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• Villages of Gire Spi under attack 

  Turkey's genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 2019.
• 51 bodies recovered from a mass grave in Raqqa 

  Bodies of 51 people murdered by ISIS have been unearthed from a mass grave in Raqqa.
• ‘National Initiative for Kurdish Unity’ founded in Rojava 

  A ‘National Initiative for Kurdish Unity’ has been founded in Rojava. The group wants to work to overcome the dissension of the political actors and promote dialogue.
• Turkey deploys 10,300 soldiers in Aleppo and Idlib since February 

  Turkey’s military build-up: over 3,000 military vehicles sent to “de-escalation zone” in 60 days.
• SDF Spokesperson: Heseke prison under control after insurrection 

  The prison in which the revolt took place in is under control, said SDF Spokesman Gabriel.
• ISIS prisoners in Hesekê incite riot and attempt to escape 

  In Sina Prison in Hesekê, ISIS prisoners have once again incited an uprising and attempted to escape. A similar incident had occurred at the end of March.
• Occupation attacks against Shera, Afrin continue 

  The Turkish Jihadist occupation troops have again attacked the district of Shera in the northern Syrian canton of Afrin with heavy artillery.
• Hediye Yusif: The MIT is behind the attack in Afrin 

  According to Kurdish politician Hediye Yusif, the Turkish secret service is behind the devastating bomb attack in Afrin, which killed more than forty people in late April.
• Residents of Afrin’s Soxanek village to return home 

  Eight months ago the people from Soxanek, Afrin had to leave their village for security reasons. The Turkish attacks continue, but people are still preparing to return.
• Attacks on northern Syria continue unabated 

  The Turkish and Jihadist occupation forces continue their attacks against northern Syria enjoying a worldwide silence on their ongoing offensive seeking to invade the region in violation of international law.
• Turkish invaders attacks village of Xirbitbeqir in Girê Spî 

  The invaders are targeting civilians in the village of Xirbitbeqir in Girê Spî.
• SDF neutralise ISIS cell in Deir Ezzor 

  The SDF announced that they had destroyed an ISIS cell structure in the town of Hecîn, in Deir Ezzor. 
• Mercenaries on their way to Libya arrive in Turkey from Afrin  

  On 1 May some 100 mercenaries belonging to the "National Army" and to be sent to Libya were transported from Afrin to Turkey.
• Clash between Turkish-backed mercenaries in Jarablus 

  Internal conflicts between jihadist mercenary troops in the Turkish-occupied territories of northern Syria continue increasingly.
• Yazidi graves are destroyed in Afrin 

  Yazidi refugees from Afrin complain about the destruction of graves and holy places in the occupied region in northern Syria.
• Ammunition depot blast kills 4 in Aleppo countryside 

  Reports of casualties after explosions in Nubl and Homs.
• "The revolution is built through labor" 

  The workers in North and East Syria have organized themselves. They tell how, despite all the difficult conditions, the revolution has been built through their labor.
• Curfew extended in North and East Syria 

  The autonomous administration of North and East Syria has extended the curfew imposed due to the Coronavirus pandemic until 11 May.
• Power supply to 40 villages in Northern Syria still interrupted 

  The attacks on infrastructure in the self-governing areas of northern Syria continue. Over 40 villages have been without electricity for six months due to the Turkish attacks.
• Turkey’s targeted distortion of reality in Northern Syria 

  The Turkish state is deliberately trying to manipulate public perception of the situation in northeast Syria in order to underpin its occupation policy. The bloody attack in Afrin is also wanted to be instrumentalized for this purpose.
• NES Defense Committee holds Turkey responsible for Afrin attack 

  The presence of the Turkish state as an occupant force in Syria is totally incompatible with efforts to achieve security and stability in the country, said the Defense Committee of North and East Syria.
• YPG: We have no connection with the Afrin attack 

  YPG Spokesman Nuri Mahmoud denied any connection with the terrorist attack that hit the Afrin city yesterday.
• MSD and SDF condemn the deadly attack in Afrin 

  The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) and the General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have condemned yesterday's attack in Afrin.
• Health Academy in Rojava becomes faculty 

  The Health Academy, established in 2017 in Rojav,a becomes a faculty connected to the Rojava University.
• Emergency healthcare center in Dêrik almost ready 

  Heyva Sor a Kurd is ultimating emergency healthcare center in Dêrik.