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• Military dispatchment to Silopi continues 

  The re-established curfew in Silopi is on its 9th day. State forces continue to dispatch tanks and military equipment to the high hills in the district.
• Popular resistance in Nusaybin endures for 31 days 

  In Nusaybin where popular resistance endures for a month, state forces unable to enter the neighborhoods of self-rule for a month have suffered great losses against YPS and YPS-JIN fighters’ resistance.
• YJA Star guerillas prepare for battle 

  Entering an intense process with the coming of the spring, guerillas of YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) are preparing for battle.
• Gang groups attack Sheikh Maqsoud with chemical gas 

  Gang groups affiliated to the Syrian National Coalition have once again attacked Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood with chemical gas. Today's aggression left 4 people injured and 2 others poisoned.
• YPS: Our resistance against state forces continues 

  The General Coordination of Civilian Defense Units (YPS) stated that its members’ resistance against the forces of AKP continues.
• HPG: 34 soldiers killed in Hani, 6 others in Hizan 

  HPG reported that guerrillas targeted the Hani District Gendarmerie Command with explosives at 23:05 on April 11. 34 soldiers died and more than 70 others were wounded.
• 4 female Kurdish politicians arrested in Amed 

  Out of the 16 Kurdish politicians that had been detained in the raid on KJA and DBP Union of Local Administrations, 4 among the 5 transferred to court have been arrested.
• French mayor calls for support to the sister family project 

  A call has been made for support to the municipalities that take it upon themselves to deal with the problems of thousands of refugees from Rojava despite the ongoing war in Northern Kurdistan.
• HDP and DBP co-chairs of Mardin's Ömerli district arrested 

  DBP Ömerli district co-chairs Mahmut Özdemir and Esma Yılmaz, and HDP district co-chair Elmas Demircan were remanded in custody and jailed on alleged charges of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation”.
• State forces' attacks on Şırnak continue 

  Following a break last night due to weather conditions, state forces’ attacks on Şırnak resumed this morning. 2 people were arrested in the city where political genocide operations also continue.
• Gever under ongoing attack of state forces 

  In Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari where a state of siege remains in place for 31 uninterrupted days, state forces once again started to hit the neighborhoods of self-rule yesterday evening.
• 17-year-old shot by police in Amed dies 

  17-year-old Semra Çelik who got injured by police in Amed's Kayapınar district one week ago, has died while receiving treatment in hospital.
• 11 soldiers killed in car bomb against Hani gendarmerie outpost 

  The Gendarmerie outpost located on Hani-Lice highway was hit by a car bomb late last night.
• Neighborhoods in Silopi under ongoing fire 

  As the curfew in Silopi district of Şırnak remains in place since April 4, the neighborhoods of Barbaros and Başak are being hit by uninterrupted tank fire.
• Violent clashes in Gever, no news from one wounded person 

  Violent clashes are taking place between state and YPS forces in Hakkari’s Gever district.
• Popular resistance in Şırnak reaches day 28 

  As the province of Şırnak faced intense bombings and attacks yesterday, attacks intensify today once again after a break in the night.
• State forces pushed back in Nusaybin 

  On the 29th day of the siege and curfew in Nusaybin, state forces trying to enter neighborhoods have been pushed back each time they tried by the members of YPS as intense clashes have erupted once more.
• Attacks on Şêx Meqsûd continue 

  Gang groups backed by Turkey continue their mortar and rocket attacks on Şêx Meqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo.
• HPG releases the ID details of 5 guerrillas martyred in Sason 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has announced the ID details of 5 guerrillas martyred in Sason on April 5.
• HPG actions in Silvan, Uludere and Çukurca 

  HPG Media Center issued a written statement on guerrilla actions in Silvan, Uludere and Çukurca, and released the ID information of 5 guerrillas that fell as martyrs in Sason.
• Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS–PART II 

  ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim captured by the YPG stated that Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS mainly through Jarablus and Til Rai.
• Houses burned and destroyed in Silopi 

  Police officers and soldiers continue to burn and destroy houses on the 6th day of the curfew in Silopi. Tens of houses in Zap (Başak) and Barbaros neighborhoods have been destroyed so far.
• State forces unable to advance in Nusaybin 

  Violent clashes between state forces and YPS and YPS-JIN members continue in Nusaybin as the resistance in the district enters its 28th day. YPS and YPS-JIN members prevent state forces from entering the neighborhoods of resistance.
• KJA and DBP members detained in Amed 

  Several members of KJA and DBP were detained during the political genocide operations in Amed.
• Resistance in Şırnak enters its 27th day 

  Heavy clashes took place between YPS and YPS-JIN members and the state forces that tried to enter the neighborhoods of self-administration in Şırnak’s Yeni Mahalle and Bahçelievler neighborhoods last night. State forces continue to bombard the city.