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• May Day celebrated across Turkey and North Kurdistan 

  Workers' Day of Unity, Solidarity and Struggle has been celebrated in Istanbul, Ankara, Amed, Van, İzmir and other cities across Turkey and North Kurdistan today.
• ISIS member captured in Bremen was planning to attack Kurds 

  It has come to light that an ISIS member who was captured in Bremen, Germany last March was planning to carry out an attack during a march by the Kurds. German judiciary bodies are considering deporting the 18 year old ISIS member from Daghestan.
• May 1 Crisis Desk: 105 people detained in Istanbul 

  Istanbul May 1 Crisis Desk announced that 105 people have been detained during police crackdown on May Day demonstrations.
• Towards the end in Tabqa: Three more neighborhoods cleared 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters cleared three more neighborhoods in Tabqa. 3 tanks, 1 panzer and 2 BMP-type armored vehicles have been seized in the clashes where 48 gang members were killed and 5 taken prisoner.
• May Day message from HDP Co-chair Demirtaş 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş sent a May Day message from prison and said, “I wish you all success in this tough but priceless path.”
• HDP Urfa MP Ayhan detained 

  HDP Urfa MP İbrahim Ayhan has been taken into custody.
• Fierce clashes in Tabqa where ISIS is nearing the end 

  Clashes are ongoing between Syrian Democratic Forces and ISIS in Tabqa town, a gate leading to ISIS' self proclaimed capital Raqqa city.
• 21 ISIS members killed in ongoing clashes in Tabqa 

  The circle around ISIS tightens further every day in Tabqa town of Raqqa.
• Thousands rescued in Tabqa operation head to SDF-held areas 

  SDF fighters continue securing the lives of civilians they rescue from ISIS occupation in their ongoing operation to liberate Tabqa town of Raqqa.
• SDF liberates six more neighborhoods in Tabqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have liberated 6 more neighborhoods from ISIS in Tabqa town of Raqqa province.
• SDF surrounds the Tabqa Hospital amid fierce clashes 

  SDF fighters are getting closer to the Tabqa Hospital as heavy clashes with ISIS gangs continue.
• Access to Wikipedia banned in Turkey 

  Access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has been banned in Turkey.
• Two thousand civilians rescued by SDF in Tabqa 

  SDF fighters rescued nearly two thousand civilians in al-Wahab neighborhood of Tabqa town and transferred them to safe areas.
• 11 HDP deputies and over 80 mayors still behind bars 

  After the arrest of one and release of three of HDP deputies, there are currently two co-chairs and nine HDP deputies in jail. In addition, more than 80 Kurdish mayors are still in prison.
• Three more neighborhoods liberated in Tabqa 

  SDF fighters have liberated three more neighborhoods in Tabqa town of Raqqa province. 23 ISIS members were killed during clashes.
• EUTCC calls for the release of MPs and end to Öcalan's isolation 

  EU Turkey Civic Commission urged European institutions to pressure the Turkish authorities to comply with European norms and human rights conventions and standards.
• ISIS attack in Tabqa results in civilian casualties 

  ISIS gangs carried out an attack with a bomb-laden vehicle in Tabqa town center, resulting in casualties among civilians.
• Iraqi government to appeal to the UN on Turkey's Shengal attack 

  The Iraqi government will appeal to the United Nations on Turkey's aerial attack on Shengal.
• Two strategic locations cleared of ISIS in Tabqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have cleared the al-Wahab neighborhood and Radio station of ISIS in Tabqa town of Raqqa province. 20 ISIS members were killed in clashes.
• Hunko: PACE decision on Turkey is a step that was long overdue 

  German parliamentarian Andrej Hunko spoke on PACE’s decision to reinstate the monitoring procedure and said: “It would have been a scandal to not reinstate the monitoring procedure for Turkey.”
• PACE reinstates the monitoring procedure for Turkey 

  The proposed amendments to the report titled “Report on the Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Turkey” have been accepted by a large majority vote in the PACE and the monitoring procedure has been reinstated for Turkey.
• KCDK-E calls for protests against Turkey's genocidal attacks 

  KCDK-E Presidency called upon Kurdish people living in Europe to stage mass protest demonstrations against the Turkish state’s attacks on Shengal and Rojava.
• SDF fighters advancing on two fronts meet 

  SDF fighters advancing on two fronts in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates aiming to liberate northern Raqqa have met in Hezîme town and Tishrin hamlet.
• SDF announces balance sheet for the 4th phase of Raqqa campaign 

  11 ISIS members were killed and 30 SDF fighters lost their lives in the fourth phase of the Operation Wrath of Euphrates launched on April 13.
• SDF opens a corridor for civilians fleeing Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have opened a corridor for the rescue and evacuation of civilians fleeing from Raqqa, and enabled their access to the village of Jab al-Sheir.