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• Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council condemned conspiracy 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council called the Yazidi people to react against the conspiracy and isolation of Abdullah Öcalan. 
• Footage from guerrilla action in Iğdır 

  Guerrilla forces continue targeting and inflicting blows on the Turkish army.
• HDP administrator detained in Batman for protesting arrests 

  Police attacked a group denouncing the mass arrests in Batman province, and detained HDP administrator Berivan Helen Işık.
• Election results in Southern Kurdistan remain a mystery 

  Although a week has passed since the parliamentary elections of September 30 in South Kurdistan, there are still no official election results. The parties are contesting the unofficial results.
• Iranian bombardment starts fire on Mount Shaho 

  Iranian Pasdaran forces carried out a bombardment and started a fire on Mount Shaho.
• Racist military siege in Lice 

  The Turkish military has besieged the villages Çemê Elika and Xiraba in Licê. The mosque, a school and the funeral home were converted into bases. From armored car speakers racist songs are heard, whereabouts of two women unknown.
• Lawyer highlights tragedy of kolbars 

  The dangerous cross-border trade many people are forced to in order to secure bread on their table is responsibility of the government lack of opportunities for people.
• Turkish military forces threaten the people in Lice 

  People are subject to increasing repression by Turkish state forces in the Kurdish region.
• Turkish fighter jets bomb Amadiya 

  Reports say Turkish fighter jets started bombing the Amadiya region in Southern Kurdistan.
• Military operation continues in Siirt 

  The operation the Turkish army launched in central Siirt and the Tillo district continues.
• Several HDP and DBP members detained in Mardin 

  Many members of the HDP and DBP have been taken into custody in Kızıltepe, Mardin.
• House raids in Van: Co-mayor Bagci detained 

  4 people including Ozalp Co-mayor Handan Bagci have been detained in house raids in Van’s Ozalp district.
• Blast kills 7 Turkish soldiers in Batman – UPDATE 

  At least 7 soldiers died as result of an explosion in the countryside of Batman.
• Iranian forces kill another kolbar 

  Iranian regime forces have murdered yet another kolbar.
• A life in restricted military areas of Kurdistan 

  Yusuf Demirci spends his life as a shepherd between the restricted villages on Mount Gabar. He says, "One cannot say we are nomads, or that we are sedentary. But one can call us the guardian of Cudi and Gabar for 50 years."
• Blast in Batman kills 4 soldiers, wounds 5 others 

  A violent explosion occurred in the countryside of Batman province. According to the Turkish media, 4 soldiers died and 5 others got wounded.
• Wave of objections to election results in the South 

  A total of 425 objections have been filed regarding the parliamentary elections held on September 30 in Southern Kurdistan.
• Action footage shows destruction of armored vehicle 

  Gerilla TV publised footage from an action where a Kobra type armored vehicle was destroyed in Sirnak’s Gabar region.
• Turkish army suffers casualties in clash in Şırnak countryside 

  Reports are coming through of clashes between guerrilla forces and the Turkish army in Şırnak countryside.
• Military operations in Silvan and Lice 

  Turkish forces have launched an operation in the Silvan district of Amed, and are reportedly laying an ambush in the corn fields. The military operation has continued for two days in Lice. 
• Objections start in Bashur elections 

  As the counting of the votes continue for the elections held on September 30 in Southern Kurdistan, the New Generation Party and the Goran Movement have announced that they are already rejecting the results.
• Iranian regime forces kill 27-year-old kolbar 

  A 27-year-old kolbar named Ekren Xelil has been murdered by the Iranian regime forces in Urmia.
• Military operation in Lice 

  The military operation of the Turkish army, launched on Monday morning in Lice, has been extended. The operation is also joined by special police and gendarmerie units.
• “The government is responsible for the invasion of Bradost” 

  Citizens from Bradost say the Kurdistan Regional Government is responsible for the invading Turkish troops’ presence in Bradost.
• Turkmen mercenaries occupy Kurdish houses in Kirkuk 

  Kurds who were forced to flee their houses because of Saddam Hussein's attacks, have returned to Kirkuk after the collapse of the Baath regime.