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• People of Girê Spî overcome barbed wire fences to reach Northern Kurdistan 

  People of Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) overcome barbed wire fences to reach Northern Kurdistan. Civilians who were used by ISIS as human shield began crossing the border yesterday.
• 18 more villages around Girê Spî liberated 

  YPG/YPJ forces, in a joint operation with Burkan Al-Fırat fighters, liberated 18 more villages as the advance of the joint forces in Girê Spî continues.
• Meşhur Tehtanî neighborhood liberated in Girê Spî 

  YPG/YPJ forces liberated Meshur Tehtani neighbourhood in southeastern Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) after entering the town early morning today.
• Turkey sends reinforcements to ISIS gangs trapped in Girê Spî 

  The Turkish state is reportedly sending reinforcements over the Akçakale border gate to ISIS gangs, who have been encircled by YPG-YPJ forces in Girê Spî (Tel Abyad).
• YPG/YPJ forces arrive at Girê Spi 

  YPG/YPJ forces entered Girê Spi (Tel Abyad) city center after arriving at the town from the east and southeast. Clashes continue in two neighborhoods and YPG/YPJ fighters are only 1 km away from the Tel Abyad-Akçakale border gate.
• YPG: Silûk liberated, pincer operation started 

  YPG Press Office has said that Silûk town and many villages have been liberated in the scope of the Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo which entered its 39th day.
• Provocation attempts by Turkish army in Siirt 

  Turkish army forces laying ambushes have carried out a military operation against guerrillas in Siirt province, the HPG reported, saying that guerrillas had returned fire instantly.
• YPJ Commander Biharin: Time for Girê Spî now 

  YPJ (Women's Defense Units) Kobanê Eastern Front Commander Biharin Kendal spoke to ANF about the Kobanê battle and the recent situation in the operation to liberate Girê Spî.
• Burkan Al-Fırat: Victory is near 

  The Operation Centre of Burkan Al-Fırat forces said the joint operation to liberate Girê Spî successfully continues and the victory is near, adding that no allegations would break their determination to continue to defend the people.
• 2 more villages to east and south of Girê Spî liberated 

  It has been reported that the YPG/YPJ forces have liberated the Ebadin village to the east of Girê Spî (Tel-Abyad) and the village of Duxaniyê to the south of the city as well as some other settlements.
• Muhammed: No problem in Syria can be solved without Kurds 

  The Movement for Democratic Society (Tevgera Civaka Demokratîk‎, TEV-DEM) and Cizîrê Canton administration have held a joint public meeting in Hesekê in order to inform the public about the recent political and military developments in the canton.
• Civilians fleeing Girê Spî abandoned to death at Turkish border 

  Thousands of civilians who have flocked to the Turkish border after fleeing the ISIS-occupied city of Girê Spî, are simply being left to death at Turkish border where Turkish soldiers aren't allowing them to cross the border.
• Armed assailants released while HDP members arrested in Amed 

  Out of 20 HDP members who were detained following the attacks of counter forces that left 3 HDP members dead and 8 wounded, including 2 seriously, 14 were remanded in custody, including a minor.
• 5 more villages cleanses of ISIS 

  As the Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo continues on its 39th day, fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have reached to the outskirts of the city of Tal Abyad.
• YPG General Command: Our people fighting in harmony against evil 

  YPG General Command has released a statement responding to the news published by some media organs claiming that "YPG is committing a massacre against Arab people".
• YPG calls on people in operation area to go to Cizîrê Canton 

  YPG General Command called on the inhabitants in the area of the ongoing Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo to leave the region and go to the Cizîrê Canton to avoid being harmed and used by ISIS gangs as human shields.
• Burkan Al Fırat launches operation against ISIS 

  Burkan Al Fırat forces have liberated 12 villages in a heavy blow on ISIS gangs.
• Tel Abyad Operation and the great danger at the door... 

  Tel Abyad is ISIS’s gateway not only to Turkey but also to the entire world. Many recruits and equipments are transferred to ISIS through this town.
• Kurdish education in Kandil 

  Kurdish education is provided in many areas of the Kurdistan mountains in a period witnessing a huge deficiency in this field due to various reasons in Kurdish-inhabited territories, Turkey and North Kurdistan being in the first place.
• 50 years-old German fighter in Shengal resistance 

  Participation in Shengal resistance increasingly continues after ISIS gangs attacks and massacres in the city.
• Man wounded in Amed bomb attacks dies 

  Ali Türkmen who sustained a critical injury in the bomb attack targeting the HDP rally at İstasyon Square on 5 June, has lost his life at Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital where he was treated.
• 6 more villages liberated as Siluk encircled by YPG/YPJ 

  YPG/YPJ fighters have liberated 6 more villages and 6 hamlets from ISIS gangs, and encircled the Siluk town completely.
• YPG visits Arab villages to listen to problems of people 

  YPG Public Relations Committee, accompanied by Arab tribes’ opinion leaders, visited the villages liberated in the Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo in Cizîrê Canton and listened to problems of the people who have returned to their villages.
• Turkish military activity continues 

  While counter-activities continue to take place in the cities of North Kurdistan, military activities of the Turkish army against the guerrilla controlled areas is also increasing.
• Targeted attack on ISIS gangs in Sinjar 

  1 ISIS member was killed in a targeted attack by the HPG guerrillas in Sinjar.