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• Karayılan: Success against ISIS is a victory for humanity 

  People’s Defense Center Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan spoke to ANF on the war against ISIS.
• Girê Spî people return home after liberation 

  The people of Girê Spî who had to flee away from their lands in the face of ISIS persecution have started to return to the town in groups.
• YJA STAR guerrilla martyred in Eruh 

  A YJA STAR guerrilla by the name of Maxzume Muhammedzade (Sarya Onur) has lost her life in a short clash that took place following an ambush laid by Turkish soldiers in Eruh district of Siirt.
• PKK member Andrea Wolf commemorated 

  Andrew Wolf alongside 40 PKK (Kurdistan Worker’s Party) militants were murdered and buried in the village of Andiçen (Kelahêrê) in Van's Çatak district by the Turkish army in a massacre on 23rd October 1998.
• Saleh Moslem: ISIS’ lifeblood is cut 

  In his evaluation of Gire Spî’s liberation to ANF, PYD Co-President Saleh Moslem stated that ISIS gangs’ lifeblood has been cut with the victory.
• Girê Spî victory celebrated in Maxmur 

  Liberation of Girê Spî by YPG/YPJ from ISIS has been marked with celebrations across the Kurdistan territory, including the Martyr Rüstem Refugee Camp in Maxmur where youth's movement held an event in support of the historic victory.
• TEV DEM celebrates liberation of Girê Spî 

  The Movement for Democratic Society (Kurdish: Tevgera Civaka Demokratîk‎, TEV-DEM) Executive Assembly has celebrated in a written statement the liberation of Girê Spi which it described as an important step for building democratic nation.
• YPG: 124 gang members killed in the last 24 hours 

  YPG has announced that the ISIS occupation in Girê Spî has been terminated while the operations of the YPG/YPJ forces continue against the gang groups in the area.
• Burkan Al-Fırat: Liberation of Girê Spî is the victory of humanity’s will 

  Burkan Al- Fırat Operation Room stated that the liberation of Girê Spî is the victory of humanity’s will and conscience against barbarism and terror.
• Turkish military activity continues increasingly 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported that the aerial activity of the Turkish forces continues increasingly over guerrilla controlled zones.
• Regime provocation in Qamishlo fails 

  Clashes broke out between Baathist Syrian Regime forces and Rojava Public Security and Self-Defense units yesterday when regime officials forcibly enlisted numerous Arab and Kurdish young men into the Syrian army.
• Kalkan: It is no longer possible to keep the status quo 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan said that the pro-nation state and cultural-genocidal regime in Turkey collapsed after June 7 elections, and emphasized that it was no longer possible to keep the status quo.
• YPG flags wave in Girê Spî 

  Flags of the YPG wave in the Girê Spî city which was liberated within the operation started by YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) to cleanse the western front of the Cizîrê Canton of West Kurdistan, Rojava, of ISIS gangs on 6 May.
• Girê Spî liberated 

  YPG/YPJ and Burkan Al Frat forces have gained victory over ISIS and liberated Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) after two years of ISIS occupation.
• Border gate taken under control by YPG/YPJ and Liwa Al-Tahrir forces 

  It has been reported that the border gate between Akçakale and Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) has been taken under control by YPG and Liwa Al-Tahrir forces.
• YPG/YPJ forces united on Raqqa- Girê Spî road 

  The YPG/YPJ forces, encircling Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) after arriving at the city from Kobanê and Cizîrê Cantons have united on the road between Raqqa and Girê Spî and taken the road fully under their control.
• Fierce clashes between YPG-YPJ forces and ISIS gangs in Girê Spî continue 

  YPG reported that fierce clashes are taking place in the Meshura Sor neighborhood of Girê Spî (Til Ebyad), while many villages around the city have been liberated.
• YPJ Commander calls on women from Girê Spî and Raqqa to return to liberated areas 

  YPJ General Commander Newroz Ehmed called on women from Girê Spî and Raqqa to return to liberated areas, and informed that YPJ fighters at the frontline have prepared special rooms to ensure the security of women and meet their urgent needs.
• Civilians’ Defense Forces (HPC) actively participates in 'Commander Rubar Qamışlo Initiative' 

  Civilians’ Defense Forces (Hezên Parastına Ciwakê, HPC) formed by people from ages 18 to 70 across Cizîr Canton began to actively participate in ‘Commander Rubar Qamişlo Initiative.’
• People of Girê Spî overcome barbed wire fences to reach Northern Kurdistan 

  People of Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) overcome barbed wire fences to reach Northern Kurdistan. Civilians who were used by ISIS as human shield began crossing the border yesterday.
• 18 more villages around Girê Spî liberated 

  YPG/YPJ forces, in a joint operation with Burkan Al-Fırat fighters, liberated 18 more villages as the advance of the joint forces in Girê Spî continues.
• Meşhur Tehtanî neighborhood liberated in Girê Spî 

  YPG/YPJ forces liberated Meshur Tehtani neighbourhood in southeastern Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) after entering the town early morning today.
• Turkey sends reinforcements to ISIS gangs trapped in Girê Spî 

  The Turkish state is reportedly sending reinforcements over the Akçakale border gate to ISIS gangs, who have been encircled by YPG-YPJ forces in Girê Spî (Tel Abyad).
• YPG/YPJ forces arrive at Girê Spi 

  YPG/YPJ forces entered Girê Spi (Tel Abyad) city center after arriving at the town from the east and southeast. Clashes continue in two neighborhoods and YPG/YPJ fighters are only 1 km away from the Tel Abyad-Akçakale border gate.
• YPG: Silûk liberated, pincer operation started 

  YPG Press Office has said that Silûk town and many villages have been liberated in the scope of the Operation Commander Rubar Qamishlo which entered its 39th day.