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• Explosion in Raqqa 

  An explosion has been reported in the city of Raqqa
• PJAK presented recommendations for Rojhilat 

  Ten recommendations proposed by PJAK aimed at creating national unity and Democratic Council
• US delegation visited Raqqa 

  Former US Ambassador in Bahrein and a delegation of US commanders visited the city of Raqqa
• Another citizen kidnapped in Afrin 

  The mercenaries have kidnapped another man in Afrin centre
• Rojhilat: Women are resisting with the spirit of 15 August 

  Sinor Rojhilat, commander of the Bradost region, said the resistance of the Kurdish people continues against all odds
• Communal life in villages help refugees 

  Four villages under embargo due to the Turkish state occupation of Afrin, manage to meet needs of citizens through communal life
• MSD's Eli: The liberation of Afrin is a priority 

  MSD Presidential Council Member Hesen Eli talked about the proposal they made to the Syrian regime
• Rebuilding Syria will cost 388 billion US dollars  

  The UN EcoEconomic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) updated figures on the conflict in Syria and its reconstruction
• People meetings to assess latest political developments 

  The last meeting was held in the village of Ceid and was attended by many residents
• MSD's Yusif: Solution to Syrian crisis in the hands of its people 

  MSD Youth Office met young people to discuss latest developments in the region
• DBP executive Yuksel taken into custody 

  Democratic Regions Party Çukurova co-chair taken into custody on Sunday
• Britain prepares for Brexit oppression in the North of Ireland 

  Britain is setting up a new border zone in which military and officials would have extra powers to stop, search and interrogate people
• Another mass grave discovered in Raqqa 

  Several mass graves have already been identified by the Raqqa Reconstruction Committee.
• As Lira freefalls, cooperation with Erdoğan comes out 

  As Turkish Lira loses value against the USD and Euro, details of German banks’ cooperation with the Erdoğan regime start to come out. German banks have given a total of 21 billion Euros to Turkey and issued risk insurance for the loans.
• Erdoğan regime admits to using football player Özil 

  The Turkish government was behind pro-Erdoğan football player Mesut Özil’s claims that the “German football federation is racist against me”.
• Economic crisis in Turkey: 38 businesses are closing every day  

  Thousands of workplaces have been shut down since the beginning of the year.
• What will happen in Idlib? 

  Speculation of a military operation and agreement between Turkey and Russia are on the table.
• Trump doubles steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey 

  Tensions between the US and Turkey seem to be on the rise.
• Election results stay the same in Iraq 

  Results of the manual recount for the May 12 elections have been announced, with little to no changes.
• Syrian regime calls on Idlib residents to surrender 

  The Syrian regime is preparing for an operation against Idlib. Army forces airdropped flyers calling on Idlib residents to surrender.
• Turkish Lira struggling 

  The Turkish Lira continues to freefall to record lows against the USD and Euro. USD/TL exchange rate rose over 6.20 this morning.
• Raqqa gets green 

  Rebuilding a city also means to make it greener and more citizen-friendly.
• UN: 400 billion dollars necessary to rebuild Syria 

  The UN assessed the cost of reconstruction of Syria after seven years of war.
• Muslim: Political and cultural rights are not up for negotiation 

  TEV-DEM Foreign Relations Committee Officer Salih Muslim spoke to the AFP about their meetings with the Syrian regime and said political and cultural rights can’t be negotiated.
• Australia strips five of citizenship over Islamic State links 

  Five former dual nationals have been stripped of their Australian citizenship due to their involvement with the Islamic State group overseas, a government minister said Thursday.