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• Turkish jets shell Gare area of guerrilla zones 

  Turkish aerial bombardments targeting the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory are going on.
• Guerrilla actions in Hakkari, Şırnak, Amed and Muş 

  HPG Media Center announced ongoing actions by guerrillas and operation by the Turkish army forces in North Kurdistan territory.
• HPG reports Turkish air strikes on Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office reported continued air strikes by Turkish military against the PKK-held Medya Defense Zones.
• Sur and its memory is being destroyed 

  Amed Chamber of Architects Branch Secretary said; “Sur is what makes Amed, Amed. The culture was the people living in that area, it was the historic buildings and the narrow streets, and that was the only place that kept the culture alive.”
• War crimes of the state that cannot end the resistance in Şırnak 

  The brave resistance against the genocidal attacks on Şırnak continues. State forces that cannot end the resistance destroy the city upon Erdoğan’s orders. Images of the destruction documents the state’s war crimes.
• Kobanê in need of medical supplies 

  Kobanê Canton Health Council member Cemal Şêx Bekir announced that the region is running low on medicine stock due to the closure of Sêmalka and Mürşitpınar Border Gates and Kobanê is in urgent need of several medications.
• ‘We do not have security of life and property because of Turkey’ 

  Residents of Binarê in South Kurdistan's Qandil region stated that they do not have security of life and property because of Turkey’s aerial bombardments.
• One soldier killed, another wounded in Gürpınar 

  One soldier died and another was wounded in the clashes in Van’s Gürpınar district.
• Turkish jets shell guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan territory 

  Turkish jets continue bombing the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Number of Turkish casualties in Şemdinli rises to 5 

  The number of soldiers who died in HPG guerillas’ armed action in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district yesterday has risen to 5.
• Attacks of SNC and ENKS gangs on Sheikh Maqsoud wound 3 civilians 

  Gang groups affiliated with the SNC and ENKS have once again attacked the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood today, wounding 3 civilians, one of whom is a child.
• 2 civilians wounded in regime forces' attack on Hesekê die in hospital 

  Out of the 4 civilians who got wounded as a result of Syrian regime forces' attack on asayish (public security) units in Rojava's Hesekê city earlier today, 2 have lost their lives in hospital.
• At least 4 soldiers killed, many others wounded in Şemdinli 

  Turkish soldiers participating in an operation in Hakkari's Şemdinli district were targeted by an action from HPG guerrillas Wednesday afternoon.
• Syrian regime forces suffer losses in attack on asayish forces in Hesekê 

  Clashes erupted in Rojava's Hesekê city after Syrian regime forces attacked the asayish (public security) forces earlier today.
• One sergeant killed, 5 other officers wounded in Nusaybin 

  One sergeant has been killed and 5 other members of Turkish forces got heabily wounded in Nusaybin.
• Police officers involved in 93's Digor Massacre now at work in Yüksekova 

  Some police officers involved in the massacre committed in Digor in 1993 are rumored to be stationed in Yüksekova now.
• PUK and Goran: Our agreement aims for a democratic Kurdistan 

  PUK and Goran stated that the agreement they have signed aims for a democratic Kurdistan and the articles must be applied.
• Clashes and ambulance activity in Şırnak 

  Ambulance activity continued through the night in Şırnak between the clash zones and the Public Hospital and the 23rd Gendarmerie Border Command.
• Neighborhoods in Nusaybin bombed throughout the night 

  The curfew in force in Mardin's Nusaybin district since March 14 has left 66 days behind.
• HPG reports ongoing actions by guerrillas 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office reported ongoing actions by guerrillas in response to the enhanced activity and attacks of the Turkish military.
• Woman shot by police in Van dies after 27 days in intensive care 

  A woman shot by special operations police during a house raid in Van last month, has died in hospital.
• Corpses of 21 police killed in Şırnak hidden in military hospital 

  Both the genocidal attacks of AKP/Palace forces and the splendid resistance of Civil Defense Units (YPS) continue in Şırnak.
• Resistance continues in Şırnak 

  On the 64th day of the state forces' genocidal attacks in Şırnak, the city has been under howitzer fire following clashes through the night.
• Action on state forces in Nusaybin 

  Missile attack by the YPS members in ongoing clashes in Nusaybin has injured at least 4 gendarmerie special operations units.
• YPG members: We will cleanse these lands of the gangs 

  YPG members fighting in the Ayn İsa front express their resolve to get rid of the gangs. The fighters say, “We are in these positions for a democratic Syria and a free Rojava.”