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• 15 August commemorated with hundreds of initiatives 

  Today, 15 August 1984 is an important date for Kurds as it marks the first PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) attack, led by guerrilla commander Mahsum Korkmaz, “Agit”.
• Sinn Féin: British PM driving headlong towards disastrous no-deal 

  The South Down MP said: "In a letter sent by British prime minister Boris Johnson to all permanent secretaries about preparations for Brexit it is clear he is driving headlong towards a no-deal Brexit."
• Youth celebrate 15 August anniversary in Lavrio 

  Activists carried posters of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and PKK, KCK, HPG, YJA-Star.
• Youth Camp ended in Switzerland  

  Kurdish and international young people from different parts of Europe gathered at a Summer Camp organised in Switzerland.
• Argentinian current president lost primary elections 

  Macri lost the Presidential primary elections while the alternative Frente de Todos got 47%
• Syrian warplane downed, pilot taken captive by rebels near Idlib 

  A warplane of the Syrian regime was downed in the northwest of the country and the pilot was taken captive by mercenary groups.
• German state’s war crimes in Kurdistan 

  German-made poison gases and chemical weapons have been used in wars in Kurdistan throughout the last century, not just in the Dersim massacre in 1938. The involvement was proven time and time again, but the German state always remained silent.
• House raids and arrests in Mersin 

  Political genocide operations of the AKP regime continue uninterrupted.
• Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio chats 

  Facebook confirmed that it had been transcribing users’ audio and said it will no longer do so, following scrutiny into other companies.
• HBDH claims responsibility for the action in İzmir 

  HBDH announced that the action which targeted a factory in İzmir city on August 12 was carried out by their units.
• German police raid Kurdish institution and two houses in Kassel 

  German police raided the Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DTKM) and houses of two Kurdish citizens.
• Swedish MP: We stand with Rojava against occupation 

  Swedish Social Democratic Party MP Kadir Kasirga protested the Turkish state’s invasion attempts and said, “We will stand with Rojava.”
• HBDH carries out action against mineral oil warehouse 

  HBDH’s Sevda Serinyel Vengeance Militia announced that they carried out an action against a mineral oil warehouse, burning it down completely. 
• Germany sentences Syriac activists 

  Germany’s Bavaria state has issued another sentence against activists.
• Turkish-backed gangs kill two civilians in Jarablus 

  The gang group called “National Army” has brutally murdered two civilians in occupied Jarablus city.
• Turkish invasion threats against Rojava protested in London 

  The action called for unity and resistance against the threats and attacks of the Turkish state.
• Week 373 of the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, the longest protest organised by Kurds in Europe, has been taken over by a new group of activists on 373.
• Öcalan and other prisoners on Imralı met their families today 

  Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners on Imralı have met their families today.
• US delegation in Urfa as part of preparations for “safe zone” 

  The Turkish regime announced that a delegation from the US has arrived in Urfa as part of discussions on a safe zone in the north of Syria.
• Turkish Minister continues invasion threats against NE Syria 

  The Turkish state can’t tolerate the gains by people of North and East Syria, or the democratic system they built, so they aim to invade the area under the guise of a “safe zone”.
• HBDH claims the action against factory in Alaplı, northern Turkey 

  HBDH announced that the action which targeted a factory in Zonguldak city on August 6 was carried out by their units.
• Syrian regime advances in Idlib: Dozens dead 

  Syrian regime forces took over a strategic town in the Idlib province to the northwest of the country and are advancing towards Khan Shayhun. At least 61 people were killed in Sunday’s clashes.
• HBDH claims the action against Turkish military convoy in Konya 

  HBDH announced that the action which targeted a Turkish military convoy in Konya province in central Anatolia was carried out by their forces.
• ISIS attacks kills 2 policemen, injures 2 others in Kirkuk 

  Yet another attack by ISIS in northern Iraq.
• Families on their way to Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners on Imralı will be meeting their relatives today.