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• KCDK-E condemns Norway’s extradition of Taşdemir to Turkey 

  “On the night of July 2, Taşdemir was taken from the camp she was staying in by the police and sent to Norway. Following lightning fast court proceedings completed in 12 hours, Taşdemir was put in handcuffs and shackles and extradited to Turkey."
• Consecutive explosions in Jarablus 

  Two consecutive explosions occurred in Jarablus.
• Three people injured in explosion in Urfa 

  An unidentified object exploded in Urfa province, injuring two kids and their mother.
• One dead and eleven injured in explosions in Baghdad 

  In two consecutive explosions in Baghdad, one person has been killed and eleven others injured.
• Istanbul: Armed fascist group released from custody 

  Three of the arrested fascists who took up arms on election night and swept through the streets of Istanbul with bullet-proof vests and threatened the opposition were released yesterday.
• U.S. senator warns against further Turkish incursions in Syria 

  Turkey could find itself in a quagmire if it deepens its involvement in Syria’s multi-sided civil war, a U.S. senator said on Wednesday after meeting President Tayyip Erdogan this week.
• TEV-DEM's Xelil: We are ready for dialogue 

  Xelil confirmed in Raqqa that TEV-DEM is ready to defend the autonomous region
• SDF fighters liberate two more villages from ISIS 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have liberated two more villages in the Operation Cizire Storm.
• Explosion in Raqqa results in injuries 

  Successive explosions occurred in Sinaa neighborhood of Raqqa.
• Iraqi army launches operation against ISIS sleeper cells 

  Iraqi army has launched a large scale operation against ISIS sleeper cells.
• Supreme Election Board publishes final election results 

  Ten days after the elections, the YSK issued final official results.
• Piri: We will call for membership talks to be halted with Turkey 

  The European Parliament rapporteur to Turkey stated that; “The European Parliament’s attitude has not changed and sadly, the Turkish government has made no changes.”
• UK trade unions support the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign 

  PROSPECT union has joined the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign in the UK.
• Berlin declares stance on Customs Union, HDP and Afrin 

  The German government declared that it is not possible to start negotiations for the modernization of the Customs Union with Turkey in a response to a written inquiry.
• Norway extradites Kurdish politician to Turkey 

  Kurdish female politician Gülizar Taşdemir who sought asylum in Norway for medical treatment in 2015, has been extradited to Turkey.
• ISIS gangs put children through scarring pain 

  ISIS gangs used to conduct inhumane and immoral attacks during their invasion in Raqqa, and had put 4 children through scarring pain when they beheaded the children’s father for “apostasy”.
• Official transition into dictatorship on July 9 

  Turkey will take transition into the "one man regime" dubbed the "Presidential Governance System" on July 9.
• Demonstration against the raid on Kurdish association in Germany 

  After the yesterday's search of the Kurdish association in Bielefeld a spontaneous demonstration took place in the evening. The Kurdish umbrella organization NAV-DEM condemned the ongoing criminalization of the Kurds in Germany.
• Kurdish politician in Germany harassed by police 

  Abdullah Efe, coordinator of the Democratic Kurdish Community Centre in Hannover was harassed by police
• Women call to boycott Flormar and support workers 

  Workers at beauty products factory Flormar are staging a 50 days long resistance against dismissal.
• KCDK-E condemns the raid on the Kurdish DKTM centre in Bielefeld 

  "Germany's policy of criminalizing the Kurdish institutions serves the dictator Erdogan”, said the KCDK-E in a statement
• Reconstruction efforts continue in Raqqa 

  Raqqa Civil Council, Reconstruction Committee and People’s Municipality Council have started substructure works in the largest neighborhood of the city to accelerate services in the city.
• Dozens of mercenaries captured in Deir ez-Zor 

  Several mercenaries were captured and ammunition was seized as a result of the operation conducted by Deir ez-Zor Military Council against ISIS sleeper cells in the region.
• Kurdish politician at risk of being extradited to Turkey 

  Gülizar Taşdemir was denied asylum in Norway where she was seeking medical attention.
• Votes recounted in Kirkuk 

  No government yet in Iraq while votes are recounted in several areas.