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• Violent clashes in Şırnak 

  State forces bombard Şırnak as the curfew in the city enters its 26th day. One special operations police officer died during the clashes in Yeni Mahalle neighborhood yesterday evening.
• State forces shell Nusaybin 

  State forces shelled Nusaybin last night as the resistance in the district enters its 27th day.
• 2 special operations members killed, 4 others wounded in Nusaybin 

  As the district of Nusaybin has witnessed heavy clashes throughout the day, an armored vehicle of Turkish forces was targeted by a rocket attack Friday evening.
• HPG: 7 soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Uludere 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has released a statement providing information about actions by guerrillas and attacks by Turkish military.
• Turkish airstrikes target civilian areas in Qandil 

  Turkish aircraft shelled civilian areas in Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory at 02:00 last night.
• Non-stop clashes in Şırnak for 12 hours 

  On the 25th day of the siege by state forces in Şırnak, intense clashes have continued from last night in İsmetpaşa, Cumhuriyet and Vakıfkent neighborhoods. Artillery and howitzer aggression towards all neighborhoods continues.
• Heavy clashes in Nusaybin 

  On the 26th day of the siege in Nusaybin, intense clashes erupted between state forces attacking the areas of self-rule and YPS/YPS-JIN members protecting their living areas from genocidal attacks.
• Gangs admit to using chemicals in Şêx Meqsûd 

  The gang group calling themselves “Army of Islam” has admitted using banned weapons against the Kurds in Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish aerial strikes against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory continue.
• 2 more special operations members killed in Nusaybin 

  Reports are coming through that 2 more members of Turkish special operations forces have been killed in ongoing clashes in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• Death toll in Şêx Meqsûd rises to 24 

  Ongoing attacks of SNC and ENKS gangs on Şêx Meqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) has claimed the lives of 5 more civilians and left 6 others injured.
• 3 superiors of Turkish forces killed in Nusaybin 

  4 members of Turkish special operations forces have been killed today in Nusaybin district of Mardin which remains under an aggression and siege of state forces.
• Erdoğan’s directions target young and old alike 

  Genocidal attacks continue nonstop in Şırnak’s Silopi district for two days. 8 people were killed in the genocidal attacks in one day, 2 of them around 70 years of age and 2 children.
• 2 MİT members killed in Şêx Meqsûd 

  In yesterday's clashes between YPG fighters and the gangs attacking Şêx Meqsûd, 2 MİT members with code names of Doğan and Aslan and 5 gang emirs were killed.
• Chemical gas used in Şêx Meqsûd 

  AKP- and Erdoğan-guided gangs of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and ENKS that committed the massacre in Aleppo’s Şêx Meqsûd neighborhood used banned chemical gas once again.
• 7 martyrs of Şêx Meqsûd laid to rest in Efrîn 

  7 fighters from YPG/YPJ, Asayish and Jaysh Al-Thuwar who lost their lives in Şêx Meqsûd, where resistance against gang attacks continues, were laid to rest following a ceremony in Efrîn’s Martyr Refîq Cemetery.
• Attacks on Şêx Meqsûd continue 

  Another woman lost her life in the attacks on Şêx Meqsûd by SNC/ENKS gangs. 5 civilians got wounded.
• Military operation in Derik 

  A military operation participated by soldiers and village guards has been launched in the rural are of Derik.
• Nightlong attack and intense clashes in Nusaybin 

  State forces, laying siege to Abdulkadirpaşa neighborhood in Nusaybin where their genocidal attacks continue, tore houses to the ground with artillery fire. Intense clashes continued through the night in the district.
• 2-year-old baby killed in Silopi 

  Ongoing attacks are claiming more lives in Silopi district of Şırnak which remains under a curfew and state of siege by state forces.
• YPG: 36 gang members killed in Sheikh Maqsoud 

  YPG reported ongoing attacks by gang groups on Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo. YPG units retaliated against the attacks and 36 members of gang groups were killed in heavy clashes.
• 5 people killed, 2 neighborhoods evacuated in Silopi 

  The Silopi district of Şırnak remains under aggression of Turkish forces since the imposition of yet another curfew the night before.
• HPG: 11 soldiers killed in Oremar and Amed 

  People's Defense Forces Press Office HPG-BIM reported in its daily statement that at least 11 soldiers were killed as a result of guerrilla actions in Amed and Oremar.
• Bombardment and heavy clashes in Gever 

  Turkish jets have conducted low altitude flights over Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district where heavy clashes are taking place amid an intensified bombardment by state forces.
• Silopi under tank fire, neighborhoods being evacuated 

  Turkish tanks continue targeting Silopi’s neighborhoods where there are no trenches. Information is scarce due to the siege in the district, where 1 person died and many were wounded.