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• A party should lead a revolution in Rojhilat like in Rojava 

  Kurdish novelist Eli Kerimi, called all political actors in East Kurdistan to fill the political gap and lead society to a revolution like the revolution in Rojava.
• Police detain three people protesting demolition in Diyarbakir 

  Reaction grows against the demolition in Sur: Police fired shots in the air and detained 3 people
• Armenian cemeteries pillaged after the churches 

  The historic legacy and churches left by the Armenians after the genocide are being destroyed one by one.
• Military operation, bombardment and clash in Tendürek 

  Reports suggest that Turkish army has intensified bombardments in the zone of the military operation in Ağrı’s Tendürek region.
• The guerrilla's heart 

  There were many moments which we left to silence, there were many moments in which we hearkened to their memories... But there were also many moments in which they overwhelmed us and took us with them...
• People of Sinê protest the Iranian regime 

  People of Sinê took to the streets on Thursday to protest the killing of two kolbers (border porters) by Iranian regime forces in Banê.
• Rising anger in Eastern Kurdistan against the Iranian regime 

  Protest demonstrations continue in many cities of Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) for the fourth day following the killing of two kolbers by Iranian regime forces.
• Alipaşa Mourning House in Sur demolished amid police siege 

  Alipaşa Mourning House in Amed’s Sur district, the demolition of which was not allowed by the residents yesterday, is now being demolished with scoops amid the siege of riot police and armored vehicles.
• HDP: Attack on civilians violates the Geneva Convention 

  On 31 August 2017, a Turkish drone bombed four villagers who went on picnic in Tale (Ogul) village of Hakkari, killing Mehmet Temel (35) and wounding İsmail Aydın (43), İbrahim Sak (54) and Musa Tarhan (56).
• Suruç victim’s grave in Yüksekova vandalized 

  Süleyman Aksu was a teacher who lost his life in the Suruç Massacre. Aksu’s grave in Yüksekova has been vandalized.
• The tide will turn one day… 

  I’ve seen it for the first time but I feel a kinship with Nusaybin. The sound of demolition, the empty feeling in the people and the bullet holes remind me of Sur.
• HPG: 10 Turkish soldiers killed in Semdinli 

  10 Turkish soldiers killed during an 11-day offensive by Turkish army against Kurdish guerrillas in Hakkari, People’s Defence Forces (HPG) said.
• More police deployment; shops remain closed in East Kurdistan  

  Iranian state deployed more police and troops in Kurdish cities as tensions rise after violent demonstrations to protest the killing of two Kurds by Iranian soldiers.
• Two Iranian soldiers killed in Bane 

  Kurdish YRK fighters killed two Iranian soldiers in Bane in response to killings of two kolbers in the same region.
• Protestors clash with Iranian police in East Kurdistan, 5 wounded 

  Thousands of Kurds protesting the killing of two kolbers (*) by Iranian army clashed with police in Bane, local sources reported.
• Forest fires started after military operation in Dersim 

  Forest fires in four separate areas started after Turkish military conducted operations in Dersim.
• Protests continue in East Kurdistan after killing of 2 kolbers 

  Kurds staged mass protests in Eastern Kurdistan cities after killing of two Kurdish kolbers (*) by Iranian soldiers in Bane yesterday.
• 8 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  At least 8 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes between HPG guerrillas and Turkish army, People’s Defence Forces (HPG) said in a statement.
• Iranian soldiers kill two Kurdish kolbers 

  Two Kurdish kolbers -Kurdish word for porter in border region- were shot by Iranian soldiers in the eastern city of Bane.
• Turkish helicopter attack left one villager in critical condition 

  One of the civilians who was wounded in yesterday’s helicopter attack in Diyarbakir is in critical condition, hospital sources said.
• Turkish helicopter wounded three civilians in Diyarbakir 

  An attack by a Turkish army helicopter left three villagers were wounded in Baglan village, Lice a district of Diyarbakir province.
• Clashes between HPG and Turkish army in Hakkari and Bingöl 

  The HPG Press Office released a statement on guerrilla actions against the Turkish army. Several Turkish soldiers were reportedly killed.
• 28 Turkish soldiers killed in North Kurdistan 

  Clashes between People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas and Turkish army left 28 Turkish soldiers killed, according to the statement of HPG Press and Communication Centre.
• Slain Kurdish villager denied religious service by the state 

  Turkish officials blocked religious service for a Kurdish civilian who was killed in a drone strike in Hakkari, yesterday.
• Eye witnesses: Villagers were shot by a drone 

  A Turkish drone attacked four Kurdish villagers, killing one and wounding three others witnesses say.