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• 40 ISIS members killed in clashes in Manbij 

  At least 40 ISIS members have been reported killed in clashes as Manbij Military Council fighters continue making advances in the city center.
• Co-mayors of Mardin's Mazıdağı district removed from post 

  Co-mayors of Mardin's Mazıdağı district have been removed from post on an instruction from the Ministry of Interior.
• Curfew and clash amid a large scale operation in Silvan countryside 

  The “curfew” in the rural areas of Amed's Silvan district has been extended and Turkish army started a large scale operation in the territory under curfew.
• Bahoz Erdal refutes fabricated Turkish media reports on his death 

  HPG Commander Dr. Bahoz Erdal whom Turkey claims to have killed in Rojava's Qamishlo city, spoke to Radio Dengê Kurdistan and refuted the fabricated Turkish media reports on his death.
• HPG: Eight soldiers killed in Şemzinan and Çukurca 

  HPG/YJA-Star guerrillas have conducted actions in Şemzinan and Çukurca areas of Hakkari, which left 8 soldiers dead and two armored vehicles damaged.
• Karayılan: Bahoz Erdal is on his duty and will make a statement soon 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Murat Karayılan stressed that Turkish state spread special war propaganda in an effort to hide the influence and results of the guerrilla actions by distorting the truths.
• YPS: Two special operations police killed in Hakkari 

  YPS General Coordination said 2 special operations police were killed in an action conducted by their units in Hakkari province.
• 1300 more civilians saved from ISIS gangs in Manbij 

  1300 civilians around Manbij’s Al-Şerîa and Sebi Behrat crossings were saved from ISIS gangs.
• Bahoz Erdal: I am on my duty 

  HPG Commander Dr. Bahoz Erdal said the stories of his death in the Turkish media are lies, and he is continuing his duty.
• Life returns to normal in liberated areas of Manbij 

  Following years of ISIS invasion, attacks, beheadings, rapes and exile, life in villages and towns of Manbij is returning to normal again.
• Curfew in Roboskî and Bejûh villages of Şırnak 

  An open-ended curfew has been declared in Roboskî and Bejûh villages last night.
• Mount Cudi under ongoing bombardment of Turkish jets 

  Turkish jets are bombing Mount Cudi since early Tuesday morning.
• MSD and TEV-DEM join the petition for Öcalan's freedom 

  MSD, TEV-DEM and Newroz Culture Association joined the petition for the physical freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: 20 JÖH members and 4 police officers killed in Van and Amed 

  Most recent actions by guerrillas left 4 police officers and 20 members of gendarme special operations forces (JÖH) dead in the provinces of Amed and Van.
• Gerilla TV releases footage of an action by HPG guerrillas in Kulp 

  Gerilla TV has released footage of another guerrilla action in Kulp (Pasur) district of Amed.
• Turkish soldiers torture 4 people from Rojava on the border 

  Turkish soldiers tortured 4 people from Rojava whom they captured while trying to cross into Bakurê (North) Kurdistan last night.
• Che Guevara of Manbij 

  Che Guevara of Manbij says, "Manbij will be a turning point for the freedom of humanity, of all peoples. She may be a town in the middle of the Middle East, but the freedom she exudes will affect all humanity."
• Scout plane control center of ISIS destroyed in Manbij 

  The ISIS gangs’ scout plane control center was destroyed in Manbij and one gang leader and 6 members were killed.
• 26 detained in Diyadin and Karlıova 

  In political genocide operations in Ağrı’s Diyadin district, 25 people including elected officials of the DBP were taken into custody. In Bingöl’s Karlıova district, the DBP district co-chair was taken into custody.
• SADAT admits working for the state 

  Journalist Çiğdem Toker from Cumhuriyet has pointed out SADAT’s unmonitorable structure and relayed that the company admitted working for the state.
• Kalkan: Turkish state has never been weaker in the face of the Kurds 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan underlined that; ". The AKP government has never been weaker. The Turkish state has never been weaker in the face of the Kurds. The guerillas perform better than ever."
• Turkish soldiers set a forested area in Şemdinli on fire 

  Turkish soldiers on an operation in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district set a forested area in Bermêş region on fire.
• “KDP turns up behind every anti-Rojava Revolution activity” 

  Emced Osman from Al-Islah criticized KDP’s Rojava policies harshly and said “We hear KDP turning up behind every action carried out against the Rojava Revolution.”
• More Êzîdî youths flock to YBŞ - YJŞ ranks in Shengal 

  36 more Êzîdî youths have joined the ranks of YBŞ and YJŞ (Shengal Women's Units) after completing the 'Martyr Roni Training Cycle' at Derwêşê Evdî Academy.
• DBP Co-Mayor and Municipal Council members detained in Özalp 

  9 people including DBP Co-Mayor Şerafettin Özalp were detained in Van’s Özalp district.