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• Farewell to Mam Jalal - LIVE BLOG 

  Kurdish politician Mam Jalal (Jalal Talabani) who lost his life in German capital Berlin on October 3rd, will be laid to rest in Sulaymaniyah today.
• Operation Cizire Storm: SDF advances 10 km more 

  The SDF fighters have advanced 10 km more, liberating 5 villages and 16 hamlets. 17 ISIS members were killed in clashes.
• 65 civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  7 ISIS members were killed and 65 civilians rescued amid ongoing clashes in Raqqa city.
• Erdoğan continues to insult and threaten Barzani 

  Erdoğan continues with his insults and threats against KDP Leader Masoud Barzani.
• Turkish Presidential Spokesperson threatens Efrîn 

  Turkish Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın threatened Efrîn and said: “Everything is ready for the invasion of Efrîn.”
• Intense clashes around the stadium in Raqqa 

  Intense clashes continue around the Black Stadium in Raqqa between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs.
• Abadi: KRG should turn over the 'disputed territories' 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi called on the Southern Kurdistan administration and demanded they “turn over the ‘disputed territories’ to Iraqi federal forces again” and the peshmerga “collaborate with Iraqi Armed Forces”.
• Were detainees in Muğla executed? 

  Were the people tortured and detained by state forces in Muğla executed?
• 15 detained in Istanbul and Adana 

  15 people have been taken into custody during raid operations on homes in Istanbul and Adana.
• EU discusses Turkey’s abuse of the Interpol 

  Turkey abusing the red bulletin of the Interpol to silence the opposition is on the EU agenda. Member states are expected to take action in the Interpol to review the red bulletin procedures.
• Operation Cizire Storm on day 26 

  The Operation Cizire Storm launched by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to liberate Deir ez-Zor territory from ISIS continues in its 26th day.
• 11 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  4 more locations have been liberated and 11 ISIS members killed in Raqqa.
• Germany to pay 300 thousand euros to Erdoğan’s organization 

  It came out that the German government will pay 297,750 euros to controversial religious organization Turkish-Islamic Union (DITIB) which has close ties with Turkey's Erdogan regime.
• Al Nusra Front will hand over Idlib to Turkey: Commander 

  Al Nusra Front will hand over Idlib to Turkey and Syrian people should stand up against this plot, Jaysh Al-Thuwar commander Halaf Muhammed said.
• Condolence messages for Jalal Talabani 

  Several political parties and organizations have issued condolence messages over the passing of Jalal Talabani, former president of Iraq and founding member and Secretary General of PUK in Southern Kurdistan.
• Iraqi PM warns Barzani over Kirkuk 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has called on the government of Southern Kurdistan and said, “It is dangerous to deploy military forces in Kirkuk.”
• Three-day mourning for Mam Jalal in Iraq 

  A three-day mourning has been declared in Iraq for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Secretary General and former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani who lost his life yesterday in Berlin, Germany where he had been receiving treatment.
• Three more villages liberated in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  SDF fighters have liberated 4 more villages from ISIS in the Operation Cizire Storm.
• 10 hamlets liberated in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  10 hamlets have been liberated, one village surrounded and 5 ISIS members killed in the ongoing Operation Cizire Storm.
• Six neighborhoods left under ISIS occupation in Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have liberated 19 neighborhoods in Raqqa where six neighborhoods remain under the occupation of ISIS.
• Kurds to take to the streets to mark the anniversary of October 9 

  October 9, 2017 marks the 19th anniversary of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s forced departure from Syria. Kurdish people see this date as the start of the international plot against Öcalan.
• 27 ISIS members killed in violent clashes in Raqqa 

  Fighting intensifies in Raqqa city center where SDF forces are making further advances and 27 ISIS members have been killed during the most recent clashes.
• HDP MP Konca stripped of parliament membership 

  Parliament membership of HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca has been revoked over a final court verdict for 2.5 year prison sentence for “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation”.
• Lawyers detained in Mersin and Van 

  3 lawyers including the İHD Mersin Branch Secretary Özgür Çağlar were detained in Mersin, while Free Lawyers Platform member lawyer Erhan Çiftçiler was detained in a late night house raid in Van.
• Locals: SDF protects the people from ISIS attacks 

  The people in Bir Nefax and Eniz villages say that the SDF fighters who rescued their villages from ISIS act carefully to keep the gangs from harming the villagers.