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• Turkish jets bomb two cemeteries of guerrillas in Lice 

  Turkish jets have bombed the 'Martyr Amed and Martyr Hêvidar Cemetery' and 'Martyr Harun Cemetery' in Lice district of Amed.
• Turkish jets shell Metina and Zap areas of guerrilla zones 

  Turkish jets are shelling Metina and Zap areas of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• KCK declares inaction on condition of not being attacked 

  KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has released a statement declaring inaction on condition that no attacks are carried out against the Kurdish movement, people and guerrilla forces.
• Turkish police murder a youth in Amed's Sur district 

  After blockading the neighborhoods in Sur district of Amed following the imposition of a curfew, police killed a youth in his house.
• 18 soldiers killed, 23 others wounded in actions by guerrillas 

  18 soldiers were killed and 23 others were wounded, 3 heavily, in the most recent actions by guerrillas in response to the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army.
• 10 detained, 20 remanded in custody in today’s operations 

  Political genocide operations against Kurdish population and local administrators continue in line with the war policies of the AKP government implemented in North Kurdistan territory.
• HPG: Turkish army shelled Martyr Gafur area with phosphorus bombs 

  While Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles conducted reconnaissance flights over Gare, Metina areas and Zap region of Medya Defence Zones, Turkish troops shelled Martyr Gafur area with phosphorus bombs.
• 11 gang members killed in Shengal 

  YBŞ (Shengal Resistance Units) General Command has released a statement about the ongoing operation against ISIS gangs in Shengal town of South Kurdistan.
• HDP MP asks if Turkish army used chemical weapon in Dersim 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP for Dersim has asked in a parliamentary question to the Minister of Defence if the Turkish military used chemical weapon in the bombardment in Dersim province on September 16.
• Co-mayor of Özalp and two others remanded in custody 

  Co-mayor of Özalp district of Van, Handan Bağcı, deputy co-mayor Okan Bayram and Municipal Council member Kasım Hazır have been formally arrested after their detention this morning.
• Political genocide operations target co-mayors of Özalp and Iğdır 

  Political genocide operations against Kurdish population and local administrators continue in line with the war policies of the AKP government implemented in North Kurdistan territory.
• Woman executed by police in a house raid in Amed 

  After raiding a house in Bağlar district of Amed province, police forces rained bullets and fired a bomb into the house, which left one person dead.
• 17-year-old murdered by police in Yüksekova 

  Turkish state forces in Kurdistan have killed yet another youth in Yüksekova (Gever) district of Hakkari today.
• HPG: 16 soldiers killed, 21 others wounded in Başkale 

  HPG-BIM reported that the action of guerrillas against Kani Spi guard post in Başkale district of Van left 16 soldiers dead, including 4 high-ranking, and 21 others wounded.
• YPG: 5 gang members killed in Rojava 

  People’s Defense Units (YPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement that at least 5 members of gang groups were killed in clashes in Kobanê, Girê Spî and Aleppo.
• 22 bodies held in Malatya, many still unidentified 

  Out of the four youths executed by special operation teams in Bismil several days ago, three are yet to be identified.All the four bodies are held in Malatya, in addition to the 18 other bodies reported to belonging to HPG guerrillas.
• One child killed, three others wounded in blast in Silvan 

  A blast has occurred near a group of children playing outside in Tekel neighborhood of Amed's Silvan district.
• 175 thousand Kobanê people turned back home in the last 9 months 

  More Kobanê people are turning back home since their leave after the beginning of intense ISIS attacks on 15 September 2014. As many as 175 thousand residents of the town have turned back home during the past 9 months.
• Fresh offensive against ISIS in Shengal 

  The operation of YBŞ (Shengal Resistance Units) and YPJ-Shengal (Women's Defense Units) against ISIS gangs in Shengal continues.
• Footage of explosive-laden truck captured by YPG 

  Over a hundred members of gang groups have been killed as part of the cleansing operation recently started by YPG/YPJ in Mount Kizwan, Garê and Bedi areas.
• Dozens of soldiers killed in ongoing actions by guerrillas 

  Dozens of soldiers were killed in actions by HPG and YJA Star guerrillas in response to the ongoing attacks by the Turkish army
• YPG: 16 gang members killed in September 

  According to YPG's balance sheet of war for September, 16 members of gang groups were killed and corpses of 3 were seized, while a panzer and 3 military vehicles belonging to the gangs were destroyed.
• HDP MP: Four youths in Bismil were likely executed by police 

  HDP Diyarbakır MP İmam Taşçıer voiced strong suspicions that the four youths murdered by police in Amed's Bismil district yesterday might have been executed without any clash taking place.
• Woman shot by police during the curfew in Cizre dies 

  Yet another death was added to the long list of civilians massacred by state forces in Cizre district of Şırnak.
• HDP MP: Police use ISIS methods in Bismil 

  Bismil district of Amed remains under police blockage last night since the imposition of a curfew earlier yesterday. Four civilians were killed by the state forces.