KURDISTAN

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• HPG reports Turkish air strikes against Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG Press Office reported in its daily statement that the psychological warfare, a major part of the Turkish army's war in Kurdistan, is being enhanced by the warmongering media of the Turkish state.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud 

  YPG (People's Defense Units) Press Office has released a statement reporting ongoing attacks by gang groups targeting the mainly Kurdish neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo.
• Qandil targeted by intense aerial attack of Turkish jets 

  Turkish fighter jets carried out an intense aerial attack on Qandil yesterday. Civilian residential areas were targeted again in the attack.
• Suicide attack in Qamishlo kills 5 Asayish members 

  5 Asayish (public security) members lost their lives in an attack on the asayish control point in Qamishlo’s Kornîş neighborhood.
• Action on Turkish armored vehicle leaves casualties in Nusaybin 

  One member of Turkish special operations died and 3 others were wounded in an action on an armored vehicle of Turkish forces in Nusaybin.
• Reports of casualties from the building blown up by YPS in Şırnak 

  YPS units blew up a building where Turkish special operations teams got deployed in Şırnak province. Reports are coming through of many casualties among Turkish units.
• State forces prevent fire fighters in Şırnak 

  Yesterday, Turkish forces set fire to 4 trucks in the bus terminal after evacuating the fire trucks parked inside. The fire in the area is yet to be extinguished.
• HPG releases footage of guerrilla actions in Savur and Mazıdağı 

  HPG Media Center released the footage of guerrilla actions in Savur and Mazıdağı in which many soldiers were killed.
• YPG: 83 gang members killed since April 27 

  YPG General Command issued a statement on the attacks of SNC gangs supported by the Turkish Intelligence that began on April 27.
• More houses set on fire by state forces in Nusaybin 

  Nusaybin spent the night under intense bombing and dozens of houses were set on fire in line with Erdoğan’s directive to “burn it down”. Clashes continue in the district.
• Turkish army attacks Tal Abyad border gate 

  Turkish soldiers attacked the Tal Abyad (Girê Spî) border gate with heavy weapons last night.
• YPS: 20 special operations members killed in Nusaybin and Şırnak 

  The General Coordination of Civil Defense Units (YPS) has released a statement detailing the enduring resistance for self-rule in Nusaybin and Şırnak where 24 members of Turkish special operations forces were killed.
• Ongoing clashes and ambulance activity in Şırnak 

  Self-rule resistance enters its 45th day in Şırnak where bombing continued throughout the night and intense clashes occurred. Several ambulances were dispatched to the clash zones and aerial activity continues.
• Gang members wounded in Tal Rifat transferred to Kilis for treatment 

  Dozens of gang members were killed in clashes between SNC affiliated gangs and YPG and Jaysh al-Thuwar in Tal Rifat, Eyn Deqne, Bilelon, Minix and Birad. The wounded gang members were transferred to Kilis.
• Nusaybin under ongoing bombardment of state forces 

  Fırat, Abdülkadirpaşa, Zeynelabidin and Kışla neighborhoods of Nusaybin are being targeted by heavy artillery aggression of Turkish state forces.
• SDF: ISIS attacked our positions in Shaddadi with chemical gas 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF or QSD) reported that ISIS gangs attacked their positions in Shaddadi with chemical gas yesterday.
• Bodies of slain YPS members left to rot in Şırnak Hospital 

  Bodies of YPS/YPS-JIN members who fell in Şırnak province are being kept in hospital's morgue where the freezer is not operated and the bodies are left to rot, most of which are now unrecognizable.
• YPS: 11 members of state forces killed and another 6 wounded 

  YPS General Coordination announced that 11 members of state forces were killed and another 6 were injured as a result of their actions.
• AKP’s foreign gangs at work in Gever 

  Foreign gangs in Gever communicated in Arabic as they set a house on fire. Captured gangs had previously confessed that jihadists known as "Quwetil Eswad" were operating in the Turkish state’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people.
• Woman hit by armored vehicle in Amed dies 

  A woman hit by an armored vehicle has died in Amed. Police later used real bullets and tear gas against the civilians who protested the woman’s death.
• Clashes between YPG/Jaysh al-Thuwar and SNC gangs in Tal Rifat 

  Clashes broke out in Tal Rifat after SNC (Syrian National Council) gangs attacked the emplacements of YPG/YPJ and Army of Revolutionaries (Jaysh al-Thuwar) in Tal Rifat (Arfet) and Birad earlier today.
• Ongoing clashes and bombardment in Şırnak 

  Many houses caught on fire after the artillery bombardment in Şırnak where the resistance against genocidal attacks entered its 44th day. Clashes between state forces and YPS-YPS JIN members continue in different neighborhoods across the city.
• Bombardment of Sheikh Maqsoud continues 

  AKP-backed gang groups affiliated to the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) bombarded Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo and heavily wounded 2 civilians.
• Military operation launched in Dersim 

  The Turkish army launched an operation in Dersim and is making reinforcements to the Ali Boğazı region.
• Heavy bombardment in Nusaybin 

  Kışla, Abdulkadirpaşa and Zeynelabidin neighborhoods were heavily bombarded as genocidal attacks continue in Nusaybin.