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• Êzidî genocide condemned in antifascist tournament in Switzerland 

  The “Antifascist Football Tournament” in Swiss Canton of Ticino marked its event with a display of condemnation towards the genocide of Êzidîs.
• ISIS attack kills 4 children and 2 SDF fighters in Raqqa 

  ISIS gangs besieged in Raqqa attacked the civilians during a rescue operation by SDF, which left 2 SDF fighters and 4 children in their arms dead.
• KCDK-E organises campaign in 5 continents for Öcalan's freedom 

  In the framework of a campaign led by the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress  (KCDK-E) activities and demonstrations for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan are planned to be held in five different continents.
• March for freedom for Öcalan in Normandy 

  Kurdish youths held a demonstration in French region of Normandy to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 25th International Kurdish Culture Festival to be held in Cologne 

  Traditional 25th International Kurdish Culture Festival will be held on September 16, in German city of Cologne under the motto “Freedom for Öcalan, Status for Kurdistan and Peace in Middle East”.
• 13 ISIS members killed, 5 others captured in Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters killed 13 ISIS members and captured 5 others in Raqqa during clashes ongoing since late last night.
• 16 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  During heavy clashes between SDF and ISIS around the Sadiq school in Raqqa, 16 ISIS members were killed and two military vehicles of the gangs were destroyed.
• Isolation of Öcalan and attacks on Efrîn protested in Strasbourg 

  Kurds in Europe continue their protest demonstrations against the Turkish state which attacks Rojava’s Efrîn canton and keeps Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in aggravated isolation.
• Gang leaders settled in Demirler Farm in Reyhanli 

  Gangs have settled in the Demirler Farm in Reyhanlı. The men don’t leave the villas during the day unless absolutely necessary, don’t talk to the few workers in the farm and speak Arabic among themselves.
• Konya crisis caused by “PKK is not terrorist” comment 

  The reason for the AKP government not permitting German MPs to visit the NATO base in Konya is reported to be Die Linke MP Alexander Neu’s inclusion in the committee.
• Turkey releases 39 ISIS suspects in Antep 

  39 people arrested in the ISIS trials were released yesterday in Antep.
• 80 percent of Germans support sanctions against Turkey 

  A survey conducted in Germany revealed that 80 percent of German citizens support the economic sanctions imposed on Turkey.
• What is happening in the MİT headquarters in Reyhanlı? 

  In the former TEKEL tobacco warehouse used as a MİT headquarters in the Reyhanlı district, weapons are dispatched to Atme and Çobanbey at night and training takes place in the morning. The MİT headquarters is reported to be this active for the first time.
• Green Party candidate: Sanctions on Turkey should be concrete 

  German Green Party candidate to the coming federal elections, Katrin Goring-Eckardt called on the Merkel government to clarify and intensify pending sanctions against the Erdoğan regime.
• HDP MP Besime Konca released from prison 

  HDP MP Besime Konca has been released from prison.
• Raqqa Operation: Many civilians freed from ISIS gangs 

  Special Forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have freed many civilians from the clutches of the ISIS gangs in Raqqa. An ISIS attack during the rescue operation left a civilian dead and many others injured.
• Tent activity in Denmark for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Kurdish people living in Denmark continue tent activities for the freedom of Öcalan and expressed support to the 'Vigil of Conscience and Resistance' led by the HDP in Amed.
• Attacks repelled, 41 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have repelled a large-scale attack on Nazlat Shehade neighbourhood where 41 ISIS members were killed.
• Political genocide operations in Istanbul and Urfa 

  Executives of Democratic Regions’ Party (DBP) and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been detained by the Turkish police amid mass detainments in Istanbul and Urfa.
• Kurds in Finland start a long march for Öcalan 

  Kurds in Finland have started a long march in protest at the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and fascism of Turkey’s Erdoğan regime.
• Switzerland warns its citizens to not travel to Turkey 

  Switzerland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Swiss citizens to not travel to Turkey because they "may be arrested".
• “Child sexual abuse cases have skyrocketed during the AKP rule” 

  HDP Ağrı MP Bedran Öztürk stated that child sexual abuse cases have skyrocketed during the AKP rule, stressing that the AKP is pushing to redesign the woman and man identities according to their own ideological motives.
• Parliamentary membership of two HDP MPs revoked 

  HDP deputies Tuğba Hezer and Faysal Sarıyıldız have lost their seats in the Turkish parliament
• Claims of another war in the Middle East post-ISIS 

  Will war in the Middle East end after ISIS? Germany’s former Foreign Minister Joshka Fischer wrote an article claiming hegemonic wars will start afterwards. Fischer believes Saudi Arabia and Iran will openly declare war on each other.
• New book details Turkish plot to assassinate PKK leaders 

  The upcoming book by journalist Amed Dicle, titled “2005-2015 Turkey-PKK Talks: 'Resolution process operation' against the Kurdish question's resolution” offers a deep insight into the process that totally collapsed due to Turkey's anti-peace efforts.