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• US ready to strike after attack on Saudi Arabian oil plant 

  President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “locked and loaded depending on verification” that Iran is behind the attack on major Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
• Van: Our resistance is righteous and legitimate 

  "We will keep our struggle going until the trustee is sent to Ankara and the people get back their will. Those who seek democracy, justice and social peace for Turkey will succeed."
• Day 28 of the Democracy Vigil in Amed 

  The sit-in protest on the Lise Avenue continued under police blockade.
• Co-mayor of Kulp under custody for 3 days without justification 

  It came out that three people including the co-mayor who were detained in Kulp following the explosion, were detained only on prosecutor’s order without any justification.
• Clash between ISIS and Hashd al-Shaabi 

  Two civilians were injured in a clash between the Shiite militia Hashd al-Shaabi and the ISIS in Iraq.
• Solidarity with the vigil in Amed grows 

  Hundreds of young people are supporting the Democracy Vigil against the seizure of three municipalities won by the HDP in March 31 local elections.
• Amed people: We stay here until the trustee goes 

  People who resisted against the seizure of the municipalities in Amed for 28 days, said that they continue their actions to defend their will.
• 50,000 NO in Bilbao to criminalisation of defense of prisoners 

  Some 50,000 people took to the streets in Bilbao against the macro trial that will start on Monday in Madrid against 47 Basque citizens for their defense of the rights of prisoners.
• Silent protest in Berlin against the trustees 

  The silence of the Western countries on the AKP seizure of the municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin was condemned with a silent demonstration in Berlin.
• People in Tunisia began casting votes 

  People in Tunisia began casting votes in an unpredictable presidential election where there is no overwhelming front-runner. Tunisia's economic ills dominates the agenda.
• Trustees protested in Marseille 

  The AKP-MHP-appointed trustees to the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin were protested in Marseille
• DTK condemns political lynching of Leyla Güven 

  DTK promised that "we will bring honorable peace to our country and our people despite all the war mongers and the dirty games played against us".
• Information stand in Bocholt to protest trustees 

  A stand was opened in Bocholt, Germany, to protest the appointment of trustees in Amed, Van and Mardin.
• Democracy Vigil in Amed continues 

  The vigil was followed by a sit-in action.
• HBDH militia claim responsibility for cargo ship fire in Hatay 

  HBDH militia claimed responsibility for the action against a cargo ship in the Hatay province in southern Turkey.
• Dağ: We will do our utmost effort for the freedom of these lands 

  HDP Amed MP Dersim Dağ spoke in Mardin and said; “We reclaim our municipalities and our will. We will do our utmost effort for the freedom and peace of these lands.”
• State of Emergency the norm in Van after appointment of trustee  

  After the seizure of the HDP municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin, the situation in Van and surrounding area has worsened. In Van, Hakkari, Agri and Bitlis road control and searches are carried out en masse and the region is under blockade.
• Italian govern allows 'Ocean Viking' to disembark in Lampedusa 

  The Italian authorities have authorized the 'Ocean Viking', the rescue ship of SOS Mediterranée and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), to disembark in Lampedusa the 82 migrants on board.
• Six people remanded in custody in Van 

  Six people including HDP Provincial co-chair Yadişen Karabulak were remanded in custody in Van.
• Democracy Vigil in Van: Day 27 

  The Democracy Vigil in Van reached day 27. The Vigil has been going on since the seizure of the municipality by the AKP, on 19 August.
• KURD-AKAD branch to open in London 

  Founded in Germany in 2009, KURD-AKAD will soon announce the establishment of a branch in London.
• Sydney said: Save Hasankeyf! 

  Kurds and their friends organised an action for the ancient city of Hasankeyf in Sydney.
• Libyan Air Force shoots down three Turkish drones 

  Two drones were downed in the area around the al-Jufra airbase in Hun, and a third drone was downed in the Kufra district.
• HDP Osmaniye co-chair detained 

  Police raided the HDP offices in Osmaniye and detained co-chair Cebrail Mutlu.
• 26th day of protest against trustees in Mardin 

  Protests against the seizure of HDP-run metropolitan municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van continue since August 19 when the elected mayors were removed and governors appointed trustees to take over the administrations of the three municipalities.