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• Funeral for 32 civilians massacred by ISIS in Kobanê 

  32 people massacred by ISIS gangs were buried today in Kobanê.
• Ethnic cleansing by ISIS in Tebqa 

  ISIS gangs gave 24 hours to Kurdish people living in Tebqa to leave the town, after ISIS expelled Kurdish civilians from Raqqa.
• 60 years old YPG fighter from Sinop massacred during ISIS attack 

  60 years old YPG fighter Karker Kobanê from Sinop was massacred during the ISIS attacks on June 25-26.
• Reconnaissance flights and operation by Turkish military 

  HPG Press Office said that the reconnaissance flights of Turkish forces over Medya Defense Areas continue while the Turkish army's operation in Amed yesterday ended without any results this morning.
• Burkan El-Fırat calls for international investigation 

  Burkan Al-Fırat Operation Centre issued a statement condemning the massacre of civilians by ISIS gangs and called on the international community, primarily the UN, to launch an international investigation into the attacks.
• Kobanê fully cleansed of ISIS gangs 

  YPG/YPJ forces fully cleansed Kobanê of ISIS gangs after an operation launched following the massacre in the town perpetrated by gang groups on June 25. The operation of YPG/YPJ forces now continues in villages to the south of Kobanê.
• Death toll in Kobanê massacre rises to 201 

  The number of civilians massacred by ISIS in Kobanê city center and Berx Botan village rose to 201.
• PYD calls for international trial of those responsible for the massacre 

  PYD Executive Committee condemned the massacre perpetrated by ISIS gangs in Kobanê and urged international agencies to set up an investigation committee and put those who are responsible on trial in accordance with international law.
• Fierce clashes in Hesekê 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between the regime forces and the ISIS gangs in the neighbourhoods of Sekin Şebabi-Neşwa Xerbi in Hesekê.
• Miştenur Hospital liberated from ISIS gangs 

  YPG/YPJ fighters liberated Miştenur Hospital from ISIS gangs.
• YPG/YPJ operations in Kobanê continue 

  YPG/YPJ operations against ISIS gangs who attacked civilians in Kobanê continue.
• YPJ Commander: Gangs to be expulsed shortly 

  YPJ Kobanê commander Sorxwin Kobanê who spoke to ANF stated that the clashes with ISIS continue in five locations and the gangs would be expulsed from Kobanê shortly.
• 120 civilians massacred in Kobanê laid to rest 

  120 civilians who were massacred in an ISIS attack in Kobanê yesterday have been laid to rest.
• Death toll in ISIS massacre in Kobanê rises to 152 

  Rojava Institution of Martyrs' Families announced that the number of those killed in yesterday's attack by ISIS in Kobanê rose to 152.
• KCK: Perpetrators of the Kobanê massacre will be brought to account 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency stated that peoples of Turkey, the Middle East and the entire world should be assured that the perpetrators of the massacre in Kobanê that claimed the lives of Kurdish men and women would be brought to account.
• YPG/YPJ fighters rescue 80 hostages – NEW 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ and asayesh forces have rescued 80 civilians held hostage by ISIS gangs as a result of intense clashes in the wake of an operation launched by Kurdish forces after the bloody attack yesterday.
• ISIS savagery in Kobanê 

  Photos picturing the ISIS savagery in Kobanê have emerged.
• ‘It is impossible to attack the border gate from anywhere but Turkey’ 

  All findings on the ISIS attack on Kobanê in which tens of civilians were brutally massacred point at Turkey’s central role in the attack.
• YPG/YPJ fighters rescue the hostages 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have rescued 80 civilians held hostage by ISIS gangs in city center since yesterday.
• Fighting between ISIS and regime forces ongoing in Hesekê 

  While fighting between ISIS and regime forces continues in Hesekê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, regime forces are striking some locations in Neshwa with aircraft and mortars.
• Clashes continue in Kobanê 

  Fighting continues in Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, since yesterday's attack by ISIS gangs which left dozens of civilians dead or wounded.
• 12 detained in Ergani 

  Special operation teams carried out air-supported raids in a number of houses in Ergani district of Amed at around 4 am this morning.
• 3 gang members captured alive, clashes continue in Kobanê 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) who have launched an operation against ISIS gangs that infiltrated into Kobanê today, have taken control of the points where ISIS gangs were present.
• YPG: 30 ISIS gangs killed in Kobanê 

  YPG Media Center informed the public on today’s ISIS attacks on Kobanê and said that 30 gang members have been killed in the clashes so far.
• Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude in Ağrı 

  An earthquake with 3.5 Richter scale magnitude took place in Ağrı.