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• Clashes and bombings in Nusaybin continued until the morning 

  Intense clashes continue in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• 7 months pregnant woman shot by the police in Van now brain dead 

  Wounded by police bullets in a house raided by special operations police in Van’s Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood, Remziye Bor is now brain dead.
• 2 specialist sergeants and 1 officer killed in Şırnak 

  As Turkish state's genocidal attacks continue in Şırnak province, Turkish military forces have suffered a number of casualties during today's fighting.
• State forces in Şırnak set fire to houses to retrieve their casualties 

  Turkish state forces are setting fire to many buildings to retrieve their casualties from the rubble of a building destroyed 5 days ago.
• State forces bombing 2 neighborhoods in Şırnak 

  State forces that can’t advance in the face of the popular resistance for self-rule continue their bombing of the neighborhoods protected by Civil Defense Units in Şırnak.
• Yet another civilian killed by Turkish soldiers at Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers killed one civilian and wounded another who wanted to cross the border from Kobanê to Bakurê (Northern) Kurdistan.
• Pregnant woman shot and heavily wounded by police in Van 

  Turkish police seriously wounded a 7-months pregnant woman in a house raid in Van.
• AKP threatens the people of Van with ISIS 

  Police forces have conducted a wave of house raids in the province of Van in the wake of yesterday's clash in Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood of the central İpekyolu district.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in Qandil 

  Turkish jets bombed villages in Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory for 2 hours yesterday.
• HSM: 4 guerrillas martyred in Turkish airstrike against guerrilla zones 

  HPG Military Council member Haki Amed and guerrillas Şivan Deniz, Kahraman Digor, Serhat Serhat fell in a Turkish bombardment aimed at the PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: 2 soldiers killed in Siirt 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM reported in its daily statement that guerrillas carried out an action against Turkish soldiers participating in an operation in Siirt province.
• Hundreds of houses torn down by state forces in Silopi 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak where a renewed curfew remains in place for 15 days despite there being no fighting, state forces have demolished hundreds of houses with heavy construction equipment.
• YPS units hit and seize a Turkish tank in Nusaybin 

  YPS units damaged and seized a tank of the Turkish army in Nusaybin where state forces can make no advance despite the high level of military presence.
• Turkish jets shell Qandil 

  Turkish jets are shelling Qandil area of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Attacks and clashes continue in Şırnak 

  Intense clashes are taking place in Şırnak between YPS/YPS-JIN and state forces bombing the neighborhoods with tank, howitzer, and artillery fire through the night.
• Ongoing bombardment in Gever 

  Mexsûdava village and its rural area in the besieged town of Gever was forcibly evacuated by state forces 5 days ago and bombed with artillery and mortars last night.
• HPG member arrested alive: 2 guerrillas were executed in Varto 

  HPG member Mehmet Hayme was captured alive in the clash in Mûş’s Gımgım (Varto) district where 4 HPG guerillas were killed. Hayme confirmed his two comrades were executed after being captured alive.
• State forces destroy houses in Gever 

  State forces carry out house raids in Esentepe and Esenyurt neighborhoods as the genocidal attacks in Gever continue.
• HPG releases the ID information of 8 martyred guerillas 

  HPG Media Center announced the ID information of the 8 guerillas martyred in Silvan on April 14.
• Clashes intensify in Şırnak 

  State forces unable to enter neighborhoods in Şırnak burn down the city as genocidal attacks and violent clashes continue.
• Turkish Intelligence's role in Paris massacre in court documents 

  İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on the Turkish Intelligence Agency (MİT) official whose name appears in the documents and voice recordings on Paris massacre.
• YPS: 40 special operations forces trapped under rubble 

  YPS Şırnak Command issued a statement on its actions yesterday and said that 40 state forces were trapped under the rubble of 3 buildings that YPS forces demolished.
• State forces execute 3 people in Silvan 

  State forces executed 3 of the 8 people who lost their lives after the bombardment in Amed’s Silvan district.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks and clashes in Aleppo 

  YPG (People's Defense Units) has reported clashes in the Muselles, Seken Şebab and Eşrefiye regions of Aleppo ongoing since the wave of attacks started by gang groups at the night of April 15.
• HPG: 6 soldiers killed in Mardin, 2 guerrillas died in Muş 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM reported in its daily statement that 6 soldiers were killed in Mardin. 2 guerrillas died and 1 other was taken prisoner in Muş.