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• DBP and HDP organise demos in Amed against Öcalan's isolation 

  Demonstrations to protest the aggravated isolation of Öcalan will be held in the main Kurdish city Amed starting from today.
• 12 detained in house raids in Dersim 

  12 people were detained as a result of house raids in Dersim province. Blood stains were encountered in the houses targeted in the operation.
• Thousands rally for Öcalan’s freedom in Rojava 

  Thousands of people in Rojava, West Kurdistan, carried out a demonstration against the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and demanded that he be allowed to meet with his family and lawyers.
• 31 ISIS members killed during violent clashes in Manbij 

  31 ISIS members were killed during violent clashes between Manbij Military Council fighters and ISIS gangs in Manbij’s Al-Keclî neighborhood.
• Dersim-Erzincan road closed as guerrillas control the Pülümür Valley 

  Dersim Governorate closed the road between Dersim and Erzincan to traffic because guerrillas took control of the Pülümür valley.
• Many soldiers killed as guerrillas target 4 military bases in Hakkari 

  HPG guerrillas carried out a comprehensive action against the Turkish army in Hakkari’s Çukurca district this morning.
• Footage of the roadblock and sabotage action in Çaldıran 

  Gerilla TV released the footage of the roadblock and sabotage action guerrillas carried out in Van’s Çaldıran district on May 24.
• YPS: 16 police killed, 3 armored vehicles and 3 drones destroyed in Siirt 

  YPS General Coordination announced that 16 special operations police officers were killed, 3 armored vehicles were destroyed and 3 drones were downed during the Martyr Çırav Initiative of YPS and YPS JIN fighters in Siirt.
• Strategic Al-Benawî neighborhood liberated in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters liberated the strategic Al-Benawî neighborhood and took down a drone belonging to ISIS gangs on the 53rd day of Operation Martyr Commander Abu Leyla.
• Blast hits freight train in Van's Saray district 

  A freight train was hit by an explosion in Van's Saray district Saturday afternoon.
• Guerrillas take Dersim–Erzincan road under their control 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas performed ID check on Dersim-Erzincan and Pervari-Çatak roads, and informed the people about the current process.
• Delegation from Sulaimani Conference visits guerrillas in Kirkuk 

  A delegation from the participants of the conference on Öcalan in Sulaimani city have visited the guerrillas in Kirkuk, and voiced solidarity with the Kurdish Freedom Struggle.
• Arms produced by Turkey captured from ISIS in Manbij 

  Flame throwers produced by Turkey's Mineral Chemical Industry have been seized from ISIS gangs in Manbij city.
• 26 gang members killed in violent clashes in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters continue their advance in Al-Benawî neighborhood where 26 gang members were killed in the clashes of last night.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed, 3 armored vehicles damaged in guerrilla actions 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas conducted actions against Turkish military targets in Hakkari, Mardin, Siirt and Amed, as a result of which 7 soldiers were killed and 3 armored vehicles were damaged.
• MMC fighters open a corridor and rescue civilians in Manbij city center 

  Manbij Military Council fighters rescued a number of civilians through a corridor they opened in Manbij city center this morning.
• Conference participants demand freedom for Öcalan 

  The conference in Sulaymaniyah on the ideas of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and peace and stability in the Middle East ended.
• JINHA reporter and HDP MP's advisor detained in Mardin 

  JINHA reporter Zehra Doğan and HDP Mêrdîn MP Ali Atalan’s advisor Mazlum Kavak were detained in Mardin last night.
• 3 police officers killed in Amed 

  Clashes broke out during a police raid on a house in Amed’s Ergani district. 3 police officers were killed and 2 others were injured during the clashes.
• Violent clashes in Manbij city center 

  Violent clashes are taking place between Manbij Military Council fighters and ISIS gang members in Manbij city center.
• American YPG fighter dies in Manbij 

  YPG Media Center announced that American YPG fighter Levi Jonathan Shirley (Agir Şervan) fell as martyr in Manbij on July 14.
• What happened in North Kurdistan over the past 6 months? 

  Human Rights Association (IHD) released its report on the human rights violations committed in North Kurdistan during the first 6 months of 2016.
• Turkish forces set fire to the cemetery of Cizre massacre victims 

  Victims of the Cizre massacre murdered during the self-rule resistance continue to be targeted by Turkish state forces, the perpetrators.
• Mine clearance in liberated areas in Manbij 

  Mines laid by ISIS gangs to hinder the advance of Manbij Military Council fighters are being destroyed by expert teams affiliated to the Council.
• “Democratic Nation and Autonomy” panel in conference on Öcalan 

  The democratic nation and the democratic autonomy projects were discussed in the afternoon session of the conference held in Sulaimani in line with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s views.