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• Author Yaşar Kemal passes away 

  Turkey's well-respected author Yaşar Kemal has passed away on Sunday at the age of 92.
• Heavy blows on ISIS in Til Temir and Til Hemîs 

  Heavy blows have been inflicted on ISIS gangs in clashes in Til Temir and within the operation launched to liberate Til Hemis to remove the threat of ISIS on Cizre canton of Rojava.
• Demirtaş: We entered a critical phase for peace 

  "We are much willing to make peace but this depends on the practices of the government which however promises yet no hope with the policies it pursues and the pressure it puts on the people," HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş said.
• NAV-DEM condemns Greens and SPD over 'PKK ban' 

  NAV-DEM Co-president Koç has condemned SPD and Green deputies for supporting the continuation of the PKK ban at Thursday evening’s debate in the German Federal Parliament.
• HDP and AKP government issue joint statement 

  The HDP Imrali delegation and representatives of the AKP government have held a joint press conference on the process of resolution.
• Images from Til Hemîs liberated from ISIS 

  ANF reporter Botan Gulan has captured images from the town of Til Hemîs in Cizîrê Canton of West Kurdistan, Rojava, which was cleansed of ISIS groups and fully liberated yesterday.
• German government insistent on PKK ban 

  At the debate two days ago in the Bundestag on lifting the ban on the PKK, the German government opposed the Left Party motion calling for an end to the ban.
• Turkey digging trench at Nusaybin-Qamışlo border 

  Turkish state has started digging a trench at the border between Nusaybin district of Mardin and Qamishlo city of West Kurdistan, Rojava for “security reasons”.
• HDP delegation meets Deputy Prime Minister 

  HDP İmralı delegation has met Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan regarding the ongoing process in search of a peaceful and democratic resolution to the Kurdish question.
• DBP Siirt executive remanded in custody 

  DBP Siirt executive Mahfuz Dündar has been arrested after 6 years and 3 months prison sentence asked for him has been approved.
• Turkish army shells Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG-BIM reported that the Turkish army shelled the Avashin and Haftanin regions in Medya Defense Zones under the control of guerrilla forces.
• Til Hemis liberated 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ have liberated the town of Til Hemis which had for some time been used by the ISIS gangs as a headquarters in Rojava territory.
• Bingöl University students on hunger strike 

  A group of students at Bingöl University have started hunger strike in protest at the unjust implementations of the university administration, including investigations and disciplinary punishments against the students.
• YPG announce the ID of Australian fighter martyred in Til Hemis 

  YPG offered their condolences for Australian fighter Johnson who lost his life in the operation against the ISIS gangs in Til Hemis.
• 5 detained in Güçlükonak and Bulanık 

  As Turkish police continue the wave of arrests in North Kurdistan, 4 children have been taken into custody in Güçlükonak district of Şırnak and one other in Bulanık district of Muş.
• YPG take south of Til Hemis under control 

  YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) are continuing the operation in Til Hemis region.
• Images from Til Hemis operation 

  ANF reporter Geli Wan has captured images of YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) fighting on the northeastern front of Til Hemis.
• Listening devices found in AFAD tents sheltering Kobanê refugees 

  Refugees from Kobanê staying in the state-run AFAD tent city in Suruç have found devices in their tents that they claim are listening devices. However, AFAD say they have had no complaints and that enquiries should be directed to the police.
• DBP Bulanık co-chair taken into custody 

  DBP district co-chair Devrim Filiz and district executive Reşit Aydın in Bulanık district of Muş have been taken into custody.
• 5,700 signatures call on Merkel to lift PKK ban 

  Over 5,700 people have signed a petition launched by academics and peace activists calling on Angela Merkel to lift the ban on the PKK introduced in 1993. The petition has been handed in to the Chancellor’s office.
• 3 arrested in Bismil, 10 detained in Batman 

  Out of 6 people who were detained in Bismil district of Amed the day before, 3 were remanded in custody, while 10 other people were detained in the province of Batman.
• 5 detained in Çınar 

  Five people were taken into custody as a result of house raids in 4 villages in Çınar district of Amed.
• Three Syriac fighters martyred in Habur 

  Syriac Military Council (MFS) Command reported in a written statement that three Syriac freedom fighters were martyred resisting to the savage attacks of ISIS gangs on the village of Tel Hırmız in Habur region.
• 11-year-old child wounded by tear gas canister in Cizre 

  An 11-year-old child was seriously wounded after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister fired during the passing of a military convoy in Cizre district of Şırnak.
• Thousands bid farewell to YJA STAR guerrilla in Van 

  Thousands of people joined the funeral in the province of Van for YJA STAR guerrilla Aycan Duman (Sorxwin Can) who lost her life in 2012.