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• Prisoners exiled 

  Several prisoners in the Antalya Closed Prison Type L have been exiled to various prisons.
• Russia: Syrian army is preparing to resolve the Idlib issue 

  Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that the Syrian army is preparing to resolve the “terrorism” issue in the Idlib region.
• YPG captures Adil Musa Abdouljezar, one of key figures of ISIS 

  Adil Musa Abdouljezar was captured alive in an operation that was successfully carried out by YPG Anti-Terror Units (YAT).
• Iraqi Parliament to reconvene on Tuesday 

  The new Iraqi Parliament has convened for the first time on Monday, after the general elections of May 12. 
• KCK called on Kurds and German government 

  The KCK urged Kurds to avoid extremist actions and called on the German government to respect the right to demonstrate. 
• Wave of arrests in Hatay 

  HDP Iskenderun Province co-presidents Muhsine Taşan and Ahmet Çahan are among the many people taken into custody.
• Kurdish youth continued Long March 

  After the action demanding freedom for Öcalan was banned in Germany, youth are defying the ban and marching for the third day
• Karasu: The right way to get rid of mercenaries in Idlib 

  KCK Executive Council Member Mustafa Karasu wrote an article for Yeni Özgür Politika.
• The Mediterranean deadlier than ever 

  The office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that the Mediterranean sea has been deadlier than ever in the first half of 2018. More than 1600 migrants lost their lives in 7 months.
• New Garda boss appointed under cover of darkness 

  The former assistance chief of the RUC police, Drew Harris, has been controversially sworn in as Garda Commissioner in an extraordinary midnight ceremony at the force's headquarters in Kevin Street, Dublin
• Turkey bombed Amed villages 

  Reports came trough about the village of Cetlibahçe (Helhel) in Amed's Hazro district was bombed by air at 4 am on Monday morning. 
• German police attack and ban the Long March for Öcalan 

  The Long March started by Kurdish youth and internationalists in Germany today, demanding freedom for Öcalan, has been banned by the police.
• Explosion in Damascus 

  The Syrian capital is shaken by a series of explosions
• UK Tories threaten partition for North of Ireland 

  The Conservative Party Brexit campaign is sliding towards a "take it or leave it" showdown with the EU amid an increasingly bloody-minded approach by British officials.
• Rûken: Isolation is part of the special war 

  KJK Coordination Member Zêrîn Rûken said the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan is part of the special war.
• Freedom for Öcalan actions in Sweden and Denmark 

  Actions reclaiming freedom to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the removal of the isolation regime imposed on him, were organised in the Swedish capital Stockholm and Denmark's capital city Copenhagen.
• Obstacles and problems for people trying to reach Amed rally 

  HDP delegations from Bingöl faced many obstacles trying to reach the regional rally held in Amed on World Peace Day.
• KESK committee: Fires in Dersim must be put out at once 

  As the Turkish state starts another forest fire in the Kutudere region in central Dersim, a KESK committee observed the burning areas in the city and stated that this is a crime against humanity.
• Kirkuk’s politicians: We demand the Turkish Ambassador be tried 

  Kirkuk’s political circles are protesting the Turkish Ambassador Fatih Yildiz’s comments about Kirkuk that reflect their aims for an invasion, “Kirkuk is our ancestral land”.
• “Advisor” removed from office by Abadi, nominated as PM 

  Former National Security Undersecretary and Hasdh al Shaabi President Falih Fayaz, who had been removed from office by Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar Abadi, has been nominated for the office of Prime Minister by some officials from the Nasir Coalition.
• Fires in Cudi Mountain spreading 

  Turkish bombing continue to provoke fires
• Gangs in Afrin sell their weapons and flee to Turkey 

  Jabhat Al-Shamiya gangs in Afrin are selling their weapons and fleeing to Turkey. Meanwhile the invading Turkish state has brought in 500 gang members from the Bab Al-Hawa corridor to the border line to partake in the war in Idlib.
• SOHR: Mercenaries blew up two bridges in Idlib 

  The two bridges were said to have been blown up by mercenaries in an attempt to protect themselves from imminent Syrian regime operation.
• Six people detained in Istanbul 

  Six people have been taken into custody in Istanbul as genocide policy by the government continues
• Four South Kurdistan parties met in Sulaymaniyah 

  Four Kurdish parties agree to work for the "interests of the people of South Kurdistan"