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• At least 67 protesters killed, almost 800 detained in East Kurdistan 

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Organization reported that at least 775 protesters have been detained and 67 have been killed in East Kurdistan alone since September 16.
• Burning, shooting, bombing, the atrocious methods used by the Turkish army 

  The Turkish army has resorted to all kinds of atrocious methods against Kurdish civilians. Turkish soldiers, who set a family, including children, on fire in Vartinis, threw hundreds of civilians into wells filled with acid.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against Turkish invasion 

  According to HPG, the guerrillas are resolutely continuing their resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in Southern Kurdistan and the Turkish army continues to use prohibited means of combat.
• HPG guerrilla Uğur Acet buried in Batman 

  The HPG guerrilla Uğur Acet was buried in his hometown of Batman amid great sympathy.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of sniper attack on Girê FM  

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the sniper attack on Girê FM on 16 September.
• Five soldiers killed in guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion 

  Five more soldiers were killed as the guerrillas continue to resist the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan. The Turkish army used chemical weapons twice in the Zap region on Monday.
• Turkey has been attacking Shengal for 5 years 

  The Turkish state, which has been frustrated by the liberation of Shengal and the military and political organization of the Yazidi community after ISIS's genocidal attack in 2014, has been attacking Shengal for 5 years.
• HPG: Five soldiers of the Turkish army killed in South Kurdistan 

  According to the HPG, five soldiers of the Turkish invading forces were killed in guerrilla actions in Southern Kurdistan on Sunday while the Turkish army continues to commit war crimes with NATO support.
• HPG commander Koçer: Guerrillas will win! 

  HPG commander Fırat Koçer said that the guerrillas will repel the invaders.
• Guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion in Southern Kurdistan continues 

  On Saturday, four soldiers of the Turkish invading forces were killed in guerrilla actions in Southern Kurdistan, and an airborne operation was prevented by guerrillas, while the Turkish army continues to use prohibited means of combat.
• Thousands protest in Silopi against Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The Turkish military staged a brutal crackdown on thousands who joined a protest march to the border between North and South Kurdistan (Turkey-Iraq) in protest at the crimes committed against guerrilla forces.
• Remembering guerrilla Mazlum Nisêbîn  

  Guerrilla Mazlum Nisêbîn fell a martyr as the result of a chemical attack. He had a beautiful smile, say his comrades.
• Guerrilla Devrim: "We will not leave Avaşîn to the Turkish colonial state" 

  Guerrilla Devrim in Avaşîn said: “It is the work of forty years that stands behind our struggle. We will not leave this land to the Turkish colonial state.”
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  Two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in a guerrilla action, one soldier was injured in Southern Kurdistan where the invading forces continue to use prohibited combat equipment against guerrilla positions.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of an action in Mamreşo Resistance Area 

  The guerrillas continue to inflict heavy blows on the invading Turkish army, which continue to attack them using chemical weapons and banned bombs. Gerîla TV broadcast footage of an action in Mamreşo Resistance Area.
• Kendal Azad, guerrilla and artist 

  Kendal Azad was a guerrilla commander and artist. Before he fell a martyr in Botan, he said: "I want to draw a country that can only be reached with dreams and can be built in our thoughts."
• HPG: 17 soldiers were killed in guerrilla areas 

  The guerrilla armies HPG and YJA Star continue the resistance against the Turkish invasion in Southern Kurdistan. In the latest actions against occupation forces, 17 soldiers were killed and the body of a soldier was seized by the guerrillas.
• 20 young people join guerrilla ranks in response to chemical attacks 

  20 more young people have joined Kurdish guerrilla troops to avenge 17 guerrillas who were martyred during the recent chemical attacks of the Turkish state.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action in Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area 

  Gerîla TV broadcast the footage of the action which resulted in the death of 5 Turkish soldiers in the Girê Hakkarî Resistance Area.
• People's Council of Shengal accuses KDP of supporting Turkish secret service MIT 

  After the drone attack on Thursday, the People's Council of Shengal accused the KDP of supporting the Turkish secret service MIT.
• HPG reports systematic use of chemical weapons against guerrillas 

  The Turkish army is sticking to its concept of systematic use of prohibited combat equipment against the guerrillas in Kurdistan.
• Turkish drone attack on car in Shengal results in casualties - UPDATE 

  A car has again been attacked by a Turkish combat drone in the northern Iraqi region of Shengal, with reports of casualties. This is the fourth drone attack within a week.
• Network of counterinsurgency and organised crime in Van 

  After Istanbul and Adana, Van ranks third on the list of cities with the most forced prostitution and drug trafficking. Behind them are military, paramilitary and AKP officials.
• Şaho Zerdeşt: Young people should fulfill their national duty 

  Sine University student Şaho Zerdeşt, who has just joined guerrilla ranks, said that the uprising of the Kurdish people has entered a new phase, and that the Kurdish youth should take up arms and fulfil their national duty in the free mountains.
• HPJ guerrilla Niştiman: Women in Iran and Rojhilat have a strategic mission 

  Calling for Kurdish, Persian, Arab, Azeri and Baluch women to unite around the ideology of women's liberation, HPJ guerrilla Arjin Niştiman emphasized that women's right to self-defense should be used.