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• 45 percent of Raqqa under SDF control 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room Spokesperson Cihan Sheikh Ehmed stated that they have gained control over 45 percent of the Raqqa city where 8 neighbourhoods have been liberated and utmost efforts are being made for the rescue of the civilians.
• YPG clinic in Raqqa treats civilians and fighters 

  YPG clinic in Raqqa is the only place civilians fleeing ISIS can get medical help. It is run by the YPG and open 24/7.
• Kurds protest the Lausanne Treaty at the 94th anniversary 

  Kurds in Switzerland staged a demonstration against the 94th anniversary of the Lausanne Treaty which has been nullified by the Rojava Revolution.
• Suruç martyrs remembered, freedom for journalists demanded in Ulm 

  In a demonstration in the German city of Ulm, freedom was demanded for all imprisoned journalists in Turkey and the martyrs of the Suruç massacre were commemorated.
• Kurds salute the Rojava Revolution in Russia 

  Kurds living in Adygea, Russia marked the 5th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• 2 kilometers left until two SDF fronts are joined in Raqqa 

  YPG-led SDF fighters continue to advance in the operation to liberate Raqqa. There is only 2 kilometers left between the eastern and western fronts before they are joined.
• Kurds in Denmark launch activities for Öcalan's freedom 

  In the Danish capital city Copenhagen an information tent has been pitched to inform the public on the aggravated isolation on Öcalan.
• German courts still at work against Kurdish politicians 

  Kurdish politician Zeki Eroğlu who has been on trial in the Hamburg High Criminal Court since January was issued a 2 year 9 month prison sentence.
• Motion to strip HDP MP Sarıyıldız of parliamentary seat approved 

  Turkish Parliamentary Joint Commission has decided to revoke the parliamentary membership of HDP Şırnak MP Faysal Sarıyıldız who described the decision as “totally illegitimate”.
• Many ISIS members killed and 40 civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters continue to close in on Raqqa from four sides and rescued again dozens of civilians while delivering heavy blows to the gangs. 9 more ISIS members were killed and one explosive-filled vehicle blown up.
• Claims of clashes on the Rojhilat-Bakûr border 

  The Iranian army stated that there were some clashes with a group on the border between Rojhilat and Bakûr.
• Civilians rescued in Raqqa: ISIS was cruel, SDF saved us 

  The SDF’s operation to liberate Raqqa under the lead of YPG and YPJ continues in the city center.
• Mine explosion leaves an Iraqi soldier dead in Tuz Khurmatu 

  An Iraqi military convoy was hit by a mine explosion in Tuz Khurmatu.
• Fountain of credit dries up for 6800 German companies in Turkey 

  There are currently 6800 German companies in Turkey. There are 6000 employees in Daimler alone, while Siemens, active in Turkey since 1856, has a total of 3000 employees.
• South Africa upholds the cause of Kurdish people 

  The Kurdish cause for self-determination was placed firmly on the South African agenda in recent weeks when both the ANC and SACP adopted resolutions on the Kurdish question, at their respective conferences.
• Syriacs on alert against Turkey’s land grab 

  Syriac organizations in Sweden are preparing to initiate attempts for the return of the lands seized by the Mardin Governorate through a committee they are forming.
• Raqqa Operation: Large numbers of civilians rescued 

  8 ISIS members have been killed in ongoing clashes in Raqqa’s Rawda neighborhood, while some 1000 civilians have been rescued from the Nazlat Shahade neighborhood.
• Germany to pause all armament projects with Turkey 

  The Berlin administration is reportedly going to suspend military cooperation with the Turkish state on top of the sanctions announced by the German Foreign Minister.
• Raqqan man flees the army of gangs and joins the SDF 

  Ehmed Cuma, who was once a member of the gang group Jaysh Tahari al-Siriye affiliated to the occupying Turkish army, described the gang as "an army of dollars whose only duty is ravaging and looting."
• HDP Bitlis MP Mizgin Irgat taken into custody 

  HDP Bitlis MP Mizgin Irgat has been taken into custody due to an arrest warrant in the scope of a case opened against her in İzmir province, and taken to Bitlis Courthouse to give her testimony.
• SDF breaks ISIS' lines of defense in a neighborhood of Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces fighters have gained control over some areas in Nazlat Shihade neighborhood of Raqqa.
• Suruç martyrs remembered in Raqqa: We will make their dreams real 

  The Internationalist Freedom Brigade in the operation to liberate Raqqa held a military ceremony and a commemoration for the Suruç martyrs.
• SDF forces rescue 150 civilians in Raqqa 

  Special units of the SDF have rescued more than 150 civilians in Hisham Bin Abdulmalik neighborhood.
• Germany to announce 3 sanctions on the Erdoğan regime 

  Following German human rights activist Steudtner’s arrest in Turkey, the Merkel government is implementing some sanctions on the Erdoğan regime. German FM announced the sanctions as “EU funds”, “travel warning” and “reconsidering credit guarantees".
• German FM: Don't travel to Turkey, you could be arrested 

  German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has warned German citizens to not travel to Turkey because they could be arrested.