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• 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.
• One more youth dies in Cizre 

  A 18-year-old youth wounded by snipers in Cizre, has died of blood lose.
• HDP delegation on Sur: People remain determined to resist the attacks 

  A delegation of HDP has completed its examination in Sur district of Amed which witnessed heavy clashes between Turkish forces and local people following the imposition of a curfew by the governor yesterday.
• Democratic People's Initiative calls for the enhancement of uprisings 

  Kurdistan Democratic People's Initiative has called on people to protect their honour, conscience, self-rule; enhance the uprisings and raise their voices stronger against the total warfare concept of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• 13-year-old child murdered by police in Cizre 

  13-year-old child Cemile Çağırga lost her life as a result of fire opened from an armored vehicle deployed on a hill in Cudi neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district last night.
• 35 days old baby dies due to police blockade in Cizre 

  A 35 days old baby fell sick in Nur neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday evening, and lost his life later due to the blockade by police forces that didn't allow the access of ambulances into the neighborhood.
• Five detained in Silvan 

  Police detained five people in Silvan district of Amed Sunday evening.
• HPG: 15 soldiers killed in Geliyê Doskî 

  Guerrillas conducted an action against Turkish soldiers in Geliyê Doskî area in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district today afternoon, which left 15 soldiers dead.
• Actions by guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan continue 

  HPG Press Office reported that guerrillas affiliated to HPG (People's Defense Forces) and YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) continued their actions in response to the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army.
• 7-year-old child shot by police in Sur 

  Random bullets fired by police in Sur district of Amed have left a 7-year-old child wounded in the belly.
• Police fire gas bombs into houses in Sur where attacks continue 

  Attacks by special operation police in Hasırlı neighborhood of Amed's Sur district continue. While the curfew in the district remains, a delegation of deputies was denied entrance into the neighborhood.
• Youth heavily wounded by police in Sur 

  A 25-year-old youth was heavily wounded as a result of fire opened by police in Hasırlı neighborhood of Amed's Sur district where curfew continues.
• No security of life in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak,neither the results of the state terror nor the number of wounded cannot be clarified for the past two days.
• HDP delegation starts sit-in at the entrance of Cizre 

  A delegation of the HDP including deputies has started a sit-in at the entrance of Şırnak's Cizre district as Turkish security forces continue denying access to the district.
• HPG guerrilla wounded in Dersim dies 

  HPG guerrilla Baran Çetinkaya who had suffered a critical injury in Dersim two days ago, has died.
• JINHA reported wounded by police in Sur 

  JINHA (Women's News Agency) reporter Şehriban Aslan was injured as a result of fire opened by special operation teams in Amed's Sur district.
• Turkish police murder yet another youth in Cizre 

  Fire opened from armored police vehicles deployed on İdil Street in Nur neighborhood of Cizre left a 19-year-old youth by the name of Sait Çağdavul dead.
• Curfew amidst ongoing attacks in Amed's Sur district 

  Special operation teams that had blockaded Amed's Sur district yesterday attacked the neighborhoods of Fatihpaşa and Hasırlı with heavy weapons at 04:00 last night.
• Dutch journalist Geerdink detained in Amed 

  Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink was taken into custody by police in Amed last night.
• One killed, three wounded in blast in Batman 

  One person was killed and three others were wounded in a blast in Batman province last night.