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• 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.
• El-Hezawnê neighborhood of Manbij cleansed of ISIS gangs 

  The entire neighborhood of El-Hezawnê in Manbij city has been cleansed of ISIS gangs.
• Essa Moosa: The isolation on Öcalan is worse than that of Mandela 

  The conference titled “Peace and Stability in the Middle East through the ideas of Abdullah Öcalan” in Southern Kurdistan’s Sulaimani city continues.
• HPG: Guerrillas downed a Turkish drone in Zap 

  HPG-BIM reported that guerrillas have downed a drone of the Turkish military in Zap area.
• Rojava Coordination: A revolution of humanity experienced in Rojava 

  Rojava Cantons General Coordination stated that the revolution in Rojava is a revolution of humanity and has revealed awareness in every aspect of life.
• Conference on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Southern Kurdistan 

  A three-day conference titled “Peace and Stability in the Middle East through the ideas of Abdullah Öcalan” is being held in Southern Kurdistan’s Sulaimani city.
• Police violence against deputies and reporters in Nusaybin 

  Police obstructed, insulted and battered women and journalists after they entered Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under siege for 128 days.
• Kalkan: Rojava Revolution illuminates the Middle East and humanity 

  KCK Executive Council member Duran Kalkan expressed that the Rojava Revolution illuminated the Middle East and the whole of humanity and that the resistance told the world about the Kurdish struggle.
• 111 ISIS members killed in Manbij 

  ISIS gangs have attacked Manbij from three sides at 04:00 Tuesday morning and met harsh retaliation from fighters of the Manbij Military Council.
• Ronahi TV reporter wounded in mine explosion dies 

  Ronahi TV reporter Mustefa Mihemed who got wounded as a result of a mine explosion while covering the Manbij operation last week, has lost his life.
• 55-year-old woman killed by soldiers in Gever's Xirvatê town 

  A woman was murdered by Turkish soldiers in Xirvatê town of Hakkari's Gever district.
• Turkish soldiers shot two brothers from Girê Spî 

  Two brothers from Rojava were shot and wounded by Turkish soldiers on the border without any warning.