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• Erdoğan’s directions target young and old alike 

  Genocidal attacks continue nonstop in Şırnak’s Silopi district for two days. 8 people were killed in the genocidal attacks in one day, 2 of them around 70 years of age and 2 children.
• 2 MİT members killed in Şêx Meqsûd 

  In yesterday's clashes between YPG fighters and the gangs attacking Şêx Meqsûd, 2 MİT members with code names of Doğan and Aslan and 5 gang emirs were killed.
• Chemical gas used in Şêx Meqsûd 

  AKP- and Erdoğan-guided gangs of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and ENKS that committed the massacre in Aleppo’s Şêx Meqsûd neighborhood used banned chemical gas once again.
• 7 martyrs of Şêx Meqsûd laid to rest in Efrîn 

  7 fighters from YPG/YPJ, Asayish and Jaysh Al-Thuwar who lost their lives in Şêx Meqsûd, where resistance against gang attacks continues, were laid to rest following a ceremony in Efrîn’s Martyr Refîq Cemetery.
• Attacks on Şêx Meqsûd continue 

  Another woman lost her life in the attacks on Şêx Meqsûd by SNC/ENKS gangs. 5 civilians got wounded.
• Military operation in Derik 

  A military operation participated by soldiers and village guards has been launched in the rural are of Derik.
• Nightlong attack and intense clashes in Nusaybin 

  State forces, laying siege to Abdulkadirpaşa neighborhood in Nusaybin where their genocidal attacks continue, tore houses to the ground with artillery fire. Intense clashes continued through the night in the district.
• 2-year-old baby killed in Silopi 

  Ongoing attacks are claiming more lives in Silopi district of Şırnak which remains under a curfew and state of siege by state forces.
• YPG: 36 gang members killed in Sheikh Maqsoud 

  YPG reported ongoing attacks by gang groups on Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo. YPG units retaliated against the attacks and 36 members of gang groups were killed in heavy clashes.
• 5 people killed, 2 neighborhoods evacuated in Silopi 

  The Silopi district of Şırnak remains under aggression of Turkish forces since the imposition of yet another curfew the night before.
• HPG: 11 soldiers killed in Oremar and Amed 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM reported in its daily statement that at least 11 soldiers were killed as a result of guerrilla actions in Amed and Oremar.
• Bombardment and heavy clashes in Gever 

  Turkish jets have conducted low altitude flights over Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district where heavy clashes are taking place amid an intensified bombardment by state forces.
• Silopi under tank fire, neighborhoods being evacuated 

  Turkish tanks continue targeting Silopi’s neighborhoods where there are no trenches. Information is scarce due to the siege in the district, where 1 person died and many were wounded.
• Two siblings from YBŞ and YJA-STAR meet in Shengal 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday was celebrated in Shengal. In the celebrations, a brother and sister, YBŞ and YJA-STAR fighters, found each other.
• 4 civilians from the same family killed in Silopi 

  4 civilians from the same family were killed in the house targeted by tanks in Silopi.
• State forces in Gever set houses on fire 

  Turkish state forces have set 4 houses on fire in Eski Kışla neighborhood of Hakkari’s Gever district.
• 17-year-old shot by police in Amed 

  Turkish police shot and heavily wounded 17 years old Sema Çelik in Amed late yesterday evening.
• Death toll in Şêx Meqsûd rises to 18 

  18 people have died and 67 were injured in the ongoing attacks of SNC and ENKS thugs targeting Şêx Meqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo.
• Tank attack kills one, injures 3 in Silopi under curfew 

  Neighborhoods protected by popular resistance are under ongoing aggression of state forces in Silopi district of Şırnak.
• State of emergency at Şırnak Hospital 

  A local employee at Şırnak State Hospital was suspended with the excuse that she or he "leaked information."
• HPG reports guerrilla action in Şırnak and attack on guerrilla zones 

  HPG Media Center announced that guerrillas carried out an action with heavy weaponry in Şırnak province. In its statement, HPG also gave information on the attacks targeting Medya Defense Zones.
• Attacks and clashes continue in Nusaybin 

  On the 23rd day of the aggression by state forces, very intense clashes continue in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• 12 more village guards in Mardin appeal to lay down arms 

  12 village guards in Dargeçit’s Xirabeka village appealed to the District Gendarmerie Outpost to lay down their arms and resign on account of the state’s genocidal attacks in Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers open fire on journalists at Qamishlo-Nusaybin border 

  Intolerant of the news watch started by press workers from Rojava on the Qamişlo-Nusaybin border with the motto “Say no to silence”, the AKP state’s forces raked journalists.
• Co-mayor of Ergani detained 

  Co-mayor of Amed's Ergani district, Aygün Taşkın, was detained in the Gendarmerie Command where she had gone to testify.