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• Blast in Amed leaves 4 people dead, 9 others wounded 

  A police vehicle was hit by a huge blast while passinig by the Ten-Eyed Bridge in Amed's central Yenişehir district Wednesday evening.
• 4 killed, 50 wounded in blast in Kızıltepe 

  The blast that hit the Kızıltepe district of Mardin Wednesday evening has left casualties.
• Blasts hit police vehicles in Amed and Kızıltepe - UPDATE 

  Two separate blasts hit police vehicles in Amed province and Mardin's Kızıltepe district Wednesday evening.
• Huge explosions in Amed and Kızıltepe 

  Amed province and Mardin's Kızıltepe districts were shaken by huge explosions Wednesday evening.
• KONGRA GEL holds 10th General Assembly Meeting 

  KONGRA GEL held its 10th General Assembly Meeting in Medya Defense Zones with the participation of 161 delegates on August 1.
• HPG: 14 soldiers killed, 4 others wounded in Çatak 

  HPG reported that two actions conducted by guerrillas in Van's Çatak district left 14 soldiers dead and 4 others wounded.
• Goran MP calls on Kurds to put pressure on Turkey for Öcalan's freedom 

  South Kurdistan's Goran (Change) Movement MP Adil Aziz called upon all Kurds to put pressure on the Turkish state for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Images from the operation to liberate Manbij 

  Victory and liberation of Manbij is a matter of time and the Manbij Military Council fighters' march continues with commitment.
• KDP blocks Rojava Delegation on their way to Canada 

  A delegation from Rojava was blocked by KDP at border crossing on their way to the World Social Forum in Canada.
• Artillery strikes of Turkish military start fire in Lice 

  Artillery attacks of Turkish military forces started a fire in the rural areas of Amed's Lice district.
• Eight soldiers killed, 18 others wounded in Şırnak – UPDATE 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Uludere and Beytüşşebap districts of Şırnak, leaving many soldiers dead and more others wounded.
• At least five soldiers wounded in blast in Yüksekova 

  An armored military vehicle was hit by a blast in the countryside of Yüksekova late yesterday evening, which left at least five soldiers wounded.
• Two soldiers killed, two others wounded in Kulp 

  HPG guerrillas targeted a Turkish military unit in the countryside of Amed's Kulp district late yesterday evening.
• Many soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Uludere 

  Guerrillas conducted an action targeting the Turkish soldiers joining a military operation in the countryside of Şırnak's Uludere district.
• Bodies of 40 ISIS members seized by Manbij fighters 

  Manbij Military Council fighters have broken the wave of attacks ISIS gangs launched on their positions from the town of Dadat and Erfea village.
• YPG: Turkish army killed a civilian from Kobanê 

  YPG reported that yet another civilian has died as a result of the ongoing attacks by Turkish army.
• Many detained in house raids in Van 

  A number of people including MEYA-DER co-chair and Çatak deputy co-mayor have been detained in house raids in Van province.
• Footage of the guerrilla action in Bismil released 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from the sabotage action conducted by guerrillas in Amed's Bismil district on July 29.
• DBP Party Assembly member detained in Yüksekova 

  DBP Party Assembly member Senar Abi was detained by soldiers in Hakkari's Yüksekova district.
• Turkish soldiers set fire to forested area in Şemdinli 

  Soldiers of the Turkish army continue destroying the nature during their military operations in Northern Kurdistan.
• One killed in blast in Uludere 

  Blast in the rural area of Andaç (Qeşura) village in Şırnak's Uludere district left one person dead.
• Blasts in Edremit and İpekyolu districts of Van 

  Five separate blasts occurred in Edremit and İpekyolu districts of Van last night.
• Manbij operation in its 70th day 

  The operation to liberate Manbij, launched by Manbij Military Council on June 1, continues at full force in its 70th day.
• At least 9 soldiers killed in Şırnak and Osmaniye 

  HPG-BIM reported that ongoing actions by guerrillas left at least seven soldiers dead in Beytüşşebap and two others in Osmaniye.
• Press statement on the latest situation in Manbij 

  A press statement was released at the Al-Beta Crossroad to the south of the Manbij city on the latest situation in the ongoing operation to liberate Manbij.