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• Listening device found in the flat of the Green Left Party Youth Council member 

  A member of the Green Left Party Youth Council has found a listening device in his flat in Muş. The young activist said he had been under surveillance and threatened by the Turkish police for some time.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions 

  HPG reports further war crimes by the Turkish army as well as a series of guerrilla actions in which 13 soldiers were killed.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian forces in Eastern Kurdistan 

  Kolbars and kasibkars are targeted systematically by Iranian and Turkish security forces. Each year, dozens of them are killed with no punitive measures being taken.
• Guerrillas who carried out action in Ankara named 

  The People's Defense Center (HSM) Headquarters Command announced the identities of the guerrillas who carried out the action at the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs in Ankara on 1 October.
• Martyr Mazlum Pîrdoğan Revenge Unit carries out actions in Hakkari 

  Martyr Mazlum Pîrdoğan Revenge Unit carried out actions against the Turkish state in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari.
• Turkey bombs South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish Air Force launched a wave of attacks against South Kurdistan.
• Seven soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Zap 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan. At least seven Turkish soldiers were killed in the latest actions by the guerrillas.
• HPG publishes balance sheet of war for September 

  HPG published a war balance sheet of war for September as the guerrilla resistance against Turkish occupation and annihilation campaign continues in the guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Mahir Başkale and Egîd Serdar 

  Guerrillas Mahir Başkale and Egîd Serdar died in August while resisting the Turkish invasion of Kurojahro in the southern Kurdish Zap region.
• 15th group takes over vigil against isolation of Öcalan in Maxmur  

  The 15th group took over the vigil launched against the heavy isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Maxmur Refugee Camp.
• HPG reports Turkish attacks with chemical weapons and tactical nuclear bombs 

  As the Turkish army continues its campaign of destruction against the guerrillas and is once again stepping up its use of banned ordnance, HPG reports attacks with chemical weapons, unconventional explosives and tactical nuclear bombs.
• For women activists abducted in Seqiz 

  In Seqiz in eastern Kurdistan, the hometown of Jina Mahsa Amini, four activists were abducted by Iranian security forces. One of the women was the sister of a killed demonstrator.
• AKP builds dwellings for 15,000 Meskhetian Turks in Ahlat, Bitlis 

  The AKP-MHP government in Turkey continues implementing projects to change the demography in the Kurdish region.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers were killed by snipers in Zap 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action in Girê Amediyê 

  Gerîla TV published footage of action in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of Martyr Delil, Western Zap.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Wêlat Asê 

  The People's Defense Forces (HPG) have published the identity of guerrilla Wêlat Asê, who died in Antalya in 2018.
• Armed attack in a restaurant in Sulaymaniyah leaves one person dead and one injured 

  The two sons of Kebab maker Hasan Usta, who was found dead in the hall of his restaurant in Sulaymaniyah, were attacked with guns. One of the brothers lost his life and the other was seriously injured.
• Armed attack by AKP executive leaves one dead and four injured 

  AKP's former Ipekyolu district chair Murat Beşenk and his relatives attacked the house of their neighbours, the Birik family, with weapons. One person was killed.
• Guerrilla actions in memory of Seyit Evran 

  YJA Star and HPG guerrillas carried out a series of actions against the Turkish occupation forces in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) in memory of Seyit Evran who died on 22 September.
• Soldiers storm houses in the village under military siege for 2,5 months 

  The village of Ormaniçi has been under a military siege since July after skirmishes between the Kurdish guerrillas and Turkish soldiers.
• KCK commemorates the recent martyrs of the Kurdish people 

  KCK pays tribute to journalist Seyit Evran, civilians killed in Turkish attacks in Southern Kurdistan and in a fire at a wedding hall in Mosul.
• Turkish drone attack on a village in Qandil results in casualties 

  Two consecutive drone attacks by Turkey in the region of Binarê Qendîl in northern Iraq have resulted in casualties.
• At least 100 people die and over 150 get injured after fire at wedding in South Kurdistan 

  At least 100 people are dead and more than 150 injured after a fire at a wedding celebration in South Kurdistan.
• Villagers block road to protest closure of land by chief village guard 

  The people of Zivingê Şikaka, who were prevented from entering the land by the chief village guard and soldiers, closed the road to traffic.
• HPG: Six soldiers were killed in guerrilla actions in memory of Tolhildan Goyî and Rûken Zelal 

  Six members of the Turkish army have been killed in guerrilla actions carried out in Zap in memory of Sara Tolhildan Goyî and Rûken Zelal, who infiltrated a police base in Mersin a year ago today.