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• Thomas Schmidinger explains Rojava revolution 

  Austrian political scientist and cultural anthropologist Thomas Schimidinger took part in a discussion at the Amed Book Fair yesterday entitled: “The Rojava Revolution from the viewpoint of a foreign journalist”.
• Intensive ambush attacks from the Turkish army 

  In their latest press release, HPG Press Center reported six cases of provocative ambush attacks carried out by the Turkish army across Northern Kurdistan.
• Police and soldiers clash in Gever: 3 sergeants and 5 police dead 

  20 days ago, the Turkish state attempted a major provocation in the rural parts of Gever (Yüksekova), Hakkari.
• ISIS gangs set Assyrian village on fire 

  ISIS gangs set the Assyrian village of Til Hirmiz on fire after suffering heavy blows in clashes with YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• PYD preparing for second congress in Efrîn after Cizîre 

  PYD (Democratic Union Party) of West Kurdistan, Rojava, held a preliminary meeting for the first congress it will organise in the Efrîn Canton.
• 5 gang members killed in Sinjar 

  HPG Sinjar Command and YBŞ Sinjar Command reported in a written statement that forces of resistance continued their actions against the ISIS gangs.
• Third group from North Kurdistan municipalities in Kobanê 

  Bakur (North Kurdistan) Municipalities Coordination and Kobanê Public Municipality released a joint statement regarding the ongoing works to clean up the ruins of the war-torn town in West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Karayılan: Isolation of Öcalan is justification for war 

  KCK Executive Council member and People’s Defence Centre Commander, Murat Karayılan, has made crucial evaluations regarding the process of resolution.
• YPG/YPJ make further advances in Cizîrê and Kobanê 

  YPG Press Centre said in a written statement that a military campaign to eliminate ISIS threats and to liberate the rural district of Canton Cizîrê, Rojava, abundantly continues on its 8th day.
• HPG: Turkish military activity on the increase 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press and Communication Centre said in a written statement that Turkish military activity was going on increasingly.
• Iranian army shells Kandil 

  Iranian army has shelled the Dola Kokê and Hill Şehit (Martyr) Ronahî areas of Medya Defense Zones.
• Municipalities to lead the reconstruction of Kobanê 

  After an epic 136-day resistance against ISIS that put Kobanê on the world’s agenda, the municipalities of Van and Diyarbakır have mobilised to repair urgent facilities in the city, such as drinking water and the sewage system.
• HPG reports operation and military activity by Turkish army 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press and Communication Centre has reported in a written statement that the Turkish army continued operations and military activities in Kurdistan territory.
• Clashes continue in Cizîr and Kobanê as YPG/YPJ make further advances 

  YPG Press Centre reported in a written statement that the ISIS threat on the western boundaries of the Cizîr Canton, and the operations of YPG/YPJ fighters continued.
• Turkish army shells guerrilla areas 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office said that the Turkish army shelled Medya Defense Zones.
• Footage from Til Eshra village liberated by YPG/YPJ 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) are continuing their operations against ISIS gangs deployed between Hesekê and Til Temir.
• 'The Leader's Garden' built in Sinjar 

  The ''Leader's Garden', dedicated to Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, is a joint work of HPG, YJA Star, YBŞ and Yazidi people in Sinjar, and represents a new life in Sinjar.
• Turkish military activity continues in Şemdinli 

  While HPG guerrillas continue abiding by the ceasefire declared two years ago, Turkish army on the other hand continues its attempts to derail the process with further provocations.
• PYD Congress announces final declaration 

  The PYD has issued the final declaration of the congress it held in the Cizir Canton on 8 May attended by 450 delegates. The congress was organised under the slogan: “A Free Rojava and a Democratic Syria”.
• Military activity continues in North Kurdistan 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a statement that the Turkish military activity against the guerrilla controlled areas increasingly continues in North Kurdistan.
• Blow inflicted on ISIS gangs in Sinjar 

  HPG Sinjar Command and YBŞ General Command said in a joint statement that forces of resistance inflicted heavy blows on the ISIS gangs in the ongoing fighting in Sinjar town of South Kurdistan.
• 4 villages liberated in Til Temir 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have liberated 4 villages on Til Temir-Hesekê road.
• Special troops deployed at border with Serêkaniyê 

  The Turkish army deployed special troops last night in Ceylanpınar, the district opposite the town of Serêkaniyê in the Cizir canton of Rojava.
• Heavy blow to gangs in Cizîr: 63 dead 

  The YPG Press Centre has announced that YPG/YPJ fighters have killed 63 ISIS gang members in a continuing operation in Cizîr Canton.
• KHRN reports heavy military presence in Kurdish cities in Iran 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network has released a report regarding the situation in the Mahabad city of East Kurdistan, Rojhilat, where a young Kurdish woman committed suicide to avoid rape by Iranian intelligence agents.