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• Latest from Raqqa: Intense clashes in 3 neighborhoods 

  Intense clashes continue in Raqqa’s Emîn, Nehda and Tekene neighborhoods. 11 gang members have reportedly been killed. Fighters continue to advance.
• Turkish spy Saylan will stand trial in Germany today 

  A Turkish spy will stand trial for alleged plans to assassinate Kurdish politicians in Europe.
• Aydar: We will be able to prevent massacres only if we unite! 

  "The enemies of the Kurds are forging plans against our people. The Iranian regime is murdering Kurds. This slaughtering can be brought to an end with our unity" Zubeyr Aydar, member of KNK’s Executive Council says.
• HDP MPs started Conscience and Justice vigil in Ankara 

  People’s Democracy Party MPs started a “Conscience and Justice Vigil” in Ankara for imprisoned MPs.
• Three women MPs will be striped off their parliamentary duties 

  HDP’s four MPs (including three women) will be stripped off their parliamentary duties along with CHP MP Enis Berberoglu, reports say.
• HPG denied Turkish claims on killing of four guerrillas 

  Turkish claims on the killing of four guerrillas in Hakkari, on September 3, are false, HPG said in a statement.
• Turkish army deliberately targets civilians, DTK co-chair says 

  The Turkish army is deliberately targeting civilians in Kurdistan as a part of a concept which aims to force people to leave their villages, co-chair of Democratic Society Congress (DTK) (*) Leyla Guven said.
• Rojhilat workshop in Stockholm 

  The first workshop for the KNK-organized series of Kurdish National Unity Conference, the Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) Workshop will be held in Stockholm on September 16-17.
• Drones of Erdogan’s son in law are tested on the Kurds? 

  Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son in law, Selcuk Bayraktar, is the head of the company that provides armed drones to Turkish army. These drone’s test field is Kurdistan.
• Forest fire continues for the sixth day in Semdinli 

  ​​​​​​A fire continues to rage forests around Sapatan village, in Semdinli for the sixth day.
• HDP: Turkish soldiers tortured wounded civilians in Lice 

  Turkish army helicopter attacked civilians and the wounded were subjected to ill-treatment and torture in Lice, People’s Democratic Party (HPD) MPs said in a press conference.
• 620 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany in July 

  German Interior Ministry announced that 620 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany in July alone.
• Naked protest by FEMEN against Erdogan 

  A member of Ukranian feminist organization FEMEN staged a naked protest against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan minutes before the soccer match between Ukrainian and Turkish national teams.
• Ocalan family denied their right to visit Abdullah Ocalan 

  The Ocalan family is denied their right to visit Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. Family members said they are concerned about Abdullah Ocalan’s well-being.
• USA: ISIS 'finance emir' is in Turkey 

  A high ranking ISIS member, responsible for organization’s finance, Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur is in Turkey, US Treasury Department said.
• HPG claimed responsibility for killing of village guard 

  HPG claimed responsibility for the killing of a prominent village guard in Uludere, a district of Sırnak province.
• HDP launches a fresh action plan against Turkey’s oppression 

  After “Conscience and justice vigil” Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) launched a new action plan that includes rallies, workshops, folk festivals and regional and provincial visits.
• Confessions of a Turkish spy in Germany 

  A Turkish spy confessed that he took orders from Turkish intelligence officials to assassinate Kurdish politicians in Germany.
• 'Ocalan is the only leader who cares about peace in Turkey' 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyer Cengiz Çiçek: “It needs to be said that the only political leader and actor who constantly contemplates peace and democratization in this country is Mr. Öcalan.”
• ‘Freedom for Ocalan’ banner flew over Dutch cities  

  An aircraft flew a huge banner reading "Freedom for Õcalan" over the Dutch cities Den Hague, Rotterdam and Arnheim.
• HPG guerrillas continue operations in Hakkari 

  People’s Defence Units (HPG) guerrillas continue operations against Turkish army in Hakkari province.
• Two more German citizens arrested in Turkey 

  Two German citizens are arrested in Turkey for political accusations, German Foreign Ministry said.
• Body of Luke Rutter returns home to a hero’s welcome 

  ​​​​​​​Body of Luke Rutter (Soro Zinar) who was killed while fighting with Islamic State gangs on July, returned home to a hero’s welcome.
• Al Nusra member committed suicide in prison 

  One of the El Nusra gang members involved in the massacres and terror on the people of Serêkaniye, Rojava Kurdistan, in 2012, has been found dead in prison in the German city of Hamburg.
• Kurds will protest police terror in Scotland 

  Kurdish community will protest Scottish police terror after yesterday’s raids against Kurdish institutions and homes.