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• Kurds look after Turkish army’s losses as well 

  The Turkish state has prevented the families of their gangs to retrieve their sons’ bodies. Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor buried the bodies after informing the families.
• 73 countries support the Civil Council of Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Council Co-chair Ilham Ehmed stated that 73 countries have decided to offer support to the Civil Council of Raqqa.
• People of Efrîn protest Öcalan's isolation and Turkey's attacks 

  People in Rojava's Efrîn Canton took to the streets to protest Turkey's isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and invasion attempts and attacks against Rojava.
• Thousands protest the Turkish state in Efrîn's Shiyê district 

  Thousands protested the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and affiliated gangs in Shiyê district of Rojava's Efrîn Canton.
• 288 fighters join the SDF ranks 

  288 recruits have completed their training at the Martyr Ezîz Academy in Girê Spî and joined the SDF ranks.
• Medical Academy of Mesopotamia opened in Rojava 

  In Rojava and whole of Syria the first Medical Academy ever has been opened. This academy will put its focus on the public health.
• Turkish army kills a civilian in Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish army has murdered a civilian in Girê Spî city of Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
• Youths march in Qamishlo: We will fight against invasion 

  Thousands of youths staged a march in Qamishlo city of Rojava to mark the 5th anniversary of July 19 Rojava Revolution.
• Turkish army and gangs shell Efrîn and Shehba 

  The invading Turkish army and its gangs are continuing their attacks on Shehba and Efrîn regions of Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
• YPG releases balance sheet of attacks on Rojava 

  People's Defense Units (YPG) Press Office has released the balance sheet for 5 days of the attacks by the Turkish army and allied gangs on Rojava lands.
• Attacks on Shehba target civilian settlements 

  Artillery attacks of the invading Turkish army and affiliated gangs on Rojava's Shehba region targeted and damaged civilian settlements.
• YPG Spokesperson: Nobody should believe the Turkish media 

  Spokesperson of the YPG Nûrî Mahmoud said: "The Turkish media is waging a special warfare. Our anti-ISIS struggle and alliance with the International Coalition Forces and the US will continue."
• Turkey-backed gangs shell Rubar Camp and villages in Efrîn 

  Turkey-backed gangs are conducting a bombardment on two villages in Efrîn as Turkish soldiers are cutting down trees and continue building a wall at the border between Rojava and Northern Kurdistan.
• Turkish army shells Ayn Daqna village in Shehba 

  Turkish troops and affiliated gangs continue their attacks on Rojava territory without a pause.
• 2000 youths join Self-Defense Forces in Hesekê 

  Two thousand youths have joined the Self-Defense Forces and started today their training cycle in Hesekê city of Rojava.
• The dream of the Suruç martyrs comes true in Kobanê 

  “When I first saw children in Kobanê, it reminded me instantly of my fallen comrades. When the laughter of the children of Kobanê resounds in my ears, I see the faces of my martyred friends”, says a survivor of the Suruç massacre.
• Pirsus Martyrs Park opened in Kobanê 

  The Peoples’ Unity and Solidarity Bureau (SYPG) and Kobanê Martyrs’ Families Association have opened a park in memory of the Pirsus martyrs.
• First YPG/YPJ Regiment declared in Hesekê 

  The first YPG/YPJ Regiment has been established in Hesekê city of Rojava.
• Turkish army and allied gangs shell Shehba 

  The Turkish army and allied gangs are bombing Shehba's Semûqa village and surroundings of the Shehba Dam.
• MSD: Rojava Revolution become a national symbol for resistance 

  MSD said “We believe that our revolution’s epics increased our insistence to achieve our democratic national revolution to form a democratic federal Syria.”
• July 19 Revolution celebrated in Qamishlo 

  Rojava's July 19 Revolution has been celebrated in a mass rally in Cizîrê Canton with the slogan "The Rojava Revolution is the dignity and freedom of peoples".
• YPG/YPJ fighters in Ayn Daqnê: The invasion can’t pass 

  YPG and YPJ fighters who retaliated harsh against the Turkish army and their allied gangs and made them retreat say they won’t let the invasion pass.
• PYD: 19 July Revolution defends the values of humanity 

  PYD stated that the 19th July Revolution is a revolution that defends the values of humanity and a safeguard for the resolution in Syria and all other parts of Kurdistan.
• Rojava Revolution celebrated by thousands in Cizîrê 

  On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, thousands of people staged a march in Cizîrê Canton.
• Northern Syria Democratic Federation's 19 July message 

  The Northern Syria Democratic Federation Executive Council issued a statement saying that their freedom struggle will continue and great achievements will be gained with the liberation of Raqqa as well.