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• Dozens of civilians wounded as Turkish soldiers attack Girê Spî 

  Turkish soldiers conducted an aggression on Girê Spî town of Rojava (West) Kurdistan Tuesday evening, wounding many civilians.
• Attacks of Turkish military forces in Lice continue 

  Attacks of the state forces continue in Amed's Lice district which is witnessing an increased military deployment and activity.
• State forces bomb houses in Şırnak with tanks 

  State forces have bombed some houses in a neighborhood in central Şırnak province on Tuesday.
• One policeman dies in blast in Dicle 

  A huge blast has occurred as a police vehicle passed by Dicle (Pîran) district of Amed on Tuesday.
• Turkish artillery strikes start another fire in Gabar 

  Alongside the ongoing onslaught of state forces in the cities and towns of Northern Kurdistan, recently enhanced military operations in rural areas are inflicting a growing damage on the Kurdish territory.
• 17 parties and organisations in Cizîr sign petition for Öcalan's freedom 

  In Cizîr canton, 17 political parties and organisations signed the petition led by the Kongre Star for the physical freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and an end to the aggravated isolation imposed upon him.
• Turkish soldiers shoot a minor on the Efrîn border 

  Turkish soldiers shot a boy from Efrîn on the border with Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• 20 people detained in house raids in Lice 

  As state forces continue their onslaught in Amed's Lice district, as many as 20 people have been detained in an operation of political genocide added to the ongoing military attacks.
• 37 of the 74 human shields detained in Lice have been released 

  37 of the 74 people taken into custody while trying to reach the operation area against the military attacks and the forest burning in Lice were released. The remaining 37 people are still going through procedures in the security directorate.
• Arfad (Tal Rifat) Assembly declared 

  With a meeting held in Dêr Cemal town yesterday, Arfad (Tal Rifat) Assembly has been declared with the leadership of Shehba Region Executive Assembly.
• AKP’s new attack plan on DBP municipalities: Appointed trustees 

  Currently, 21 co-mayors of DBP-held municipalities are arrested, 31are suspended, and 8 others cannot serve due to the search warrants issued against them.
• Howitzer fired by Turkish soldiers kills 18-year-old in Çukurca 

  A howitzer fired by Turkish soldiers hit an area where two shepherds grazing sheep in the countryside of Hakkari's Çukurca district yesterday. One of the shepherds died and the other got heavily wounded.
• 90 houses in a village of Lice forcibly evacuated by soldiers 

  State forces have forcibly evacuated and occupied 90 houses in Kerwas village of Amed's Lice district.
• Illegal demolition in Cizre stopped 10 days after court decision 

  Mardin Regional Administrative Court’s decision to stop the demolition in Cizre, implemented as part of the " urgent expropriation" in the district, has been carried out after 10 days.
• Manbij Military Council advances towards Al-Hazawnê neighborhood 

  Manbij Military Council fighters continue their operation to liberate Manbij from ISIS gangs for the 27th day.
• It has been more than a month: Where is Hurşit Külter? 

  Disappeared by state forces, DBP member Hurşit Külter has not been heard of over the past 32 days.
• Military operation in Varto 

  State forces launched an operation near the villages of Qulan, Gulîce and Baska in Muş’s Varto (Gimgim) district, and have already been on an operation between the villages of Qeremêş and Goma Gorgo.
• 16 ISIS members killed in South Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters continue their advance on the Mill Junction to the south of Manbij, and 16 gang members have been killed during recent clashes.
• State forces burn forests in Lice, Cudi and Siirt 

  With their aerial bombardments and ground shelling, state forces set forests on fire in Lice, Cudi and Siirt.
• Effective guerilla actions in Amed, Şırnak and Van 

  HPG announced that 20 vehicles belonging to the gendarme command were destroyed, 20 soldiers were killed, and more than 40 soldiers were injured during the guerilla action in Mardin’s Ömerli district on June 23.
• MLKP fighter Raperin Dicle falls during Manbij operation 

  MLKP Rojava announced that MLKP fighter Sevda Çağdaş (Raperin Dicle) fell during Operation Liberate Manbij.
• 26 ISIS gangs killed in Manbij 

  26 ISIS gangs were killed as Manbij Military Council forces continue to advance near the northern entrance of Manbij.
• Violent clashes on the Manbij-Jarablus road 

  Violent clashes are taking place between ISIS gangs and Manbij Military Council forces in the northern entrance of Manbij.
• Lice burnt down once again 

  The bombs used by the state forces in helicopters in Lice set the region on fire, and soldiers prevent everyone from putting out the fire as the fire continues to spread.
• An outpost commander and 9 other soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  10 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in the most recent actions of HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas in Northern Kurdistan.