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• People in Shehba protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan  

  People in Shehba protested the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and promised to fight until his freedom is achieved.
• Jazira Martyrs' Families Council opens new agricultural cooperatives in Amude 

  The agricultural cooperatives established by the Jazira Martyrs' Families Council Economy Committee aim to increase livelihoods and job opportunities in the region.
• Two ISIS terrorists arrested in Deir ez-Zor 

  Two arrested in a joint security operation targeting an active ISIS terrorist cell in the town of al-Suar, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
• Most prominent drug dealer killed by airstrike at Syrian-Jordanian border 

  A suspected Jordanian airstrike on a known drug dealer in southwestern Syria has killed eight people, including the man's wife and their six children.
• MSD: Syria's return to the Arab League should be an opportunity for a solution 

  The Syrian Democratic Council said that the reinstatement of Syria into the Arab League after an 11-year hiatus should be considered "a genuine opportunity to find a political solution."
• Martyrs El Mizel and El Îbrahîm laid to rest 

  Bender Mihemed Elî El Mizel, who fell a martyr as the result of the Turkish air attack against the SDF post in the village of Qeyrewan, and Xelef Salih Mihemed El Îbrahîm, who fell a martyr in Raqqa, were laid to rest.
• Martyr Mehmud Diyab laid to rest 

  Martyr Mehmud Diyab, a member of the Internal Security Forces, was laid to rest.
• Call for urgent international intervention in Afrin where a ten-year-old girl was raped 

  A ten-year-old girl was raped by a jihadist in the Afrin region, where the Turkish state and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes since their invasion of the region in 2018.
• Syria’s return to the Arab League approved 

  Syria's government of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad will return to the Arab League after years of isolation.
• Young people march in Ain Issa, demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Kurds continue their actions around the world to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan who has been subjected to aggravated isolation in Imrali Prison and has not been heard from for over two years.
• SDF releases names of three martyrs 

  The SDF have released the names of three fighters who have died in attacks by the Turkish state in the autonomous region of Northern and Eastern Syria in the past couple of days.
• Work on infrastructure in Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye stops because of embargo 

  Work on the infrastructure that were damaged as a result of the attacks in the neighbourhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo have stopped due to 5-year long embargo imposed by the Damascus government.
• Two SDF members killed in drone strike in Til Hemîs 

  According to SDF, two of its members were killed in a Turkish drone strike in north-eastern Syria. The victims were part of the security guards for Hol Camp, where ISIS members are being held.
• Turkish drone targets forces protecting Hol refugee camp 

  Hol Camp in the east of Hesekê is one of the most dangerous camps in the world. Thousands of ISIS members have their wives and children in the camp, which also houses Iraqi refugees and refugees from different parts of Syria.
• Martyrs Xemlîn Kobanê and Bozan Mehmûd laid to rest in Kobanê 

  Martyr Xemlîn Kobanê, a member of the Internal Security Forces, and Martyr Bozan Mehmûd, a SDF fighter, who died as a result of a traffic accident were laid to rest at the Martyr Dîcle Martyrdom.
• SDF dismantles an ISIS cell in Deir ez-Zor 

  Supported by the International Coalition, SDF dismantled an ISIS cell in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
• SDF fighters El Mitleq and Ehmed laid to rest in Hesekê 

  SDF fighters Ehmed El Mitleq and Sabir Ehmed were laid to rest at Martyr Dijwar Cemetery in the village of Dawûdiyê.
• Syrian Democratic Forces arrest two ISIS mercenaries 

  On May 1st, the Syrian Democratic Forces carried out a security operation targeting an SIS cell in the town of Al-Hol, and arrested two mercenaries.
• Damascus embargo jeopardizes people’s lives in Shehba 

  The Environmental and Regional Administration of Afrin and Shehba Canton warned that if the embargo of the Damascus government continued, water supply would not be available, and bakeries would stop running.
• YPJ pays tribute to commander Gulçiya Gabar 

  The Women's People's Defense Units (YPJ) Command commemorated Gulçiya Gabar, one of the HGP Central Headquarters commanders, who fell as a martyr as the result of an attack carried out by the Turkish state on 29 April 2019.
• May Day celebrated in North-East Syria 

  People took to the streets across North-East Syria to mark International Workers’ Day.
• SDF publishes identity of fallen fighter  

  A SDF fighter was killed in an attack carried out by the Islamic State in eastern Syria.
• Shehba without electricity for two days due to Syrian government embargo 

  The Shehba region, which houses the displaced people of Afrin, is under the embargo of the Syrian regime as well as attacks by the Turkish army and its mercenaries. 
• Health workers in Afrin and Shehba call on international institutions to act against embargo 

  Health workers in Afrin and Shehba called on humanitarian and legal institutions to fulfil their responsibilities.
• Public services halted in Shehba due to the Syrian embargo 

  Afrin and Shehba Canton Ecology and Regional Administrative Board restricted the operating hours of generators and water wells due to the embargo that the Damascus government has intensified in recent days.