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• Clashes and bombardment continue in Şırnak 

  On the 59th day of the state’s genocidal attacks in Şırnak, the clashes from the night spill over into the morning and the city is under constant howitzer fire from state forces.
• 13 unidentified bodies taken to the morgue at Habur Border Gate 

  Bodies of 13 people believed to have died during the genocidal attacks on Şırnak were taken to the morgue at Habur Border Gate.
• Rojava warns Turkey to stop its attacks 

  Rojava Cantons General Coordination said that it would not stay silent and take steps in the international arena on Turkish state’s attacks, and called upon Turkey to respect its neighbor relations with Rojava.
• Şırnak People’s Assembly calls for resistance 

  Şırnak People’s Democratic Assembly stated that Botan’s resistance surpasses those of Stalingrad and Kela Dimdimê, and defends humanity’s communal values and moral-political life with the spirit of Kobanê.
• Asya became the symbol of the serhildan with her resistance 

  Cizre People’s Assembly Co-chair Asya Yüksel who was massacred in one of the basements of atrocity was laid to rest. Her father Abdulkerim Ürün spoke in the ceremony and said, “Asya strived for the freedom of Kurdistan. We're proud of her."
• TEV-DEM calls for international action against Turkey's attacks on Rojava 

  Rojava's Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) issued a written statement calling upon international institutions to adopt an attitude against the Turkish state's inhuman practices targeting the people of West Kurdistan.
• Demirtaş: We'll resist the dictatorship of the Palace to the end 

  HDP, DBP, DTK and HDK officials attended a press conference in Amed responding to the ongoing detention of DBP co-chair Kamuran Yüksek and increasingly ongoing operations of political genocide against the Kurdish population and politicians.
• HPG: 9 police killed in yesterday's sabotage action in Amed 

  HPG Press Office has released a statement claiming responsibility for yesterday's action against police shuttle in the main Kurdish city Amed, which accordingly left 9 police dead and 15 others wounded.
• DBP co-chair Yüksek's detention period extended 

  The detention period of DBP co-chair Kamuran Yüksek, who was taken into custody in Amed yesterday, has been extended.
• Clashes ongoing in Şırnak on the 58th day of the onslaught 

  Self-rule resistance endures against state forces' genocidal attacks in Şırnak province for the 58th uninterrupted day.
• State forces bomb a mosque in Şırnak 

  Turkish state forces continue bombing and demolishing places of worship within the genocidal campaign conducted by their side against the Kurdish population in Northern Kurdistan.
• DBP co-chair Kamuran Yüksek detained in Amed 

  DBP (Party of Democratic Regions) co-chair Kamuran Yüksek was taken into custody in Amed Tuesday afternoon.
• 9 police killed, 13 others wounded in car-bombing in Amed 

  An armored police shuttle bus was targeted by a car-bombing in Yenişehir district of Amed Tuesday afternoon, leaving 9 police dead and 13 others wounded.
• Body of Cizre Popular Assembly co-chair identified 

  Body of Cizre Popular Assembly co-chair Asya Yüksel, one of the over 100 people massacred in one of the three basements of savagery, has been identified only today.
• UN seeks access to Cizre for investigation of the massacre 

  U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said disturbing reports have been delivered to the United Nations of the massacres committed in Cizre and other Kurdish towns.
• 'Take what you need and leave what you don't' campaign in Amed 

  A high school student living in Amed has started a 'Take what you need and leave what you don't' campaign in an effort to help the families victimised by the ongoing onslaught of state forces.
• State forces failing to break the resistance continue bombing Şırnak 

  Continuing their genocidal attacks on Şırnak, state forces failing to break the popular resistance have once again started bombing the neighborhoods of resistance.
• 5 soldiers wounded in explosion on Midyat-İdil road 

  5 soldiers were wounded in an explosion during the passing of their armored vehicle on Midyat-İdil highway.
• Ilısu Dam will also destroy the Iraqi Marshes and cause instability 

  International Coordinator for 'Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign' stated that the Ilısu Dam will not only flood Hasankeyf but also destroy the Iraqi Marshes, which are included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
• Blast in Van kills 2 special operations police, wounds 2 others 

  An armored vehicle of Turkish forces was hit by a blast in Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood of Van's central İpekyolu district.
• HPG reports guerrilla action in Bitlis 

  One soldier died as a result of an action of HPG/YJA Star guerrillas against the Turkish army in Bitlis on May 8.
• YPS: At least 20 members of state forces killed in Nusaybin 

  At least 20 members of state forces were killed and one tank was damaged as a result of YPS and YPS-JIN actions in Nusaybin.
• KJAR salutes the struggle of Kurdish revolutionaries executed by Iran 

  KJAR commemorated Kurdish revolutionaries executed by Iran and called upon the people to enhance the struggle for freedom, describing the May 9 Martyrs as exemplary figures of peoples’ freedom struggle, and warning Iran.
• House used by state forces destroyed in Şırnak 

  There has been an explosion in a house state forces entered in Şırnak in the morning. There are reports of dead and wounded units under the rubble.
• Desperate in the face of YPS resistance, Turkish army demolishes Şırnak 

  Second largest in the NATO, the Turkish army continues to demolish the city of Şırnak after failing to advance in the face of the resistance from a group of young people.