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• SADAT admits working for the state 

  Journalist Çiğdem Toker from Cumhuriyet has pointed out SADAT’s unmonitorable structure and relayed that the company admitted working for the state.
• Kalkan: Turkish state has never been weaker in the face of the Kurds 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan underlined that; ". The AKP government has never been weaker. The Turkish state has never been weaker in the face of the Kurds. The guerillas perform better than ever."
• Turkish soldiers set a forested area in Şemdinli on fire 

  Turkish soldiers on an operation in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district set a forested area in Bermêş region on fire.
• “KDP turns up behind every anti-Rojava Revolution activity” 

  Emced Osman from Al-Islah criticized KDP’s Rojava policies harshly and said “We hear KDP turning up behind every action carried out against the Rojava Revolution.”
• More Êzîdî youths flock to YBŞ - YJŞ ranks in Shengal 

  36 more Êzîdî youths have joined the ranks of YBŞ and YJŞ (Shengal Women's Units) after completing the 'Martyr Roni Training Cycle' at Derwêşê Evdî Academy.
• DBP Co-Mayor and Municipal Council members detained in Özalp 

  9 people including DBP Co-Mayor Şerafettin Özalp were detained in Van’s Özalp district.
• 32 more ISIS members killed in Manbij 

  32 ISIS members were killed in clashes in Manbij city last night.
• YPS: 7th Army Corps ammunition warehouse hit by our units 

  YPS General Coordination announced they have conducted an action on July 10 on the 7th Army Corps with heavy weapons and the missile-hit ammunition warehouse was exploded.
• HPG reports guerilla actions in Şemdinli, Çukurca, Şırnak, Amed and Van 

  HPG Media Center announced the results of many actions carried out across North Kurdistan, and said that guerillas inflicted heavy blows upon the Turkish army in Şemdinli, Çukurca, Amed, Şırnak and Van.
• HPG: 40 soldiers killed in the action targeting Cevizli gendarme outpost 

  HPG Media Center announced that 40 soldiers were killed as a result of the action on the Cevizli gendarme outpost in Mardin which was was completely destroyed on June 9.
• YPG: 6 gang members killed in clashes after concurrent attacks 

  YPG Media Center reported ongoing attacks by gang groups on Sheikh Maqsoud, Efrin, Ayn Isa and Tishreen.
• Assailant targeting the KDP center on July 5 turns out to be KDP member 

  Sulaimani Asayish officials announced that the person responsible for the shooting on the KDP Assembly Building in Sulaimani has been arrested. South Kurdistan media reported that the attacker was a KDP member.
• Turkish soldiers murder another youth from Rojava 

  Turkish soldiers shot and killed Hesan Elawî Al-Şihadê as he was sitting in front of his house in Serêkaniyê’s Ara neighborhood.
• Doctors and pharmacists from Manbij form a committee to serve civilians 

  Doctors and pharmacists from the villages of Manbij formed a health committee in order to help the civilians in the region.
• Fighters advancing in Manbij city center 

  Clashes in Sebih Behrat Crossing and Al-Hezawnê neighborhood to the west of the Manbij city between Manbij Military Council fighters and ISIS gangs continue.
• 56 unidentified bodies buried in the cemetery of the nameless in Silopi 

  Bodies of 56 people who lost their lives in Silopi and Cizre during the self-rule resistance and haven't been identified until today have been buried in the cemetery of the nameless in Silopi.
• Is it Sadat that attempted to burn 34 villagers in Lice? 

  There is discussion on whether the group that attempted to burn 34 villagers in Lice is working with the company Sadat, which was founded by the retired special war Brigadier General Adnan Tanrıverdi.
• 15 ISIS gangs and 1 commander killed in Manbij 

  15 ISIS gangs and 1 commander were killed, and 2 car bombs were destroyed during the clashes that have intensified in Sabi Behrat and Watanî hospital in western Manbij.
• Violent clashes in Manbij's Şebi Behrat Crossing 

  Intense clashes take place between Manbij Military Council fighters and ISIS members in Sebî Behrat Crossing.
• “Curfew” declared in Şemdinli’s villages 

  “Curfews” have been declared in Şemdinli’s Öveç village and Karakuş and Harmanlı hamlets.
• Actions of HPG guerillas continue increasingly 

  HPG announced that guerillas carried out an action against the nearly 80 special operations forces in Pay Gendarme Outpost in Van. HPG also emphasized that the fascist AKP regime was increasing its war propaganda in order to hide its heavy losses.
• Police executes two people in Van 

  Police raided a house in the Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood of Van’s İpekyolu district, executed two people, and detained 2 people.
• 26 ISIS gangs killed during heavy clashes in Manbij 

  26 ISIS gangs were killed and 1 armored vehicle was destroyed during the clashes between Manbij Military Council fighters and the gangs in Hezawne and Sebi Behrat neighborhoods.
• Counter-guerilla network of MİT and KDP exposed in South Kurdistan 

  Some of the counter-guerilla gangs of the Turkish Intelligence Agency (MİT) and Parastin (KDP’S intelligence agency) in South Kurdistan have been exposed.
• Many soldiers die during an action in Bezelê 

  Many soldiers died during an action in the Bezelê (Aktütün) region of Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.