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• Manbij Military Council destroys Turkish tank 

  North of Manbij, a Turkish tank was destroyed by fighters of the Military Council while attempting to enter the autonomous area. The ensuing fighting continues, and residents of neighboring villages have been evacuated.
• SDF capture ISIS mercenary in Deir ez-Zor 

  The SDF carried out an operation against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor and captured a mercenary as well as technological equipment .
• The invading Turkish army bombs two villages in Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish army bombed two villages in Girê Spî
• Turkish state and mercenaries bomb school housing refugees 

  The invading Turkish state and its mercenaries bombed a school where refugees were staying in Sherawa, district of Afrin.
• Çilaxa youth take to the streets against Turkish invasion 

  In Çilaxa, young activists staged a protest march against Turkish attacks and policies of the KDP. The youth announced their participation in the general mobilisation launched against the invasion.
• Mine laid by occupation forces seriously injures shepherd in Sherawa 

  Civilians continue to suffer from the consequences of Turkey’s war against North-East Syria.
• YPJ fighter Şervin Ebas laid to rest in Dêrik 

  YPJ fighter Şervin Ebas, who fell as a martyr while on duty, was laid to rest with a ceremony held in Martyr Xebat Dêrik Cemetery.
• SDF Commander Abdi asks anti-ISIS Coalition to help repatriating foreign fighters to their countries 

  A ministerial meeting of the International anti-ISIS Coalition is taking place in Rome today. SDF general commander Mazlum Abdi has asked the alliance to assist the countries of origin of captured ISIS members in repatriating them.
• Martyr Daban Şêxo laid to rest in Kobanê 

  Martyr Daban Şêxo (Daban Kobanê), a member of the Self-Defense Forces, was laid to rest with a ceremony at the Martyr Dicle Cemetery.
• Turkish forces suspend work at Alouk water station again 

  Turkish forces stop pumping drinking water supplies to Heseke city and surrounding areas once again.
• Mine blast kills three children in Manbij 

  Three children aged 8, 9 and 10 died as result of a landmine blast in the countryside of the Manbij city.
• MLKP pays tribute to martyr Zilan Destan 

  The MLKP Kurdistan Organization paid tribute to Zilan Destan (Elende El Muhammed), who fell a martyr in Qamishlo on 13 June "while fulfilling her revolutionary duties".
• Semalka border office reopens today 

  The Semalka border office resumes its work today for humanitarian agencies, foreigners, patients, and marriage cases.
• Manbij Education Committee gives special courses for teachers  

  Manbij Education Committee started special courses for teachers of science and education.
• Hemo: So-called Syrian opposition became a putty in Turkey’s hands 

  Fehime Hemo, member of Syrian Democratic Council Co-Presidency Council stated that so-called Syrian opposition only serves the Turkish state and became a putty in Turkey’s hands.
• ‘External forces strive to sow discord between the Autonomous Administration and the people’ 

  Co-chair of Manbij Association of Lawyers, Xelil El-Ehmed stated that external forces have been involved in the provocations emerging in the city, yet the civil administration prevents discords with rational approaches.
• 22 ISIS members captured in SDF operation in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  Al-Busayrah sweep operation ends with arresting 22 terrorists.
• Russian internationalist: Support Rojava to build democratic free societies 

  Russian internationalist Zirek Rus said: “The attacks of ISIS and the Turkish state create a difficult situation in Rojava. Russian people should support Rojava in order to defeat ISIS and the fascist Turkish state."
• Turkish-linked mercenaries cut down trees in Afrin 

  Furqet El-Hemzat mercenaries cut down 1,500 olive trees belonging to Behçet Ebdo and confiscated his two houses in Afrin.
• Turkish assimilation process continues, Chechen centre opened in Serêkaniyê 

  Continuing its efforts to change the demographic composition in the Northern and Eastern Syrian areas it occupies, the Turkish state continues to open assimilation associations saying they are cooperation projects.
• Kobane Massacre: Revenge for the ISIS defeat 

  ISIS attacked Kobane with the support of Turkey 5 months after the liberation of Kobane. 233 civilians were killed, and hundreds of people were injured in this attack.
• Rojava commemorates victims of the ISIS massacre in Kobanê 

  On June 25, 2015, the ISIS committed a massacre in Kobanê: 252 civilians, including 64 women and 35 children, were murdered. However, the ISIS is not solely responsible for the crime; the Turkish state is also partly responsible.
• HRE: 7 invaders killed, two bases destroyed 

  A soldier, a staff member and 5 mercenaries were killed, while 3 mercenaries were injured in the actions carried out by HRE in Mare, Shera and Azaz.
• Former peshmerga: We should unite against the Turkish occupation 

  Hesen Yusif Mele Hüseyin, from Dêrîk and a former peshmerga with the KDP in the 1990s, calls for unity against the Turkish invasion. "If we unite, - he said - the Turkish state could not stand against us."
• Manbij Military Council foiled attempt by Syrian National Army to enter the area  

  The Manbij Military Council reports on clashes with the mercenaries of the Syrian National Army. Four of the attackers were killed.