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• Death at the hands of the KDP - Part Seven 

  Lütfiye Elo, the elder sister of guerrilla Dersim, who fell a martyr at the hands of the KDP forces in Heftanîn, said that since the betrayal continues, her pain remains fresh.
• SDF fighter killed by Turkish drone strike 

  SDF fighter Mohamed Aiden has been killed in a Turkish drone strike in northern Syria. The SDF vows retaliation.
• SDF Commander: We are ready to respond to any attack on the region 

  Turkish attacks on the north and east have been increasing since the start of the Ukraine war. Ferhad Canfeda, one of the commanders of the SDF, warns that the Turkish state is trying to occupy new territories.
• Ezab El-Ebûd: Turkey turned Syria into a land of mercenaries 

  Syria Future Party Manbij Parliament Chairperson Ezab El-Ebûd said that the harassment of citizens in Syria by the warring factions and particularly the invading Turkish state deepens the polarization in the country.
• Rojava people protest against construction of a wall on the border with Shengal 

  Many people gathered in the northeastern Syrian cities of Şedadê and Dirbêsiyê to protest the construction of a wall at the border with the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar) in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Turkey bombs northern countryside of Ain Issa 

  The Turkish state bombed the northern countryside of Ain Issa.
• Death at the hands of the KDP - Part Six 

  The mother and brother of Telci Hamo, who was killed by KDP collaborators, said: “They made thousands of Kurdish mothers feel pain. Many don't even have a grave."
• 100 more trees cut down in Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• Turkish forces and their proxies shell Kurdish-held villages in northern Aleppo 

  The occupying Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue their attacks on Kurdish areas in North-East Syria.
• Syrian Democratic Council condemns the embargo on Sheikh Maqsoud 

  MSD Co-Chair Riyad Derar has condemned the silence towards the embargo imposed by the Damascus government on Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.
• Death at the hands of the KDP - Part Five 

  Kibar, daughter of Mihemed Hebeş, fell a martyr in an ambush in 1997. Mihemed cannot accept the death of his daughter, a lover of Kurdishness and Kurdistan, at the hands of the KDP.
• 11 houses demolished by ongoing attacks on Ain Issa  

  A total of 11 houses were rendered unusable as a result of the latest attacks by the Turkish forces on the northern Syrian canton of Gire Spi.
• Another civilian kidnapped in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• MLKP/Kurdistan commander Welat Yıldız died 

  Welat Yıldız, a commander of the MLKP/Kurdistan Organization, has died. Born in Amed in 1991, the fighter and former political prisoner in Rojava succumbed to cancer at the age of 31.
• HPC member defies physical disability to defend his land 

  A member of the Civilian Defence Forces (HPC), Mihemed Emin, has been defending his land for 6 years despite his physical disability. “I overcame my obstacle and today I can protect my land. Defence is everyone's duty,” he says.
• Death at the hands of the KDP - Part Four 

  Firyal Ehmed, who lost her brother in the KDP's betrayal attacks, called out to the peoples of Kurdistan and said, "It is time to hold accountable those who have been one with the enemy for 30 years and betrayed Kurdishness and Kurdistan."
• Infighting among mercenary groups injures five in “Peace Spring” area 

  Five “National Army” members injured in “Peace Spring” area after dispute over smuggling route, SOHR reports.
• HPC member: It is a great honor to defend our country and people 

  The social defense forces in Rojava protect and organize their neighborhoods. Women play an important role in this. Semîra Şûkrî from Qamişlo says, "As mothers, we don't let anyone intimidate us."
• Turkish state kidnaps a person in Afrin 

  The Turkish state kidnapped a person in Afrin's Raco district.
• Death at the hands of the KDP - Part Three 

  Nûrî Ehmed said that they received the news about his brother being killed by the KDP, while they were expressing their condolences for his deceased mother.
• Over 170 Russian airstrikes hit ISIS hideouts in Syria since early April 

  The number of airstrikes executed by Russian fighter jets on the Syrian desert since early April has risen to 172, SOHR reports.
• Three more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• People of Aleppo: "We will resist the embargo" 

  The self-governing districts of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiyê in Aleppo are under an economic embargo by the regime in Damascus. The people are determined to resist the embargo.
• Death at the hands of the KDP - Part One 

  Some were killed in a treacherous ambush, some were wounded in hospital, and the fate of some is still unknown. Thousands of people were lost in a betrayal that has continued for more than 30 years...
• Mercenaries in Afrin kill old man 

  Mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state continue to clash among themselves because they cannot share the goods they plundered in Bilbilê, in Afrin. They killed an old person, and many people, including women, were injured.