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• YPG: Turkish army and jihadist gangs continue their attacks on Rojava 

  YPG announced that the Turkish army and jihadist gangs continue their attacks on Rojava.
• Guerillas carry out sabotage action in Mardin 

  HPG/YJA Star guerillas carried out a sabotage action against a bus carrying special operations police officers from Nusaybin to Amed to commemorate resistance martyrs. Tens of officers died during the action.
• Berekat: Liberated areas in Qamishlo won’t be returned to the regime 

  Cizîr Canton Internal Affairs Council Co-President Kenan Berekat announced that the areas in Qamishlo liberated by Democratic Self-Administration Forces would not be returned to the regime.
• Armored vehicle destroyed in Nusaybin 

  Several armored vehicles were destroyed during the genocidal attacks and siege in Nusaybin over the past two months. ANF reached the photos of an armored vehicle in the district where tens of special operations officers have dies since February.
• Peshmerga commander Şaklaweyi dies in Xurmatu 

  Peshmerga commander Sirwan Şaklaweyi and peshmerga Rayid Ebdullah Kasım died during the on-going clashes in Xurmatu. 10 Hashd al-Shaabi militias died and another 15 were injured during the clashes.
• 8 village guards in Uludere resign 

  8 village guards that refused to participate in genocidal operations laid their arms and resigned in Uludere’s Repin neighborhood.
• Footage of the destruction in Sheikh Maqsoud after yesterday's airstrike 

  ANF cameras recorded the destruction in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood caused by the aerial bombardment of the Ba’athist regime’s warplanes.
• Resistance in Şırnak enters its 41st day 

  Clashes and bombardment in Şırnak intensified in 3 neighborhoods. Special operations officers in Silopi were moved to Şırnak after the pause in clashes in Silopi.
• Ceasefire agreement in Qamishlo 

  After the ceasefire between Rojava Asayish forces and regime forces in Qamishlo, the two sides came to an agreement.
• Violent clashes and bombardment in Nusaybin 

  Residents of Nusaybin woke up to the bombardment of armored vehicles positioned along the border as the genocidal attacks against the self-administration resistance enter their 42nd day.
• Curfew’s end exposes state forces’ destruction in Silopi 

  The partial lifting of the curfew in Silopi exposed the state forces’ pillage and destruction.
• Reports of casualties in clashes in Duz Xurmatu 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between PUK peshmerga and the Shia militias in Duz Xurmatu since last night.
• Curfew in 16 villages of Lice as bombardment in rural areas continues 

  Turkish jets have been shelling the rural areas in Sisê territory of Amed's Lice district since early this morning.
• Turkish troops suffer heavy blow in Uludere 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported ongoing attacks by Turkish military and actions by guerrillas in response.
• Intense bombardment and clashes in Şırnak 

  As state forces' genocidal attacks continue in Şırnak for 40 days, heavy clashes are taking place between state forces and YPS / YPS-JIN in several neighborhoods.
• Aerial bombardment and military activity in Lice 

  Turkish jets are shelling the rural area of Sisê in Lice district of Amed since early this morning.
• Clash after blast hits military vehicle in Mazıdağı 

  A Turkish military vehicle was hit by a huge blast in Mazıdağı district of Mardin Saturday afternoon.
• Houses set on fire in Şırnak 

  State forces have set dozens of residential and commercial buildings in İsmetpaşa neighborhood of Şırnak where the areas of self-rule are hit continuously with howitzers.
• Heavy clashes in Nusaybin 

  On the 41st day of the “curfew”, intense clashes continue in Nusaybin. Commercial buildings are being torn down in the district and Abdulkadirpaşa, Zeynelabidin and Kışla neighborhoods are under intense bombing.
• 23 civilians killed by regime forces in Qamishlo since April 20 

  Regime forces' attacks on Qamishlo city of Rojava are ongoing since April 20, killing 23 civilians and wounding 68 others since.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in Bingöl 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has announced the results of actions conducted by guerrillas and the ongoing attacks and activities of Turkish military.
• State forces cannot overcome their fears in Nusaybin 

  Concerns and fears are growing among Turkish state forces in Nusaybin that do not want to participate in ongoing military operations in the face of a continued failure to break the popular resistance led by Civil Defense Units YPS / YPS-JIN.
• Attacks and clashes continue non-stop in Şırnak 

  Turkish state forces' genocidal attacks under the guise of a curfew continue in Şırnak province for 39 days.
• Destruction in Silopi continues on the 18th day of a renewed curfew 

  Destruction by state forces continues in Şırnak's Silopi district which remains under a renewed curfew for 18 days now.
• Three bodies retrieved from Sur identified 

  Bodies of Erhan Keskin, Erdal Tekin and Welat Bilen who lost their lives during the popular resistance in Amed's central Sur district, have been identified finally through DNA tests.