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• Iraqi court orders suspension of independence referendum 

  Iraqi Supreme Court has ordered suspension of the independence referendum scheduled for September 25.
• SDF rescues an Êzidî woman and 3 of her children in Deir ez-Zor 

  A woman with the name Şirîn Dexîl Hemo and three of her children have been rescued by SDF forces from the clutches of ISIS gangs in the Deir ez-Zor region. The Movement of Free Êzidî Women (TAJÊ) has reunited the woman and her children with her family.
• Ayhan Bilgen released 10 days ago faces arrest warrant 

  Diyarbakır 6th Heavy Penal Court has issued arrest warrant for HDP MP Ayhan Bilgen upon an appeal against his release from prison 10 days ago.
• Heavy clashes in 5 neighborhoods of Raqqa 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in 5 neighborhoods of Raqqa.
• Dozens of civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  Special units of the Syrian Democratic Forces have rescued 40 civilians in Rawda neighbourhood of Raqqa.
• Ulaş Adalı’s letter goodbye when he left for Kobanê 

  Like Stalingrad didn’t fall, like Moscow wasn’t defeated, Kobanê won’t fall, Afrin won’t fall, Rojava won’t fall. The resistance won’t be defeated. Farewell, the peoples of the world, farewell the working class and the oppressed.
• Final declaration of Rojhilat workshop released 

  Two-day workshop in Stockholm on the situation in Rojhilat (Eastern) Kurdistan and Kurdish national unity, released its final declaration.
• ISIS attacks US military base near Maxmur 

  Four ISIS suicide bombers attacked a US military base near Maxmur, a small-town 30 km west of Hewler (Arbil).
• Balance sheet of battle for 8 days of the Deir ez-Zor campaign 

  Cizire Storm Operation Room announced the liberation of 2 towns, 14 villages and hamlets, as well as the rescue of 4000 civilians within the last 8 days.
• Ebu Xewla: We will continue to advance despite Syrian attacks 

  Deir ez-Zor Military Council forces will continue to advance to eastern bank of the Euphrates despite Syrian regime and Russia’s attack, the military commander of the organization said.
• Abadi threatens Kurds with military intervention 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi threated Kurds with military intervention if the Kurdistan independence referendum scheduled for September 25 results in violence.
• New photos emerge of funeral attacker with Erdogan’s son 

  New photos have emerged of M.A. who attacked the funeral of the mother of a prominent Kurdish politician, with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son.
• Bayik: The victory is definitely ours; the colonizers will lose 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Cemil Bayık said despite the unprecedented savagery of the colonizers will lose and added: “the victory is ours.”
• SDF condemns attacks by Russia and the Syrian regime 

  The SDF has condemned the Russian and Syrian regime jets attacking their forces in Dêrazor. The Command Center demanded a stop to the attacks that constitute support for ISIS and announced that they will continue their advance in the area.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' rally in Aleppo 

  The Rojava Youth Union (YCR) organised a rally for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Hundreds of Aleppo's residents joined the rally.
• White House: We do not support the Referendum 

  The White House has issued a statement on the referendum in Southern Kurdistan and said, “The United States does not support the Kurdistan Regional Government’s intention to hold a referendum later this month.”
• Funeral attacker has a photo with Minister Soylu 

  It has come to light that one of the racists who attacked Hatun Tuğluk’s funeral, Murat Alp, has a photograph taken with Minister of Interior Affairs Süleyman Soylu in the police station.
• 48 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  SDF forces hit ISIS heavily in Raqqa city center and cleared the prison in Amin neighbourhood. 48 ISIS members were killed and 3 bomb-laden vehicles destroyed.
• Sugar factory and electricity station near Deir ez-Zor liberated 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have liberated the sugar factory and the electricity station north of Deir ez-Zor.
• Russian and Syrian warplanes bombard SDF positions 

  SDF forces running the Operation Cizire Storm to liberate Deir ez-Zor from ISIS have been targeted by strikes of Russian and Syrian warplanes.
• Erdoğan threatens Barzani with the NSC 

  The KDP has gifted Southern Kurdistan oil to Erdoğan and has allowed him to open military bases in the region, and Erdoğan repaid the favors by threatening the Southern Kurdistan administration with the NSC over the referendum.
• 20 civilians rescued, 19 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  SDF special units have rescued another 20 civilians in Nahda neighbourhood, west of Raqqa city.
• SDF liberates the Museum of Raqqa looted by ISIS 

  SDF fighters have liberated the Museum of Raqqa, historical artifacts of which were looted by the ISIS during the years of invasion.
• Kurdish 'Long March' in Germany in its final stage 

  The Long March of the Kurdish youth, started on 11 September in German city Dortmund, continues in its last day.
• Barzani signals backpedalling for the referendum 

  Barzani gave signals of backpedalling for the referendum in the meeting he had with representatives from the US, the UK and the UN, saying: “The decision to postpone the referendum is not only up to me, but to be taken with other political leaders."