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• Demonstrations for the freedom of Öcalan grow in Europe 

  The demonstrations and activities launched in Europe for the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan continue.
• Heavy clashes continue in two neighborhoods west of Raqqa 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between SDF and ISIS in two neighborhoods west of Raqqa. SDF fighters destroyed a bomb-laden vehicle of the gangs.
• Turkey dispatches tanks and military equipment into Syria 

  The Turkish army has dispatched military equipment and vehicles into Syria.
• ISIS fails to stop SDF advance, uses children as shields in Raqqa 

  ISIS gangs are using children as shields to stop the SDF fighters advancing in Raqqa.
• Street cleaning in Tabqa for Eid Al Fitr 

  Service committees under neighborhood communes in Tabqa have launched a cleaning effort in the city streets for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr, the end of Ramadan month.
• ISIS tunnel in Qadisiya neighborhood of Raqqa destroyed 

  SDF fighters have destroyed the tunnel the gangs used for attacks in the Qadisiya neighborhood of Raqqa.
• The Börü Case combined with Demirtaş’ case 

  The Yasin Börü casefile was combined with the casefile for imprisoned HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş. With this verdict, Demirtaş will also be tried for the events that broke out during the October 6-8 protests.
• Germany builds a prison for protesters against G20 Summit 

  As preparations are underway for massive demonstrations shortly before the start of the G20 Summit in the German city of Hamburg, German police have already introduced a G20 prison.
• German police strike could have been fatal 

  Şemsettin Sevimli was wounded when the German police attacked the PYD support march in Berlin, and he spoke to the ANF on the incident. Sevimli said: “What I received was a fatal blow.”
• EP Foreign Affairs Committee adopts annual report on Turkey 

  The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs has approved the annual Turkey report with 51 votes in favor and 3 against.
• All suspects in ISIS case in Amed released 

  All the suspects have been released in the case on the operation on an ISIS cell in Amed in which 3 policemen and 7 ISIS members were killed in 2015.
• Kurds in Europe stand up for Öcalan 

  Kurds in Europe are taking to the streets to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Protesting the aggravated isolation on the Kurdish leader, Kurds give the message that their protests will continue until Öcalan is freed.
• Kurds prepare for G20 Summit protests in Hamburg 

  Kurdish institutions are preparing to protest the G20 Summit to be held in Hamburg.
• French journalist wounded in Mosul couldn’t be saved 

  Journalist and French citizen Sephane Villeneuve was wounded in an explosion yesterday in Mosul and has lost his life today.
• Turkish soldiers fleeing the border fall into guerrilla ambush 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas hit the military convoy travelling from Çukurca to Hakkari. Many soldiers including ranking officers were reported dead.
• Heavy fighting on three fronts of Raqqa 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between SDF and ISIS in the eastern, western and southern Raqqa. 34 ISIS members were killed and 2 bomb-laden motorcycles were destroyed to the south of the city.
• SDF Commander: We will liberate Raqqa, hand it over to civilians 

  SDF Commander Lokman Xelîl stated that they will hand Raqqa to civilians once the city is liberated from ISIS, and refuted the claims that SDF forces are forcibly displacing the civilians.
• ISIS attacks peshmergas in Tuz Khurmatu 

  ISIS gangs attacked the peshmerga positions in Zerge region of Tuz Khurmatu district of Salahaddin province last night, leaving one peshmerga dead.
• At least 76 ISIS members killed in clashes in Raqqa 

  SDF forces have repelled the ISIS attacks on Battanî and al-Barîd neighborhoods of Raqqa following fierce clashes.
• Kurdish journalist killed, 3 French journalists wounded in Mosul 

  A Kurdish journalist was killed and three French journalists were wounded as result of a roadside bomb explosion in Mosul city.
• Parents of Ayşe Deniz Karacagil released 

  The parents of Ayşe Deniz Karacagil, who fell a martyr in the fight against ISIS in Raqqa, were released this evening on condition of judicial control.
• Parents of Destan Temmuz referred to court for attending funeral 

  Parents of MLKP fighter Ayşe Deniz Karacagil (Destan Temmuz) who fell a martyr in the Raqqa operation were detained on their arrival in Turkey earlier today, and they have been referred to court in the afternoon.
• Silo: We will retaliate regime forces if their attacks continue 

  SDF Spokesperson General Talal Silo stated that their forces would use their right to legitimate defense and retaliate if the regime forces continued their attacks on SDF positions.
• Martyrs Karacagil, Bayraktaroğlu and Güler commemorated in London 

  MLKP fighter Ayşe Deniz Karacagil and BÖG commanders Ulaş Bayraktaroğlu and Aziz Güler who fell martyrs in the fight against ISIS in Rojava have been commemorated in English capital London.
• Operation Raqqa: 16 ISIS members killed 

  Intense clashes continue in Batani (Al Bayatra) and Al Barid neighborhoods of Raqqa. 16 gang members have been killed in the clashes, and an ammunition warehouse was seized from the gangs in the southern part of the city.