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• Security forces take control of NDF checkpoints in Qamishlo 

  Clashes provoked by the regime militia NDF continue in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishlo. Internal security forces have taken over two more checkpoints and evacuated more civilians.
• Al-Elwa water station ready to provide water to Hesekê 

  Hesekê General Water Directorate completed the preparations for the water station in al-Elwa, south of Shedadi. The station will deliver water to Hesekê.
• Damascus militias kill Bani Seba tribe's leader 

  Hayis al-Ciriyan, one of the wise leaders of the Bani Seba tribe, was targeted after attending the meeting held to stop the attacks of the Difaa al-Watani group against the Internal Security Forces.
• Turkish occupation mercenaries kill a civilian and injure three in Girê Spî 

  The Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries killed a civilian and injured three others in Girê Spî, northern Syria.
• Clashes in Qamishlo get heavier 

  Clashes between the Internal Security Forces and the Difaa al-Watani militia have intensified in Qamishlo.
• New lockdown in the Euphrates Region to last until 2 May 

  After a partial lockdown a new general one will be in place until 2 May.
• Agricultural areas in Ain Issa risk drying out 

  Agricultural areas in Ain Issa risk drying out as the Turkish state reduces the water flowing through the Euphrates River.
• ‘International Community accomplice to the crime in Heseke’ 

  In a statement about Allouk water station closed down by Turkish state and its mercenary gangs, Heseke Canton Council stated that the international community is a party to the crime committed in Heseke.
• "Turkey violates divine laws" 

  Islamic scholar Eli Yıldız spoke about the embargo imposed by Turkey on North and East Syria, and said that the Turkish state, which represents itself as the representative of Islam, violated divine laws through its occupation policies.
• Attack by NDF militia kills a child, injures three people in Qamishlo 

  One child was killed, three civilians including a child were injured as result of attacks by NDF militias affiliated to the Damascus government in the city of Qamishlo.
• Occupation forces target civilians' homes in Hoshan village of Ain Issa 

  The Turkish state and its mercenaries have heavily bombed the village of Hoshan, west of Ain Issa, targeting the homes of civilians.
• Renewed fighting in Qamishlo as NDF breaks ceasefire 

  The ceasefire negotiated in Qamishlo under Russian mediation between the pro-regime militia Difa al-Watani and the security forces of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Syria lasted only a few hours.
• Jazira Martyrs' Families Assembly: The attack on Öcalan's house can't break our will 

  Jazira Martyrs' Families Assembly co-chair, Hesen Ebid, said that the attack on the ‘House of the Leader’ targeted the democratic nation project and added: "This attack cannot break our will."
• Internal Security Forces release name of martyr of clashes in Qamishlo 

  The Internal Security Forces announced the name of the fighter who fell a martyr during the attack carried out by the regime-linked Difa al-Watani on 20 April. The fighter was called Xalid Milhim Osman.
• Temporary ceasefire agreed in Qamishlo 

  After fierce clashes during the night, a temporary ceasefire was agreed between the self-government security forces and the regime-loyal militia Difa al-Watani.
• Afrin municipalities increase measures against coronavirus 

  The Afrin Municipalities Committee started to disinfect all common areas to prevent the spread of the third wave of coronavirus.
• Autonomous Administration says Turkey leaves 5 million people without water 

  Jozêf Lehdo, deputy co-chair of the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration Council, responded to Turkey's reduction of the amount of the water flowing into the region. He said Turkey is waging a water war against 5 million people.
• Muslim: Moscow and Damascus are behind the NDF attack in Qamishlo 

  PYD politician Salih Muslim considers the NDF's attacks on the local security forces in Qamishlo a "game played by Damascus and Moscow." The Baathists are using it to score points before the election, he says.
• 6 ISIS members captured by YAT in Hol Camp 

  YAT units have carried out another operation in the camp towards morning and captured 6 ISIS members.
• SDF arrests two ISIS members 

  Operations by the SDF and the International Coalition forces against ISIS cells in North-East Syria continue.
• PYD says Iraqi government should respect the will of the people of Shengal 

  The PYD General Assembly said in a statement that "the Iraqi government should respect the will of the people of Shengal."
• Turkish drone bombs the region of Shehba 

  The Turkish state bombed the Til Rifet hill and the village of Ain Daqna, in the region of Shehba, with drones.
• Clashes between the Internal Security Forces and regime-loyal NDF continue in Qamishlo 

  The clashes between the Autonomous Administration internal security forces and the regime-loyal NDF in Qamishlo continued through the morning.
• Qamishlo: Internal Security Forces repel attack by regime forces 

  After the attacks by the regime militia Difa al-Watani in Qamishlo, the Autonomous Administration defense forces secured the checkpoint from which the attacks originated.
• German doctor Michael Wilk reports from Rojava 

  Dr. Michael Wilk, a medical doctor from Wiesbaden, reports from the tent cities of Waşokanî and Serêkaniyê near Hesekê on the situation of the people in the autonomous region of northeastern Syria, which is characterized by Turkish attacks and lockdown.