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• Blast in İdil kills a child 

  Turkish military and police forces continue their onslaught in Şırnak's İdil (Hezex) district for 44 uninterrupted days.
• Attacks and clashes intensify in Şırnak 

  In the province of Şırnak where state forces' genocidal attacks continue for 54 days, heavy bombardment and clashes continue uninterrupted since last night.
• 40 more Arab youths join YPG ranks in Til Koçer 

  40 youths from the Arab community in Rojava, West Kurdistan have completed the 2-month 'Martyr Hogir' training cycle in Martyr Xebat Til Koçer Academy.
• Heavy clashes ongoing in Nusaybin 

  Violent clashes continued through the night in Mardin's Nusaybin district where popular resistance for self-rule against genocidal attacks of state forces endures for 55 uninterrupted days.
• Turkish soldiers kill 2 civilians from Rojava at border 

  Turkish soldiers deployed on the border with Rojava, West Kurdistan continue shooting civilians crossing the border.
• YPS inflict heavy blow on Turkish special forces: 29 dead 

  YPS General Command announced that at least 29 special operations officers died during the clashes and actions in Şırnak and Nusaybin on May 5
• Bombardment in Dersim's Mazgirt district 

  Turkish helicopters are bombarding the countryside of Dersim’s Mazgirt district that has been under curfew recently.
• Ongoing military operation and deployment in Şemdinli 

  Helicopters airdropped special operations forces and ammunition to Mêrgesaw, Gorbadina and Çiyayê Panê areas of Hakkari as the military operation near the village of Garê in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district enters its 5th day.
• Surroundings of cemetery shelled before funeral of HPG commanders 

  State forces are shelling the surroundings of “Martyr Hêvîdar and Martyr Amed Cemetery” in Lice short before the beginning of the funeral ceremony for HPG commanders Azad Siser and Çekdar Amed.
• Final declaration of Dersim Massacre Conference made public 

  The final declaration of the 1937-1938 Dersim Massacre Conference, supported by Dersim Reconstruction Society and organized by Dersim Municipality on May 4-5 2016, was made public.
• Heavy clashes and bombardment in Şırnak 

  Violent clashes in Şırnak through the night gave way to bombings again in the morning hours. State forces’ attempts to enter Bahçelievler and İsmetpaşa neighborhoods were met with YPS and YPS-JIN resistance.
• Military reinforcement to areas under curfew in Dersim 

  15 villages of Dersim’s Mazgirt district are under curfew and military reinforcement to the area continues.
• Houses bombed and set on fire by state forces in Nusaybin 

  On the 54th day of their onslaught in Nusaybin, state forces bomb houses are with howitzers and set them on fire. Clashes continue in the district.
• Clash and curfew in Mazgirt district of Dersim 

  Yet another curfew has been imposed on 15 villages in Mazgirt district of Dersim where a Turkish military operation continues in rural areas.
• YPS: 19 members of Turkish forces killed in Şırnak and Nusaybin 

  The General Coordination of Civil Defense Units (YPS) has released a statement detailing the actions and clashes in Şırnak and Nusaybin.
• HPG: 3 soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  HPG Press Office released a statement detailing the ongoing attacks of Turkish military and actions conducted by guerrillas in response.
• Ongoing military operation and reinforcement in Hakkari 

  Entrance and exit to Talê region on the 20th kilometer of the Hakkari-Çukurca highway has been banned. Several military units were dispatched to the area after the ban was announced.
• State forces continue demolishing Şırnak 

  In the province of Şırnak which remains under an onslaught for 52 days now, state forces unable to enter the areas of self-rule are tearing down houses and workplaces with artillery fire.
• Another graveyard demolished by Turkish forces in Hakkari 

  Turkish police forces have demolished the graves of Kurdish martyrs formed by MEYA-DER in Serê Solan Cemetery in Hakkari's Sümbül neighborhood.
• HPG releases footage of the guerrilla action in Dicle 

  Footage of the action conducted by HPG guerrillas on the Gendarmerie Command in Amed's Dicle district on May 1, has been broadcast by Gerilla TV.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud and Tishrin 

  YPG Press Office reported ongoing attacks by gang groups on Tishrin Dam in Kobanê and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.
• More than 20 soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Derik 

  HPG said more than 20 soldiers were killed in the action conducted by guerrillas on the Gendarmerie outpost in the triangle area between Qoser, Derik and Viranşehir last night.
• Casualties after blast hits houses operations teams enter in Şırnak 

  Two houses that state forces tried to turn into headquarters in Şırnak were targeted by explosions by YPS/YPS-JIN members. The houses have been reduced to rubble and reports say several special operations units died.
• HPG: We salute the spirit of resistance in Şırnak and Nusaybin 

  HPG Central Headquarters Command saluted "the resistance mounted by YPS forces with a great spirit of resistance and high military performance against the attacks of the enemy in Şırnak and Nusaybin".
• HPG: At least 50 soldiers killed in Dicle 

  HPG said guerrillas carried out three separate actions in Amed's Dicle district at the night of May 1 in retaliation against the fascist AKP state's ongoing attacks in Kurdistan, and in memory of resistance martyrs and 4 fallen guerrillas.