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• YPG: Turkish army continues to attack Rojava 

  5 gang members were killed during the clashes that broke out in Aleppo when the gangs tried to infiltrate Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.
• HSM: 29 soldiers killed in Turkish army operation in Amed 

  HSM said 29 soldiers were killed and 14 others were wounded during the Lice-based military campaign, while 7 guerrillas fell during the operation that resulted in total fiasco on the side of the Turkish army.
• Death toll in Hesekê suicide attack rises to 20 

  Death toll from yesterday's suicide attack in Hesekê city of Rojava (West) Kurdistan rose to 20 and 17 victims have been identified.
• Two thousand refugees arrive in Efrîn during the past two days 

  Two thousand refugees from Dêrazor, Bokemal and Shehba regions arrived in Efrîn canton of Rojava (West) Kurdistan over the past two days.
• Guerillas destroy another Turkish tank 

  HPG guerillas destroyed another tank in Şırnak, and the footage of the tank’s destruction was broadcast in Gerilla TV.
• KONGRA GEL: We condemn the massacre in Hesekê 

  In a written statement, KONGRA GEL condemned the massacre in Hesekê, emphasized the need for increasing security precautions, and called for social solidarity.
• Heavy clashes in Manbij 

  A large quantity of ammunition belonging to ISIS gangs has been seized in the wake of violent clashes at Al-Sherîa junction in Manbij last night.
• Suicide attack in Hesekê kills 16 

  16 people died as a result of a suicide attack in Salihiyê neighborhood of Hesekê city in Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• YPG: ISIS attack in Hesekê repelled and 21 gang members killed 

  YPG forces have repelled an ISIS attack on southern side of the Shedad town of Hesekê. 21 members of the gangs were killed during the repulsion.
• HPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish military 

  Turkish military continues its attacks in Kurdistan territory.
• Two soldiers guarding Ilısu Dam killed in action by HPG guerrillas 

  HPG reported an action against soldiers guarding the Ilısu Dam Security Hill in Mardin's Dargeçit district Tuesday morning.
• Ecology Movement calls for an international delegation on forest fires 

  Amed-based Mesopotamian Ecology Movement has released a statement calling for urgent action on forest fires in North Kurdistan territory.
• Rûbar Migrant Camp in Efrîn in need of medical aid 

  492 children in Rûbar Migrant Camp in Rojava's Efrîn city have caught infectious diseases. Doctors say the diseases are caused by the heat and lack of enough medicine.
• Turkish state terror on Rojava border claims more lives 

  Turkish border guards continue their deadly attacks on people along the border between Bakur (North) and Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• Clashes in Manbij city center continue non-stop 

  Violent clashes continue between ISIS gangs and Manbij Military Council fighters advancing towards Manbij city center under siege for some time now.
• Locals in Manbij: For us, Eid has been the liberation of our village 

  Residents of the liberated villages say they can celebrate the Eid freely because of the Manbij Military Council fighters.
• Three more villagers tortured by soldiers in Lice arrested 

  Locals who were tortured by soldiers in Amed's Lice district last week, have been arrested.
• 'University of Rojava' to be opened 

  The Education Council of Rojava's Cizîr Canton announced that a 'University of Rojava' will be opened soon.
• HPG: Turkish army operation in Lice ended without yielding results 

  HPG Media Center announced that the Turkish army’s operation in Amed’s Lice, Kocaköy, Hazro and Kulp districts ended without yielding any results.
• Massacre, migration and call from people in Shehba 

  ISIS gangs have kidnapped more than 1500 people and massacred hundreds of these captives during their attacks on nearly 100 Kurdish villages around Al Bab over the past 15 days.
• 15 soldiers killed in ongoing actions by guerrillas 

  Actions conducted by guerrillas on June 2nd and 3rd left 15 soldiers of the Turkish army dead and 3 armored vehicles destroyed.
• 'Huge operation' or 'huge fiasco' in Lice? 

  Lice is one of the main places that has always been targeted for its resistance against the Turkish state’s policies of denial, destruction and assimilation.
• Footage of another guerrilla action in Şırnak released 

  Gerilla TV has released footage from the guerrilla action targeting Turkish soldiers in Şırnak's Risor area on May 11.
• SNC gangs rake a civilian vehicle in Azaz: Several casualties 

  Gang groups affiliated to the SNC targeted a vehicle with civilians wanting to escape Azaz inside with heavy weapons. Several civilians lost their lives and others were wounded in the gang attack.
• ISIS gangs continue kidnapping civilians in Shehba 

  A citizen in Shehba's Burc village who wanted to leave was kidnapped and killed by ISIS gangs.