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• Explosion in Turkey-ISIS invaded Jarablus 

  6 people were wounded in an explosion in Jarablus where the Turkish state carried out an invasion through ISIS after changing their appearance.
• AKP threatens Europe over Idlib 

  AKP MP Yalçın Akdoğan said “Should Idlib collapse, so will Europe”.
• Repression intensified on the third day of the long march 

  The repression against the long march "rise against Fascism, free Leader Apo" of the Kurdish youth was further aggravated on the third day.
• Dead and wounded in Basra protest 

  Five protesters were killed and at least 68 more were injured during a second day of clashes with security forces in Iraq’s main southern city Basra.
• UN Security Council to discuss Idlib 

  The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting on Friday on the situation in Syria’s Idlib province. 
• Sinn Fein urged governments to step up efforts for power-sharing 

  Power-sharing institutions in the North of Ireland are still stalled. Sinn Fein urged both the Irish and British governments to uphold their responsibilities
• 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”.