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• 44 detained in political genocide operations in three cities 

  AKP government continues its operations of political genocide targeting the Kurds and opposition circles across the country.
• Inquiry on “Kill Erdoğan” banner dropped in Switzerland 

  The inquiry launched about a banner against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unfurled during a demonstration in Switzerland has been dropped.
• At least 30 ISIS members killed in Tabqa 

  Clashes continue in the 2nd and 3rd neighborhoods (Hay Sanî and Talit) of the Tabqa town. At least 30 ISIS members were killed and large quantity of ammunition was seized by SDF fighters.
• Educator on hunger strike for 62 days refuses medical treatment 

  Educator Nuriye Gülmen, who has entered the 62nd day of the hunger strike in Ankara’s Yüksel Avenue with the motto "I want my job back”, fainted last night.
• Turkey releases 7 more ISIS 'suspects' 

  7 ISIS members jailed in Kocaeli have been released pending trial.
• Clashes and ISIS attacks continue in Tabqa 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces' operation to liberate the Tabqa town and the Euphrates Dam continues on day 48.
• Connection severed between Tabqa Dam and three neighborhoods 

  SDF fighters took the Hay Awwal neighborhood under control and thus severed the connection between three neighborhoods and the dam.
• Watanî Hospital west of Tabqa cleared of ISIS 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have cleared Watanî Hospital of ISIS groups as their operation to liberate the Tabqa town of Raqqa continues at full force.
• 32 ISIS members killed in Tabqa amid ongoing fierce clashes 

  Clashes between Syrian Democratic Forces and ISIS continue in Tabqa town since last night and 32 ISIS members have been killed.
• 6 ISIS members killed and one tank destroyed in Misharfa village 

  6 ISIS members were killed and one tank was destroyed during an International Coalition airstrike in Misharfa village 18 km to the west of Tabqa.
• Memorandum on the creation of de-escalation areas in Syria 

  Full text of the agreement reached between Iran, Russia and Turkey in Astana on May 4 on the creation of de-escalation areas in Syria has been released.
• Swedish MP: Barzanis seize the lands of Assyrians and minorities 

  Masoud Barzani's relatives are reported to be seizing the lands of Assyrians, Syriacs and Êzidîs in South Kurdistan.
• Police murder a woman in Istanbul 

  An 18-year-old woman claimed to have engaged in a clash with the police was killed and two other people were detained in Istanbul last night.
• SDF liberates Sahl al-Khasab village of Tabqa 

  The village of Sahl al-Khasab has been cleared of ISIS following 4 days of intense clashes.
• Turkey stuck in quagmire goes on world tour 

  A delegation of Turkish top officials has left for the United States.
• Tabqa Operation: 52 ISIS members killed 

  52 ISIS members have been killed in clashes around Tabqa and the eastern villages.
• Prison sentence for fascist Turk who attacked Kurds in Austria 

  A Turkish man that had driven into the crowd in a demonstration by Kurds in Austria and wounded 2 people last year has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.
• Explosives left behind by ISIS gangs in Tabqa 

  Explosives the ISIS gangs left behind are discovered in Tabqa.
• 53 ISIS members killed in clashes around Tabqa 

  ISIS attacks on Safsafah village of Tabqa were repelled by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and 53 ISIS members were killed in clashes in three neighborhoods of Tabqa.
• HDP MP Besime Konca released from prison 

  HDP MP Besime Konca who stands trial for “membership to a terrorist organization” and “spreading propaganda a terrorist organization” has been released from prison on condition of judicial control.
• EP Turkey rapporteur Piri: The negotiations should stop 

  EP Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri answered Turkish President Erdoğan’s comments of “If new chapters with the EU are not opened we will say goodbye” and stated that the negotiations should stop.
• Two deputies for HDP are fined 

  HDP MPs Leyla Birlik and Gülser Yıldırım have been fined.
• Rojava accelerates diplomatic efforts after Turkey’s attacks 

  After the Turkish state violated international treaties and rules and bombed Rojava and Shengal on April 25, Rojava has accelerated diplomatic efforts in Europe.
• Clashes intensify around Tabqa 

  Intense clashes continue in some territories around Tabqa town of Raqqa province.
• ISIS attacks liberated neighborhoods of Tabqa 

  SDF fighters have liberated three neighborhoods in Tabqa and surrounded ISIS gangs by the Euphrates Dam.