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• 900 bodies exhumed from mass graves in Raqqa 

  Raqqa Reconstruction Committee announced that 900 bodies have been exhumed from mass graves in Raqqa where victims of ISIS massacres were buried.
• SDF arrests the most dangerous ISIS terrorist from France 

  SDF arrested a group of ISIS terrorists headed by Adrian Lionel Kayali whose nickname is Abu Osama.
• Another appeal for Demirtaş’s release rejected 

  Turkish judiciary has rejected another appeal for the release of HDP’s Presidential Candidate Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Iraq moves forward in efforts to form a government 

  Uncertainty on the new government and meetings continue in Iraq. Moqtada al-Sadr announced that efforts have been completed.
• Asian countries will also protest Turkish occupation of Kurdistan 

  There will be actions and events also in various Asian countries on the International Day of Action against the occupation of Kurdistan by Turkey.
• Tabqa’s Watani Hospital back in service after 7 years 

  Watani Hospital, the largest hospital in Northern Syria and second largest in Syria in general, has been reopened for public use by the Health Committee. The hospital in Tabqa gives hope to many sick people.
• SDF Commander: “We will move on to liberate Hajin, too” 

  SDF Command Member Sherko Heseke stated that after the Al Dishashah region is cleared, they will move on to liberate the Hajin town and have the east of the Euphrates River completely cleared of ISIS gangs.
• Israil to discuss the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Parliament 

  The Knesset has accepted to discuss the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the agenda.
• 1st Military Regiment declared in Deir ez-Zor 

  SDF has declared the 1st Military Regiment after the completion of training cycle attended by 210 fighters.
• German Greens Party pays solidarity visit to the HDP in Cologne 

  Berivan Aymaz and Frank Jablowski from the German Greens Party paid a solidarity visit to the HDP election office in Cologne.
• KNK: Support the Global Action Day against Turkey’s invasion 

  Actions and events will take place everywhere in the world on 26 May.
• 16 year and 8-month prison sentence for HDP’s Baluken 

  The 16 year and 8-month prison sentence given to HDP Amed MP and Batman MP candidate İdris Baluken for June 24 elections, has been upheld.
• HDP Declaration for a solution of the Kurdish Question 

  The HDP proposed a Democratic Constitution to lead the country towards inclusiveness and democracy.
• PUK delegation meets with Iraqi President 

  A delegation from PUK has met with Iraqi President Fuad Masum.
• EP won’t be sending observers to the June 24 elections 

  The European Parliament announced that they will not be sending observers to the June 24 elections in Turkey.
• Dozens of militias lose their lives in ISIS attack 

  Over 30 pro-regime militias including Iranian nationals are reported dead in an ISIS attack near Palmyra in middle Syria.
• Turkish economy collapsing 

  The Turkish Lira has come to the brink of collapse with the unstoppable loss of value. The USD has risen to over 4.82 against the Lira in a renewed record.
• HDP delegation meets with SPD Foreign Affairs Spokesman 

  A delegation from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has met with German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Foreign Affairs Spokesman Nils Schmid.
• Raqqa health service getting on its feet again 

  In July 2017 the Health Committee of the Raqqa Civil Assembly was set up.
• Turkish backed gangs attack Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Turkish backed gangs carried out artillery attacks against Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.
• HDP to announce declaration for a solution of Kurdish question 

  The document will be presented in Amed on Wednesday.
• The government cannot hide economic crisis 

  Shopkeepers in the Kurdish Batman city tell of economic difficulties in the region.
• HDP presents its candidates for the elections 

  Buldan and Temelli: HDP is the key to get rid of fascism.
• Leyla Şaylemez’s family joins the Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  Family members of Leyla Şaylemez, the young revolutionary who was killed by the Turkish state in Paris, have taken over the vigil demonstration held for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish economy on its way down, USD and Euro break new records 

  Turkish Lira continues to lose its value. USD, Euro and the Sterling Pound have renewed their records.