YPS General Command announced that at least 29 special operations officers died during the clashes and actions in Şırnak and Nusaybin on May 5. YPS stated that 29 special ops forces died in Şırnak and at least 1 died Nusaybin.

NUSAYBİN

YPS stated that 1 soldier died near Weysika on May when YPS members carried out an action against state forces inside a house. YPS members also heavily damaged a tank in this neighborhood as well as an armored earth digger in Koçera neighborhood on April 22.

ŞIRNAK

YPS announced that at least 3 special operations gendarme forces died and 2 got injured during its members’ sabotage action in Bahçelievler neighborhood around 16:00 on May 3. YPS said its forces carried out another sabotage action in the same location on the same day, and 7 special operations gendarme forces died here. YPS forces also damaged a tank in this area and 4 state forces died during this action. 6 more special operations gendarme forces died as they were evacuating the mosque they had sought refuge in.

YPS reported that 8 state forces died during another sabotage action carried out by YPS members in Çeteler neighborhood at 09:00 on May 5. YPS forces damaged a tank in the same neighborhood, where clashes have continued until 18:30 on May 5.