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• 5 killed, 2 wounded as police rake a car in Bitlis 

  Police raked a car in Tatvan district of Bitlis, killing 5 people and wounding 2 others.
• HPG releases footage of two Turkish tanks destroyed by guerrillas 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office reported that two tanks of the Turkish military were destroyed by guerrillas on different dates.
• Autopsy report for 12 HPG members executed in Van can not be reached 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir said the casefile in the execution of 12 HPG members in Van isn’t available to them due to a secrecy measure and that the preliminary autopsy report is the most important document on the suspected execution.
• Two youths from Rojava shot by Turkish soldiers on border 

  Turkish soldiers continue shooting people on the border with Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• Curfew in a village in Şırnak's Beytüşşebap district 

  Yet another curfew has been imposed on Günyüzü village of Şırnak's Beytüşşebap district.
• HDP Cizre District Co-chair arrested 

  HDP Cizre District Co-chair Semire Örüç was detained in a house raid in the morning hours yesterday and she was arrested in court later in the day.
• 30 gang members killed during repulsion of ISIS attack on Manbij villages 

  Fighters of the Manbij Military Council have repelled an attack ISIS conducted on Al-Nexîl and Al-Yasta villages of Manbij. 30 gang members were killed in clashes.
• Curfew in a village and 10 neighborhoods in Muş province 

  As the siege and destruction of state forces in North Kurdistan continues, yet another curfew has been declared in a village and 10 neighborhoods in Muş province.
• Turkish jets bomb rural areas in Lice and Şemdinli 

  Turkish military is resorting to airstrikes in its war against the Kurdish movement.
• Guerilla actions continue without a pause 

  Several soldiers were killed during the actions of HPG/YJA Star guerillas in Ağrı, Van, Şırnak and Hakkari.
• Arfad Revolutionaries Battalion joins the SDF 

  Arfad Revolutionaries Battalion joined the ranks of the SDF. Battalion Commander Muhanned Hesen stated that their priority was the safety of the region and the democracy project.
• Village guards in Van: The army wants Kurds to kill one another 

  After the clashes in Kurdistan, the ‘guard watch crisis’ between the military and village guards worsens. 18 village guards resigned in the Çaldıran district of Van, and more resignations are expected to follow.
• Manbij Political Council efforts continue in villages 

  Manbij Political Council has held a meeting in Hayya Büçük village to the east of the city as the Manbij liberation operation continues. Around 90 village assembly members and spokespersons representing 37 villages attended the meeting.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil's Zergelê village again 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed Qandil’s Zergelê, where they had committed a massacre on August 1, 2015.
• YRK: 4 guerillas massacred in an ambush 

  YRK announced that 4 YRK guerillas, informed upon by traitor agents, were ambushed and massacred between the villages of Axalan and Dîwalan near the Serdeşt region of Mukiryan in East Kurdistan as they were on a mission on June 11, 2016.
• Manbij Military Council: 142 gang members have been killed 

  Manbij Military Council announced 142 gang members have been killed in the ongoing clashes with ISIS.
• Turkish jets shelling Zap area of guerrilla zones 

  Turkish jets are shelling Zap area of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• State of Emergency extended in Amed 

  “Curfews” have been declared in 25 villages in Amed’s Lice, Hani, Hazro, Kulp and Silvan districts.
• Göç-Der: One million displaced during recent attacks in Kurdish region 

  Göç-Der called upon everyone to show solidarity with one million people displaced during recent attacks in the Kurdish region of Turkey.
• Attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud kill a civilian 

  One civilian has been killed in the bombardment of AKP-backed gang groups targeting Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood since last night.
• HPG reports ongoing actions by guerrillas and attacks by Turkish army 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions against Turkish military targets in Zagros, Hakkari and Dersim.
• DBP co-chair Tuncel: We won't allow the seizure of our municipalities 

  DBP co-chair Sebahat Tuncel stated that they will not allow the seizure of DBP-held municipalities through an appointment of trustees, and called for all-out resistance.
• YPG: Turkish army continues its attacks on Rojava 

  YPG announced that 3 gangs were killed in clashes in Aleppo and the Turkish army continues its attacks on Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• YBŞ Spokesperson: There is no force but us in Shilo area 

  YBŞ Spokesperson Şengali stated that there was no force but the YBŞ in Shilo highland, and called upon everyone to protect the resistance in Kurdistan and return to the lands of Êzidîxan.
• Manbij Political Council begins to mobilize in liberated areas 

  Manbij Political Council increased its mobilization efforts in areas liberated from ISIS gangs during Manbij operation.