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• Russia: Metro bomber received money from terrorists in Turkey 

  Russian investigators announced that the man suspected of detonating a bomb on the St. Petersburg metro earlier this month had received money from an "international terrorist group" in Turkey.
• Fierce clashes in Tabqa city center 

  Clashes that erupted in Tabqa city center last night are ongoing. At least 20 ISIS members killed and SDF has advanced 500 meters in Alexandria neighborhood.
• Director of OSCE/ODIHR proposes a recount of referendum votes 

  OSCE/ODIHR Director Michael Link proposed a recount of the votes in Sunday's constitutional referendum in Turkey to increase the weakened confidence in the electoral process.
• Raqqa Civilian Assembly starts works in liberated areas 

  Raqqa Civilian Assembly distributed aid to residents and migrants in areas liberated by SDF.
• Two villages north of Raqqa liberated from ISIS 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have liberated two villages in northern Raqqa.
• SDF transfers thousands of civilians to safe areas 

  ANF cameras recorded the journey of thousands of people who flee from ISIS-occupied areas and try to reach SDF-controlled zones.
• SDF fighters enter three villages and advance amid clashes 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have launched an offensive to liberate three villages north of Raqqa. Clashes are ongoing in three villages and ISIS gangs are suffering losses.
• YSK rejects applications for the annulment of the referendum 

  Turkish Supreme Election Board (YSK) has rejected three separate applications demanding the annulment of Sunday's rigged referendum.
• HDP MP Burcu Çelik jailed 

  HDP Muş MP Burcu Çelik who was detained earlier today has been jailed.
• Armed AKP MP fills ballot box with 'Yes' votes in Suruç 

  AKP parliamentarian İbrahim Yıldız and armed men near him were recorded as they raided a polling station, a school, and filled a ballot box with 'Yes' votes in Suruç during Sunday's referendum.
• HDP appeals to YSK for the annulment of the rigged referendum 

  HDP appealed to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for the annulment of Sunday's rigged referendum.
• Prisoners end the hunger strike on KCK's call 

  Political prisoners have ended the massive hunger strike in Turkish jails on the call issued by KCK yesterday.
• Turkey releases 15 ISIS suspects detained in Konya 

  15 ISIS suspects detained in Konya province last week have all been released.
• 4 villages north of Raqqa cleansed of ISIS 

  SDF fighters have liberated 4 more villages north of Raqqa from ISIS.
• Trump’s call to Erdoğan not an endorsement of referendum results 

  President Donald Trump’s call congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the referendum vote was not necessarily an endorsement or acceptance of the results, the White House said Tuesday.
• Turkey's rigged referendum protested in several cities 

  People continue protesting Sunday's rigged referendum which was marked by numerous frauds and acceptance of invalid votes by the Supreme Election Board (YSK).
• 47 ISIS members killed in Tabqa since yesterday 

  SDF repelled the attacks ISIS launched on Tabqa's Alexandria neighborhood, and south and northwest of Tabqa since yesterday. 47 ISIS members including 7 suicide bombers were killed during clashes.
• Fierce clashes northwest of Tabqa 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS gangs northwest of Tabqa city of Raqqa province.
• YSK accepts unstamped ballots in Turkey but not those abroad 

  Turkish Supreme Election Board has accepted ballots without official stamps valid on AKP's demand during Sunday's dubious referendum. Unstamped ballots also emerged abroad but these were ruled invalid, again on AKP's demand.
• CHP applies to YSK for the annulment of the referendum 

  The Republican People's Party (CHP) has applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for the annulment of Sunday's dubious referendum.
• Raqqa to be administered by Civilian Assembly after liberation 

  SDF Spokesperson Colonel Telal Silo stated that the administration of the Raqqa city will be handed over to Raqqa Civilian Assembly after its liberation from ISIS.
• 86 Kurdish refugees in Greece go on solidarity hunger strike 

  Dozens of Kurds staying in the Lavrion Refugee Camp in Greece have started two-day hunger strike in solidarity with the political prisoners on hunger strike in Turkish jails.
• SDF fighters rescue thousands of civilians fleeing from Raqqa 

  Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have rescued many Raqqan civilians fleeing from ISIS gangs.
• Raqqa Civilian Assembly Establishment Meeting kicks off 

  Raqqa Civilian Assembly Establishment Meeting has kicked off in the town of Ayn Isa with many participants.
• SDF fighters make further advances in Tabqa city 

  Fighters of the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces have advanced 1 km on the western side of the Tabqa city and 500 meters on the eastern side.