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• Turkish state targets civilians in Girê Sipî and Ain Issa 

  The Turkish state targeted civilian areas in its attacks on villages of Girê Sipî and Ain Issa. Houses and wheat fields belonging to the people were also damaged.
• Syrian forces destroy armored machine belonging to Turkish army 

  Syrian forces destroyed an armored construction machine belonging to the Turkish army trying to dig positions in the village of Afes.
• Turkish forces renew shelling on western Ain Issa 

  Turkey’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 2019.
• Four SDF fighters martyred in Ain Issa 

  SDF announced the martyrdom of four fighters and promised to liberate all occupied areas.
• Afrin Canton Council: Erdoğan must face trial as a war criminal 

  “The international community maintains its silence in the face of the inhuman acts and crimes of the Turkish state while Turkish President Erdoğan must face trial as a war criminal,” said the Council.
• Turkish attacks target civilians’ houses in Gire Spi 

  Turkey’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria together with jihadist allies has continued since October 2019.
• Ain Issa: Harvest cannot be stored because of attacks 

  In Ain Issa in northern Syria, the harvest cannot be stored due to the destruction of the grain depots by Turkish attacks. This poses serious problems for the supply of the region.
• Villages of Gire Spi under attack 

  Turkey's genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 2019.
• 51 bodies recovered from a mass grave in Raqqa 

  Bodies of 51 people murdered by ISIS have been unearthed from a mass grave in Raqqa.
• ‘National Initiative for Kurdish Unity’ founded in Rojava 

  A ‘National Initiative for Kurdish Unity’ has been founded in Rojava. The group wants to work to overcome the dissension of the political actors and promote dialogue.
• Turkey deploys 10,300 soldiers in Aleppo and Idlib since February 

  Turkey’s military build-up: over 3,000 military vehicles sent to “de-escalation zone” in 60 days.
• SDF Spokesperson: Heseke prison under control after insurrection 

  The prison in which the revolt took place in is under control, said SDF Spokesman Gabriel.
• ISIS prisoners in Hesekê incite riot and attempt to escape 

  In Sina Prison in Hesekê, ISIS prisoners have once again incited an uprising and attempted to escape. A similar incident had occurred at the end of March.
• Occupation attacks against Shera, Afrin continue 

  The Turkish Jihadist occupation troops have again attacked the district of Shera in the northern Syrian canton of Afrin with heavy artillery.
• Hediye Yusif: The MIT is behind the attack in Afrin 

  According to Kurdish politician Hediye Yusif, the Turkish secret service is behind the devastating bomb attack in Afrin, which killed more than forty people in late April.
• Residents of Afrin’s Soxanek village to return home 

  Eight months ago the people from Soxanek, Afrin had to leave their village for security reasons. The Turkish attacks continue, but people are still preparing to return.
• Attacks on northern Syria continue unabated 

  The Turkish and Jihadist occupation forces continue their attacks against northern Syria enjoying a worldwide silence on their ongoing offensive seeking to invade the region in violation of international law.
• Turkish invaders attacks village of Xirbitbeqir in Girê Spî 

  The invaders are targeting civilians in the village of Xirbitbeqir in Girê Spî.
• SDF neutralise ISIS cell in Deir Ezzor 

  The SDF announced that they had destroyed an ISIS cell structure in the town of Hecîn, in Deir Ezzor. 
• Mercenaries on their way to Libya arrive in Turkey from Afrin  

  On 1 May some 100 mercenaries belonging to the "National Army" and to be sent to Libya were transported from Afrin to Turkey.
• Clash between Turkish-backed mercenaries in Jarablus 

  Internal conflicts between jihadist mercenary troops in the Turkish-occupied territories of northern Syria continue increasingly.
• Yazidi graves are destroyed in Afrin 

  Yazidi refugees from Afrin complain about the destruction of graves and holy places in the occupied region in northern Syria.
• Ammunition depot blast kills 4 in Aleppo countryside 

  Reports of casualties after explosions in Nubl and Homs.
• "The revolution is built through labor" 

  The workers in North and East Syria have organized themselves. They tell how, despite all the difficult conditions, the revolution has been built through their labor.
• Curfew extended in North and East Syria 

  The autonomous administration of North and East Syria has extended the curfew imposed due to the Coronavirus pandemic until 11 May.