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• Armored vehicle destroyed in Şırnak 

  Reports say one Kobra-type armored vehicle was destroyed in Şırnak’s Bahçelievler neighborhood, home to intense clashes.
• SDF statement on Raqqa operation 

  SDF announced that 2 more villages were liberated, 20 ISIS gangs were killed, and one enemy mortar was destroyed on May 25.
• HPG: At least 16 soldiers killed and one Skorsky helicopter damaged 

  HPG Media Center announced that at least 16 soldiers were killed and one Skorsky-type helicopter was damaged during guerilla actions across North Kurdistan.
• Some civilians in Nusaybin evacuated, massacre threat continues 

  Nusaybin Co-Mayor Sara Kaya announced that 42 civilians were evacuated from Nusaybin, but the massacre threat of state forces continue in the district.
• State forces bombard Tendürek Mountain 

  State forces began to bombard the Girê Nêrîya region near Tendürek Mountain in Ağrı.
• SDF continues its march for freedom in North Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues to advance during its operation to liberate North Raqqa from ISIS.
• Clashes and ambulance activity in Şırnak 

  State forces continue to destroy civilians’ houses in Şırnak, and ambulance activity has increased in the city.
• Civilians in Nusaybin call for sensibility 

  Yasemin Erkol, a civilian in Nusaybin’s Alika (Tunç) neighborhood, told Med Nuçe TV that 35 people including critically injured civilians were trapped in the neighborhood.
• Waiting for their children’s bodies for 176 days 

  The state siege of dirty war politics against the Kurdish people in Amed’s Sur district has entered day 176, while the families wait to be reunited with their children, whose bodies they were unable to take back from the state.
• Atalan: Protect Nusaybin before civilians are massacred 

  HDP deputy Ali Atalan is in Nusaybin, where military operations continue despite YPS forces’ withdrawal, and calls for everybody to come to Nusaybin to prevent new civilian massacres.
• Kaya: Everyone must be wary of a possible civilian massacre in Nusaybin 

  Nusaybin Municipality Co-mayor Sara Kaya stated that thousands of civilians have been resisting for months and not leaving their homes. Kaya called on everybody to protect Nusaybin against a possible civilian massacre.
• KONGRA GEL issues urgent call for action for Nusaybin 

  KONGRA GEL called on everybody to stand up for Nusaybin.
• What has happened during the Operation Liberate North Raqqa? 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues its advance during the operation to liberate the northern part of ISIS gangs’ capital Raqqa.
• YPS: “We retreated from Nusaybin, civilian deaths must be avoided” 

  YPS announced that they have pulled their armed forces and issued a call: “We call for action to guarantee the right to life for the civilian and defenseless mothers and children in Nusaybin”
• Action with explosive vehicle against outpost in Mardin 

  An action with an explosive vehicle was carried out against Anıtlı Outpost in Mardin’s Midyat district last night.
• SDF advances 6 kms and liberates 4 villages 

  SDF announced that its has advanced 6 kms and liberated the villages of Qirtaca, Fatsa, Indibên, Mitemesric as part of the ‘Operation Liberate North Raqqa.’ Warplanes of the international coalition continue their effective bombardment.
• YPG: Turkish army and jihadist gangs carry out coordinated attacks 

  YPG Media Center announced that the Turkish army and jihadist gangs carried out coordinated attacks on Rojava.
• After the Ba'thist regime, now jihadist gangs attack Sheikh Maqsoud 

  2 civilians got injured during the attacks of regime forces and the gangs affiliated with the SNC and KNC.
• 100 refugees from Raqqa reach Mabrouka 

  100 refugees from Raqqa reached the Mabrouka Refugee Camp in Rojava’s Serêkaniyê region.
• HPG: 1 commander, 2 sergeants, and more than 6 soldiers killed in Van 

  HPG Media Center announced that Çaldıran District Gendarme Commander Kıvanç Cesur, 2 sergeants, and more than 6 soldiers were killed during yesterday’s sabotage action between Çaldıran and Bazid.
• SDF liberates Mitemeşriç village in North Raqqa 

  SDF forces liberated Mitemeşriç village in North Raqqa from ISIS gangs.
• HPG releases the photos of the sabotage action in Şemdinli 

  HPG guerrillas released the photos of the sabotage action against a Kipri-type armored vehicle between the villages of Bêzelê and Bêdewê in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district on May 18.
• KCK: Peoples should take the struggle against AKP fascism to the streets 

  KCK called upon peoples of Kurdistan and Turkey and all democracy forces to resist the savage attacks of AKP fascism and take the struggle against this fascism to the streets.
• LER fighters: “We will save our people from the cruelty of ISIS gangs” 

  Liwa Ehrar Raqqa fighters who joined the SDF forces’ liberation initiative in northern Raqqa say ISIS gangs can’t keep their hold in the face of SDF forces and are running in fear and panic.
• Turkmen woman co-chair in the peoples’ municipality in Girê Spî 

  Girê Spî is forming mechanisms that allow for more participation from the people. The municipality’s co-mayor is a Turkmen woman, Medina Müslim. Müslim says they include all ethnic groups in the municipality’s work.