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• Documentary by Russia Today on YPJ fighters 

  A documentary by Russian state television Russia Today handles the fighters of the YPJ (Women's Defense Units) fighting alongside male militants against ISIS gangs.
• Diplomacy initiative in Italy by the Rojava committee 

  Rojava committee composed of PYD Co-president Saleh Moslem, Kobane Canton Executive Assembly Co-President Anwer Muslim and YPJ Commander Nesrin Abdullah are having a series of meetings in Italy at the parliamentarian level.
• Arap tribes visit and thank YPG in Girê Spî 

  Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) residents began to return to Turkey after the opening of Akçakale Border Gate. Arab tribe leaders visited the YPG Headquarters in Girê Spî and thanked the fighters here.
• Returns to Girê Spi continue 

  Arab, Turkmen and Kurdish families that had crossed over to Turkey during the liberation of Girê Spi continue to return to the town. Sentimental moments occur as families cross through Akçakale Border Gate.
• YPG: Our forces continue making advances 

  YPG Press Office said that forces of the YPG/YPJ continue making further advances in south Girê Spî and Silûk on the 47th day of the Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo.
• Notes from Girê Spi; Turkmens, Arabs, and ISIS 

  Liberation of the strategically important town of Girê Spi (Tel Abyad) is revolutionary for the Kurds, Arabs, Turkmens, Assyrians and Chechens who have been waging a war of existence for the past 3 years.
• Ceremony for YJA Star guerrilla 

  A ceremony has been held for YJA Star guerrilla Nuda Botan who lost her life after failing to pass the river as the level was too high in Zap region.
• Body of YJA Star guerrilla brought to Silopi 

  Body of YJA Star guerrilla Sümeyye Abak (Nuda Cizîrî) who lost her life in Xakurkê in May has been brought to Silopi district of Şırnak.
• Turkish army training Hüda-Par members 

  It has been learned that the Turkish army is training members of the radical Islamist Hür Dava Party (Hüda-Par) in a village in Bingöl province.
• Asayiş patrol unit attacked: 1 person dies 

  An ISIS supporter attacked an Asayiş patrol unit with an automatic rifle and killed one Asayiş member in the town of Çilaxa. The attacker was also killed during the attack.
• Bayık: Erdoğan, AKP and others learned their lessons during the election 

  Cemil Bayık stated that election results would bring forth important political changes in Turkey. Bayık described June 7 results as not just an HDP success but also a turning point for political transformation in Turkey.
• 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.