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• Iraqi activists and organizations to protest Turkish invasion 

  Iraqi New Generation Peace Network Organization Administrator Casim Eli stated that Iraqi activists and organizations will be holding protests in front of the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad and in other cities against the attacks.
• Clash between Turkish gangs in Aleppo results in casualties 

  Clashes broke out between the 51st Front and Sultan Murad gangs in the Akhtarin town in Aleppo. There are casualties in the clashes.
• Why does German intelligence attribute the “No” to just the PKK? 

  The 2017 report by the German intelligence agency published last week included a statement that “the No campaign in Europe for the April 16 referendum was organized by the PKK”, which has been taken to the Federal Parliament’s agenda.
• Dozens of bodies discovered in mass graves in Raqqa 

  Raqqa Civil Council’s Emergency Intervention Units have completed the works in the mass grave in the city zoo where 400 bodies were discovered.
• Demonstration against Turkish invasion of Kurdistan in Rome 

  Demonstration in Rome against Turkey’s invasion attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan.
• 7 ISIS members killed in Iraq 

  Iraqi security forces killed 7 ISIS members in Diyala and Salahaddin provinces.
• Protests against Turkish war policy in Europe 

  In Paris, Marseilles, Toulouse, Stockholm, Vienna, Linz and Graz, rallies and demonstrations took place on Saturday against the occupation of Afrin and the invasion of southern Kurdistan by the Turkish state.
• Permanent People’s Tribunal on Turkey discussed at Westminster 

  The event, hosted by Lord Hylton is now available on Vimeo.
• Vaccination campaign in Raqqa 

  Children are getting jabs to prevent diseases from spreading.
• People’s Council opened in Kesra 

  The new People’s Council will work to meet the needs of people.
• HDP’s Temelli: Next eight months will be a critical time 

  HDP co-chair spoke of the political issues the party will have to deal within the next eight months.
• 300 landmines neutralized in Raqqa 

  From July 24 to 26, the Sabotage Unit under the Raqqa Domestic Security Forces neutralized many explosives placed by ISIS gangs.
• Explosion in Siirt countryside 

  An explosion occurred during the Turkish army operation in the countryside of Siirt province.
• A new commune opens in Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Reorganising the neighborhoods through communitarian work and structures.
• Unrest in Iraq continues 

  Protests and demonstrations are organised on a daily basis in many cities.
• HDP sends letter of solidarity to Greece 

  At least 82 people lost their lives in the forest fires in the Attica region in Greece.
• Jelpke: The report is an admission that the PKK ban doesn’t work 

  MP Ulla Jelpke protested the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution criminalizing and targeting Kurdish institutions and said, “PKK having more members in Germany than last year is an admission that bans don't work."
• MSD makes official visit to Damascus 

  A delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) made an official visit to Damascus on the invitation of the Syrian government.
• Memorial for British YPG martyr Dean Carl Evans in London 

  A memorial ceremony was held in London for Dean Carl Evans who had been martyred in Manbij. His family said they are proud of their son.
• Kurdish politician arrested in Denmark, faces risk of extradition 

  Kurdish politician Cemal Deniz was arrested while traveling from Germany to Denmark on July 14. Deniz is accused of being an administrator within the PKK and Turkey demands his extradition.
• Demonstration for Öcalan’s freedom in Zurich 

  Kurdish youth staged a demonstration demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in aggravated isolation by the Turkish state.
• Turkish Embassy personnel attack protesters in South Africa 

  Protesters against Erdoğan were attacked in Pretoria, South Africa.
• Stop Turkish Occupation of Kurdistan: Day of Action on 28 July 

  On 28 July actions will be staged in many countries against the Turkish occupation of Kurdistan.
• Almost 250 dead in ISIS attacks in Syria 

  Almost 250 people have lost their lives in the coordinated ISIS attacks in Suweyda to the south of Syria on Wednesday.
• Iraq greenlights Basra’s demand for a “federal region” 

  The Iraqi government has greenlighted the “federal region” demanded in demonstrations that started on July 8. A government spokesperson stated that they have no right to hinder such a demand.