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• 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.
• Investigations against radical Islamists in Germany multiple 

  Reports say “terrorism” investigations against radical Islamist groups and individuals have multiplied in recent years in Germany.
• Raqqa operation in its 68th day: 17 ISIS members killed 

  In heavy clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in Raqqa ongoing since Friday evening, a bomb laden vehicle was destroyed and 17 gang members killed, 2 snipers included.
• Three peshmergas killed in ISIS attack on Kakai Kurds in Dakuk 

  As result of attacks by ISIS gangs on the Kakai villages in Kirkuk’s Dakuk district, 3 peshmergas lost their lives and 8 others were wounded.
• DBP Co-chair taken into custody in Adana 

  DBP Co-chair Mehmet Arslan has been detained in the southern province of Adana as part of the AKP regime’s increasingly ongoing operations of political genocide.
• Activities in Germany and France for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Kurdish youths living in France and Germany set up information stands to inform the public on the aggravated isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Facebook to hire "spy" employees with Kurdish knowledge 

  Following the German capital Berlin, Facebook, which has made itself a name with its censorship policies, wants to open a second centre in Essen to remove "inappropriate" contents.
• Baydemir: The HDP will save this country from this situation 

  HDP Spokesperson Osman Baydemir stated that they will tear up the straitjacket, saying: "The aim of the HDP is to save the country from this situation. The country will definitely be freed."
• 32 ISIS members killed in clashes in 4 neighbourhoods of Raqqa 

  In heavy clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in 4 neighbourhoods of Raqqa, 32 more ISIS members have been killed in the last 24 hours. Clashes are still ongoing in 2 neighbourhoods.
• More than 375.000 migrants in Tabqa facing harsh conditions 

  There are now more than 375.000 migrants in Tabqa and its villages. The migrants have to seek shelter in half-ruined houses because they are not offered any aid. The harsh conditions affect children the worst, as they always do.
• Erdoğan still procures weapons from Germany 

  Despite tensions and crises between the Merkel government and the Erdoğan regime, German arms trade with Turkey continues.
• Demonstration for Öcalan in Darmstadt 

  In German city Darmstadt an information stand has been set up to highlight the demand of freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• At least 20 detained in Adana 

  Police forces raided 30 houses throughout Adana and detained more than 20 persons.
• 12 HDP and DBP members jailed in Istanbul 

  12 of the HDP and DBP members that were taken into custody on 28 July in Istanbul, have been sentenced to jail.
• AKP MP admits: The opposition in Europe is in our crosshairs 

  AKP MP Metin Külünk admitted that the opponents of Erdoğan and AKP in Europe are targeted by the Turkish state.
• 32 ISIS members killed in Raqqa where circle tightens 

  The circle around ISIS in Raqqa tightens more and more. On the 67th day of the operation to liberate the city from ISIS occupation, 32 members of the gangs were killed.
• SDF: Liberation of two neighborhoods blocks ISIS’ activity area 

  In a statement about the operation to liberate Raqqa, SDF commander Rojda Felat said the entry and exit points of the gangs have been blocked with the liberation of Nazlat Shehad and Hisham Bin Abdulmalik neighborhoods.
• Baydemir: The AKP will end up in defeat 

  HDP’s Conscience and Justice Vigil in Van province continues in its 3rd day. Speaking here, HDP spokesperson Osman Baydemir said: "One time in the morning, one time at midday, one time in the evening and another time at night, Erdogan lies 4 times a day."
• KCDK-E calls for participation in worldwide demos for Öcalan  

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) called on the Kurdish people to participate actively in the "Freedom for Öcalan" demonstrations that will take place all around Europe and the world between the 12th and 19th August.
• SPD: We won’t go to Konya without Neu from Die Linke 

  The German MPs are allowed to visit German troops in Konya under the NATO umbrella by the AKP government but the crisis hasn’t been resolved yet.
• Another 250 civilians rescued by SDF fighters in Raqqa 

  SDF’s specially trained units for the rescue of civilians have freed 250 civilians from ISIS in Nazlat Shihade neighbourhood of Raqqa.