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• QSD Spokesman: Liberation of Hawl is near 

  QSD Spokesman Colonel Talal Ali Selo said they have 3 km left to Hawl, blocked the road between the town and Lake Xatuniyê by now and liberated 46 villages from ISIS occupation since the beginning of the operation 11 days ago.
• Hesekê people: QSD operation will bring peace and economic stability 

  Wishing success for the operation of Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) against ISIS-occupied areas, the people of Hesekê say liberation of Hawl and Shedade areas will bring peace and economic stability to the region.
• YPG Commander: ISIS has been defeated by the Apoist spirit 

  YPG Til Temir Commander Hawar Suruç said Kobanê was particularly targeted by ISIS with an aim to eliminate the gains of the Kurdish people over Kobanê.
• YPG Commander: QSD operation will continue up to Holl-Raqqa 

  YPG Commander Rüstem Zal, who is taking part in the operation of Syrian Democratic Forces, spoke to ANF about the importance of the region and their ongoing operation against the gang groups.
• Saleh Moslem: Rojava is the model of future Syria 

  PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem said everyone should recognize Rojava now, adding; "Those supporting and standing by ISIS should know that they will be facing not only Kurds but also the world peoples from now on."
• Kürkçü: AKP received votes by force of arms 

  HDP's Ertuğrul Kürkçü stated that the election results cannot be explained as a 'fraud' alone as he admitted the loss of votes by their party and attributed it to AKP's pro-war politics and their failure to respond to it.
• Communist youths from Turkey join the ranks of armed struggle 

  A group from the Communist Youth Organisation (KGÖ) have joined the ranks of armed struggle for a world in which humanity becomes the power.
• Sarin gas delivered to Al-Nusra from Turkey 

  It has emerged that the raw materials used to produce sarin gas, the use of which caused the death of thousands in Syria, was transported to Ahrar-ı Sham and Al-Nusra Front under the supervision of the Turkish state.
• Gangs wounded in Russian airstrikes treated in Antep and Kilis 

  Dozens of gang members who get wounded in the ongoing Russian airstrikes against Aleppo, Hama, Humus, Damascus and İdlib cities of Syria are brought to hospitals in Antep and Kilis for treatment.
• Saleh Moslem: 50 tons of ammunition delivered, more are underway 

  PYD co-chair Saleh Moslem confirmed that they have recently received weapons from U.S. forces and said “We do not attack anyone but we will defend ourselves against those who attack us” in response to the threats uttered by Turkish Prime Minister.
• Karayılan: We will maintain the position of inaction as the will of martyrs 

  People's Defense Centre (HSM) Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan said they would maintain the position of inaction as the will of the people who were massacred in Ankara while demanding peace.
• Karayılan: Erdoğan wages this war for 400 deputies - PART I 

  PKK Executive Council Member Murat Karayılan underlined that; "Qandil hears all the calls but a mutual attitude is needed for a ceasefire. Past practices proved us that one-sided ceasefires can accomplish no result."
• PKK's Duran Kalkan: Do not join the AKP's game of war 

  PKK Executive Committee member Duran Kalkan called on Turkish soldiers and other forces to not to join the AKP's game of war and the attacks through which it wants to establish its dictatorship and remain in the power.
• Kalkan: People should take their destiny into their own hands - PART II 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan stated that the society should establish self-administrations,their own decision-making mechanisms and assemblies to realize democracy and a free living.
• President of BastA: Öcalan’s isolation must end with his freedom 

  Swiss Party BastA [Enough! Strong Alternative of Basel] President Martin Flückiger stated that the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan must end immediately.
• Kobanê solidarity enforces ‘the corridor’ 

  After the European Parliament conference on the reconstruction of Kobanê, more than 40 local and international civil society organizations and political groups rolled up their sleeves.
• KJK Coordination Member: Let's resist the mentality that burned Madımak 

  KJK Coordination Member stated that ISIS gangs and the perpetrators of the Sivas Massacre share the same mentality, and argued that future attacks on language, culture, ethics and politics could be repelled by a strong and serious resistance.
• Russian researchers: The Middle East’s future depended on Kurds 

  Russian researchers stated that Kurds in Turkey have initiated AKP’s decline and emphasized the importance of an HDP success in the June 7 General Elections.
• KJK Executive Council member: Vote for HDP for a free life and future 

  KJK Executive Council member Leyla Agirî called on the people of Van, first and foremost the women, to take ownership of their honour and future.
• HPG Commander: Those who tried to provoke in Xinêre failed 

  HPG Commander Serhat Erzurum evaluated the details of the conflict that took place on May 24 between Democratic Party of Iran peshmergas and HPG-YJA Star guerrillas in Medya Defense Areas.
• KCK Council member: AKP’s İmralı policy will have the opposite effect 

  KCK General Council member Elif Ronahi said that that the government's approach to the leader reflected its approach to the process of resolution. “If isolating him is an electoral ploy, it will rebound," she added.
• PDKI peshmerga: Guerrillas bandaged our wounds in Xinêre 

  Between May 10 and 24, peshmergas from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) wanted to enter territories where PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) guerrillas had already been positioned.
• Karayılan: We will not act until after the elections 

  People’s Defence Center (HPG) Commander Murat Karayılan emphasized that they will not use violence especially until after the elections, despite the military’s daily activities in rural parts of northern Kurdistan.
• Bayık: HDP will realise a democratic revolution 

  KCK Executive Council Co-president Cemil Bayık said the HDP and the democratic forces united under its umbrella are the only force that can transcend the current logjam in the Turkish regime.
• YPG's Tel Abyad operation and AKP's fear 

  Those who have seen the film 'Beritan' will recognise Rubar Beyar. Rubar played a guerrilla commander in the film. It's the only film he's appeared in and it was not a difficult role for him as in a way he was playing his own life....