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• YPJ fighters: We will make Raqqa the place of free women 

  YPJ (Women's Defense Units) are taking an active and leading role in the operation to liberate Raqqa from ISIS occupation.
• Poet from Raqqa: I wept for joy on hearing of the SDF operation 

  Jalaa Hamzawî, a poet and painter from Raqqa, who escaped ISIS’ clutches 20 days ago said, “My only wish is to be sitting at the Clock Tower in Raqqa’s center and paint a picture.”
• YPJ fighters: We are in Raqqa to avenge all women 

  YPJ fighters partaking in the operation to liberate Raqqa state that they are fighting for all the women, particularly for thousands of Êzidî women abducted from Shengal.
• Trustee at Van Municipality continues misogyny 

  After his closure of all the women institutions under the municipality and firing a large number of female employees, the trustee appointed to the Metropolitan Municipality of Van has now cancelled the free service provided to women Thursdays.
• "YPJ will be the leading force in the liberation of Raqqa" 

  YPJ Commander Zozan Kobanê stated that they will play a leading role in the liberation of Raqqa and dedicate the Raqqa victory to all women and peoples, and their comrades that fell as martyrs.
• Woman from Raqqa: ISIS murdered my son, SDF saved us 

  Samîre Elawî’s son was murdered by ISIS gangs and she was sentenced to a whipping. She said her only hope is the SDF.
• HDP MP Konca sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison 

  HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca was sentenced to two years and six months in prison following her arrest two days ago 26 days after release from prison.
• Saturday Mothers: Unrelenting cry for justice for 22 years 

  In the 22nd year of their vigil for justice, Saturday Mothers emphasized that they will continue their struggle until the reign of injustice comes to an end.
• Female Commanders in SDF: We are close to the finale in Raqqa 

  SDF Operation Room Spokesperson Ehmed and Eastern Front commander Kobanê said they are very close to the end in Raqqa and there is little left to wait until the finale.
• Women's Cooperative in Gürpınar handed over to Sümeyye Erdoğan 

  The Xevasor Women's Cooperative opened by DBP’s Gürpınar Municipality was handed over by the appointed trustee to KADEM where President Erdoğan’s daughter Sümeyye Erdoğan is vice president.
• Kurdish woman activist detained by KDP asayish in Duhok 

  A Kurdish woman activist was detained in Duhok city of South Kurdistan.
• Woman rescued from ISIS: We were captured when peshmerga fled 

  Müyeser Abbas whose husband is a KDP peshmerga, was captured by ISIS with her family and her husband's family during the ISIS onslaught on Shengal in 2014. Her life has been no different than the life of other Êzidî women under ISIS atrocity since.
• Êzidî women rescued from ISIS reunite with their families 

  Operation Wrath of Euphrates fighters continue to rescue Êzidî women that had been kidnapped and enslaved by ISIS, and YPJ and Women’s Council help these women reunite with their families.
• Peace Mothers prevented from marching to the AKP HQ in Amed 

  Police obstructed the march of Peace Mothers to the AKP provincial headquarters in Amed on occasion of Mother's Day.
• Two YJA-STAR Commanders martyred in Turkish airstrike 

  YJA-STAR Military Council members Nalin Muş and Helin Dersim lost their lives in Turkish aerial attack on Medya Defense Zones.
• Woman murdered by ex-husband in Halabja 

  A woman named Ç.O. was murdered by her ex-husband in Halabja city of Southern Kurdistan last night.
• Woman reaches SDF areas after a 35-day walk in the desert 

  She was now entrusted to the SDF. She cried in the midst of dust and smoke. She had been walking in the desert for 35 days. "We could not stop anywhere because ISIS would shoot us. We walked until our shoes were torn" says Suhat Ruayîb.
• Women on vigil against demolition in two neighborhoods of Sur 

  Women started a vigil in two neighborhoods of Sur that the state plans to demolish in line with an expropriation decree.
• Investigation into the murder of Sakine, Fidan, Leyla reopens 

  Investigation into the murder in Paris of  Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez has reopened upon the appeal of lawyers against the closure of the case in January due to the suspicious death of the only suspect.
• “Mother I escaped ISIS, I’m in the safe zones” 

  Wîsal Hesen has been on the road for 55 days and all she wants is to speak with her mother.
• YPJ: The attack was within knowledge of the Coalition and KDP 

  YPJ said: “The Turkish attack on our forces wasn’t outside of the International Coalition’s knowledge. The Coalition’s silence in the face of these attacks confirm and approve this.”
• YPJ forces rescue three more Êzidî women from ISIS 

  Three more Êzidî women rescued by the YPJ during the Operation Wrath of Euphrates are now under the protection of Cizîrê Canton's Women's Council.
• Woman freed from ISIS captivity wants to join YPJ 

  Fatma Şerif from Raqqa, freed from ISIS who used her as a slave for three years, wants to take up arms and join YPJ ranks now.
• 138 Êzidîs saved from ISIS in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  YPJ Spokesperson Nesrin Abdullah announced that 138 Êzidîs were saved from ISIS gangs in the Wrath of Euphrates Operation.
• YPJ Commander: Tabqa will soon be free of the darkness of ISIS 

  Wrath of Euphrates Commander Tolhildan Raman said: “Tabqan women will soon be rid of the darkness of ISIS gangs.”