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• Turkish soldiers open fire on Rojava villages 

  The AKP state forces continue their attacks on Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Images from the building where 30 police were killed in Şırnak 

  Two photos have come through from the back side of the building in Şırnak where 30 special operations police (PÖH) died after its collapse yesterday.
• Clashes continue in Qamishlo 

  Clashes between Syrian regime forces and Rojava Asayish (public security) continue since the former one's attack on the city of Qamishlo earlier today.
• HPG: Dozens of soldiers killed in enhanced actions by guerrillas 

  HPG pointed out that the battle waged by their side in response to the attacks of Erdoğan, AKP ruling and Turkish state against the Kurdish people and movement continues in a more comprehensive manner.
• YPS: 45 special operations police killed in Şırnak 

  The General Coordination of Civil Defense Units (YPS) has released a statement reporting about actions conducted by their side which inflicted heavy losses on Turkish forces mobilized in the province of Şırnak.
• 8 Syrian regime soldiers killed during clashes in Qamishlo 

  Paramilitary forces known as Difa Wetenî affiliated to the Ba’athist regime attacked civilians in Qamishlo and clashes broke out when Asayish (public security) forced returned fire.
• HPG sends congratulatory address to YPS 

  HPG Central Headquarters Command congratulated YPS militants for their actions in Şırnak on April 15-16, and praised them for their courage and tactical skills against genocidal occupation forces of the Turkish state.
• Military operation in Ağrı 

  Turkish soldiers and village guards launched a military operation in the Tutak (Dutax) district of Ağrı last night.
• Special operations units trapped under rubble again: Several dead 

  Several special operations members, both dead and alive, were removed from the building that collapsed after an explosion in Şırnak’s Bahçelievler neighborhood yesterday.
• Aerial attack on Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes are bombarding the Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Houses in Gever and Mexsûdava village set on fire 

  Dozens of houses in the besieged neighborhoods in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district and the evacuated Mexsûdava village have been targeted by artillery fire and set on fire by the state forces.
• Call for medical aid for Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê called for medical aid to Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, which is under the siege and attacks of SNC and KNC gangs.
• PUK parliamentarian vows to not fight the PKK despite AKP efforts 

  PUK parliamentarian Zana Abdurrahman Abdullah objected to the Turkish state’s request for help in its massacres in North Kurdistan and said that they would upset this plan.
• 3 special operations members killed in Gever 

  In clashes around Mexsûdava (Kuruköy) village that was forcibly evacuated and bombed a week ago, 3 special operations members were killed and 7 others were wounded.
• Military convoy targeted by armed action on Amed-Bingöl highway 

  There has been an explosion on Amed-Bingöl highway while a military convoy was passing through. Sources report wounds and deaths.
• AKP continues demolishing Silopi 

  In Şırnak’s Silopi district, “expropriated” Başak and Barbaros neighborhoods are being torn down with construction equipment under the guise of a reinstated “curfew”.
• Clashes and bombings in Nusaybin continued until the morning 

  Intense clashes continue in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• 7 months pregnant woman shot by the police in Van now brain dead 

  Wounded by police bullets in a house raided by special operations police in Van’s Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood, Remziye Bor is now brain dead.
• 2 specialist sergeants and 1 officer killed in Şırnak 

  As Turkish state's genocidal attacks continue in Şırnak province, Turkish military forces have suffered a number of casualties during today's fighting.
• State forces in Şırnak set fire to houses to retrieve their casualties 

  Turkish state forces are setting fire to many buildings to retrieve their casualties from the rubble of a building destroyed 5 days ago.
• State forces bombing 2 neighborhoods in Şırnak 

  State forces that can’t advance in the face of the popular resistance for self-rule continue their bombing of the neighborhoods protected by Civil Defense Units in Şırnak.
• Yet another civilian killed by Turkish soldiers at Rojava border 

  Turkish soldiers killed one civilian and wounded another who wanted to cross the border from Kobanê to Bakurê (Northern) Kurdistan.
• Pregnant woman shot and heavily wounded by police in Van 

  Turkish police seriously wounded a 7-months pregnant woman in a house raid in Van.
• AKP threatens the people of Van with ISIS 

  Police forces have conducted a wave of house raids in the province of Van in the wake of yesterday's clash in Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood of the central İpekyolu district.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in Qandil 

  Turkish jets bombed villages in Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory for 2 hours yesterday.