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• HPG releases the ID details of 5 guerrillas martyred in Sason 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has announced the ID details of 5 guerrillas martyred in Sason on April 5.
• HPG actions in Silvan, Uludere and Çukurca 

  HPG Media Center issued a written statement on guerrilla actions in Silvan, Uludere and Çukurca, and released the ID information of 5 guerrillas that fell as martyrs in Sason.
• Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS–PART II 

  ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim captured by the YPG stated that Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS mainly through Jarablus and Til Rai.
• Houses burned and destroyed in Silopi 

  Police officers and soldiers continue to burn and destroy houses on the 6th day of the curfew in Silopi. Tens of houses in Zap (Başak) and Barbaros neighborhoods have been destroyed so far.
• State forces unable to advance in Nusaybin 

  Violent clashes between state forces and YPS and YPS-JIN members continue in Nusaybin as the resistance in the district enters its 28th day. YPS and YPS-JIN members prevent state forces from entering the neighborhoods of resistance.
• KJA and DBP members detained in Amed 

  Several members of KJA and DBP were detained during the political genocide operations in Amed.
• Resistance in Şırnak enters its 27th day 

  Heavy clashes took place between YPS and YPS-JIN members and the state forces that tried to enter the neighborhoods of self-administration in Şırnak’s Yeni Mahalle and Bahçelievler neighborhoods last night. State forces continue to bombard the city.
• Blow against state forces in Gever 

  3 special operations police officers got critically injured during an explosion in Gever.
• YPS: Our holy resistance continues 

  In a written statement, YPS declared that its Apoist resistance soul grew across Kurdistan everyday, and the holy resistance against Turkish state forces’ attempts to occupy and destroy continues.
• Assassination action in Şırnak: 2 soldiers died 

  HPG announced that 2 soldiers died during the assassination action its forces carried out in Şırnak city center.
• Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS–PART I 

  ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim captured by the YPG stated that Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS mainly through Jarablus and Til Rai.
• 52 gangs killed in Aleppo 

  52 gangs were killed in Aleppo as the attacks on the city’s Şêx Meqsud neighborhood continue.
• Gever resistance enters its 28th day 

  The resistance of YPS and YPS-JIN forces against the genocidal attacks on Gever enters its 28th day.
• Clashes in Silopi 

  Clashes in Silopi continue as the curfew in the district enters its 5th day.
• Violent clashes in Şırnak 

  State forces bombard Şırnak as the curfew in the city enters its 26th day. One special operations police officer died during the clashes in Yeni Mahalle neighborhood yesterday evening.
• State forces shell Nusaybin 

  State forces shelled Nusaybin last night as the resistance in the district enters its 27th day.
• 2 special operations members killed, 4 others wounded in Nusaybin 

  As the district of Nusaybin has witnessed heavy clashes throughout the day, an armored vehicle of Turkish forces was targeted by a rocket attack Friday evening.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Uludere 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has released a statement providing information about actions by guerrillas and attacks by Turkish military.
• Turkish airstrikes target civilian areas in Qandil 

  Turkish aircraft shelled civilian areas in Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory at 02:00 last night.
• Non-stop clashes in Şırnak for 12 hours 

  On the 25th day of the siege by state forces in Şırnak, intense clashes have continued from last night in İsmetpaşa, Cumhuriyet and Vakıfkent neighborhoods. Artillery and howitzer aggression towards all neighborhoods continues.
• Heavy clashes in Nusaybin 

  On the 26th day of the siege in Nusaybin, intense clashes erupted between state forces attacking the areas of self-rule and YPS/YPS-JIN members protecting their living areas from genocidal attacks.
• Gangs admit to using chemicals in Şêx Meqsûd 

  The gang group calling themselves “Army of Islam” has admitted using banned weapons against the Kurds in Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish aerial strikes against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory continue.
• 2 more special operations members killed in Nusaybin 

  Reports are coming through that 2 more members of Turkish special operations forces have been killed in ongoing clashes in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• Death toll in Şêx Meqsûd rises to 24 

  Ongoing attacks of SNC and ENKS gangs on Şêx Meqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) has claimed the lives of 5 more civilians and left 6 others injured.