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• Investigation into commemoration of Kurdish child killed by police 

  An investigation has been launched following a commemoration event for Miraç Miroğlu who died in İdil district of Şırnak after being hit by an armoured vehicle belonging to the Turkish army in early September.
• PADÊ demands voting cancellation 

  PADÊ applied to Nineveh Election Commission regarding the Iraqi Parliamentary elections and demanded that voting be cancelled in Shengal.
• Guerrillas strike Turkish attack helicopters in Avaşîn and Zap 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck and damaged two Turkish attack helicopters in the Avaşîn and Zap areas.
• Member of Sarmaşık Association sentenced to two years' imprisonment 

  Dr. Mehmet Selim Ölçer from the board of the Sarmaşık Association in Amed has been sentenced to two years and one month in prison.
• A group of guerrillas in Werxelê puts up epic resistance 

  For over four months, a group of guerrillas in the battle tunnels of Werxelê has been mounting epic resistance and pushing back every attack with new tactics.
• KDP blocks Peace Mothers asking for the bodies of slain guerrillas 

  Peace Mothers started to march to the Faysh Khabur Border Crossing in Southern Kurdistan asking to be given the bodies of the guerrillas who were martyred after the KDP ambush in Xelifan. The mothers were blocked by the KDP forces.
• Shepherds prepare for winter in difficult conditions 

  The shepherds in Hakkari are preparing for the upcoming winter. They are more dependent than ever on collecting hay and fresh greenery as fodder for their animals, as feed prices continue to skyrocket.
• Guerrilla Delîla Yusuf: We made the enemies run in panic 

  Guerrilla Delîla Yusuf acts as a sniper to resist the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Areas. "These attacks in particular have very serious psychological effects on the enemy," she explains.
• HPG: Five guerrillas were killed by Turkish chemical weapons in Werxelê 

  In the resistance area of Werxelê in Southern Kurdistan, five guerrillas have been killed by Turkish chemical weapons. "They resisted until their last breath and have become immortal," said the HPG.
• Women urge the KDP to stop hostility to the Kurdistan freedom movement 

  Members of Kongreya Star staged a march at Semelka border crossing between Rojava and Bashur (West and South Kurdistan) in protest at the KDP’s betrayal against the Kurdish people.
• Basic training for Yazidi security forces completed 

  One year after the agreement reached between Baghdad and Hewlêr to dissolve all autonomous institutions in Shengal, thirty young Yazidis have completed their basic training and joined the self-governing security forces.
• Footage of YJA Star action in Werxelê  

  Four soldiers were killed and two others were injured in an attack by the women's guerrilla force YJA Star against Turkish occupation forces in southern Kurdistan. Gerîla TV has published footage of the action.
• HPG announces martyrdom of Commander Azad Çelê 

  The HPG said that Commander Sıddık Budakbeyoğlu (Azad Çelê) had fallen a martyr due to illness.
• Police besiege several neighbourhoods in Yüksekova 

  Police have been besieging several residential areas in Yüksekova for five days. “The situation is worrying. We can't even visit our neighbours anymore. Armoured cars are at every corner, said a local resident.
• PUK condemns Turkey's drone attack of Çemçemal  

  The PUK condemned Turkey for the drone attack in Çemçemal which caused the death of a woman while 2 citizens were wounded.
• Air strike targets vehicle near Sulaymaniyah, resulting in injuries 

  Yet another vehicle was bombed in Chamchamal near Sulaymaniyah.
• Yazidis in migrant camp forced to vote for the KDP candidate 

  According to reports, KDP forces the Yazidi immigrants living in Bacid Kedala Camp to vote for the KDP candidate in this weekend’s elections.
• HDP Hewler Representative Office condemns detention of members by KDP 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party representatives who were taken into custody by the KDP forces in Hewler on October 7 condemned the detentions.
• PKK Committee of Martyrs' Families calls for murderers to be found and tried 

  The PKK Committee of Martyrs' Families organized a demonstration for Yasin Bulut (Şukri Serhed) who was assassinated in Sulaymaniyah in mid-September. The committee urged the authorities to probe into the case and reveal the murderers.
• HPG/YJA Star guerrillas strike Turkish troops in Avaşîn 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against the Turkish army with heavy weapons in Avaşîn.
• Maxmur Refugee Camp Health Committee calls on everyone to increase struggle against Turkish crimes 

  Maxmur Refugee Camp Health Committee said that the isolation and the use of chemical weapons are crimes against humanity and called on everyone to struggle.
• HDP members detained in Hewlêr released 

  The detained members of the HDP representative office in Hewlêr have been released.
• KCK: Let’s increase our struggle for Öcalan’s freedom! 

  October 9 marks the anniversary of the forced departure of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in 1998, which led to his abduction and imprisonment on Imrali. This event is known as an "international plot" due to the leadership of the USA and Europe.
• HPG: At least 3 emplacements destroyed, 4 soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Centre reported that at least 3 Turkish army emplacements were destroyed, and 4 soldiers were killed during the actions against the Turkish troops in the Avaşin region.
• KDP detains HDP Hewler representatives 

  Representatives and members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Hewler were detained by forces linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).