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• 15 people detained in Istanbul 

  15 people, mainly HDP members, were taken into custody during dawn raids in Istanbul.
• “We can’t bring Demirtaş to the hearing, we’re too busy” 

  The reason for HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş not being brought to the hearings was given as a “busy schedule of duties”.
• Maliki: It’s time to turn a new page 

  After what happened as a result of the referendum it’s time for Baghdad and Arbil to put the problems behind them, Iraq’s vice president Nouri al-Maliki said.
• Curfew declared in Diyarbakir 

  Turkish administration declared a curfew in a village and three hamlets in Kulp, a district of Diyarbakir province.
• Mistura: Putin has to win the peace 

  U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura urged Russia’s president Vladimir Putin to win the peace and warned him that military achievements are not enough in Syria.
• Court order for Demirtaş: “Bring him to the hearing” 

  The Diyarbakır Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction No.7 has demanded HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demiraş be brought to the hearing.
• Parliament bans Kurdish MP from two sessions for saying Kurdistan 

  Turkish parliament banned HDP’s Osman Baydemir from two parliamentary sessions after he said “Kurdistan” in his speech.
• Turkish singer will face trial for “insulting Erdogan” 

  A Turkish singer will face trial for singing a song with revised lyrics that criticized Erdogan.
• “Öcalan’s freedom will contribute to peace in the Middle East” 

  Uruguayan researcher, journalist and author of several books on the Latin American social movements Professor Raúl Zibechi has joined the Freedom for Öcalan campaign.
• US: Our presence in Syria will continue 

  US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said, “We will continue to work through all our partners to try to stabilize the country.”
• A singer in the ranks of the YPG in Dêir ez-Zor 

  Beyar Heysem Mihemed is from Hesekê. He joined the People's Defense Units (YPG) together with four of his brothers. With his songs, he is a moral incentive for the fighters at the front.
• Cleaning efforts start in Raqqa’s Rimela neighbourhood 

  Reconstruction Committee has started cleaning efforts in Rimela neighbourhood of the Raqqa city.
• Operation Cizire Storm: SDF liberates Siwedan town 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) liberated Siwedan town, one of the last strongholds of ISIS in Deir ez-Zor.
• French police attacks vigil in Strasbourg 

  French police attacked the vigil and the tent set up by sit-in protestors who demand security and freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Self Defense Forces center opened in Tabqa 

  Democratic Civilian Administration Defense Committee in the Tabqa region opened a Self Defense Forces Center in Tabqa.
• Six more schools to open in Raqqa 

  In the face of the large influx of returning residents, the Education Committee of Raqqa Civil Council is preparing to open six schools in three neighborhoods of Raqqa city.
• Putin: Large part of Russian troops in Syria will be withdrawn 

  Russian President Putin announced that a large part of Russian troops in Syria will be withdrawn.
• MSD official: SDF areas are the safest regions in Syria 

  Remarking that the areas liberated by SDF are the safest regions in Syria, MSD Political Council member Hesen Mihemed Eli said these liberated areas will be governed by the people through assemblies.
• SDF, Iraqi army to establish joint coordination center at border 

  Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi army agreed to establish a joint coordination center at the Iraqi-Syrian border passing through Deir ez-Zor.
• Actions for Öcalan continue in Europe 

  Thousands of people in many European cities demonstrated for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan this weekend.
• UN and Baghdad remain silent on Makhmur attack 

  United Nations and Iraqi government remain silent on the Turkish airstrike against Self Defence Forces of Makhmur four days ago. No official from neither the UN nor the Iraqi government visited the site of the bombing.
• 10 ISIS members killed by Iraqi forces near Kirkuk 

  Iraqi forces killed 10 ISIS members hiding in a tunnel in Rashad town near Kirkuk.  
• Demonstration in Strasbourg leaves 48 days behind 

  The indefinite sit-in in Strasbourg, France held with the slogan “CPT to Imrali” supported by dozens of institutions continued with resolve on its 48th day.
• HDP’s Beştaş to stand trial for sharing photograph of jailed MPs 

  HDP MP Meral Danış Beştaş is facing an investigation, in which she is accused of “spreading propaganda for PKK” by sharing a photograph of HDP MPs who are on remand without conviction.
• 500 French nationals in ISIS ranks: Minister 

  A minister of the French government announced that there are 500 French nationals in the ranks of ISIS in Syria and Iraq.