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• People of Deir ez-Zor head for safe areas under SDF control 

  People of Deir ez-Zor fleeing clashes with ISIS gangs and bombardments of Syrian and Russian warplanes continue taking shelter in SDF-held areas.
• Strategic oil companies surrounded in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  Fighters of Deir ez-Zor Military Council have surrounded the buildings of oil companies Ezbe and Koniko amid ongoing clashes with ISIS gangs.
• Cross-border mandate of war and invasion in Parliament 

  The mandate of war and invasion against Iraq and Syria has been submitted to the Turkish Parliament for an approval of renewal.
• Security Council voices concern over independence referendum 

  The United Nations Security Council expressed concern over the “potentially destabilizing impact” of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s plans to unilaterally hold a referendum next week.
• UN Security Council approves probe into ISIS’ war crimes in Iraq 

  The UN Security Council authorised the establishment of an investigation team to support Iraq’s domestic efforts to hold the ISIS accountable for acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed in the country.
• Rojda Felat: Raqqa shall be fully liberated in 1.5 months 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Rojda Felat stated that only 20% of Raqqa city is left to be liberated from ISIS occupation.
• MİT agent exposed by the ANF on the parliamentary agenda 

  The Turkish-German MİT agent Chief Inspector Döndü Yazgan exposed by the ANF in August is now on the federal parliament’s agenda. The Merkel government avoids Die Linke’s inquiry, “How many moles like Yazgan are there within the German security units?"
• 63 ISIS members killed in clashes in Raqqa 

  As SDF fighters continue their advance in Raqqa city center, 63 ISIS members were killed and three bomb laden vehicles were destroyed during clashes.
• The evil triangle against the Kurds 

  While KDP asserts to be an ally of Turkey, the foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran and Iraq held a meeting in the United States and issued a joint declaration against the Southern Kurdistan independence referendum scheduled for September 25.
• Erdoğan’s bodyguards once again attack protestors in the U.S. 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail have once again attacked the protestors in New York city during his visit to the U.S. on Thursday.
• 6 more hamlets liberated in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  ISIS’ attacks have been retaliated in kind and 6 hamlets have been liberated in Siwer region in Deir ez-Zor operation.
• Demonstration in 4 Swiss cities for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Kurdistan people living in Switzerland have taken to the streets in 4 cities and demonstrated for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• SDF rescues another 14 civilians in Raqqa 

  Special units of the Syrian Democratic Forces have rescued 14 civilians in Raqqa's Nahda neighbourhood.
• Heavy clashes in Siwer region of Deir ez-Zor 

  Heavy battles broke out between fighters of Deir ez-Zor Military Council and ISIS gangs in Siwer region which borders Iraq and Syria.
• Iraqi army launches operation for Hawija 

  The Iraqi army has launched an operation to take Kirkuk's Hawija district which has been under ISIS occupation since 2014.
• 14 lawyers for Gülmen and Özakça also jailed 

  16 lawyers of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça who have been on a hunger strike for almost 200 days were detained 2 days before the hearing on September 14, and 14 of them have been arrested.
• A thousand civilians rescued in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  Fighters of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council under SDF umbrella have rescued a thousand civilians and transferred them to safe areas.
• SDF rescues hundreds of civilians east of the Euphrates 

  SDF and Deir ez-Zor Military Council fighters have rescued hundreds of civilians from the villages east of the Euphrates, and guided them to safe zones.
• Masses imported from other cities to Barzani's rally in Sulaimani 

  KDP asayish attacked the people protesting the visit of Barzani in Sulaimani, and detained 10 people, including a journalist. Alone for the rally in Sulaimani, large numbers of people have been brought by buses from Hewlêr and Duhok.
• SDF General Command: 80% of Raqqa cleared of ISIS 

  In a statement about the ongoing campaign to liberate Raqqa, SDF General Command announced that 80 percent of the city has been cleared of ISIS.
• 15 hamlets liberated in the Operation Cizire Storm 

  SDF fighters have cleared 15 hamlets of ISIS north of Deir ez-Zor and are advancing in the Siwer region.
• New phase in the Operation Cizire Storm 

  Deir ez-Zor Military Council Commander General Ahmad Abu Khawla stated that they are advancing towards the Siwer region near the Iraqi border.
• 15 more civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have freed 15 civilians in Ferdos neighborhood west of Raqqa.
• A witness of ISIS’ hell in Raqqa 

  A man who was rescued by YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 18 from Raqqa city center spoke of time under ISIS’ tyranny in the besieged city.
• Story of a Kurd from Raqqa who fights to free his hometown 

  Ezed Mihemed Ehmed is a Kurdish youth from Raqqa. He was 15 years-old when his family fled Raqqa after ISIS invasion. At that time he wanted to join the YPG ranks but was refused because of his young age.