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• Footage of the destruction in Sheikh Maqsoud after yesterday's airstrike 

  ANF cameras recorded the destruction in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood caused by the aerial bombardment of the Ba’athist regime’s warplanes.
• Resistance in Şırnak enters its 41st day 

  Clashes and bombardment in Şırnak intensified in 3 neighborhoods. Special operations officers in Silopi were moved to Şırnak after the pause in clashes in Silopi.
• Ceasefire agreement in Qamishlo 

  After the ceasefire between Rojava Asayish forces and regime forces in Qamishlo, the two sides came to an agreement.
• Violent clashes and bombardment in Nusaybin 

  Residents of Nusaybin woke up to the bombardment of armored vehicles positioned along the border as the genocidal attacks against the self-administration resistance enter their 42nd day.
• Curfew’s end exposes state forces’ destruction in Silopi 

  The partial lifting of the curfew in Silopi exposed the state forces’ pillage and destruction.
• Reports of casualties in clashes in Duz Xurmatu 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between PUK peshmerga and the Shia militias in Duz Xurmatu since last night.
• Curfew in 16 villages of Lice as bombardment in rural areas continues 

  Turkish jets have been shelling the rural areas in Sisê territory of Amed's Lice district since early this morning.
• Turkish troops suffer heavy blow in Uludere 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported ongoing attacks by Turkish military and actions by guerrillas in response.
• Intense bombardment and clashes in Şırnak 

  As state forces' genocidal attacks continue in Şırnak for 40 days, heavy clashes are taking place between state forces and YPS / YPS-JIN in several neighborhoods.
• Aerial bombardment and military activity in Lice 

  Turkish jets are shelling the rural area of Sisê in Lice district of Amed since early this morning.
• Clash after blast hits military vehicle in Mazıdağı 

  A Turkish military vehicle was hit by a huge blast in Mazıdağı district of Mardin Saturday afternoon.
• Houses set on fire in Şırnak 

  State forces have set dozens of residential and commercial buildings in İsmetpaşa neighborhood of Şırnak where the areas of self-rule are hit continuously with howitzers.
• Heavy clashes in Nusaybin 

  On the 41st day of the “curfew”, intense clashes continue in Nusaybin. Commercial buildings are being torn down in the district and Abdulkadirpaşa, Zeynelabidin and Kışla neighborhoods are under intense bombing.
• 23 civilians killed by regime forces in Qamishlo since April 20 

  Regime forces' attacks on Qamishlo city of Rojava are ongoing since April 20, killing 23 civilians and wounding 68 others since.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in Bingöl 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has announced the results of actions conducted by guerrillas and the ongoing attacks and activities of Turkish military.
• State forces cannot overcome their fears in Nusaybin 

  Concerns and fears are growing among Turkish state forces in Nusaybin that do not want to participate in ongoing military operations in the face of a continued failure to break the popular resistance led by Civil Defense Units YPS / YPS-JIN.
• Attacks and clashes continue non-stop in Şırnak 

  Turkish state forces' genocidal attacks under the guise of a curfew continue in Şırnak province for 39 days.
• Destruction in Silopi continues on the 18th day of a renewed curfew 

  Destruction by state forces continues in Şırnak's Silopi district which remains under a renewed curfew for 18 days now.
• Three bodies retrieved from Sur identified 

  Bodies of Erhan Keskin, Erdal Tekin and Welat Bilen who lost their lives during the popular resistance in Amed's central Sur district, have been identified finally through DNA tests.
• Ongoing clashes in Qamishlo 

  Clashes between Syrian regime forces and Rojava Asayish (public security) continue since the former one's attack on the city of Qamishlo the day before.
• Blast hits Turkish military convoy on Dersim–Elazığ highway 

  A blast has hit a Turkish military convoy heading on the highway between the provinces of Dersim and Elazığ.
• Reports of casualties as regime forces attack civilians in Qamishlo 

  Syrian regime forces have started to attack civilians in Qamishlo city of Rojava after suffering a heavy defeat in the hands of YPG and Asayish (Public Security) forces during clashes ongoing since yesterday.
• HPG reports guerrilla actions in Bitlis, Amed, Mardin, Şırnak, Hakkari 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has announced the results of actions conducted by guerrillas in Bitlis, Amed, Mardin, Şırnak and Hakkari, as well as the ongoing attacks and activities of Turkish military.
• YPG / Asayish forces seize control of the Elaye prison in Qamishlo 

  YPG / YPJ and Asayish (Public Security) forces in Qamishlo city of Rojava have taken control of the regime-held Elaye prison to the east of the city.
• Thousands march in Kobanê for Öcalan’s freedom 

  Masses marched in Kobanê in demand of freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan who is jailed in İmralı Prison since his capture as a result of an international conspiracy in February of 1999.