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• Assad: ISIS and Erdoğan uphold the same “terrorist doctrine”  

  Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad told Belarus’ ONT News Agency that ISIS, Jabhat Al-Nusra and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan all uphold the same “terrorist doctrine”.
• SDF liberates a village north of Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have liberated the village of al-Rafiha north of Raqqa province.
• 17 detained in İzmir and Eskişehir 

  The AKP government continues its political genocide operations against the Kurds, leftist and opposition circles.
• Turkish Religious Affairs Director meets with Al-Qaeda financier 

  Turkish Religious Affairs Director Mehmet Görmez met with man on “Al-Qaeda financiers” list.
• National Geographic photographer detained in Hasankeyf 

  On Monday (May 8), Istanbul-based National Geographic photographer Mathias Depardon was detained while taking pictures in the new settlement area of Hasankeyf.
• SDF rescues four thousand civilians in northern villages of Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have rescued four thousand civilians in northern villages of Raqqa and 9 ISIS members were killed in clashes in a village in this territory.
• 26 ISIS members killed near Tabqa 

  SDF fighters responded to the ISIS gangs that launched an attack near Tabqa today and 26 ISIS members were killed.
• Erdoğan and Barzani will be in the US at the same time 

  Turkish President Erdoğan and Southern Kurdistan intelligence official Masrour Barzani will be visiting the US on the same date.
• Coalition: Military equipment to be given to SDF quickly 

  Operation Inherent Resolve Spokesman Col. John Dorrian stated that some of the equipment in the resources that are going to be provided for SDF will be dispersed very quickly.
• BÖG Chief Commander martyred in Raqqa operation 

  BÖG Chief Commander Ulaş Bayraktaroğlu lost his life in a clash with ISIS gangs in the Raqqa operation.
• Tabqa town and Euphrates Dam fully liberated by SDF 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have fully liberated the Tabqa town and Euphrates Dam.
• Tabqa Dam surrounded by SDF 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces that mobilised to clear the Euphrates Dam this morning have cleansed the electricity distribution and generation facility of ISIS gangs.
• Fourth phase of the Wrath of Euphrates relaunched after 15 days 

  Fourth phase in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates by YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been relaunched after a 15-day suspension.
• SDF repels ISIS attack west of Tabqa Airport 

  SDF has repelled ISIS attack west of Tabqa Military Airport while fierce clashes continue at the Euphrates Dam.
• SDF Commander Rojda Felat: Tabqa operation is drawing to a close 

  SDF Commander Rojda Felat stated that the Tabqa operation is drawing to a close and the SDF fighters are advancing slowly for the safety of civilians.
• Press conference by lawyers on Demirtaş's judicial process 

  Lawyers for HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş pointed out the fact that there is no legal basis for the imprisonment of their client who is jailed only because of his speeches and political activities.
• Switzerland also says “No” to death penalty referendum 

  Following Germany and Belgium, Swiss deputies also declared that a possible death penalty referendum by the Turkish government can’t be allowed to take place on Swiss soil.
• German Autonomous groups against the Erdoğan regime 

  Autonomous leftist groups who claimed a series of actions during the May Day celebrations in Hamburg, Germany issued a statement and said, “Our main goal was to protest the Erdoğan regime”.
• Salis and Tanî neighborhoods of Tabqa cleared of ISIS 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces continue their operation to liberate Tabqa and the Euphrates Dam from ISIS occupation at full force.
• Trump approves plan to arm SDF 

  The US President Donald Trump has approved a plan to arm the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces as the only force on the ground that can successfully seize Raqqa in the near future.
• Moslem tells details of the meeting with Hollande 

  Moslem told that they discussed the Syrian crisis and developments in Rojava and exchanged views on these topics during the meeting with French President François Hollande in the Élysée Palace.
• French President Hollande meets with PYD Co-president Moslem 

  French President François Hollande has received PYD Co-president Saleh Moslem in the Élysée Palace.
• 500 civilians rescued by SDF in two neighborhoods of Tabqa 

  SDF forces rescued nearly 500 civilians in Tabqa’s Tanî and Salis neighborhoods from ISIS and transferred them to liberated neighborhoods under their control.
• Parliamentary membership of HDP deputy Aydoğan revoked 

  Parliamentary membership of HDP Amed MP Nursel Aydoğan has been revoked due to conviction.
• ANF now in 6 languages, including Spanish 

  ANF was available in Kurdish, Turkish, English, Arabic and Persian and now has expanded into Spanish.