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update as of october 9th, 2019

• donald trump has withdrawn american forces from rojava, enabling turkey to launch its military offensive on rojava
• hundreds of civilians are now fleeing the area
• heavy shelling in serekaniye has been reported
• the SDF has reported that dozens of civilians have been injured as a result of the shelling and at least five are dead
• thousands of kurds across the world have taken to the streets to protest turkey’s offensive in rojava