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• Health Council: 35 killed, over 150 wounded in Qamishlo attack 

  Cizîr Canton Health Council Co-Presidency said the barbaric attack in Qamishlo killed 35 people, mainly civilians, and left more than 150 others wounded.
• Rojava Asayish: Qamishlo attack targeted civilians 

  Rojava Asayish General Administration stated that the suicide attack that hit Qamishlo in the morning was conducted with a bomb-laden truck and targeted civilians.
• Amed people: We will resist to the end for our Leader 

  The people of Amed demand that the isolation imposed upon the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan be lifted and express that they will fight to the end for the freedom of their Leader.
• Search and rescue works at the scene of the Qamishlo attack 

  More than 50 people died and many others were wounded in today's truck bomb attack in Rojava's Qamishlo city.
• Many killed in truck bomb attack in Qamishlo 

  The Qamishlo city of Rojava was shaken by a huge explosion Wednesday morning.
• 750 more civilians rescued in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters have rescued 750 more civilians in Manbij city center.
• Huge explosion in Qamishlo leaves casualties 

  The Qamishlo city of Rojava was shaken by a huge explosion Wednesday morning.
• Turkish soldiers kill a civilian from Manbij and burn his corpse 

  Turkish soldiers murdered a civilian from Manbij and burnt his corpse, while another civilian was also shot and wounded.
• Balance sheet of war for one year: 2982 soldiers and police officers killed 

  HSM has released the balance sheet of war in Kurdistan for one year. Accordingly, HPG guerillas carried out 1199 actions, in which Turkish 2982 soldiers were killed and 1146 soldiers were wounded.
• Four reporters for DIHA and JINHA detained in Nusaybin 

  DIHA reporters Selami Aslan and Mehmet Sıddık Damar and JİNHA reporters Esra Aydın and Ceylan Eraslan have been detained in Nusaybin.
• 75-year-old killed by state forces in Van 

  An elderly civilian has been killed in the aggression of state forces on Xaçort neighborhood of Van in the wake of a blast that hit an armored vehicle.
• Images from the march to freedom in Manbij 

  The operation launched by Manbij Military Council to liberate the Manbij city from ISIS continues at full force on its 56th day.
• 1 soldier killed, 2 soldiers and 2 police wounded in Van 

  Reports of casualties are coming through as a result of a blast hitting an armored vehicle in central Van province.
• 6 soldiers and 4 police killed in actions by guerrillas 

  HPG reported that 6 soldiers and 4 special operations police were killed in the most recent actions by guerrillas.
• 200 more families rescued and transferred to safe areas in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters have rescued 200 more families stranded in Manbij city center.
• HDP Nusaybin co-chair detained 

  HDP Nusaybin district co-chair Ferhat Kut has been taken into custody.
• Lawyers denied access to two people detained in Urfa 

  Two people detained in Urfa province are denied meeting with their lawyers upon an instruction from the chief prosecutor.
• HDP sends a delegation to Nusaybin 

  HDP will send a delegation to Nusaybin where the curfew declared on March 14 was partially lifted yesterday.
• 60 civilians rescued in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters have rescued 60 civilians living in El-Keclî neighborhood of the Manbij city.
• YPS: 10 special operations police killed in Dersim 

  YPS reported casualties as a result of an action conducted by their units targeting a police check point in Dersim province on July 23.
• Three special operations police killed in Mardin 

  A blast hitting an armored vehicle of Turkish forces in Mardin province left three special operations police dead.
• Manbij Military Council launches new initiative to protect civilians 

  Manbij Military Council has announced the beginning of a new initiative for the safety of the civilians trapped in city center.
• Curfew partially lifted in Nusaybin 

  The “curfew” declared on March 14 in Abdulkadir Paşa, Fırat, Dicle, Yenişehir, Zeynel Abidin and Kuşla neighborhoods of Mardin’s Nusaybin district has been partially lifted.
• 'Freedom Vigil' for Öcalan launched in Amed 

  A 'Freedom Vigil' has been launched in Amed to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, deepening with the state of emergency.
• Komalên Ciwan holds the 5th congress with the motto “Revenge” 

  The 5th congress of Komalên Ciwan was held between July 3 to 8 with the motto “Abolish Colonialism with Revolutionary Revenge”.