KURDISTAN

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• Iranian regime forces murder one kolbar 

  A kolbar named Nimet Shehbaz Heyderan (30) was murdered by Iranian regime forces along the border in Urmia’s Caldiran district.
• PUK gathers to determine candidate for President of Iraq  

  The PUK administration has gathered in Sulaymaniyah to determine the party’s candidate for President of Iraq. Five names stand out for the candidacy.
• Fire in Mount Cudi 

  Fire broke out in Mount Cudi.
• Turkish jets bomb South Kurdistan 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its attacks against northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan.
• HPG member Dalkilic buried after 9 months 

  The body of HPG member Yusuf Dalkilic, who had lost his life last year in Bingol and was buried in the cemetery of the nameless, was received by his family to be buried properly.
• Curfew in 5 areas in Siirt countryside 

  Curfew has been declared in 5 areas in Siirt province.
• Explosion in Hewler leaves one wounded 

  One person got wounded as result of an explosion on Hewlêr-Kesnezan road.
• Preparations for military operation in Cudi region 

  The Turkish army is preparing for a large-scale operation in Şırnak countryside.
• Yazidi teenager returned to Shengal after liberation 

  Young Yazidi civilian Sado Xelîl was returned to his family in Shengal following his liberation from a four-year ISIS captivity by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Yuksekova 

  Guerrilla forces are inflicting further blows on the Turkish military in Kurdistan territory.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas continue hitting and inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Turkish gendarmerie starts with food embargo in Kurdish region 

  Implementation of the Food Embargo imposed by the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs on 32 provinces has now begun through the Gendarmerie Special Operations (JÖH).
• HPG reports action in Barzan and clash in the Black Sea region 

  Guerrillas continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army.
• Patients made to lay in corridors after operations in Van 

  Patients who can’t get beds after their operations are made to lay on chairs in the corridors in the Van Yuzuncu Yil University Dursun Odabasi Medical Center.
• Gerilla TV footage from Turkish positions blown up in Hakkari 

  Gerilla TV has published footage from the military positions blowing up in Hakkari’s Cukurca district.
• Relatives of the Roboski victims: Our fight continues 

  For the 350th time, relatives of the victims of the Roboski massacre met yesterday. They are willing to continue their fight until justice is done.
• Turkey attacked Southern Kurdistan with mortars 

  A repeated Turkish bombardment has caused considerable damage to property in the cultivated areas of the Nizore village in Haftanin on Wednesday.
• Turkey and Iran simultaneously attack Bradost 

  Turkey and Iran have simultaneously bombed the Bradost region in Southern Kurdistan from the air with jets and the land with artillery.
• Many detained in demonstrations in Rojhilat 

  Many people were taken into custody for protesting against the attacks and executions of the Iranian regime in Rojhilat.
• Turkish military operation in Batman countryside continues 

  Turkish army’s operation in the countryside of Batman province continues with the participation of special units and village guards.
• HDK: Silence in the face of Iranian attacks is unaccaptable 

  HDK Secretary General Aso Hesenzade said; “The silence of some Southern Kurdistan parties and the international community in the face of Iranian attacks, is unacceptable.”
• Cizre Co-mayor: We will send the trustees away in the elections 

  Co-mayor of Cizre Kunur said they will send away the trustees that have usurped the DBP municipalities in the elections.
• Rojhilat protested against execution of Kurdish activists 

  Shopkeepers kept their shutters down to protest against Iranian execution of Kurdish activists and attacks in South Kurdistan.
• KCK 12 September statement: Common struggle is the solution 

  The KCK has issued a written statement to mark the 38th anniversary of the 12 September 1980 military coup stressing that the solution lies in the common struggle of the peoples
• Turkish army bombing Heftanin region in South Kurdistan 

  A fire broke out as a result of the bombing and damages are reported in the village of Nizore.