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• Lilwa Abdullah: Our priority is to rescue civilians 

  Operaion Cizire Storm Spokesperson Lilwa Abdullah stated that the operation continues and that there are violent clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs.
• Politicians, peshmerga and artists take off towards Qandil 

  Reactions continue to pour in against the Turkish state’s invasion attacks. A group of politicians, peshmergas and artists have taken off from Sulaymaniyah towards Qandil.
• Surprise alliance between Sadr and pro-Iran list 

  The winner of Iraqi parliamentary elections Muqtada Sadr formed a surprise alliance with the Iran-backed Fetih Coalition to form the government.
• HDP and Revolutionary Party members detained 

  Members of the HDP and Revolutionary Party were taken into custody in house raids in Ankara and İzmir provinces.
• HDP candidates canvassing across the country 

  Eleven days left to the 24 June parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey.
• Al-Bab youth protests against repression 

  Youth of al-Bab demand the Turkish state affiliated asayish (security) forces to leave the city.
• Italian association ARCI pledges to support Kurds in Rojava 

  The Congress committed ARCI to promote projects and initiatives in and with Kurds in Rojava.
• HDP deputy Encü given yet another fine 

  HDP deputy Encü was accused of insulting the government and security forces.
• Turkey’s imperial ambitions to be discussed in the EP 

  ​​​​​​​A conference on Turkish occupation of Afrin and the future of the Middle East in the European Parliament.
• SDF Commander: Attempts to prevent the operation have failed 

  SDF Commander Ehmed El-Mihemed stated that ISIS gangs have placed laser guided mines in homes to stop the advance of fighters and to prevent civilians from leaving conflict zones.
• Kurz receives death threats after Erdoğan's targeting 

  Austrian security forces have gone on full alert after Erdoğan personally targeted Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz who ordered the closing of AKP-aligned mosques and deportation of their imams.
• HDP report: Over 200 detentions, 57 attacks in 45 days 

  In the last 45 days, over 200 HDP members have been detained, 16 HDP members have been jailed and various party offices have been attacked over 50 times.
• SDF advances towards Tahuna village 

  SDF forces continue their advance towards Dashisha town and are only 3 kilometers to the village of Tahuna.
• Qandil operation as an instrument of AKP’s election campaign 

  Erdoğan declared at an election campaign that the announced military operation on the Qandil Mountains had begun. Mustafa Karasu from the KCK refers to the announcement as election campaign propaganda.
• Demirtaş invites British Labour Party leader Corbyn to Turkey 

  “Solidarity is a source of morale and a platform to breathe,” said HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş.
• Lawyer Ata: The one-man regime has buried law in Turkey 

  This is a system designed to produce crime even where there is no actual crime.
• “We will be the voice of the revolutionaries who fell in Rojava” 

  Mehmet Guler is the father of Aziz, who lost his life fighting against DAESH in Rojava.
• HDP members detained, election vehicle seized in İzmir 

  In Buca district of İzmir province, HDP members were taken into custody and the election vehicle they used was seized by the police.
• Demirtaş responds to Erdoğan's claims on Kobani protests 

  Demirtaş has exposed Erdoğan’s lies on demonstrations in solidarity with Kobani that shook Turkey in 2014.
• HDP’s Buldan: We will bring the AKP regime down 

  The HDP co-chair said in Birecik “on 24 June we can change the fate of Turkey”
• Demirtaş responds to Erdoğan’s “death penalty” message 

  Responding to Turkish President Erdoğan’s “death penalty” message, HDP’s Demirtaş said; “I will take no step back”.
• HDP gives courses to avoid fraud at elections 

  HDP is giving courses to secure safety at polling stations on June 24.
• KONGRA-GEL calls on everyone to go to the polls on 24 June 

  This election is a great opportunity to get rid of AKP-MHP fascism, said KONGRA-GEL.
• SDF: 12 villages and 15 hamlets liberated in one week 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces have made advances and delivered heavy blows to ISIS gangs since they resumed the Operation Cizire Storm one week ago to clear the Dashisha area from DAESH (ISIS) mercenaries and secure the Iraq-Syria border.
• SDF encircles the last ISIS stronghold south of Hesekê 

  SDF forces have encircled the last ISIS stronghold southeast of Hesekê (Hasakah).