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• Houses in Gever and Mexsûdava village set on fire 

  Dozens of houses in the besieged neighborhoods in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district and the evacuated Mexsûdava village have been targeted by artillery fire and set on fire by the state forces.
• Call for medical aid for Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê called for medical aid to Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, which is under the siege and attacks of SNC and KNC gangs.
• PUK parliamentarian vows to not fight the PKK despite AKP efforts 

  PUK parliamentarian Zana Abdurrahman Abdullah objected to the Turkish state’s request for help in its massacres in North Kurdistan and said that they would upset this plan.
• 3 special operations members killed in Gever 

  In clashes around Mexsûdava (Kuruköy) village that was forcibly evacuated and bombed a week ago, 3 special operations members were killed and 7 others were wounded.
• Military convoy targeted by armed action on Amed-Bingöl highway 

  There has been an explosion on Amed-Bingöl highway while a military convoy was passing through. Sources report wounds and deaths.
• AKP continues demolishing Silopi 

  In Şırnak’s Silopi district, “expropriated” Başak and Barbaros neighborhoods are being torn down with construction equipment under the guise of a reinstated “curfew”.
• Clashes and bombings in Nusaybin continued until the morning 

  Intense clashes continue in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• 7 months pregnant woman shot by the police in Van now brain dead 

  Wounded by police bullets in a house raided by special operations police in Van’s Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood, Remziye Bor is now brain dead.
• 2 specialist sergeants and 1 officer killed in Şırnak 

  As Turkish state's genocidal attacks continue in Şırnak province, Turkish military forces have suffered a number of casualties during today's fighting.
• State forces in Şırnak set fire to houses to retrieve their casualties 

  Turkish state forces are setting fire to many buildings to retrieve their casualties from the rubble of a building destroyed 5 days ago.
• State forces bombing 2 neighborhoods in Şırnak 

  State forces that can’t advance in the face of the popular resistance for self-rule continue their bombing of the neighborhoods protected by Civil Defense Units in Şırnak.
• Yet another civilian killed by Turkish soldiers at Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers killed one civilian and wounded another who wanted to cross the border from Kobanê to Bakurê (Northern) Kurdistan.
• Pregnant woman shot and heavily wounded by police in Van 

  Turkish police seriously wounded a 7-months pregnant woman in a house raid in Van.
• AKP threatens the people of Van with ISIS 

  Police forces have conducted a wave of house raids in the province of Van in the wake of yesterday's clash in Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood of the central İpekyolu district.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in Qandil 

  Turkish jets bombed villages in Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory for 2 hours yesterday.
• HSM: 4 guerrillas martyred in Turkish airstrike against guerrilla zones 

  HPG Military Council member Haki Amed and guerrillas Şivan Deniz, Kahraman Digor, Serhat Serhat fell in a Turkish bombardment aimed at the PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: 2 soldiers killed in Siirt 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM reported in its daily statement that guerrillas carried out an action against Turkish soldiers participating in an operation in Siirt province.
• Hundreds of houses torn down by state forces in Silopi 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak where a renewed curfew remains in place for 15 days despite there being no fighting, state forces have demolished hundreds of houses with heavy construction equipment.
• YPS units hit and seize a Turkish tank in Nusaybin 

  YPS units damaged and seized a tank of the Turkish army in Nusaybin where state forces can make no advance despite the high level of military presence.
• Turkish jets shell Qandil 

  Turkish jets are shelling Qandil area of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Attacks and clashes continue in Şırnak 

  Intense clashes are taking place in Şırnak between YPS/YPS-JIN and state forces bombing the neighborhoods with tank, howitzer, and artillery fire through the night.
• Ongoing bombardment in Gever 

  Mexsûdava village and its rural area in the besieged town of Gever was forcibly evacuated by state forces 5 days ago and bombed with artillery and mortars last night.
• HPG member arrested alive: 2 guerrillas were executed in Varto 

  HPG member Mehmet Hayme was captured alive in the clash in Mûş’s Gımgım (Varto) district where 4 HPG guerillas were killed. Hayme confirmed his two comrades were executed after being captured alive.
• State forces destroy houses in Gever 

  State forces carry out house raids in Esentepe and Esenyurt neighborhoods as the genocidal attacks in Gever continue.
• HPG releases the ID information of 8 martyred guerillas 

  HPG Media Center announced the ID information of the 8 guerillas martyred in Silvan on April 14.