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• 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.
• Three Kurdish politicians detained in Nusaybin 

  Police forces conducted yet another house-raid operation in Nusaybin district of Mardin early this morning.
• Four neighborhoods in Silvan blockaded by police 

  Special operation police teams have once again blockaded four neighborhoods in Amed's Silvan district which remain under the control of self-defense units against the never-ending attacks and repression by security forces of the Turkish state.
• Varto City Council Co-President remanded in custody 

  Co-President of the City Council in Varto district of Muş has been remanded in custody following the recent declaration of self-governance in the district against the never-ending attacks and repression by the Turkish state and its security forces.
• The other co-mayor of Edremit Municipality also detained 

  Political operations against the Kurdish people are going on, now targeting co-mayors of DBP-held municipalities after the recent declarations of self-governance.