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• Operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation begins 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said early Monday that the long-awaited operation to liberate Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, from ISIS occupation has begun.
• TAK statement on Haymana and Antalya actions 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) issued a statement on Haymana and Antalya actions.
• Turkey sends reinforcements to Bashiqa 

  Turkish state is reported to have sent reinforcements, which are to participate in Mosul operation, to Bashiqa through Duhok.
• Mosul Operation claimed to have started 

  Military operation against the ISIS-occupied city of Mosul in Iraq is reported to have started.
• PYD co-chair Moslem speaks at the Syriza Congress in Athens 

  Speaking at the 2nd Congress of SYRIZA in Athens, PYD co-chair Saleh Moslem stated that Kurds and Greeks had historical relations and both folks had a common fate.
• PYD's Kobanê: Europe should support the reconstruction process 

  A panel was organised in Lausanne to discuss the Rojava Revolution and current developments in the region.
• HDP co-chair Demirtaş speaks at the SYRIZA Congress in Athens 

  Speaking at the 2nd Congress of SYRIZA, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said: It's time for carrying the heavy but sacred weight of defending freedom, pluralism and democracy without boundaries hand in hand, through these hard times."
• Kurdish children in Sweden protest the AKP's closure of Zarok TV 

  Kurdish children in Söderhamn, northern Sweden protested the AKP government's closure of Zarok TV, a children’s television network broadcasting in Kurdish.
• Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office: No agreement on Turkish troops in Iraq 

  Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement and said that there is no agreement on Turkish troops in Iraq. Iraqi officials noted that the only agreement between Turkey and Iraq was regarding Turkey’s training of Iraqi police inside Turkey.
• Iraqi Parliamentarian Nema: Iraq must acknowledge the PKK’s legality 

  Iraqi Parliamentarian Atavuf Nema made a notion at the Iraqi Parliament and demanded that Iraq acknowledge the PKK’s legality.
• Moslem and Bahtiyar meet with civilians in Athens 

  PYD Co-President Saleh Moslem and PUK Politburo member Melle Bahtiyar met with civilians in Athens.
• Dozens detained during the commemoration of Ankara massacre victims 

  Tens of people were detained during the events to commemorate the victims of October 10 massacre in Ankara, Çanakkale and İstanbul. Turkish police also detained people singing Kurdish songs on the street in İstanbul.
• “Turkey can't participate in Mosul operation without Baghdad's approval” 

  KDP’s Iraqi parliamentarian Şaxewan Abdullah stated that no force had the right to participate in Mosul operation without the approval of the Iraqi government.
• International conspiracy against Öcalan condemned across Europe 

  Kurdish people and their allies protested across Europe the International October 9 Conspiracy against the Kurdish people in the person of their leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCK: Ankara massacre committed to intimidate the forces of democracy 

  KCK has released a statement on the anniversary of the Ankara massacre, commemorated the martyrs of democracy and stated that they “repeat the promise to defeat the genocidal fascistic forces and create the democratic Turkey and free Kurdistan”.
• Police crackdown in Ankara spreads to a larger area 

  Clashes that broke out upon police attack on the groups that had gathered in Ankara to commemorate the victims of October 10 massacre in Ankara have spread to Kızılay area.
• KJK's Erciyes: Ankara massacre will not be forgotten before it’s avenged 

  KJK Coordination Member Emine Erciyes stated that: “The Turkish state’s answer to the peoples’ demands for democracy, peace and freedom is a massacre.”
• Injuries amid police crackdown on October 10 commemoration in Ankara 

  Police attacked the people that gathered in Ankara in order to commemorate those who died in the October 10 massacre in Ankara Train Station, and protestors got injured during the police attack with rubber bullets and tear gas.
• Protests in Kurdistan and Europe against the October 9 Conspiracy 

  Kurdish people and their allies protested the October 9 Conspiracy against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Kurdistan and Europe.
• International plot against Öcalan protested in France 

  The October 9 international plot against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was protested and condemned in several cities in France.
• Thousands bid farewell to BÖG fighter and HPG guerrilla in Adana 

  BÖG fighter Eylem Ataş who fell fighting ISIS in Manbij and HPG guerrilla Mehmet Çalışkan who fell in a clash with Turkish soldiers in Mardin were laid to rest in Küçük Oba Cemetery in Adana.
• TAK claims yesterday's action in Yenibosna 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan;TAK) has claimed responsibility for the action conducted in İstanbul's Yenibosna district at around 16:00 on October 6.
• BÖG fighter Eylem Ataş to be laid to rest in Adana today 

  The body of BÖG fighter Eylem Ataş who lost her life in the Manbij liberation operation was allowed through the border after four months. Ataş’s funeral will be held today in Adana.
• Blast near a police station in Istanbul 

  A blast has occurred near the 75’inci Yıl Police Station in Istanbul's Yenibosna district Thursday afternoon.
• Iraq appeals to the UN for the withdrawal of Turkish troops 

  The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appealed to the United Nations Security Council in order for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Iraqi territory.