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• French mayor calls for support to the sister family project 

  A call has been made for support to the municipalities that take it upon themselves to deal with the problems of thousands of refugees from Rojava despite the ongoing war in Northern Kurdistan.
• HDP and DBP co-chairs of Mardin's Ömerli district arrested 

  DBP Ömerli district co-chairs Mahmut Özdemir and Esma Yılmaz, and HDP district co-chair Elmas Demircan were remanded in custody and jailed on alleged charges of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation”.
• State forces' attacks on Şırnak continue 

  Following a break last night due to weather conditions, state forces’ attacks on Şırnak resumed this morning. 2 people were arrested in the city where political genocide operations also continue.
• Gever under ongoing attack of state forces 

  In Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari where a state of siege remains in place for 31 uninterrupted days, state forces once again started to hit the neighborhoods of self-rule yesterday evening.
• 17-year-old shot by police in Amed dies 

  17-year-old Semra Çelik who got injured by police in Amed's Kayapınar district one week ago, has died while receiving treatment in hospital.
• 11 soldiers killed in car bomb against Hani gendarmerie outpost 

  The Gendarmerie outpost located on Hani-Lice highway was hit by a car bomb late last night.
• Neighborhoods in Silopi under ongoing fire 

  As the curfew in Silopi district of Şırnak remains in place since April 4, the neighborhoods of Barbaros and Başak are being hit by uninterrupted tank fire.
• Violent clashes in Gever, no news from one wounded person 

  Violent clashes are taking place between state and YPS forces in Hakkari’s Gever district.
• Popular resistance in Şırnak reaches day 28 

  As the province of Şırnak faced intense bombings and attacks yesterday, attacks intensify today once again after a break in the night.
• State forces pushed back in Nusaybin 

  On the 29th day of the siege and curfew in Nusaybin, state forces trying to enter neighborhoods have been pushed back each time they tried by the members of YPS as intense clashes have erupted once more.
• Attacks on Şêx Meqsûd continue 

  Gang groups backed by Turkey continue their mortar and rocket attacks on Şêx Meqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo.
• HPG releases the ID details of 5 guerrillas martyred in Sason 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has announced the ID details of 5 guerrillas martyred in Sason on April 5.
• HPG actions in Silvan, Uludere and Çukurca 

  HPG Media Center issued a written statement on guerrilla actions in Silvan, Uludere and Çukurca, and released the ID information of 5 guerrillas that fell as martyrs in Sason.
• Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS–PART II 

  ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim captured by the YPG stated that Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS mainly through Jarablus and Til Rai.
• Houses burned and destroyed in Silopi 

  Police officers and soldiers continue to burn and destroy houses on the 6th day of the curfew in Silopi. Tens of houses in Zap (Başak) and Barbaros neighborhoods have been destroyed so far.
• State forces unable to advance in Nusaybin 

  Violent clashes between state forces and YPS and YPS-JIN members continue in Nusaybin as the resistance in the district enters its 28th day. YPS and YPS-JIN members prevent state forces from entering the neighborhoods of resistance.
• KJA and DBP members detained in Amed 

  Several members of KJA and DBP were detained during the political genocide operations in Amed.
• Resistance in Şırnak enters its 27th day 

  Heavy clashes took place between YPS and YPS-JIN members and the state forces that tried to enter the neighborhoods of self-administration in Şırnak’s Yeni Mahalle and Bahçelievler neighborhoods last night. State forces continue to bombard the city.
• Blow against state forces in Gever 

  3 special operations police officers got critically injured during an explosion in Gever.
• YPS: Our holy resistance continues 

  In a written statement, YPS declared that its Apoist resistance soul grew across Kurdistan everyday, and the holy resistance against Turkish state forces’ attempts to occupy and destroy continues.
• Assassination action in Şırnak: 2 soldiers died 

  HPG announced that 2 soldiers died during the assassination action its forces carried out in Şırnak city center.
• Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS–PART I 

  ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim captured by the YPG stated that Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS mainly through Jarablus and Til Rai.
• 52 gangs killed in Aleppo 

  52 gangs were killed in Aleppo as the attacks on the city’s Şêx Meqsud neighborhood continue.
• Gever resistance enters its 28th day 

  The resistance of YPS and YPS-JIN forces against the genocidal attacks on Gever enters its 28th day.
• Clashes in Silopi 

  Clashes in Silopi continue as the curfew in the district enters its 5th day.