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• Police fire on people at Dağkapı Square 

  Large numbers of people have gathered at Amed's Dağkapı Square today noon upon a call by provincial organisations of DBP and HDP.
• Four wounded in police crackdown in Sur where Elçi was killed 

  Turkish state forces continue attacking the neighborhoods in Amed's central Sur district where a curfew has been imposed earlier today.
• People of Derik: We will resist until freedom 

  As the curfew and onslaught continues for the eight uninterrupted day in Derik district of Mardin, Cevizpınar neighborhood is one of the five areas where attacks by state forces intensify.
• Gang member captured alive: Our attacks were organised by Turkey 

  A member of the gang groups captured alive by Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) combatants confessed the financial support of the Turkish state for jihadist groups.
• One baby killed, four people wounded as gangs attack Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Jabhat Al-Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham groups have attacked the Şêxmeqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo early this morning.
• HDP deputies attacked by police in Derik 

  Curfew in Mardin's Derik district continues in its seventh day.
• YPG reports concurrent attacks by the Turkish army and jihadist groups 

  YPG Press Office has released a statement providing information about the ongoing attacks of the Turkish military and jihadist gang groups.
• Curfew lifted but attacks continue in Suriçi where Elçi was killed 

  While the curfew in Amed's Sur district has been lifted early this morning, police teams have blockaded the street leading to Foor Footed Minaret where Elçi was killed in a shady armed attack two days ago.
• Turkish helicopter shells a neighborhood in Derik 

  In Derik district of Mardin where a curfew remains in effect for the sixth day, state forces have intensified their attacks against Cevizpınar, Zeytinpınar, Küçükpınar, Kale and Dağ neighborhoods as of early this morning.
• Yet another curfew and onslaught in Nusaybin 

  Yet another curfew has been announced in Nusaybin district of Mardin late Sunday evening.
• Heavy attacks by state forces in Derik 

  As the curfew in Mardin's Derik district continues for the sixth uninterrupted day, state forces have launched heavy attacks aimed at the areas of self-rule this morning.
• Three gang members captured by YPG turn out to be Turks 

  Out of the four gang members captured by YPG, 3 have turned out to be Turks.
• Human rights defender Tahir Elçi laid to rest 

  Amed Bar Association President Tahir Elçi who was killed in Sur district yesterday has been laid to rest.
• KCK: Elçi was murdered for saying “PKK isn't a terror organisation” 

  KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency strongly condemned the murder of Elçi “by a police bullet” and offered condolences to Elçi's family, friends and all the people of Kurdistan.
• Tens of thousands bid farewell to Tahir Elçi in Amed 

  Tens of thousands are bidding farewell to Amed Bar President Tahir Elçi who was murdered in Sur district yesterday.
• Ahmet Elçi: My brother was clearly murdered by the state 

  Ahmet Elçi said his brother wasn't caught in gunfire, but was deliberately targeted and shot dead "for demanding peace and being an opponent".
• DBP calls for uninterrupted protest against murder of Elçi 

  DBP (Party of Democratic Regions) Headquarters called upon all provincial, district and town organisations and the public opinion to take action against the practices of massacre targeting the people and to stage uninterrupted protest.
• Elçi to be laid to rest in Amed tomorrow 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi who has been murdered in Amed's Sur district earlier today, will be laid to rest in Yenişehir Cemetery in Amed tomorrow.
• Diyarbakır Bar Association: Elçi was assassinated 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association has made a first statement regarding the armed attack that left Bar Head Tahir Elçi dead Saturday afternoon.
• Preliminary autopsy report confirms execution of Elçi by police 

  The Preliminary autopsy report reveals that Elçi was shot by a bullet which entered his body at the back of his neck and got out of his left eyebrow. The report also confirms that he died as a result of gunfire.
• Lawyer Kanar: Murder of Elçi is a planned attack 

  Lawyer Ercan Kanar has described the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi as a planned attack.
• Curfew in Sur after murder by police of Amed Bar Head Elçi 

  A curfew has been imposed in Sur district of Amed after the murder by police of Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi Saturday noon.
• Footage of the armed attack against Tahir Elçi 

  Footage from the scene where Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi was shot dead in Amed's Sur district Saturday noon, show that policemen deliberately targeted the lawyers and press members in the area.
• Police fire into the crowd outside hospital where Elçi is held 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association Head Tahir Elçi was targeted by an armed attack in the wake of a press release near Four Footed Minaret in Sur district of Amed Saturday noon.
• Tahir Elçi killed by police in Amed 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi has been killed by police in Sur district of Amed.