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• Turkey and HTŞ meet after tension in Idlib 

  Reports are talking about the parties in Idlib finally meeting after the tensions and conflicts between the Turkish army and the HTŞ.
• Turkey army kills two people protesting joint patrols in Idlib 

  The Turkish army fired on a crowd protesting the patrol on the M4 highway in Idlib. Two people died.
• No relaxation of pandemic restrictions in Rojava yet 

  Rojin Ehmed from the Health Committee of the Northern Syrian Canton of Qamishlo does not consider a relaxation of the coronavirus restrictions in Rojava possible at present. The majority of the population also considers the lockdown to be appropriate.
• Qereçox martyrs commemorated at scene 

  Three years ago, Turkish fighter jets bombed the YPG/YPJ headquarters on Mount Qereçox near Dêrik. Members of the women's movement Kongreya Star and the Council of Martyrs’ Families commemorated the victims.
• SDF’s Abdi calls for support for national unity initiative 

  Abdi said that talks have produced positive results which will be announced in the coming days.
• HRE: 10 Turkish-backed mercenaries killed, 14 others wounded 

  HRE units continue inflicting blows on the occupation forces in North-East Syria.
• Over 2,800 Turkish vehicles entered NW Syria since the ceasefire 

  According to SOHR, the number of Turkish soldiers who were deployed in Idlib and Aleppo from February 2 to date has exceeded 10,250.
• German internationalist explains what brought him to Rojava 

  A German internationalist explained in his videomessage his reasons for coming to Rojava and the goals he wants to achieve in the revolution.
• Fighters in Rojava remember victims of the Armenian genocide 

  "Let the Turkish state, which has perpetrated this genocide, know that we still exist, we will continue to exist, multiply and live, said the Armenian fighters in Rojava.
• People in Aleppo act in exemplary solidarity in times of pandemic 

  Strict measures against the pandemic have been taken in the self-governing districts of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya in Aleppo, Northern Syria. The people live an exemplary solidarity.
• Kongra Star commemorates victims of the Armenian genocide 

  “In the name of Kongra Star, we remember the victims of these massacres and express our condolences to them and their families. May the existing struggle and resistance be successful.”
• YPJ pays tribute to the Qereçox martyrs 

  The Turkish state attacked the Qereçox mountain on 24 April 2017. Dozens of fighters who had resisted with great sacrifices in Serêkaniyê, Kobanê and Afrin, lost their lives.
• TEV-DEM condemns the regime's attempts to change demography 

  TEV-DEM condemned the Syrian government's attempts to change demography in the north of Aleppo.
• Internationalist in Rojava: Antifascism is a necessity 

  "There are different ways to fight fascism and everyone can find his own role in the struggle. But it is our duty to stand against it and to coordinate and organise against it."
• 96 people abducted in Afrin since March 

  According to information from the Human Rights Organisation of Afrin, 96 civilians from the region were abducted by the occupation forces in two months. Four of them were women. Four people were also executed.
• Yazidis face systematic violations in rural Serêkanîyê 

  Yazidi community face systematic violations by Turkish-backed factions in more than ten villages in rural Serêkanîyê.
• Turkish-backed militias beat man to death in Afrin 

  Members of the Sultan Murad Brigade set up and organized by the Turkish secret service MIT have beaten a 74-year-old man to death in Afrin.
• Vegetable production in Shehba for displaced people from Afrin 

  The agricultural committee of Shehba starts to grow vegetables to supply the more than 100,000 internally displaced persons from Afrin.
• Italian internationalist reflects on meaning of antifascism today 

  Riseup4rojava has relased a series of video messages by internationalists talking about different things.
• Invaders kidnap tribe leader in Girê Spî 

  It is reported that the invading Turkish state has kidnapped Sheikh Inezan, one of the opinion leaders of the Arab tribe Neim in Girê Spî.
• Turkey admits the transport of masses to occupied Girê Spî 

  Turkish governor stated that many people were transported in transit through the Karkamış district of Antep on April 20th.
• Turkey brings 600 mercenary families to Girê Spî 

  The Turkish state continues to carry out a demographic change in Girê Spî, North East Syria. The invaders have settled in Girê Spî mercenary families brought with 150 vehicles from Jarablus.
• Health professionals warn of risk of Covid-19 in Hol Camp 

  Doctor Neman Ghafouri warned that the Covid-19 pandemic may spread in the Hol Camp in North East Syria, where thousands of ISIS women and children are housed.
• Internal Security Forces issues a statement in Qamishlo 

  Stating that the Syrian regime-linked Difa al-Wetani forces want to disrupt the security of the region, the Internal Security Forces said that they will not remain silent against the forces targeting the peace and security of the region.
• Rojava artists call on Kurdish parties to unite 

  Kurds should unite to disrupt the enemy's dreams, say artists from Rojava.