistan Free Society Movement (Tevgera Azadi) and PUK Politburo yesterday.
• 24 Kurdish politicians arrested in Batman 

  Out of the 36 Kurdish politicians who had been detained in Batman on September 21, 21 have been jailed.
• HDP delegation meets with Governor of Kirkuk 

  HDP delegation headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş continues their talks in Southern Kurdistan. The delegation met with Kirkuk Governor Dr. Necmettin Kerim today.
• Gang groups attack YPG positions in Shehba region 

  Gang groups affiliated to the SNC attacked YPG positions in the villages of Vîlata Qadî and Merenaz in Shehba region, and ISIS gangs attacked Um Al-Hosh village.