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• Three hamlets liberated in Shehba region 

  Revolutionary forces have cleansed three hamlets of ISIS groups in an offensive in Shehba region of Northern Syria.
• KDP blocks rally for freedom for Öcalan in Hewler 

  KDP security forces blocked the crowd wanting to enter Hewler for the rally to be held with the demand freedom for the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan yesterday.
• Syriac people support the hunger strike: Öcalan is our leader too 

  Syriac people from Amed and Mardin also visited the hunger strike activists demanding immediate meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Trustee appointed to Bulanık Municipality 

  A trustee has been appointed to the DBP-held municipality of Bulanık district of Muş.
• Mass demo for Öcalan in South Kurdistan 

  South Kurdistan people will hold a demonstration to protest the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Hewler at 17:00 today.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army and SNC-ISIS gangs 

  YPG reported that Turkish army and SNC-ISIS gangs continued their attacks on the lands of Rojava-Northern Syria Federation.
• Increasing Turkish military activity along Efrîn border 

  Turkish army is increasing its military activity on Efrîn border which witnesses an ongoing construction of walls in addition to drone activities.
• Turkish soldiers murder a civilian on Efrîn border and kidnap his body 

  Turkish soldiers have killed yet another civilian on the border with Efrîn city of Rojava, and kidnapped the slain man's body.
• Til Berak people protest Turkish occupation of Jarablus 

  People in Til Berak city of Rojava protested the Turkish state occupation of Jarablus and urged Turkish President Erdoğan to get out of their country
• Artillery attacks in Şırnak targeting the border line 

  Gülyazı Regiment Command in Şırnak has started to launch artillery attacks against the border line.
• Fifth day of the hunger strike for Öcalan in Amed 

  The hunger strike launched in Amed with demand of an urgent meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its fifth day.
• Curfew in 13 villages in 3 districts of Amed 

  Yet another curfew has been declared in 13 villages in the main Kurdish city of Amed.
• 8 special operations police killed in Silopi 

  8 special operations police were killed in a sabotage action by guerrillas in Silopi Friday morning.
• Co-mayor of Amed's Hani district detained 

  Co-mayor of Amed's Hani district has been taken into custody as a result of police raid on his house.
• Kalkan: AKP is struggling, traitors must be pushed out of Kurdistan 

  PKK Executive Council Member Duran Kalkan stressed that the Turkish state is experiencing a serious power loss, and thus resorted to old counter-guerilla units and village guards.
• Hunger strikers in Amed react to the CPT: Accomplice to torture 

  Participants of the hunger strike in Amed have reacted strongly to the CPT not visiting İmralı and said, “CPT is partner to unlawfulness instead of law; torture instead of human dignity in İmralı.”
• Gendarme Commander confesses giving a life and death struggle 

  Guerrilla forces are inflicting heavy blows on the Turkish troops they have encircled in Çukurca territory.
• Hunger strikers in Amed: Unless Mr. Öcalan is free, society can’t be free 

  The politicians and activists on hunger strike with the demand Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan be contacted immediately voiced their joint message and said, “Our demonstration will continue until Mr. Öcalan is free.”
• Turkish terror attacks on Rojava land kill 6, wound 6 others 

  Occupant Turkish army has been attacking border villages in Efrîn since early Wednesday evening.
• HPG: 86 soldiers killed, 58 others wounded in Tendürek 

  HPG reported that 86 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and 58 others were wounded as a result of guerrilla actions in Turkish military operation area around Mount Tendürek.
• YPG: One YPG fighter killed, another wounded by Turkish army 

  YPG Press Office reported that Turkish army attacks on Rojava lands killed one YPG fighter and wounded another yesterday evening.
• Bab Executive Council calls for action against Turkish invasion 

  Bab Executive Council condemned the Turkish state invasion in Bab region and called on international community and human rights organisations to put pressure on Turkey.
• 2nd Children's Festival in Rojava continues 

  Children in Rojava, West Kurdistan, are performing music, folklore and theater at the 2nd Children's Festival which continues on its sixth day.
• HDP MPs on hunger strike: We will resist until Öcalan is contacted 

  HDP Urfa MP Dilek Öcalan, Hakkari MP Selma Irmak and Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü who are among the 50 participants of the hunger strike in Amed spoke to ANF.
• Eastern Kurdistan intellectuals against Turkish state's invasion of Rojava 

  64 intellectuals from Eastern Kurdistan have issued a declaration against the Turkish state’s invasion of Rojava over Jarablus and called on everybody to fight this invasion.