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• Twelve activists, including two journalists, arrested in Turkey 

  At least twelve activists including two journalists were arrested by Turkish authorities in Istanbul on Thursday.
• Mehmet Aksoy’s body received with ceremony in London 

  The body of Firat Dağ (Mehmet Aksoy) who lost his life during the Raqqa operation was received by a crowd of hundreds in London.
• Öcalan Library in Paris 

  The “Öcalan Library - Freedom for Öcalan and All Political Prisoners” bus that promotes Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s thoughts, ideology, biography and books is in Paris as part of the France tour.
• Police raid the HDP office in Sultanhisar 

  Turkish anti-terror police forces conducted a raid on the office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Sultanhisar district of western province of Aydın.
• ISIS attack repelled in Muhada Jafra 

  The attacks launched by ISIS gangs and Syrian regime forces on SDF positions in Muhada Jafra have been repelled.
• Demonstration for Öcalan in front of the CPT on its third day 

  With hundreds of participants calling for an urgent meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, the sit-in in front of the CPT building is continuing.
• Iraq’s statement on the “freezing of the referendum” 

  Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari spoke about the proposal to freeze the referendum and said: “We will assess it within the framework of the constitution.”
• Die Linke MPs take the ban on Öcalan posters to the parliament 

  Hamburg State Parliament Die Linke MPs Cansu Özdemir and Martin Dolzer took the ban on Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan to the parliament.
• Fierce clashes between SDF and ISIS in Operation Cizire Storm 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs at Jafar Train Station northeast of Deir ez-Zor.
• Attacks on SDF positions near Deir ez-Zor continue 

  While another ISIS attack has been repelled, the Syrian regime continues its attacks on SDF positions near Deir ez-Zor.
• “SDF forces have besieged the ISIS gangs by taking al-Omar field” 

  The commander-in-chief of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council Ahmed Abu Khawla said that their forces have besieged the ISIS gangs by taking al-Omar oil field under their control.
• ISIS and Syrian forces attack SDF near Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian regime forces and ISIS gangs conducted simultaneous raids on SDF positions near Deir ez-Zor.
• A Syriac fighter from Mersin in Deir ez-Zor operation 

  YPG fighter Özgür is from a Syriac family from Mersin, a coastal city in south of Turkey. Most of the Syriacs in Turkey immigrated to western countries, especially those who live in western Turkey so it’s a rare thing to meet a Syriac from Mersin.
• Gorran parliamentarian joins the protest in front of the CPT 

  Attending the sit-in organized for Öcalan in Strasbourg, Goran parliamentarian Dr. Serko Heme Emin called on the CPT to fulfill its responsibility and expressed the importance of the freedom of Öcalan and all political prisoners.
• HDP Co-chair Kemalbay: Isolating Öcalan escalates the war 

  Warning that the isolation of Öcalan would further escalate the war, HDP co-chair Serpil Kemalbay made a call for an urgent meeting on Imrali where the Kurdish leader is jailed.
• Operation preparations on Sêmalka and Khabur border gates 

  Reports say the Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi forces are preparing to take over the Sêmalka and Khabur border gates.
• AI releases reports on attacks and violations in Tuz Khurmatu 

  Amnesty International said tens of thousands were forced to flee Tuz Khurmatu amid indiscriminate attacks, lootings and arson during the mobilization of Hashd al-Shabi (Popular Mobilization Units) last week
• British YPG fighter Jac Holmes martyred in Raqqa 

  The BBC reported that British YPG fighter Jac Holmes has fallen while clearing landmines in Raqqa.
• Latest from Operation Cizire Storm 

  Operation Cizire Storm continues towards the northeast of Deir Ez Zor. ISIS attacks have been pushed back by the fighters.
• Iraqi PM Abadi to visit Ankara tomorrow 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi will visit Turkey tomorrow to meet with his counterpart Binali Yıldırım.
• International Imralı Delegation requests urgent meeting with CPT 

  International İmralı Peace Delegation wrote a letter to CPT officials requesting an urgent meeting on the situation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan after reports spread on social media in Turkey regarding his health.
• EU bent on bowing down to Erdoğan’s blackmail 

  The outcome from the EU summit, where Turkey’s accession process was also discussed, was once again to continue the relationship with the Erdoğan regime in the name of “supporting the opposition”.
• YPG/YPJ fighters tell what Öcalan means to them 

  Fighters from the YPG and YPJ explained the importance of Abdullah Öcalan, his ideas in their struggle for freedom, and for the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS.
• Öcalan’s sister: I want to know if he is alive 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s sister Fatma Öcalan voiced her concerns about her brother’s health and well-being and said: “I want to hear from him. I want to know if he is alive.”
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ banners across Graz 

  Kurdish people continue their demonstrations and actions for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in aggravated isolation by the Turkish state.