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• Tel Hemis operation continues 

  Extensive operations by YPG/YPJ fighters in the Tel Hemis, Jazaa and Tel Temir districts of the Cizîrê (Jazireh) Canton of Rojava are continuing.
• YPG: 18 villages liberated, 73 terrorists killed 

  18 villages were liberated and 73 ISIS terrorists were killed on the second day of the operation of YPG/YPJ fighters in Qamishlo, Til Hamis and Hedad triangle.
• Dersim is being encircled by security dams 

  The Dersim area, which has been declared a national park because of its natural beauty and endemic species, is now being destroyed through the construction of military posts and security dams.
• YPG: Our forces actively participated in the operation for Suleyman Shah tomb 

  YPG pointed out that the operation which was conducted with armored vehicles and joined by soldiers of the Turkish army was carried out within the knowledge of YPG Command and with the participation of YPG forces in Kobanê.
• HPG: Turkish military activity continues 

  Military activity and mortar attacks by the Turkish army targeting Medya Defense Zones is continuing, reported People's Defense Forces Press and Communication Centre (HPG-BIM).
• DTK strongly condemns executions by the Iranian regime 

  Democratic Society Congress (DTK) has issued a statement strongly condemning the execution of three Kurdish activists by the Iranian regime, and calling on the international community to take actions against the fascist attacks and murders of Iran.
• YBŞ urges KDP to end restrictions on Yazidi people and youths 

  Yekineyen Berxwedana Şengalê (Sinjar Resistance Units,YBŞ) General Command has issued a statement urging the KDP to immediately end all the restrictions it imposed on the people of Sinjar.
• 22 villages liberated in Qamişlo 

  YPG/YPJ forces carried out an operation against ISIS gangs to the south east of Qamişlo (Qamishli) last night, completely liberating 22 villages.
• YPG: Six villages liberated, 18 terrorists killed 

  YPG/YPJ fighters have liberated six villages and killed 18 ISIS terrorists in the ongoing operation to liberate Kobanê.
• KNK condemns the execution of Kurdish prisoners in Iran 

  Calling attention to the executions in East Kurdistan and the Iranian regime's terror against the Kurdish people, KNK stressed that: “The people of Kurdistan will be in existence everywhere.”
• KCK: Iran has started a dangerous process 

  The KCK Executive Council has vehemently condemned the execution of 3 Kurdish activists by Iran, emphasising that the Iranian government has initiated a dangerous process with its hostility to Kurds and its use of executions.
• Body of HPG guerrilla taken from the border 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Mehmet Korkmaz (Bawer Garzan), who lost his life in clashes in Sinjar, has been received today at the Senyurt border gate in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin.
• YPG: More villages and strategic points liberated 

  YPG/YPJ fighters have liberated a number of occupied villages and points as part of the operation to liberate Kobanê which is going on on the 158th day of resistance to the occupation attempt of ISIS gangs.
• IHD: Iraq and UNHCR must fulfil obligations for refugees 

  A Human Rights Association (IHD) delegation that visited the Hewler and Makhmur refugee camps has called on the Iraqi government and the UNHCR to resolve the problems at the camps.
• 4 villages liberated, 16 gang members killed in Kobanê 

  While the operations of the YPG/YPJ forces continue in rural areas to liberate the villages of Kobanê, 4 more villages have been cleansed of ISIS gangs
• What is going on around Aleppo? 

  When around 2 months ago the UN envoy De Mistura announced plans for a ‘freeze zone’ in Aleppo, the second city of Syria, to halt the conflict, the Al Nusra Front went into action.
• Muslim: Humanitarian corridor is essential 

  Kobanê Canton Prime Minister Enver Muslim said it was essential a humanitarian corridor be opened to the canton.
• 550 families have returned to Kobanê so far 

  The Commission of Return which was established in Suruç district of Urfa following the liberation of Kobanê town from ISIS gangs last month stated that 550 families from Kobanê have turned back to their hometown so far.
• ‘YPG/YPJ are not alone. We do not recognise these borders’ 

  78-year-old İsmail Ceylan, who is maintaining a border vigil in the village of Elizer, takes part in a human chain every morning to salute the YPG/YPJ fighters. He says to them: “You are not alone. We do not accept these borders.”
• ISIS flees from Girê Spî as YPG/YPJ advances 

  Following the liberation of the villages of Kultep, Koran, Baxdik and İdaniyê to the east of Kobanê, clashes have intensified in the villages of Hurub and Akbaş of Girê Spî (Tel Abyad).
• Buldan: AKP is endangering the process of peace and resolution 

  HDP deputies who suffered an attack by government deputies in the Turkish Parliament yesterday, said that the incident was an indication of what will happen after the controversial ‘Internal Security Package’ becomes law.
• Bombardment by Iranian army at the border 

  Iranian military shelled Dola Kokê area with howitzer and mortars.
• Return to Rojava continues 

  Thousands of people who took refuge in Mardin and Şırnak provinces of North Kurdistan are continuing to return to Rojava.
• Osman Baydemir nominates himself from Urfa 

  The former mayor of Amed, Osman Baydemir, has submitted his application to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) to be a candidate from Urfa for the coming general election in Turkey in June.
• Over 30 gang members killed on Mahkmur-Giwêr front 

  ISIS gangs launched 4 attacks last night on peshmerga emplacements in Giwêr and Maxmur, leading to fierce clashes after a strong response by the peshmerga forces.