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• PKK: Time to smash the plot and win freedom 

  On the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the international plot, the PKK calls on the states involved to reconsider their anti-Kurdish policies. The PKK calls on all democratic forces to strengthen the struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.
• Werxelê mobile guerrillas units prevent Turkish army from advancing in South Kurdistan 

  In addition to the resistance in the Werxelê war tunnels, mobile guerrilla units play an important role in the task of stopping the Turkish army in the border area with the Medya Defense Areas.
• Turkish state bombing provokes fire in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state provoked a fire following a bombardment it carried out in the Amadiya region in South Kurdistan.
• State terror in Kurdistan: dozens taken into custody 

  Dozens of people have been detained in the course of the political genocide campaign in northern Kurdistan. In most cases, it is unclear what the individuals are accused of. Access to legal counsel is denied.
• Sexual assault against eight-year-old girl in Van 

  A sixty-year-old man committed sexual assault against an eight-year-old girl at a boarding school in Van. The parents filed a complaint and were subsequently threatened with death by a village guard. The family has since left the district.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Metina, destroying an emplacement 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas struck the Turkish troops in Metina with heavy weapons and destroyed an emplacement.
• Guerrillas force Turkish attack helicopter to turn back - FOOTAGE 

  Gerîla TV released footage showing guerrillas forcing a Turkish attack helicopter to turn back through their shelling.
• Guerrillas seize Turkish army explosives  

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas seized the explosives used by the invading Turkish state in the Werxelê resistance area of Avaşîn.
• NGOs in Qamishlo call on the KDP to stop serving the enemy 

  22 NGOs gathering in Qamishlo voiced reaction to the KDP’s attacks against Shengal and the guerrillas, saying, “The KDP should give up such practices that serve the enemies of Kurdish people.”
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Heftanin, Metina and Avaşin 

  YJA Star and HPG guerrillas struck the Turkish occupiers in the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan. One Turkish military position was completely destroyed and a camera surveillance system was seized.
• Families of martyrs protest against KDP at Semalka border crossing 

  On the border between Rojava and South Kurdistan, families of those martyred in the Kurdish liberation struggle protest against the collaboration of the KDP with the Turkish state.
• PYD condemns KDP’s complicity with Turkey 

  The PYD called on Kurdish parties to prevent the attacks of the KDP, defining it as a national duty to stand against this conspiracy.
• Maxmur Ishtar Assembly condemns KDP's attacks, calls for action 

  The Ishtar Assembly of the Martyr Rüstem Cudi Refugee Camp called on people to take the streets against the attacks of the KDP.
• Protests for Behdinan prisoners in South Kurdistan 

  The "Solidarity with Behdinan Prisoners" campaign has warned against the "erasure of fundamental rights" by the politicized judiciary during protests in South Kurdistan and called for decisive action for the imprisoned journalists and activists.
• Drone attack on a vehicle leaves 2 injured in South Kurdistan 

  A vehicle was attacked by a drone of unknown origin in the Chamchamal town of southern Kurdistan. Two injured people were transferred to a hospital in Sulaymaniyah.
• PYD: Struggle of Mam Jalal continues to inspire peoples 

  Jalal Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and former head of state of Iraq, died on 3 October 2017 at the age of 83.
• HPG reports effective guerrilla actions against Turkish troops in Avaşin 

  People’s Defense Forces Press Centre reported that effective actions were carried out against the invading Turkish army in Avaşin.
• Autonomous Administration: We do not recognize any plan or power that rejects Shengal's will 

  The Shengal Autonomous Administration, which went into a state of emergency against the KDP's attempts to enter the city, commended the resistance of the people and stated that they would defy those who do not recognize the will of the people.
• People in Shengal mobilise against KDP's possible arrival 

  The KDP's attempt to enter Shengal with its armed forces led to an extraordinary situation. The people of Shengal began to flock to the Public Security points and the People's Assemblies.
• Yazidi women say they won't allow the KDP to enter Shengal 

  The KDP is apparently preparing for a new attempt to advance with large troop contingents into the self-administered Yazidi Shengal region.
• KCK pays tribute to Celal Talabani on the fourth anniversary of his death 

  In 1975 Celal Talabani founded the PUK. Thirty years later he was the first Kurd to be elected President of Iraq. Four years ago, ‘Mam Celal’ died in Berlin at the age of 83 as a result of a stroke he suffered in 2012.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration: KDP aims to build a base here 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of Shengal criticised the KDP’s attempt to deploy forces to Shengal on pretext of elections, saying, “Their arrival has nothing to do with elections, they want to build a base here.”
• Hacı Lokman Birlik remembered at his grave 

  On October 3, 2015, actor and activist Hacı Lokman Birlik was executed by Turkish police officers. His body, tied to a rope, was pulled through Şırnak by an armored car. No one was punished.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit the Turkish invaders in Werxelê 

  The guerrillas are not giving the Turkish occupation forces in Southern Kurdistan a break. Two soldiers were killed in the resistance area of Werxelê, and two more actions were carried out against a Turkish unit in the Zap region.
• HPG statement on KDP attack on guerrilla group 

  The HPG issued a statement on the seven guerrillas who were ambushed by the KDP at the end of August. One of the guerrilla fighters survived and was able to describe the incident.