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• Police violence against deputies and reporters in Nusaybin 

  Police obstructed, insulted and battered women and journalists after they entered Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under siege for 128 days.
• Kalkan: Rojava Revolution illuminates the Middle East and humanity 

  KCK Executive Council member Duran Kalkan expressed that the Rojava Revolution illuminated the Middle East and the whole of humanity and that the resistance told the world about the Kurdish struggle.
• 111 ISIS members killed in Manbij 

  ISIS gangs have attacked Manbij from three sides at 04:00 Tuesday morning and met harsh retaliation from fighters of the Manbij Military Council.
• Ronahi TV reporter wounded in mine explosion dies 

  Ronahi TV reporter Mustefa Mihemed who got wounded as a result of a mine explosion while covering the Manbij operation last week, has lost his life.
• 55-year-old woman killed by soldiers in Gever's Xirvatê town 

  A woman was murdered by Turkish soldiers in Xirvatê town of Hakkari's Gever district.
• Turkish soldiers shot two brothers from Girê Spî 

  Two brothers from Rojava were shot and wounded by Turkish soldiers on the border without any warning.
• Violent clashes in Manbij: 80 gang members killed 

  The Martyr Ebu Leyla Operation launched on June 1 continues. Reports say at least 80 gang members have been killed in clashes in Manbij this morning.
• WikiLeaks to publish documents on Turkey's political power structure 

  The WikiLeaks team have announced that they are preparing to publish 100 thousand documents on the political power structure in Turkey.
• Campaign to open Sêmelka border 

  An online petition has been started for KDP to open the Rojava border.
• YPG: 44 gang members killed 

  YPG Media Center announced that jihadist gangs have attacked civilians on the border regions of Roajva-North Syria Federation. 44 gangs were killed during the operations in response to these attacks.
• Clashes at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in İstanbul 

  Clashes broke out between soldiers and the police officers that were on their way to detain the Gendarme Captain at Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
• HPG: 4 soldiers killed in Bingöl and Hakkari 

  People’s Defense Forces (HPG) announced that 4 soldiers were killed during guerilla actions in Bingöl and Hakkari.
• YPS actions in Van and Siirt 

  YPS General Coordination announced that 8 members of special operations forces were killed during actions in Van and Siirt.
• Demirtaş: Öcalan was right, once again 

  Demirtaş condemned the coup attempt and underlined the importance of the struggle for democracy. Demirtaş emphasized that Öcalan turned out to be right once again, and called for an immediate end to Öcalan’s isolation.
• Gang attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud and Şêxler continue 

  Attacks on Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and the town of Şêxler continue.
• HBDH actions in Dersim and Hatay 

  HBDH Joint Command announced that its members carried out actions in Dersim and Hatay.
• HPG: Operation in Farqin continues 

  The Turkish army’s operation in Amed’s Farqin district, which had begun on July 14, continues. HPG guerillas carried out actions in Hakkari's Çukurca and Yüksekova districts.
• Gerilla TV releases footage from the action targeting Zeytê Outpost 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from the action on Zeytê Outpost carried out on July 8.
• Curfew in Siirt 

  A curfew has been imposed in several areas in Siirt city center.
• PUK and Goran decide to act together in Kurdistan Parliament 

  PUK and Goran Movement groups in the Kurdistan regional parliament announced that they will work in the framework of common decisions and positions in the parliament. The drafts prepared before were also combined.
• Three neighborhoods in Siirt under siege of Turkish forces 

  Turkish military and police forces laid a siege on three neighborhoods in Siirt province in the wake of the action by guerrillas that hit two targets last night.
• Military operation in Van 

  Turkish army started an operation in the rural areas of Van's Çatak and Bahçesaray districts.
• Turkish forces' attacks in Silvan continue 

  As many as 15 people have been detained as a result of house raids conducted by Turkish forces in Silvan amid a large scale military operation ongoing for 2 days.
• HPG releases footage from the guerrilla action in Xapuşkê and Zeyte 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from the action that targeted 11 military targets in Xapuşkê and Zeyte areas on Oremar-Şemzinan line on July 8.
• Guerrillas hit police and military targets in Siirt city center 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas have hit the barracks and police outpost in Siirt city center last night.