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• Cizîr and Kobanê forces continue operation against ISIS gangs 

  YPG Press Office reported in a written statement that the advance of theYPG/YPJ forces continue to south of Girê Spî and Silûk, and added that 7 more villages have been liberated in the area.
• Intensive reconnaissance flights over guerrilla zones 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office reported in a written statement on intensive aerial activity carried out by Turkish and Iranian forces.
• Targeted attack on ISIS gangs in Shengal 

  HPG reported in a written statement that HPG guerrilla forces carried out a targeted attack on ISIS gangs in Shengal on 20 June, leaving 1 gang member dead.
• 1 killed and 3 wounded in suicide attack in Qamislo 

  Rojava Asayish (Security) Forces general Command has reported that 1 asayish member was killed, 3 others were wounded in the suicide attack in Qamislo.
• KCK criticises Rûdaw TV for broadcasting against Kurds 

  KCK Foreign Affairs Committee criticised the broadcasting policy of Rudaw TV, saying that it broadcasts against Kurdish people. KCK added that Rudaw TV broadcasts are in line with the Turkish state coverage on PKK during the 1990s.
• Suicide attack in Qamislo 

  A suicide attack was carried out this morning at 8:45 at the Asayish (Security) building in Qamislo city center. According to incoming reports, there are several people wounded in the attack.
• Turkish authorities refusing to hand over the body of HPG guerrilla 

  Turkish authorities are refusing to hand over the body of HPG guerrilla Maxzume Muhammedzade (Sarya Onur), who lost her life in the rural area of Eruh district of Siirt in a military operation of the Turkish army on June 14.
• Defense Units continue to attack ISIS in rural Girê Spî 

  Combined forces of the YPG/YPJ, alongside fighters from the Burkan al-Firat Joint Ops. Room from both Kobanê and Cizîrê Cantons continued to advance on ISIS gangs in south Girê Spî and Silûk.
• Turkish army increases operations and aerial activity 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a statement that the operations and the aerial activities of the Turkish army continue increasingly.
• Life turning back to normal in Girê Spî 

  Life is turning back to normal in Girê Spî after its liberation as a result of a joint operation by YPG/YPJ and Burkan Al Fırat forces.
• MLKP fighter martyred in Siluk 

  Internationalist Freedom Battalion Command announced that the Arab representative of the battalion, Mazlum Akdaş, fell a martyr on June 18.
• 'Middle East will be more advanced than Europe if Öcalan is freed' 

  Şex El Şemer from Şemer tribe in Cizir Canton objected to Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation, and stated that Öcalan should be freed and parliamentarians should ensure Öcalan’s liberation.
• 2 ISIS members arrested after crossing into Akçakale 

  Out of 5 ISIS gang members who were detained after crossing into Akçakale during the advance of the YPG/YPJ and Burkan Al Fırat forces towards the border gate on 15 June, 2 have been formally arrested by the court today.
• HPG reports increasing aerial activity by Turkish military 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement that the aerial activity of the Turkish military over the guerrilla controlled zones continues increasingly.
• YPG: Our forces continue to advance 

  YPG said the Operation Commander Rubar Qamislo continues in its 44th day with the advance of the YPG/YPJ forces in the south of Girê Spî and Silûk after the liberation of both towns.
• Civilians wait for the clearance of landmines before their return 

  People from Rojava trying to return to Girê Spî wait at the border gate as YPG continues its minesweeping efforts.
• Enwer Muslim: Girê Spî will be a model city of fraternity of peoples 

  Administrators of the Kobanê Canton of West Kurdistan, Rojava, visited the town of Girê Spî liberated by YPG/YPJ and Burkan Al Fırat forces on June 15.
• Bodies of 12 YPG/YPJ fighters brought to Silopi 

  Bodies of 12 martyred YPG/YPJ fighters, and a YJA Star guerrilla have been brought to Silopi district of Şırnak.
• PKK congratulates Girê Spî victory 

  PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) Executive Committee has released a statement congratulating the Girê Spî victory over ISIS.
• YPG: 22 villages liberated 

  YPG said their forces since the evening of yesterday, June 17, from the town of Silûk and nearby are advancing from two axis towards the south.
• Euphrates River entrusted to Kurdish female fighters 

  As the YPG-YPJ initiatives targeting ISIS gangs continue, parts of Euphrates River that run through Rojava are under Kurdish female fighters' control.
• Syriac Union Party member: We will work for Öcalan's freedom 

  Syriac Union Party Cizîrê Canton member Gabriel Shamon stated that the HDP's election victory has obstructed the monist policies of the AKP government, and that the resolution process could be kept going only with the HDP.
• Coalition aircraft strikes ISIS on Maxmur front 

  International coalition has carried out several airstrikes against ISIS gangs in the village of Kerkirde near Maxmur this morning.
• Military ceremony and victory celebration in Kobanê 

  After their liberation of Girê Spî, YPG-YPJ Cizîr forces that participated in Commander Rubar Qamişlo Initiative and the joint forces that participated in Martyr Gelhar Operation arrived at Kobanê to hold a military ceremony.
• Rojava Coordination celebrates liberation of Girê Spî 

  The General Coordination of Rojava Cantons has celebrated in a written statement the victory gained in Girê Spî against the ISIS gangs, describing it as an important step in building democratic Syria.