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• HDP’s Parliamentary Speaker candidate is Irmak 

  HDP has put up arrested Hakkari MP Selma Irmak as a candidate for the Parliamentary Speaker.
• Six villages liberated in Operation Cizire Storm 

  SDF liberated six villages from ISIS gangs as part of their Operation Cizire Storm to clear Deir ez-Zor territory.
• Kobanê resistance saluted around the world 

  The World Kobanê Day has been celebrated by the Kurds and their friends around the world.
• Young critic of KDP attacked in Europe 

  Şivan Azad was attacked after protesting the sentence he received in the lawsuit against him in Southern Kurdistan, which he couldn’t attend personally because he’s in Europe, and criticized the KDP government’s policies.
• 10-year prison sentence for HDP MP Selma Irmak 

  HDP Hakkari MP Selma Irmak has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
• Demonstration for Öcalan in front of the CPT continues 

  The sit-in in front of the CPT and CoE demanding urgent meeting with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues with growing support.
• Deal between ISIS and the Syrian regime in Deir ez-Zor 

  It came out that the Syrian regime and ISIS engaged in talks and plans against the SDF. Accordingly, the regime will open the way for ISIS gangs to cross into SDF areas in Deir ez-Zor territory.
• HDP denounces the government’s intense pressure on the judiciary 

  HDP Central Executive Board released a statement regarding the letter of Turkish Ministry of Justice that was sent to the Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and all courts responsible for HDP’s co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş’s cases.
• HDP and DBP administrators detained in Ardahan 

  Co-chairs and executives of the Ardahan branches of HDP and DBP have been taken into custody in Ardahan province.
• SDF fighters seize ammunition in Begara village cleansed of ISIS 

  SDF fighters participating in the Operation Cizire Storm have launched cleaning operation in Begara village they liberated from ISIS yesterday evening, seizing ammunition and corpses of ISIS gangs.
• Once an ISIS captive, Haci is now serving his people 

  After 113 days of captivity in an ISIS prison, Mezil Haci Haci is now at the service of his people in Deir ez-Zor security (asayish) forces.
• Rojavan elderly couple suffer 12 days in custody in Turkey 

  The Rojavan elderly couple Hebo Hanefa and Nouri Khalil were detained in Istanbul Ataturk Airport on their way to Iraq from Denmark. The couple, over 60 years old both, don’t speak a word of Turkish, and can’t learn why they are detained for 12 days.
• German activist Müller: Öcalan is the leader of all the oppressed 

  German activist Peter Müller who participates in the bus tour calling for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, stated that they are welcomed with wide interest and that “Öcalan’s ideas need to be shared with all societal groups”.
• Democratic civilian administration declared in Tabqa 

  Tabqa Regional Democratic Civilian Administration has been declared.
• SDF fighters liberate two villages in Operation Cizire Storm 

  SDF fighters advancing against ISIS in the Operation Cizire Storm have liberated two more villages near Deir ez-Zor.
• Iraqi Interior Minister: Taking over of airports in progress 

  Iraqi Interior Minister Kasim Muhammed el-Araji stated that their second meeting with the Erbil administration regarding the disputed territories has been “positive” and that they “will begin the process of taking over the airports.”
• Three HDP members detained in Osmaniye 

  Three HDP members were taken into custody during house raids in Osmaniye this morning.
• One more village liberated in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  SDF fighters advancing in Deir ez-Zor campaign have liberated the village of Harqa northeast of Deir ez-Zor.
• AKP is behind the attacks on Kurdish shopkeepers in Antwerp 

  Fascist groups attacked Kurdish shopkeepers in Antwerp, Belgium under the lead of the AKP and Turkish consulate officials. Many shops have been damaged. As tensions continue, the Belgian police issued a demonstration ban in the city.
• French police attack the sit-in for Öcalan in Strasbourg - UPDATE 

  Police staged a crackdown on the sit-in held in front of the CPT in Strasbourg demanding an urgent meeting with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Heavy clashes between SDF and ISIS in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in the village of Harqa northeast of Deir ez-Zor.
• Security offices other than Iraqi police banned in Kirkuk 

  The Iraqi Parliament has banned the asayish (security) offices other than the Iraqi Federal Police in Kirkuk.
• Nine members of the Revolutionary Party detained 

  Nine members of the Revolutionary Party (Devrimci Parti) have been taken into custody in house raids in Istanbul and Hatay provinces.
• “Freedom for Öcalan” billboards in Switzerland 

  Posters calling for freedom for Öcalan are displayed in the central train station in Solothurn, Switzerland.
• ISIS attacks against SDF positions in Al-Omar oil field repelled 

  SDF forces repelled the attacks of ISIS gangs against their positions in Al-Omar oil field.