KURDISTAN

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• Casualties reported as Turkish army bombards Roboski once again 

  The Turkish army shelled a group of people doing border trade in Roboski once again, and killed and injured several civilians.
• People of Kifri protest the isolation of Öcalan 

  People of Kifri organized a march in Sulaymaniyah to protest the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the KDP’s closure of Sêmalka border gate.
• Demirtaş: We will resist until we expel the thieves from our country 

  HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş stated that the Kurdish movement would reach victory because of its righteous cause, and would not stop resisting until it expels the thieves from the country.
• HPG: 40 soldiers killed and 2 tanks destroyed in Şırnak 

  HPG Media Center announced that 40 soldiers were killed, and 2 tanks and 3 diggers were destroyed during a HPG/YJA Star action in Şırnak’s Uludere district.
• Turkish army continues to attack Rojava 

  The Turkish army attacked the Ziyaret, Koran and Yapsê of Kobanê with heavy weaponry.
• ISIS suffers heavy losses in Mediban 

  ISIS gangs suffered heavy losses during their attack on Mediban, and the bodies of dead ISIS gangs are reportedly within the YBŞ-controlled territory.
• 'Lets object to Turkey’s invasion of Rojava' 

  TEV-DEM stated that the Turkey’s invasion of Efrin’s Hemamê village is immoral and in violation of all international agreements.
• Violent clashes in Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Violent clashes are taking place in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood between YPG/YPJ fighters and the SNC gangs supported by the AKP.
• ‘We will target ISIS gangs everywhere’ 

  SDF commander Ebû Feyad announced that ISIS gangs were trying to escape the clashes in SDF uniforms, and said that SDF would target the gangs everywhere.
• Notes from the 5th day of Raqqa Operation 

  Operation Liberate North Raqqa continued on its fifth day.
• Şırnak shelled without a pause 

  State forces continue to shell neighborhoods in Şırnak without a pause.
• Violent explosion in Nusaybin 

  A violent explosion took place in the Abdulkadirpaşa neighborhood of Nusaybin during state forces' bombardment of the district.
• People of Azaz call upon the SDF to liberate their town 

  As the clashes between ISIS and SNC gangs in Azaz and Maré intensify, the people of Azaz called upon the SDF to liberate their town from the gangs.
• DBP elects its new Co-Presidents and Party Assembly 

  Kamuran Yüksek and Sebahat Tuncel were elected as the new Co-Presidents of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) during the party’s 4th Extraordinary Congress.
• 2 YPS-JIN fighters fall as martyrs in Şırnak 

  YPS General Coordination announced that 2 YPS-JIN fighters died during the clashes on the road between Şırnak’s Cizre and Silopi districts.
• 17 people arrested and 45 detained during political genocide operations 

  17 people were arrested and 45 people were detained during the political genocide operations in Hakkari, Şırnak, Antep and Amed.
• Turkish army continues to attack Rojava 

  YPG Media Center announced that the Turkish army continues its attacks on Rojava.
• 10 soldiers killed during HPG action in Hakkari 

  HPG Media Center announced that 10 Turkish soldiers were killed during the guerilla action in Hakkari.
• ‘Turkey sent heavy weaponry to jihadist gangs once again’ 

  Jaysh Al Thuwar commander Ebu Hecî stated that the Turkish state sent heavy weaponry to jihadists gangs last week and prepares to intervene in the region militarily.
• Notes from Raqqa operation 

  SDF forces’ operation to liberate North Raqqa continues at full force on its 4th day.
• HPG releases footage of the sabotage action in Şemdinli 

  HPG released the footage of the sabotage action against a Kirpi-type armored vehicle moving between Bêzelê and Bêdewê outposts of Hakkari's Şemdinli district on May 18.
• Thousands of people from Azaz seek refuge in Efrîn 

  Thousands of people from Azaz sought refuge in Efrîn canton due to the violent clashes between ISIS and SNC gangs.
• State forces continue to bombard Nusaybin 

  State forces continue to bombard the Koçera and Newroz neighborhoods of Mardin's Nusaybin district.
• SDF: 8 ISIS gangs killed and 2 vehicles destroyed 

  SDF Media Center announced that 8 ISIS gangs were killed and 2 vehicles were destroyed to the south of Eyn Îsa during the Operation Liberate North Raqqa.
• YPS: 10 state forces killed and 1 tank damaged in Şırnak 

  YPS General Coordination announced that 10 state forces were killed and 1 tank was damaged during the clashes in Şırnak.