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• Masses marching to Cizre blocked again 

  The group marching towards Cizre against the ongoing crackdown and attacks by Turkish state forces have been stopped by armored vehicles once again after reaching the Kartmin village of Mardin's Midyat district.
• Turkish jets shelling Qandil region 

  Turkish jets have once again bombed Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG: 45 special operation police killed in Iğdır 

  People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported that 45 special operation police, including 3 chief policemen, were killed in a sabotage action carried out by guerrilla teams in Iğdır on September 8.
• Two HPG guerrillas martyred in Geliyê Doskî 

  HPG reported that two guerrillas have lost their lives as a result of intense bombardments conducted by Turkish army in the wake of the heavy clashes between Turkish troops and guerrillas in Geliyê Doskî on September 5.
• Demirtaş: We can't leave the people to die, we are walking to Cizre 

  HDP deputies who held talks with Turkish officials were told that they wouldn't be allowed to enter Cizre in line with an order given by Turkish authorities.
• HDP Co-President and deputies denied access to Cizre 

  HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş, Ministers Ali Haydar Konca and Müslüm Doğan, deputies and a large number of civilians have been stopped by security forces after leaving Mardin's Midyat district, and denied permission to move further.
• Co-mayor of Bismil detained 

  Security forces raided the house of Amed's Bismil district co-mayor Resul Sarı in Çöltepe village, as well the houses of his brother Emin Sarı, his mother Hüsna Sarı and his brother Recep Sarı.
• Dutch journalist Geerdink released to be deported 

  31 people who had been detained in Weregoz region of Yüksekova last week, have been released.
• Demirtaş calls for self-defense against attacks 

  Pointing out that attacks on HDP in 176 places were conducted by the hand of the state, Demirtaş said; "This is a turbulent process that will lead up to a major fracture and changes in both our country and the Middle East."
• Another youth murdered by police in Cizre 

  Armed attack by police in Yafes neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district left a 20-year-old youth wounded, who soon later lost his life as no ambulance was allowed to the scene to take him to hospital.
• 80-year-old man dies due to police blockade in Cizre 

  An 80-year-old elderly has lost his life after beng denied access to an ambulance after he suffered a health problem late yesterday evening.
• Police murder a woman in Cizre 

  Police forces blockaded the Yafes neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district and rained bullets on the neighborhood from armored vehicles deployed on the orbital road, which left a woman dead.
• Turkish jets shelled guerrilla areas 

  People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement that Turkish jets shelled guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones on the night of September 7-8 till morning hours.
• HPG: 12 soldiers and 1 special operation policeman killed 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas continue giving an effective response to the ongoing attacks of the Turkish state forces in Northern Kurdistan.
• Cizre under fire, casualties reported 

  HDP Şırnak deputy Faysal Sarıyıldız told that fire erupted in a house in Nur neighbourhood of Cizre as a result of intense bombardment conducted by security forces in the town.
• Curfew ordered in Amed's Bismil district 

  Governor of Diyarbakır has imposed a curfew on Uluturk, Tekel, Dumlupınar and Fırat neighborhoods of Amed's Bismil district today.
• 12 police killed, 3 others wounded in Iğdır 

  A bomb attack has been carried out against police on duty at Dilucu Border Gate in Aralık district of Iğdır province today.
• Fifth day of curfew in Cizre; threat on civilians remains 

  As curfew in Cizre district of Şırnak has entered its fifth day, those wounded in attacks by Turkish state forces are denied access to treatment due to the ongoing blockade and curfew.
• Turkish jets shelled Qandil 

  Turkish jets shelled Qandil area of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones last night.
• HPG releases 20 customs officers detained in August 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office announced the release of 20 customs officers detained in August.
• Police shoot children in Cizre, three wounded 

  Police shot three children in Şah neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday.
• Another child wounded by snipers in Cizre 

  Snipers affiliated to Turkish security forces have shot yet another child in in Şırnak's Cizre district Monday afternoon.
• HPG: Six soldiers and four police killed in actions by guerrillas 

  Most recent actions by guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan left 6 soldiers and 4 police dead, and 8 police wounded, while several military vehicles were damaged and munitions were seized.
• HPG: 31 soldiers killed, including one staff lieutenant colonel 

  HPG reported that an action by guerrillas in Geliyê Doskî area of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district yesterday left 31 soldiers dead, including one staff lieutenant colonel, and 6 others wounded.
• Corpses of soldiers killed in Geliyê Doskî remain in battlefield 

  A number of soldiers of the Turkish army have been reported killed in an action conducted by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Geliyê Doskî area of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district yesterday.