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• AANES representative holds talks with MEPs in France 

  Abdulkarim Omar, the AANES Representative for Europe, highlighted the importance of European and international efforts for a peaceful and political solution to the Syrian crisis.
• 4 injured in Turkish bombing of civilian substructures in Heseke 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks, crimes and violations in North-East Syria.
• 397 schools open in Raqqa  

  Raqqa Education and Training Committee continues to repair and build new schools. In addition, a 2024 plan was prepared, to include schools in rural areas. As a result of the committee's work this year, 397 schools were opened.
• Young people in Hesekê protest the isolation of Öcalan  

  The isolation of Leader Abdullah Öcalan was protested with a torchlight march held in Hesekê.
• SDF fighter El Salih laid to rest in Tabqa 

  SDF fighter Ûsama Ehmed El Salih, who fell as a martyr in Deir ez-Zor, was laid to rest in Tabqa.
• Explosion in Manbij kills a member of Internal Security Forces 

  A member of the Internal Security Forces was killed by an explosion during attempts to defuse a mine in southern Manbij.
• SDF releases identity of a martyr of Operation Security Reinforcement  

  The SDF Press Center announced the identity information of a fighter who fell as a martyr during the Operation Security Reinforcement carried out in Deir ez-Zor against ISIS mercenaries on 29 September.
• Balance sheet of crimes committed in Afrin in September 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the canton of Afrin, which they occupied in 2018 in violation of international law.
• Armenians in North-East Syria express solidarity with the Armenians in Karabakh 

  On 20 September, Azerbaijan launched a lightning military operation against Armenia's Nagorno-Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh) and captured the region, forcibly displacing over a hundred thousand Armenian residents.
• Four more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The crimes perpetrated by the Turkish state and its mercenaries against the people and the environment in Afrin continue.
• "Jînerjî Days" kicks off today in Northern and Eastern Syria to pay tribute to Nagihan Akarsel 

  "Jînerjî Days" will be held in Northern and Eastern Syria in memory of journalist and academic Nagihan Akarsel, who was murdered by the Turkish state.
• ISIS cell dismantled in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  In close partnership with the International Coalition, SDF continues to pursue ISIS cells across different regions of North-East Syria.
• Afrin and Shehba suffered more than 90 attacks in September 

  The Turkish state and allied mercenaries continue their attacks and violations against North-East Syria where they have already occupied large territories in violation of international law and continue committing crimes with impunity.
• Three civilians, including a woman, kidnapped in a village of Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish state systematically violates human rights by carrying out crimes such as massacres, kidnappings, violence, ransoms, confiscation of locals' properties, reselling the confiscated materials in the market and plundering the environment in Afrin.
• Child killed, dozens injured in clashes between Turkish-backed mercenaries in Serekaniye 

  Reports of deaths and injuries as a result of clashes between mercenary groups backed by the Turkish state in the occupied Serekaniye city.
• Citizen from Serêkaniyê killed by Turkish soldiers 

  It was stated that a citizen named Mesûd Naso, who was trying to cross from Northern and Eastern Syria to Turkey, was murdered by soldiers.
• Young Yazidi girl saved by YPJ to be reunited with her family 

  The YPJ handed over Feryal Îbrahîm, a young Yazidi girl rescued from ISIS mercenaries on 19 September, to the YBŞ to reunite her with her family.
• Dangerous ISIS operative apprehended in joint anti-ISIS operation in Raqqa 

  A joint operation by YAT and international coalition forces targeted one of the key facilitators of ISIS cells.
• Turkish state attacked villages of Ain Îsa and Girê Spî dozens of times in September 

  The Turkish state attacked the villages of Ain Îsa and Girê Spî dozens of times in September, killing one civilian and wounding 5. In addition, 7 mercenaries were killed in the clashes.
• Manbij Military Council carries out new precise defensive attack in Manbij 

  The Manbij Military Council has carried out a precise defensive attack against mercenaries of the Turkish state. According to the association, four militia members were killed.
• Second Syrian Workshop organized by PYD kicks off in Raqqa 

  The Second Syrian Workshop organized by the Democratic Union Party is taking place under the motto “Historical Strategy for Kurdish-Arab Relations In Line with the Philosophy of Leader Abdullah Öcalan”.
• Young women march in Kobanê to denounce the international conspiracy against Öcalan 

  The Union of Young Women in Kobanê organized a march to denounce the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan that resulted in his handover to Turkey in 1999.
• Raqqa Civil Council moves refugees in regular camps 

  Raqqa Civil Council Social Affairs Committee continues to settle refugees in Ednaniyê Camp, established this year to provide health and education assistance not available in irregular camps.
• More civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  208 citizens, including 24 women and a child, have been abducted in Afrin since the beginning of 2023. During the same period of time, at least 13 people, including 3 women, were killed.
• One killed, two injured as occupation forces attack a village in Raqqa 

  Invading troops of the Turkish state and jihadist allies continue their attacks against North-East Syria.