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• Final farewell to 8 Manbij martyrs 

  8 fighters that died during Operation Liberate Manbij were buried during a ceremony in Kobanê.
• Manbij Military Assembly cuts the Raqqa-Manbij road, liberates 2 villages 

  Manbij Military Assembly took control of the strategically important Til Um Serrac Hill, cut the Raqqa-Manbij road, and liberated 2 villages.
• 16-year-old from Rojava killed by Turkish soldiers near the border 

  Turkish soldiers deployed near the border between Rojava (West) and Bakur (North) Kurdistan have murdered a minor this morning.
• Locals in the villages of Manbij: Our children saved us from the ISIS 

  Fighters of the Manbij Military Council who have launched a liberation operation and started to break the ISIS occupation in and around the Manbij city are being welcomed by locals with great joy.
• Another village and 5 more hamlets liberated in Manbij operation 

  Another village and 5 more hamlets have been liberated within the scope of the ongoing operation to liberate Manbij from the ISIS.
• Curfew in 10 neighborhoods of Lice 

  As the Kurdish region in Turkey remains under an onslaught by Turkish state forces for months now, yet another curfew has been introduced in 10 neighborhoods of Amed's Lice district.
• YPG/YPJ fighters liberate an Êzîdî family from ISIS in Raqqa 

  Combatants of the YPG /YPJ (People's / Women's Defense Units) liberated an Êzîdî family from ISIS gangs in Raqqa city center.
• 14 people detained in Urfa 

  14 people have been detained over the past 3 days during political genocide operations.
• State forces destroy houses in Şırnak 

  State forces destroy houses in Şırnak.
• State forces allegedly execute nearly 20 people in Nusaybin 

  State forces allegedly massacred and burned 20 people in Nusaybin on the night of May 31.
• DİHA reporter jailed for sharing content on social media 

  DİHA’s Tekman reporter Doğan Akdamar was charged with ‘propagating for an organization’ for the content he shared on social media, and got jailed for 1 year and 3 months.
• State forces burning down houses in Nusaybin 

  Turkish state forces are burning down houses in Nusaybin which remains under an onslaught and siege for more than two months.
• Joy of school reports in Shengal 

  Êzidî students at Shengal Mountain received their school reports at the end of the education year and several activities were organized for the event.
• Victory of Manbij will serve freedom in Syria 

  Manbij Military Assembly’s liberation of Manbij will end the threats of ISIS gangs against Kobane and make the border between Kobanê canton and the Jarablus-Manbij region more concrete.
• 1 village liberated, 13 gang members killed in Manbij operation 

  One more village and a strategic hill to the west of the Euphrates was cleared off gangs in the Manbij Liberation Operation.
• Footage from the HPG's sabotage action in Mardin 

  Footage from the HPG guerillas’ sabotage action in Mardin on May 20 was released.
• Notes from the operation to liberate Manbij 

  Manbij Military Assembly launched an extensive liberation operation to clear the area from ISIS. Manbij Military Assembly fighters continue their advance from two directions.
• SDF fighters: We will liberate the Manbij people from ISIS atrocity 

  Combatants from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF or QSD) who are participating in the operation to liberate Manbij vowed to liberate the people from ISIS atrocity.
• State forces set fire to food and wood silos in Şırnak 

  State forces have started setting fire to the wood and food silos in Şırnak province.
• Nusaybin civilians face "Welcome to Hell” torture 

  It came out that civilians evacuating Nusaybin have been tortured. Following the staged footage served to the media, the civilians were told “Welcome to hell” and attacked by state forces.
• Presidents of Bar Associations: International treaties violated in Gever 

  Kurdistan Bar Associations Presidents ran an investigation in Gever and stated that international treaties had been violated in the district.
• Images from the operation to liberate Manbij 

  Some images from the “Operation to Save and Liberate Manbij” launched by the Manbij Military Council yesterday.
• Operation to liberate Manbij begins 

  Manbij Military Council has announced the beginning of the “Operation to Save and Liberate Manbij” as of June 1, 2016.
• 3 soldiers reported wounded in clashes after guerrilla action in Pülümür 

  HPG guerrillas have conducted an armed action targeting a military outpost in Pülümür district of Dersim Wednesday afternoon.
• At least 12 soldiers wounded in blast in Nusaybin 

  At least 12 soldiers of the Turkish army were wounded as a result of a blast in Nusaybin district of Mardin Wednesday afternoon.