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• Iranian drones strike Southern Kurdistan 

  The Iranian state bombed the Bradost and Balekayeti regions of Southern Kurdistan with drones.
• Turkish army bombs civilian settlement in Bashur, injuring four civilians 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people across the territory of Kurdistan.
• Two separate wildfires break out on Mount Cudi 

  Forest fires have broken out at two different points on Mount Cudi in the countryside of the Şırnak province.
• HPG: Two guerrillas were martyred in Turkish chemical attack in Avashin 

  In Avashin, two guerrilla fighters were killed by Turkish poison gas. The guerrillas continue to resist in Werxelê and carried out actions against the occupation forces in Heftanîn and Zap.
• Tevgera Azadî supports four candidates in Iraqi elections 

  The Kurdish Azadî movement is supporting four independent candidates from Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk and Raperin in the Iraqi parliamentary elections in October.
• PDKS members: Turkey-KDP relations aim for Kurdish genocide 

  PDKS members said that the KDP's support to the Turkish army's attacks against the guerrilla is a betrayal to all Kurds and warned the KDP, saying; “Destruction of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement means destruction of the Kurdistan region”.
• HPG: Historic resistance continues despite use of toxic gas 

  The Turkish army attacked the Werxelê are in southern Kurdistan eighteen times in two days with poison gas and explosive devices. The guerrillas were again able to repel the advance of the occupation forces.
• Turkish state killed 30 civilians, including 7 children, in 4 months 

  The Turkish state continues its invasion attacks against Rojava and Bashur (South Kurdistan) and strives for de-kurdification by targeting civilians. At least 30 people, including 7 children, have been killed in recent months.
• KCK calls for a stance against KDP’s attacks 

  “The entire Kurdish people and the Kurdish public must know that the KDP is provoking clashes and creating the basis for them through its policies, its encirclement of the guerrilla areas and its attacks,” said the KCK.
• Demonstration in İdil: Armored cars out of our neighborhood! 

  In İdil, hundreds of people took to the streets in support of seven-year-old Mihraç Miroğlu, who was killed by an armored police vehicle, and protested against the deadly police terror in residential neighborhoods.
• Police officer who murdered 7-year-old in Şırnak released 

  The police officer who slaughtered 7-year-old Miraç Miroğlu in Şırnak, running over him with an armoured vehicle, was released after he testified to the prosecutor.
• Activists arrested by KDP go on death fast demanding fair trial 

  Human rights activists who were arrested by the KDP more than a year ago in Southern Kurdistan have announced that they have started a death fast during the second hearing of their trial.
• Footage shows use of chemical gas by the Turkish army in Avaşîn 

  Video footage by guerrillas shows the use of chemical gas by the Turkish army against the battle tunnels in Werxelê area of Avaşîn region in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Residents of Maxmur Camp protest Turkish state attacks 

  Residents of the Martyr Rustem Cûdî (Maxmur) Camp protested the Turkish state and KDP attacks on the Kurdish people and Medya Defense Areas with a mass protest.
• ISIS attacks Iraqi Federal Police checkpoint in Kirkuk, killing policemen 

  ISIS attacked an Iraqi Federal Police checkpoint in Kirkuk, killing thirteen officers. In Maxmur city, a civilian was kidnapped by the terrorist organization.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks and guerrilla resistance in Avashin 

  The guerrilla area of Werxelê has been attacked seventeen times by the Turkish army with chemical agents and explosives since Saturday evening. In Gare, Zap and Metîna, HPG recorded air strikes and artillery attacks.
• The inhumane methods of the Turkish army 

  The inhumane methods of the Turkish army are being repeated. As in 2016 in the death cellars of Cizre, attempts have also been made to burn people alive in the guerrilla tunnel in Werxelê.
• Turkish state uses chemical weapons in the region of Berwarî Bala in Duhok 

  It was learned that the invading Turkish state used chemical weapons in the bombardment of the region of Berwarî Bala in Duhok.
• Two guerrilla commanders martyred in Ağrı countryside 

  The HPG published the personal details of two guerrilla commanders who died fighting the Turkish army in the Serhat region in northern Kurdistan in July.
• HPG: 7 of our guerrillas were attacked by KDP 

  "We leave it to the justice and conscience of the entire public that KDP wishes to accompany the fascist colonial atrocities and massacres carried out by the Turkish state against our people and forces," HPG said.
• Former MP Sincar commemorated: He was murdered by the system 

  Mehmet Sincar, a DEP Deputy who was assassinated 28 years ago, was commemorated by his grave. The commemoration also drew attention to the AKP-MHP government's hatred toward Kurds.
• Werxelê - the expression of modern guerrilla warfare 

  The three-month resistance of the guerrillas in Werxelê on the Turkish border in southern Kurdistan represents the new tactics the guerrillas are using to outmaneuver NATO's second largest army.
• Body of guerrilla fighter handed over to family 

  The remains of guerrilla fighter Dicle Üzüm, who was martyred in the Botan region in July, have been delivered to family for burial. She is now to be buried in her hometown of Batman. However, parts of the body are missing.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish attack helicopter in Zap 

  Free Women’s Troops (YJA Star) guerrillas targeted a Turkish attack helicopter that sought to bomb the Tîpa T area in Zap on September 2. The attack helicopter had to move away from the area after being hit by the guerrillas.
• Residents of Maxmur Camp condemn Turkish drone attack 

  The people of Maxmur condemned today's Turkish drone attack on the Maxmur refugee camp and called for a stance against the fascist Turkish state.