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• Death toll in Kobanê massacre rises to 201 

  The number of civilians massacred by ISIS in Kobanê city center and Berx Botan village rose to 201.
• PYD calls for international trial of those responsible for the massacre 

  PYD Executive Committee condemned the massacre perpetrated by ISIS gangs in Kobanê and urged international agencies to set up an investigation committee and put those who are responsible on trial in accordance with international law.
• Fierce clashes in Hesekê 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between the regime forces and the ISIS gangs in the neighbourhoods of Sekin Şebabi-Neşwa Xerbi in Hesekê.
• Miştenur Hospital liberated from ISIS gangs 

  YPG/YPJ fighters liberated Miştenur Hospital from ISIS gangs.
• YPG/YPJ operations in Kobanê continue 

  YPG/YPJ operations against ISIS gangs who attacked civilians in Kobanê continue.
• YPJ Commander: Gangs to be expulsed shortly 

  YPJ Kobanê commander Sorxwin Kobanê who spoke to ANF stated that the clashes with ISIS continue in five locations and the gangs would be expulsed from Kobanê shortly.
• 120 civilians massacred in Kobanê laid to rest 

  120 civilians who were massacred in an ISIS attack in Kobanê yesterday have been laid to rest.
• Death toll in ISIS massacre in Kobanê rises to 152 

  Rojava Institution of Martyrs' Families announced that the number of those killed in yesterday's attack by ISIS in Kobanê rose to 152.
• KCK: Perpetrators of the Kobanê massacre will be brought to account 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency stated that peoples of Turkey, the Middle East and the entire world should be assured that the perpetrators of the massacre in Kobanê that claimed the lives of Kurdish men and women would be brought to account.
• YPG/YPJ fighters rescue 80 hostages – NEW 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ and asayesh forces have rescued 80 civilians held hostage by ISIS gangs as a result of intense clashes in the wake of an operation launched by Kurdish forces after the bloody attack yesterday.
• ISIS savagery in Kobanê 

  Photos picturing the ISIS savagery in Kobanê have emerged.
• ‘It is impossible to attack the border gate from anywhere but Turkey’ 

  All findings on the ISIS attack on Kobanê in which tens of civilians were brutally massacred point at Turkey’s central role in the attack.
• YPG/YPJ fighters rescue the hostages 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have rescued 80 civilians held hostage by ISIS gangs in city center since yesterday.
• Fighting between ISIS and regime forces ongoing in Hesekê 

  While fighting between ISIS and regime forces continues in Hesekê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, regime forces are striking some locations in Neshwa with aircraft and mortars.
• Clashes continue in Kobanê 

  Fighting continues in Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, since yesterday's attack by ISIS gangs which left dozens of civilians dead or wounded.
• 12 detained in Ergani 

  Special operation teams carried out air-supported raids in a number of houses in Ergani district of Amed at around 4 am this morning.
• 3 gang members captured alive, clashes continue in Kobanê 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) who have launched an operation against ISIS gangs that infiltrated into Kobanê today, have taken control of the points where ISIS gangs were present.
• YPG: 30 ISIS gangs killed in Kobanê 

  YPG Media Center informed the public on today’s ISIS attacks on Kobanê and said that 30 gang members have been killed in the clashes so far.
• Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude in Ağrı 

  An earthquake with 3.5 Richter scale magnitude took place in Ağrı.
• DTK calls on people to raise their voices against ISIS attacks 

  Democratic Society Congress (DTK) held a press conference in Amed and called on the people to take action in order to protest the attacks of ISIS gangs.
• NAV-DEM: Lets embrace the Rojava Revolution against ISIS 

  Germany Democratic Kurdish Society Center NAV-DEM condemned today’s ISIS massacre and criticized Turkey’s support for the gangs. NAV-DEM called on revolutionary and democratic forces as well as international powers.
• Cizîr Canton Co-Presidency strongly condemns attacks on civilians 

  Cizîr Canton Co-Presidency has strongly condemned the attacks on civilians in Kobanê and Hesekê and described the attacks as cowardly.
• ISIS gangs in Turkish military uniforms 

  It has been discovered that the ISIS gangs who launched this morning's attacks were dressed in Turkish miltary uniforms and shaved themselves in order to pass as soldiers.
• 42 civilians massacred in Kobanê 

  The death toll of civilians massacred by ISIS gangs that had infiltrated into Kobanê early this morning has increased to 42, while the number of the wounded has been reported as 55.
• Operation and ambushes by the Turkish military 

  Turkish drones carry out scouting missions over guerilla areas and the army undertakes operation and ambushes.