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• YJŞ fighters rescue an Êzidî boy from ISIS in Raqqa 

  Shengal Women’s Units (YJŞ) have rescued an Êzidî boy from the clutches of ISIS in Raqqa where a fierce battle to clear the city is ongoing in its 72nd day. The 14 years old boy, Selah Hesen Reşo, is from Khanasor town of Shengal.
• August 15 Initiative celebrated throughout Europe 

  Kurdistan people living in Europe celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the August 15 Initiative marking the first action of the PKK against the Turkish army in 1984.
• Macron spoke with Erdoğan for journalist Bureau 

  French President Macron intervened for Loup Bureau, the French journalist who has been in custody in Turkey since July 26.
• Three peshmergas killed in ISIS attack in Tuz Khurmatu 

  Three peshmergas fell martyrs and another 11 got wounded in an ISIS attack on the peshmerga positions near Zerge village west of Tuz Khurmatu.
• Raqqa operation on day 72 

  Clashes between the SDF fighters and ISIS gangs continue as the SDF fighters advance in the city center as part of the Operation to Liberate Raqqa. Reports say 46 gang members have been killed.
• Conscience and Justice Watch continues despite the police attack 

  The Conscience and Justice Watch held in Izmir by the HDP started under a police attack on the MPs and the crowds.
• Police attack HDP’s Conscience and Justice Watch in Izmir 

  The police have attacked the HDP’s Conscience and Justice Watch in Izmir. Two people were detained and journalists are not allowed into the area.
• DİTİB chief inspector replaces MİT's mole in the Wiesbaden police 

  DİTİB member Şuayip Bilir has been appointed in the post of Döndü Yazgan in the “Harmony Police” desk in the Wiesbaden Police.
• Latest in Raqqa: Clashes intensify in four sides of the city 

  SDF forces have delivered heavy blows to ISIS gangs in several locations across Raqqa and dozens of ISIS members were killed.
• YPJ delivers critical supplies to Raqqan civilians 

  YPJ and SDF members delivered aid to civilians who have recently returned to their homes in Raqqa’s eastern countryside.
• 30 people including journalists and HDP members detained 

  Around 30 people have been taken into custody in today’s political genocide operations in the provinces of Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Amed, Ankara and Urfa.
• Two bomb-laden vehicles of ISIS destroyed in Raqqa 

  As the campaign for Raqqa’s liberation from ISIS continues, two bomb-laden vehicles of ISIS were destroyed and 4 ISIS members were killed.
• Impressions from Raqqa: Two days of battle 

  These are now two weeks that struggle and resistance put up in the daytime have reached epic proportions.
• HPG: 5 soldiers killed in Trabzon 

  The guerrilla action carried out in Trabzon two days ago left 5 Turkish soldiers dead, including one officer, HPG announced.
• Two more neighborhoods of Raqqa liberated by SDF 

  SDF fighters have liberated two more neighborhoods of Raqqa following fierce clashes with ISIS.
• Demonstrations in Dortmund and Darmstadt for Öcalan 

  Kurdish people led by youth and women continue their demonstrations in protest at the aggravated isolation imposed by the Turkish state on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• ISIS gangs attack peshmergas in Dakuk 

  ISIS gangs have again attacked the peshmerga units near Abû Mihemed village in Dakuk district of Kirkuk, Southern Kurdistan.
• American YPG member Taylor laid to rest in his country 

  YPG’s internationalist fighter David Taylor (Zafer Qereçox) from the U.S. who fell fighting in Raqqa on July 16 has been laid to rest in his country.
• German police obstruct the demonstration for Öcalan in Bavaria 

  German police have obstructed the Kurdish youths demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in the federal state Bavaria.
• 23 more ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  In heated clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in Raqqa since Saturday evening, 23 gang members have been killed, while 3 SDF fighters fell martyrs.
• Kurdish youths in Germany and France demonstrate for Öcalan 

  Kurdish people living in Europe continue their activities in protest at the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan by the Turkish state.
• HDP to sue Erdoğan for compensation for insults against Demirtaş 

  HDP has filed claims for compensation against Erdoğan for his insults against Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Demonstrations for the freedom of Öcalan continue in Europe 

  Kurdish people living in Europe continue their activities demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Dozens detained in political genocide operations in four cities 

  Dozens of people have been taken into custody as part of the political genocide operations of the Turkish state in four cities of Northern Kurdistan and Turkey.
• SDF fighters rescue last Armenian family in Raqqa 

  On August 8, SDF fighters had rescued 150 families from western Raqqa. One of the rescued families was Armenian. The rescued Armenian family was transported to Girê Spî.