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• Attacks and arrests continue in Lice 

  Attacks and arrests continue uninterrupted in Amed's Lice district which remains under a military siege and aggression for days now.
• Many soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  A number of Turkish soldiers have been killed in a guerrilla action in Hakkari's Çukurca district.
• Two civilians executed by state forces in Lice identified 

  Two people who were savagely murdered by state forces in Lice's Mehlê hamlet earlier today, have been identified as 24-year-old Mevlüt Kocakaya and 40-year-old Erdal Kocakaya.
• Another forested area burns to ashes in ongoing fire on Mount Herekol 

  Amid an increasingly ongoing military activity and aggression, the Kurdish region of Turkey is also scene to a nature destruction by fires started in operation areas.
• Two locals tortured to death by state forces in Lice 

  Two people opposing military operations were tortured to death by soldiers in the Mehlê hamlet of Amed's Lice district which is under a siege of Turkish forces.
• 50 villagers in Lice tortured by soldiers 

  An intense clash has broken out in the Mehlê hamlet in Amed’s Lice district that was out of reach for 2 days. 50 people trying to reach the area were stopped by soldiers on the exit of the village and they were tortured.
• State forces' attacks continue in Lice 

  Occupying numerous locations in the countryside of Amed's Lice district, Turkish military forces have started to conduct field search in Sîse, Derxus and Cenezûr areas.
• Fighters: We are transferring our people to free areas 

  The rush of Manbij residents escaping ISIS into the areas liberated by Manbij Military Council continue. The fighters take civilians to safe zones.
• Sarıyıldız: We will create public awareness for Lice in Europe 

  HDP Şırnak MP Faysal Sarıyıldız expressed that they will take AKP’s massacres in Kurdistan and Lice to the European public opinion.
• Fighters continue making advances and helping civilians in Manbij 

  Fighters of the Manbij Military Council are distributing bread, water and other supplies to the civilians they have liberated from ISIS gangs and enabled access into liberated areas.
• Heavy clashes in Manbij city center 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between Manbij Military Council combatants and ISIS gangs in the Al-Hezawîn neighborhood in Manbij city center.
• Armored police vehicle damaged in Van 

  An armored vehicle of Turkish police forces was targeted by an action with missiles in Van province.
• Neighborhood of Commander Martyr Abu Layla liberated 

  Manbij Military Council fighters have liberated the Al-Asadiyê neighborhood in Manbij city center.
• Death toll in Girê Spî attack rises to 11 

  Death toll has risen to 11 in the car bomb attack near Mala Gel (People's House) in Girê Spî town of Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers kill a youth from Kobanê on the border 

  Turkish border guards have killed a youth from Kobanê on the border with Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• 12 civilians wounded as SNC affiliated gangs attack Sheikh Maqsoud 

  SNC affiliated gangs attacked Sheikh Maqsoud Wednesday evening, leaving 12 civilians wounded, 6 of whom are children.
• Rojava General Coordination condemns Turkey's attack on Girê Spî 

  Rojava Cantons General Coordination has condemned the deadly attack of Turkish soldiers targeting civilians in eastern Girê Spî.
• 3 policemen killed in action by YJA-Star guerrillas in Dicle 

  The Press Office of YJA-Star (Free Women's Troops) announced that 3 policemen died as a result of an action targeting a police car in Amed's Dicle district.
• 10-year-old among those wounded by Turkish attack on Rojava dies 

  Turkish soldiers conducted an aggression on Girê Spî town of Rojava (West) Kurdistan Tuesday evening, wounding many civilians.
• Street to street fighting in the southern side of Manbij 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between Manbij Military Council fighters and ISIS gangs in the southern side of the Manbij city center.
• Soldiers seize the food supplies of villagers in Lice 

  While the attacks of state forces continue in Lice and edge towards Silvan and Kulp, the villagers are stopped at the entrances of their villages and their food supplies are seized, because they will “take it to the terrorists”.
• Heavy clashes 1 km north of Manbij 

  Combatants of the Manbij Military Council are making further advances as the operation to liberate Manbij city and surroundings continues successfully in its 29th day.
• Death toll in Girê Spî car bomb attack rises to 7 

  Death toll has risen to 7 in the car bomb attack near Mala Gel (People's House) in Girê Spî town of Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• Villages in Lice, Silvan and Kulp evacuated and turned into outposts 

  Dozens of villages in Amed’s Lice, Silvan and Kulp districts have been surrounded by soldiers, village guards and special operations units.
• Suicide attack in Girê Spî kills 4 civilians, injures 10 others 

  A suicide attack has been conducted near the Mala Gel (People's House) in Girê Spî town of Rojava (West) Kurdistan.