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• French and Canadian fighters in the Tabqa operation 

  French Cilo Zagros and Canadian Gabar Tolhildan are participating in the Tabqa operation of the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS.
• Bahoz Erdal: Our comrades entered their lair and struck them 

  HPG Commander Bahoz Erdal stated that: "Contrary to what they say, the PKK is not weakening, it is getting stronger in every aspect with each passing day."
• Karayılan calls on Kurds to support hunger strikes and vote 'No' 

  PKK's Karayılan said: "The AKP-MHP alliance is putting Turkey in jeopardy by leading it to a dictatorial regime. All those in Turkey and Kurdistan that side with peace and democracy, and want Kurds to exist but not die out, should vote 'No'."
• Arab fighters in SDF: Peoples on these lands are brothers 

  Tabqa is almost completely surrounded by SDF fighters and they have almost entered the town. Kurdish and Arab fighters are fighting shoulder to shoulder for the liberation.
• Tabqa Dam: The key to capturing Raqqa 

  Anarkismo.net interviewed ANF reporter Sinan Deniz who is based in Kobanê and is currently embedded with the SDF in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates to liberate Tabqa and Raqqa.
• Khanasor resident: KDP threatened me for agencification against PKK 

  Necip Bapir İlyas from Khanasor town of Shengal stated that Shengal Peshmerga Forces Commander Kasım Şeşo had threatened him for agencification and forced him to turn the people against the PKK.
• Turkey's dekurdification policy in Shehba continues 

  Turkey’s operation to change the demographics of Shehba and de-Kurdify the town continues.
• Turkey not giving up on dirty plans against Rojava 

  Northern Syrian Federation Executive Council Co-chair Foza Yusuf pointed out an attempted attack on Shehba and Efrîn and said: “Turkey will face a great resistance. Everybody knows how it ended for ISIS when they attacked Kobanê.”
• Turkish jets bomb martyrs' cemetery, demolish graves in Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes targeted the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil and demolished all the graves in the cemetery earlier today.
• Arab and Kurdish fighters: Fraternity of peoples experienced in the fronts 

  With the fighters fighting shoulder to shoulder in the operation launched to liberate Tabqa from ISIS, the fraternity of peoples is growing stronger. Kurdish fighter Bahoz Kendal and Arab fighter Sheikh Abu Ala are two examples of this fraternity.
• A day with freedom fighters in Tabqa 

  The Operation Wrath of Euphrates which was launched with the goal of liberating the Raqqa city from ISIS continues in a significant phase.
• Brussels assailant turns out to be Erdoğan's man 

  Mehmet Gargılı who stabbed 3 Kurds including 66 years old Sultan Uğraş in Brussels yesterday turned out to be Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's man.
• Engineer Leroy: Structure of Tabqa Dam not damaged by strikes 

  Engineer Ludovic Leroy said the airstrike on Tabqa Dam was well executed, and is very important because thanks to the control room destruction and the crane damaging the spill valve cannot be opened easily by ISIS in order to food the valley.
• SDF fighters heading for the Euphrates River, the Tabqa Dam and freedom 

  The ISIS gangs have come down like a curse on the Middle East and humanity since 2013 and now they are pushed towards the dumps of history every day by the sacrificing children of the Kurdish people and the children of the region.
• Wrath of Euphrates Spokesperson: No stopping before Raqqa is free 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room Spokesperson Cihan Shekh Ahmed: “Our operation continues successfully. Both our people and our fighters have high morale. For us, there is no stopping before Raqqa is free.
• KCK's Sozdar Avesta: The Êzidî people know their enemy well now 

  KCK executive Sozdar Avesta asked the Êzidî people to not fear anything anymore, stated that the YBŞ is with them and called on the youth to join the ranks of freedom. She said KDP used money sent for aiding the Êzidîs for spying activity.
• Michael Rubin: Erdoğan has become a dangerous joke 

  Michael Rubin stated that: “Turkish nationalism and Erdogan’s religious rhetoric are no substitute for reality. Neither can deliver a successful economy or powerful Turkey.”
• Internationalist fighters in Shengal: We are here on our free will 

  Swedish internationalist fighter who was claimed to be detained by the YBŞ according to the Swedish Aftonbladet newspaper and media outlets such as Rudaw and K24 spoke to ANF and rejected the accusations.
• Turkey is pushing its luck 

  Turkey has lost in Syria and has been worn out in domestic politics, and has returned to their plan pursued since 2012 of achieving results through gangs in Syria.
• Strategic significance of Tabqa 

  With the liberation of Tabqa city and the Tabqa Dam, the corridor to Aleppo will be closed. The Turkish state’s logistical and military support line to ISIS and SNC gangs will be broken. Thus ISIS will enter the period of annihilation.
• PYD's Muslim: The US and Russia may tell Turkey to 'get out of Syria' 

  PYD Co-President stated that Russia and the US may have reached an agreement in order to get Turkey out of Syria. He said Russia built a base in Efrîn in order to fight gang groups and that the relations between the PYD and Moscow continue as before.
• Turkish army counts on toy balloons to track guerrillas 

  The Turkish army is counting on toy balloons with installed tracking devices in them which they randomly scatter around in Medya Defense Zones in order to monitor the movement of guerrillas.
• Bayık: With the spirit of Newroz, we will definitely win – PART III 

  KCK executive Cemil Bayık: Kurds are the only folk that will show the way out of the current crisis and chaos in ideological and political sense. There can be no victory and Kurds would get crushed without giving a fight in this process.
• KCK's Bayık: Turkey has lost in Syria - PART II 

  KCK's Bayık: Kurds in Syria will either be completely crushed, silenced, murdered in massacres and suppressed - which is out of the question - or the Kurds’ existence, identity, culture, self-government and political will have to be recognized.
• Tabqa within range for Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters 

  As operations against ISIS accelerate, total takeover of Tabqa and Raqqa is only days away. We put together this article on the significance of Tabqa, one of the most strategic locations in the area, for all forces.