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• Logistic workers in Raqqa on the trot 24 hours a day 

  In the Great Battle to liberate Raqqa city, logistic workers are getting food and water to the fighters on the front lines with great endeavour and risking their own lives.
• 26 ISIS members killed, fighters continue their advance in Raqqa 

  26 ISIS members were killed in the intense clashes last night between the SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in Raqqa.
• Kurdish citizen summoned to court in Germany on Turkey’s demand 

  A Kurdish man who gave speeches in HDP rallies in Erzurum in the June 7 election campaign has been summoned to appear in court in Germany on Turkey’s demand.
• The barbarity of the century through the eyes of Raqqa's children 

  Little children rescued by the fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that their friends were killed in front of their eyes by the ISIS gangs.
• OSCE urges Interpol to carefully consider requests from Turkey 

  OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urged Secretary General of Interpol that the international police organization carefully review recent international arrest warrants requested by Turkey.
• Dozens more civilians rescued by SDF in Raqqa 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces continue rescuing civilians from the clutches of ISIS gangs as they make further advances in Raqqa city.
• Kurdish Red Crescent to open a medical centre in Tabqa 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurd is preparing to open a medical centre in the Tabqa city as the promises given by international health organisations remained unfulfilled.
• Police batter and detain lawyers for Nuriye and Semih 

  Lawyers for jailed educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça have been battered and detained by the police after getting hindered from making a statement in capital city Ankara.
• 14 ISIS members killed in ongoing clashes in Raqqa 

  Clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs continue in three neighborhoods of Raqqa where 14 ISIS members, two snipers included, have been killed today.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in Strasbourg in its 269th week 

  The ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in French city of Strasbourg continues for the 269th week.
• YPG/YPJ flags put up in Raqqa 

  As the Raqqa operation continues at full force since June 6, YPG and YPJ flags have been put up in the city.
• Summary of proceedings against HDP MP Yiğitalp 

  Diyarbakır Chief Prosecutor’s Office has prepared a summary of proceedings against HDP MP Sibel Yiğitalp.
• Deported PUK Representative: We had a crisis with Turkey 

  PUK Ankara Representative Galalî who was deported from Turkey didn’t give any information on why he was deported and only said “it was a political crisis on the border of Sulaymaniyah” about the reason behind the crisis.
• Memorial ceremony for Armenian revolutionary martyred in Raqqa 

  Comrades of the Armenian revolutionary Orhan Bakırcıyan (Nubar Ozanyan) in the International Freedom Battalion (IFB), which is fighting alongside the YPG in Rojava and Syria, held a ceremony for him in Raqqa.
• Iraqi PM: Turkey should swiftly withdraw their troops from Iraq 

  A statement issued by the Iraqi Prime Ministry says “Abadî told the Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu to act fast in withdrawing their soldiers from Iraq.”
• Raqqa Operation: Clashes continue in city center 

  The clashes in Raqqa city center between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs continue. In clashes last night in 4 different neighborhoods, 24 gang members have been killed.
• German Foreign Ministry reacts to AKP’s Çelik 

  AKP’s Minister of the European Union Ömer Çelik’s tweets on Sigmar Gabriel accusing the German foreign minister of racism have received a response from the German Foreign Ministry as “harmful” and “unacceptable”.
• SDF fighters rescue more civilians in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters continue to rescue civilians from the clutches of ISIS gangs in Raqqa, providing them with food, water and other basic needs.
• Turkey to deport PUK representative for Ankara 

  The Turkish state has decided to deport PUK representative for Ankara, Bahroz Galalî.
• HDP Co-chair Demirtaş’s case file left out in the open 

  Due to a despite among courts, the file for the main case HDP Co-chair Demirtaş is tried on was left out in the open.
• Germany wants supervision for Turkey regarding Interpol 

  The German government has passed a proposal for a control mechanism in coordinating with the Turkish police who impose the extradition of several journalists and writers through Interpol. The most recent incident is the detention of a writer in Spain.
• ESP Chairperson Çiçek Otlu jailed 

  Leader of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed has been imprisoned as part of the AKP government’s political genocide operations against the opponent circles.
• Rashid neighborhood east of Raqqa cleared of ISIS 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces are making further advances against ISIS in Raqqa city.
• Dozens of civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have rescued dozens of civilians from ISIS and transferred them to safe areas.
• CDU: The Erdoğan family’s assets abroad should be frozen 

  As the crisis between Germany and the AKP government deepens every day, the governing CDU wants the sanctions to be imposed against Ankara to target the Erdoğan family. CDU MP Roderich Kiesewetter voiced the demand to have Erdoğan’s assets abroad frozen.