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• ISIS ammunition captured by YBŞ in Mediban operation 

  YBŞ (Shengal Resistance Units) General Command announced the results of the Mediban operation and stated 107 ISIS members were killed.
• At least 3 soldiers wounded in blast in Siverek 

  A blast has occurred during the passage of a military vehicle in Siverek district of Urfa Monday morning.
• Relations between Turkey and ISIS documented once again 

  Documents seized by YPG and SDF refute Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s claims that Turkey prevents the passage of ISIS and Al-Nusra gangs into Syria.
• 2 major explosions in Gever 

  2 consecutive major explosions took place in Gever’s Cumhuriyet neighborhood, where fighting had recently intensified. Ambulances flocked to the neighborhood after the explosions.
• 1 soldier and 1 police die in Nusaybin 

  YPS forces carried out a bombing action against a Kobra-type vehicle attempting to enter a neighborhood in Nusaybin. One police and one soldier died, and 2 police got critically injured during the action.
• Bekir: Participation of YBŞ and HPG in Mosul operation is a positive step 

  Freedom Action (Tevgera Azadî) Kirkuk City Organization Co-President Nevzat Bekir described the participation of YBŞ and HPG in Mosul operation as a positive step.
• Bombardment and clashes in Şırnak intensify 

  State forces continue bombarding and attacking neighborhoods in Şırnak as genocidal attacks enter their 13th day.
• State forces pillage houses in Gever 

  State forces unable to break the resistance in Gever are pillaging civilians’ houses.
• State forces bomb neighborhoods in Nusaybin 

  State forces burning houses but failing to make an advance in Nusaybin have restarted shelling neighborhoods.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in Oremar and Silvan 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has reported guerrilla action in Oremar and ongoing Turkish military operation and clash in Silvan.
• DTK Extraordinary Congress kicks off in Amed 

  The 1st Extraordinary Congress of Democratic Society Congress (DTK) has kicked off in the Conference Hall of Amed Metropolitan Municipality.
• Intensified attacks by state forces in Gever 

  State forces have yet made no advance into the areas of self-rule despite the heavy aggression conducted by their side against civilian areas in Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari.
• Attacks and clashes continue in Nusaybin 

  Clashes are ongoing in Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under the siege of state forces for 13 days.
• Members of Amed Newroz Organisation Committee detained 

  Police forces have conducted a house-raid operation against 7 members of the Organisation Committee of the Newroz event in the main Kurdish city Amed.
• YBŞ forces make further advances on Mosul road 

  The military campaign launched by Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) on Mosul- Telafer line continues.
• HPG: At least 28 soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Lice 

  At least 28 soldiers were verified killed and 32 others got wounded in the action conducted by guerrillas against Mermer Gendarmerie outpost located on Amed-Lice road at 21:15 yesterday evening.
• YBŞ announces first step for Mosul operation 

  The General Command of Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ-Yekîneyên Berxedana Şengal) provided information regarding the operation to cleanse the surroundings of Mosul city which is ongoing in its 5th day.
• Police attack Demirtaş and delegation accompanying him in Cizre 

  HDP (People's Democratic Party) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and a delegation of deputies accompanying him have paid a visit to Şırnak's Cizre district today.
• AKP seizes the service building of Sur Municipality 

  AKP has seized the service building of Amed's Sur Municipality under the guise of “expropriation”.
• Yılmaz: A de facto curfew is in place in Şemdinli 

  Şemdinli Co-Mayor Seferi Yılmaz warned that “Serious vital problems will arise in the district in a short while.” Yılmaz demanded the martial law be lifted and called for public sensitivity.
• Neighborhoods in Gever under bombardment by state forces 

  In Gever district of Hakkari where popular resistance against state forces' attacks endures for 13 days, bombardment against the neighborhoods of self-rule has resumed as of early morning hours today.
• Military operation and clash in Silvan 

  This morning Turkish military launched a large scale operation in the rural areas of Amed’s Silvan district.
• “Urgent expropriation” order for Sur and Silopi 

  In the wake of genocidal attacks in Sur and Silopi, the AKP will now seize the people’s homes on the basis of an “expropriation” order.
• Heavy clashes continue in Nusaybin 

  Heavy clashes continue from last night in Mardin's Nusaybin district where attacks by state forces have intensified after the imposition of a “curfew”.
• Dozens of soldiers killed in Mermer outpost razed to the ground 

  Mermer Gendarmerie station located on the road between Amed and its Lice district was targeted by a bomb action at around 22:00 yesterday evening.