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• Turkish army carried out another massacre in Sirêsat village 

  After its attack on the village of Bir El-Kûsa, the Turkish army carried out another massacre in Jarablus’ Sirêsat village and murdered tens of civilians.
• Assyrian Xabûr Guards General Commander falls as martyr 

  Assyrian Xabur Guards (Zêrevanên Xabûr) Forces Assembly General Commander Basil Taliya (Akad) fell as martyr after a mine blast in Sheddadi.
• 4 rockets hit the airport in Amed 

  4 rockets hit the airport in Amed’s Bağlar district and injured several people last night.
• Turkish soldiers attack YPG/YPJ positions in Efrîn 

  The Turkish state continues its war against Kurdish people as Turkish soldiers attacked the YPG/YPJ positions in Efrîn’s Raco district.
• Turkish army massacres 20 civilians in south Jarablus - UPDATE 

  Turkish army continues to attack Rojava and massacred 20 civilians in the village of Bir Al- Kûsa in south Jarablus.
• YPG: 108 ISIS members killed during three days of clashes in Shaddadi 

  YPG reported that 108 ISIS members were killed in Shaddadi and bodies of 71 were seized alongside their arms and military vehicles.
• Manbij MC and Shams Al-Shamal announce support for Jarablus MC 

  Manbij Military Council and Shams Al-Shamal Battalions have declared their support for Jarablus Military Council in the face of the increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish state.
• Turkish army starts provocation on Kobanê border 

  Armored vehicles of the Turkish army have penetrated into the Kobanê territory near Mürşitpınar border gate and started digging a trench within the lands of the canton.
• Turkish army bombs villages in southern Jarablus 

  After its occupation of Jarablus, Turkish army is now bombing villages in the southern parts.
• HPG: 118 members of Turkish forces killed in self-sacrifice action in Cizre 

  HPG Press Office announced that 118 members of Turkish security forces were killed in the action that targeted police in Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday.
• DBP organises rallies across North Kurdistan against Öcalan's isolation 

  A series of rallies will be held in North Kurdistan cities demanding an immediate end to the isolation of Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan with the motto “We are in the streets to end the isolation and give voice to peace”.
• 7 more HPC battalions established in Efrîn 

  Seven more battalions of Popular Self-Defense Forces (HPC) have been established in Efrîn city of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Explosion of a military object leaves eight children wounded in Silopi 

  A military object left by state forces in Silopi exploded, leaving eight children wounded, including two heavily.
• Many civilians killed as Turkish army bombs a village in Jarablus 

  Turkish army is bombing the Til-Emarne village of Jarablus with artillery fire and jets, leaving many civilians dead or wounded.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army and gang groups 

  YPG stated that Turkish army and gang groups continued their attacks on Rojava – Northern Syria Federation.
• HPG: 16 soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  At least 16 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in the most recent actions by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in North Kurdistan.
• YPG: Nobody can launch attacks with the “West of Euphrates” excuse 

  YPG Spokesperson Xelîl said: “Nobody can use our forces’ presence in the west of the Euphrates River as an excuse for attacks.”
• KONGRA-GEL: Turkey will drown in the Syrian marsh 

  KONGRA-GEL described Turkish state occupation in Jarablus as an attack on the gains of all Kurdistan peoples, and called on peoples and revolutionaries to enhance the resistance against Erdoğan.
• Footage of the YPS sabotage action in Yüksekova released 

  Footage of the YPS (Civilian Defense Units) sabotage action in Hakkari's Yüksekova district on August 9, has been released.
• Broadcast ban on the bombing in Cizre 

  A broadcast ban has been issued on this morning's bombing in Cizre which targeted three police targets in Konak neighborhood.
• Two more villages to the south of Manbij liberated 

  Two more villages to the south of the Tishreen Dam have been cleansed of ISIS gangs.
• HPG statement on ISIS attack on Makhmur refugee camp 

  Makhmur HPG Command released a statement about the ISIS attack attempt on Makhmur Refugee Camp this morning.
• Bombing kills dozens of police in Cizre 

  Dozens of police were killed and dozens of others were wounded as a result of a bombing targeting Turkish police targets in Şırnak's Cizre district this morning.
• Turkish jets bomb surroundings of a village in Batman's Sason district 

  Turkish jets are bombing the surroundings of Heybeli village in Batman's Sason district.
• PUK hands Sulaymaniyah Governorate over to Goran 

  Following a vote in Sulaymaniyah Provincial Assembly, in line with the previous agreement between Goran Movement and PUK, Süleymaniye Governor Dr. Aso Feridun resigned and Dr. Heval Ebubekir from Goran Movement was elected in his place.