ROJAVA-SYRIA

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• YPG releases balance sheet of war for the month of May 

  YPG Press Office reported that the invading Turkish army and gangs attacked the YPG/YPJ positions 80 times during May.
• Attack on YPG fighters in Hesekê 

  Two YPG fighters on watch duty on Basil Dam in Hesekê were attacked, one of the fighters was seriously wounded. Attackers still at large.
• People force Turkish soldiers to retreat from Rojava soil 

  Turkish soldiers' attempt to invade the Rojava land in a village of the Efrîn Canton was prevented by the people who forced Turkish troops to retreat.
• Four martyrs of Raqqa operation laid to rest 

  BÖG commander Bayraktaroglu, BÖG fighter Kandemir and two YPG fighters who fell martyrs during the Raqqa operation have been laid to rest in Derik city in Rojava's Cizîrê Canton.
• YPG: 5 members of Turkey affiliated gangs killed 

  YPG reported that 5 members of the Turkey affiliated gangs that attacked Rojava have been killed.
• 260 Iraqi refugees reach al-Hawl Camp 

  260 Iraqi refugees fleeing from ISIS cruelty reached the Refugee Camp in al-Hawl town of Rojava's Hesekê city yesterday evening.
• Ayşe Deniz Karacagil martyred near Raqqa 

  Ayşe Deniz Karacagil, a Gezi protestor from Antalya, has fallen a martyr during the operation to liberate Raqqa.
• YPG/YPJ respond to the attacks of Turkish backed gangs 

  Gang groups acting under command of the Turkish state continue their attacks on the lands of Rojava.
• Turkish-backed gangs burn fields in Efrîn 

  Gangs acting under command of the Turkish army set fire to cultivated fields in a village of Efrîn and opened fire on locals that tried to distinguish the fire.
• Self-defense training cycle joined by 1600 soldiers completed 

  The 28th training cycle of Self-Defense Forces joined by 1600 soldiers in Rojava's Cizîr Canton has ended with a military ceremony.
• Turkish-backed gangs shell several villages in Shehba 

  Turkish-backed gangs shelled several villages in Shehba region of Rojava.
• Demo for freedom for Öcalan in Qamishlo 

  A torch march was staged in Qamishlo, Rojava against the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Efrîn Canton welcomes 2,240 more refugees 

  Efrîn Canton of Rojava, West Kurdistan continues to welcome more refugees from across the Syrian lands.
• YPG statement on ongoing attacks by Turkey and allied gangs 

  YPG reported intensified attacks and violations by the Turkish army and allied gangs against Rojava.
• Turkish army attacks villages of Efrîn 

  Turkish army continues its attacks on Efrîn Canton of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• In Azaz, gangs fight each other but it’s the civilians who die 

  In two separate explosions last night in Azaz, Northern Syria, 4 civilians lost their lives and dozens of others were wounded.
• Migrants start settling in Eastern Manbij Camp 

  Manbij Aid Organization settled migrants in the newly opened Eastern Manbij Camp and provided aid for essential needs.
• Canadian YPG fighter Ararat bid farewell 

  Canadian YPG fighter Agiri Ararat’s body has been sent to Bashurê Kurdistan to be transported back to his country.
• YPG: Turkish army’s attacks on Rojava continue 

  YPG Press Center issued a written statement and pointed out that the invading Turkish army continued their attacks and violations on Rojava territory.
• Three gang members killed in a village of Efrîn 

  YPG/YPJ fighters responded to Ahrar al-Sham gangs' attack on Iska village of Efrin. Three members of the gangs were killed in clashes.
• Turkey forming a new military force of gangs 

  The Turkish state is attempting to form a new “army” out of the remnants of various gangs in Syria.


• “KDP deploys forces on Rojava border on Turkey's orders” 

  Syrian Kurds Democratic Party Secretary General Cemal Şêx Baqî said the KDP stockpiled forces on the Rojava border “on the Turkish state’s orders”.
• A new camp to open in Manbij for Raqqan migrants 

  Preparations are underway for a new camp due to the rise in the number of Raqqan migrants in Manbij.
• Attacks on villages of Efrîn continue 

  Turkish-backed gangs continue their artillery attacks on villages in Efrîn Canton of Rojava.
• Internationalist fighters urge KDP to release their comrades 

  Internationalist fighters protested KDP arresting the YPG foreign volunteers in battle against ISIS: “KDP’s stance serves Turkey and ISIS.”