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• 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.
• HPG: 3 soldiers killed in Şırnak 

  HPG Media Center announced that 3 soldiers were killed during guerilla actions in Şırnak.
• 20 state forces killed during the HPG action against Axê outpost 

  HPG announced that 20 soldiers and village guards were killed and 15 soldiers were injured during the car bomb action against Axê outpost on May 25.
• HBDH: 4 special operations forces killed in Dersim 

  HBDH Joint Command announced that 4 special operations forces were killed during an action in Dersim’s Ovacık district.
• Turkish army and jihadist gangs continue to attack Rojava 

  YPG announced that the Turkish army and jihadist gangs continue to attack Rojava with heavy weaponry.
• People of Hewlêr to march to the UN building for Öcalan 

  People of Hewlêr will march to the UN building in the city in order to demand the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Genocidal attacks continue in Şırnak 

  State forces continue to shell houses in Şırnak, where hundreds of houses have been burnt down over the past 5 days.
• Nusaybin “overthrows” the government with its glorious resistance 

  Nusaybin was attacked by fighter jets, tanks, and artilleries just like in the world wars, but still was not defeated, making Erdoğan lose his sleep.
• Bombardment of Nusaybin continues 

  State forces continue to bombard civilian areas in Nusaybin despite the YPS' announcement of withdrawal from Nusaybin.
• YPJ forces: We will overcome against the dirt of thousands of years 

  Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) "Operation Liberate North Raqqa" continues. Constituents of the SDF, YPJ members Binevş Tolhildan and Zilan Herekol evaluated the operation to ANF.
• Political genocide operations against Kurds and their allies 

  Political genocide operations continue in Amed, Muş, İzmir, and Denizli.
• "Our system in Rojava aims for liberty, fraternity and justice” 

  Rojava and Northern Syria Democratic Federal Constituent Assembly social contract preparation committee say the contract is able to identify the problems in Rojava and Syria and offers solutions to the crisis in Syria.
• What happened on the third day of Raqqa operation? 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued its advance towards the ISIS gangs’ caliphate capital Raqqa on the third day of Operation Liberate North Raqqa.
• Armored vehicle destroyed in Şırnak 

  Reports say one Kobra-type armored vehicle was destroyed in Şırnak’s Bahçelievler neighborhood, home to intense clashes.
• SDF statement on Raqqa operation 

  SDF announced that 2 more villages were liberated, 20 ISIS gangs were killed, and one enemy mortar was destroyed on May 25.
• HPG: At least 16 soldiers killed and one Skorsky helicopter damaged 

  HPG Media Center announced that at least 16 soldiers were killed and one Skorsky-type helicopter was damaged during guerilla actions across North Kurdistan.
• Some civilians in Nusaybin evacuated, massacre threat continues 

  Nusaybin Co-Mayor Sara Kaya announced that 42 civilians were evacuated from Nusaybin, but the massacre threat of state forces continue in the district.
• State forces bombard Tendürek Mountain 

  State forces began to bombard the Girê Nêrîya region near Tendürek Mountain in Ağrı.
• SDF continues its march for freedom in North Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues to advance during its operation to liberate North Raqqa from ISIS.
• Clashes and ambulance activity in Şırnak 

  State forces continue to destroy civilians’ houses in Şırnak, and ambulance activity has increased in the city.
• Civilians in Nusaybin call for sensibility 

  Yasemin Erkol, a civilian in Nusaybin’s Alika (Tunç) neighborhood, told Med Nuçe TV that 35 people including critically injured civilians were trapped in the neighborhood.
• Waiting for their children’s bodies for 176 days 

  The state siege of dirty war politics against the Kurdish people in Amed’s Sur district has entered day 176, while the families wait to be reunited with their children, whose bodies they were unable to take back from the state.
• Atalan: Protect Nusaybin before civilians are massacred 

  HDP deputy Ali Atalan is in Nusaybin, where military operations continue despite YPS forces’ withdrawal, and calls for everybody to come to Nusaybin to prevent new civilian massacres.
• Kaya: Everyone must be wary of a possible civilian massacre in Nusaybin 

  Nusaybin Municipality Co-mayor Sara Kaya stated that thousands of civilians have been resisting for months and not leaving their homes. Kaya called on everybody to protect Nusaybin against a possible civilian massacre.
• KONGRA GEL issues urgent call for action for Nusaybin 

  KONGRA GEL called on everybody to stand up for Nusaybin.