KURDISTAN

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• Free Women’s Movement (TJA) member Bağrıyanık detained 

  Turkish police detained a prominent member of Free Women's Movement (TJA) in Van yesterday (Sep. 29).
• Turkish aerial activity in Qandil 

  Reports are coming through of Turkish aerial activity over Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones as the Turkish army continues its military activities and attacks against Southern Kurdistan territory.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers on operation in Hakkari 

  HPG guerrillas targeted the soldiers partaking in an operation in Hakkari countryside, which left one soldier dead and many others wounded.
• Co-mayor of Mardin’s Artuklu district jailed 

  Artuklu Co-mayor Sevinç Bozan has been arrested.
• “Turkish state bombs civilian areas in Southern Kurdistan” 

  A Kurdish official of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) accused Turkish state of bombing civilian areas in Southern Kurdistan and called on the UN to launch an investigation on the Turkish bombardments.
• Turkish warplanes shell Avashin and Zap 

  Turkish fighter jets are shelling the Avashin and Zap regions at Southern Kurdistan border.
• HPG statement on Turkish operation at Southern Kurdistan border 

  Turkish troops crossed into Southern Kurdistan and launched an operation against Tepê Xwedê and the surrounding area of Barzan region on 27 September.
• Iranian military helicopter crashes in Urmia 

  A helicopter of the Iranian regime army has crashed in Urmia city of Rojhilat, Eastern Kurdistan. Local sources say the helicopter has been downed.
• Police officers desecrate the graves of HPG and YPG members 

  Gravestones of HPG and YPG members in Van province have been damaged in yet another attack on the values of the Kurdish people.
• Clashes at Southern Kurdistan border continue 

  The operation launched by the Turkish army in Southern Kurdistan’s Barzan region Tuesday evening continues. 4 soldiers were killed and 3 guerrillas died during clashes.
• More than 100 arrested amid crackdown in Rojhilat 

  Iranian regime forces arrested more than 100 Kurds who took part in demonstrations to protest Iranian regime’s military exercise near Southern Kurdistan border.
• Counter-guerrilla units terrorize people in Mariwan countryside 

  Iranian counter-guerrilla units terrorize villagers, kidnap locals for ransom and propagate against Kurdish guerrillas in Mariwan countryside in Eastern Kurdistan, Iran.
• Five Êzidîs rescued near Deir ez-Zor, reunited with families 

  Five Êzidîs who had been abducted by ISIS gangs in Shengal on August 3, 2014 were rescued by fighters of the YJŞ and YPJ in Deir ez-Zor.
• Turkish warplanes shell Akra countryside 

  Turkish fighter jets have shelled the countryside of Akra city in Duhoq province, Southern Kurdistan.
• Clash between guerrillas and Turkish soldiers crossing the border 

  Clashes broke out between guerrillas and the Turkish soldiers who wanted to cross the border into Southern Kurdistan.
• Nothing changes on KDP side: Doors still closed to Rojava 

  KDP asayish prevents the representatives of political parties and PYD delegates from crossing into Rojava to attend the PYD congress.
• “Time to call a halt to the Iranian regime” 

  PKK Central Committee Member Botan said that the problem Rojhilat was facing was a general problem of human existence in respect to all rights and said, "The latest uprisings show that time has come to call a halt to the Iranian regime."
• HDP MP for Şırnak taken into custody - UPDATE 

  HDP Şırnak MP Leyla Birlik has been detained in her house in Şırnak city.
• 72 percent of voters cast vote in independence referendum 

  The High Elections and Referendum Commission announced that 72.16 percent of the total eligible voters cast their vote in Sunday’s Independence Referendum in Southern Kurdistan.
• The march towards authenticity 

  Those who bear renewal in their hearts at all times and all ages, are the ones that are planting the seeds of life and hope on the mountains. As for them, hope and life are twin sisters. One cannot exist without the other...
• Celebrations banned in Kirkuk 

  Kirkuk Governorate has banned celebrations and city tours with convoys until a further notice.
• Iranian jets fly low over Kurdish provinces 

  Iranian regime is reported to be sending military deployment to several cities in Rojhilat (Eastern) Kurdistan where Iranian jets are flying low over Mariwan, Bane, Piranshahr, Shino and Sardasht.
• Footage of guerrilla action on Rubarok outpost released 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action in which guerrillas hit the Rubarok outpost in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district with 24 rockets.
• Southern Kurdistan people vote in Independence Referendum 

  Voting began for Southern Kurdistan Independence Referendum at 08:00 Monday morning and will continue until 18:00 in the evening.
• Continued attacks on kolbers in Rojhilat 

  Despite the widespread protests against killing of Kolbers in various cities of Eastern Kurdistan during recent months, the systematic killing by Iranian forces of border porters and Tradesmen continue.