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• KCK calls for resistance against AKP fascism and atrocity 

  Drawing attention to the savagery perpetrated against the bodies of Kurdish youths, KCK called upon the Kurdish people to enhance the resistance, and the democracy forces to resist together with the Kurdish people.
• HSM: Kurdish people's honour dragged on streets, Birlik will be avenged 

  People's Defense Center (HSM) Headquarters Command said it was the Kurdish people's honour and dignity that was dragged on the ground in the body of Hacı Birlik, and underlined that he will be avenged.
• Yet another curfew declared in Bismil 

  As Turkish state forces continue attacking civilians in the Kurdish region of Turkey, a third curfew has been declared in Bismil district of Amed today.
• Policemen pose together near Hacı Birlik's dead body dragged on streets 

  New photos have emerged regarding the torture of Hacı Lokman Birlik after his execution in Şırnak, whose dead body was later dragged behind a police vehicle through the streets.
• Youth wounded by soldiers in Özalp dies 

  Ömer Faruk Satılmış, who had been heavily wounded during the attack of soldiers and special operation teams in Özalp district of Van on October 1, has lost his life.
• Woman shot by police in Silvan dies 

  A woman shot by police in Amed's Silvan district four days ago, has died.
• Police set fire to KURDİ-DER building in Silvan 

  Turkish security forces set fire to the KURDİ-DER building in Silvan district of Amed.
• HPG: 18 special operation members and soldiers killed in Şemdinli 

  HPG Press Office said 18 special operation members and soldiers were killed in an extensive action conducted by guerrillas in Şemdinli district of Hakkari yesterday.
• Turkish forces attack civilian areas and houses in Nusaybin 

  As the curfew in Mardin's Nusaybin district continues in its fifth day, Turkish troops have launched artillery fire at around 06:00 this morning.
• Attacks and resistance continue in Silvan 

  As the curfew in Silvan district of Amed enters the fourth day, attacks by Turkish 'security forces' against civilians continue. Tanks in the town centre hit civilian areas with random artillery fire.
• Demirtaş: Think about what they could do to the alive 

  Regarding the savagery committed by Turkish state forces against Hacı Lokman Birlik in Şırnak, Demirtaş said; “Those who did this have no honour, nor does the government or the Prime Minister.”
• YPG take control of a transition route used by Al-Nusra in Aleppo 

  YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have taken control of a main transition route of Al-Nusra near Şêxmeqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo.
• Hacı Birlik was shot by dozens of bullets 

  Photos have emerged revealing that Birlik was shot by dozens of bullets by special operation teams as he was savagely executed in Şırnak province two days ago.
• YPG Commander: Turkish officers conduct the attacks on Şêxmeqsûd 

  Attacks of Al-Nusra and other affiliated gang groups on Şêxmeqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo continue since the first day of the Eid.
• Police murder two youths in Amed 

  As Turkish state forces continue their savage attacks on people in the Kurdish region, police have killed two youths in the province of Amed tonight.
• Action by HPG guerrillas in Giresun in memory of Baran Dersim 

  Guerrillas carried out an action in Giresun in response to the aggravated isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and in memory of the recently martyred guerrilla commander Baran Dersim.
• ISIS gangs massacre civilians after defeat in Mount Kizwan area 

  Following a defeat in Mount Kizwan area, ISIS gang groups arrested civilians in Hemdaniye and Hedadiye villages of Sheddali and İresca towns, and reportedly killed some of them.
• Detentions amidst attacks in Silvan 

  The police blockade and repression has intensified in the wake of the curfew imposed in Silvan district of Amed.
• Entry and exit banned in six neighborhoods of Lice 

  While the Governor of Diyarbakır has banned entry and exit in six neighborhoods of Amed's Lice district as of 05:00 this morning, state forces are getting prepared for attacks in some neighbourhoods.
• Turkish troops open artillery fire on houses in Nusaybin 

  Turkish state forces continue the onslaught in Nusaybin district of Mardin, while the people also keep on resisting against the brutal attacks by state forces.
• Photo of the Turkish savagery 

  Turkish state forces know no bounds in the savagery they commit against the Kurdish people whom they terrorize with a “clear instruction” of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
• Another youth killed by police in Nusaybin 

  Turkish police have killed yet another youth in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• State terror and people's resistance continues in Silvan 

  Both the terror of state forces and the resistance of the people continue in Silvan district of Amed.
• 13-year-old child shot in Nusaybin 

  Attacks by Turkish military and police forces continue in Nusaybin district of Mardin for the third uninterrupted day.
• Co-mayor of Nusaybin warns against an imminent massacre 

  The curfew imposed in Mardin's Nusaybin district and the following terrorization of civilians by state forces has entered the third day.