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• Damascus government’s embargo on Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah continues 

  Having prevented the passage of fuel to Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah in the winter of 2023, the Damascus government is now preventing the passage of fabric to workshops and factories to the two Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo.
• One ISIS member killed, another wounded in failed attack  

  SDF said their forces remain vigilant in protecting the community and will relentlessly pursue the terrorists to ensure their complete eradication.
• YRA calls on UN and international organisations not to remain silent on repression of journalists 

  YRA called on the UN and international organisations not to remain silent against the repression of journalists.
• Young man wounded as a result of Turkish state's bombing in Manbij 

  A young man named Ehmed Elî was injured as a result of the Turkish state's bombardment of the village of Seyadê in Manbij.
• Women read Abdullah Öcalan's books in Aleppo 

  The residents of the self-governing neighborhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo organise daily reading of Abdullah Öcalan's books and discuss their content and implementation.
• Selva Ehmed Şêxo: The wind from Afrin makes me breathe 

  Selva Ehmed Şêxo has been living in a tent in Shehba since her expulsion by the Turkish troops and is waiting for the day she will return to Afrin. The 65-year-old has supported the PKK for forty years.
• Turkish army and allied mercenaries carried out 91 attacks on Efrin-Shehba in April 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces announced that the occupying Turkish army and gangs carried out at least 91 attacks against Efrin-Shehba Canton during April.
• Another civilian kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The northern Syrian canton of Afrin has been occupied by the Turkish state and allied mercenaries since 2018.
• 10 killed in HRE actions against occupation forces 

  Four Turkish army soldiers and six members of jihadist mercenary groups were killed in various actions in Afrin and the surrounding area. Twelve other members of the occupying forces were wounded in the actions.
• TEV-DEM calls for participation in May Day demonstrations to demand freedom for Öcalan 

  In its message on 1 May International Workers' Day, TEV-DEM said: "On this historic day, let us once again shout for the physical freedom of the Leader Abdullah Öcalan."
• Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria declares 1 May, Labor Day, as a holiday 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has declared 1 May, Labor Day, as a holiday.
• Internal Security Forces capture 3 mercenaries in Şedadê 

  Internal Security Forces captured 3 gang members in Şedadê, in the province of Hesekê.
• Autonomous Administration offers rehabilitation programs to ISIS mercenaries' families  

  Continuing its efforts to minimize the threat posed by ISIS, the Autonomous Administration offered the families of mercenaries staying in Hol Camp rehabilitation programs.
• Two Yazidis kidnapped in Azaz 

  The occupying forces kidnapped two Yazidis in a village of Azaz under the occupation of the Turkish state and the Turkish-controlled SNA (Syrian National Army) - a coalition of reactionary, Islamist and fundamentalist militias.
• Afrin-Shehba Canton Municipality continues to serve people despite attacks and embargo 

  Afrin-Shehba Canton Municipality does not stop its activities despite the attacks and embargo, and serves the public based on an ecological life. In 2024, solar energy will spread in the districts and villages.
• Two seriously injured by Turkish shelling of a village in Sherawa 

  The Turkish state and allied mercenaries continue their attacks against North-East Syria where they have invaded territories in violation of international law.
• YPJ Commander Zozan Hesekê laid to rest 

  The people of Cizre Canton bid farewell to fallen YPJ Commander Zozan Hesekê (Minewer Fatimê).
• Several ISIS operatives captured and one eliminated in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  In a series of operations against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor, a terrorist was killed and 3 others were arrested.
• Sena Omer was displaced twice, but did not give up resistance 

  Sena Omer had to migrate from Aleppo in 2011 and from Afrin in 2018 due to occupation attacks. Now she watches her house, occupied by Turkish state mercenaries and used as a military point, from Shehba.
• 'Kurdish people will win despite all the attacks and pressures' 

  Rojava Autonomous Administration Spokesperson for Europe, Dr Abdulkerim Omer, said, "The Kurdish people will win in the new century despite all the pressures."
• Qereçox martyrs commemorated 

  20 YPG and YPJ fighters who were martyred in an attack carried out by the occupying Turkish state in 2017 were commemorated with a glorious ceremony at Mount Qereçox.
• The confessions of ISIS cell members apprehended in the Heseke operation 

  Six of those arrested during the Security Operation carried out by the SDF, YPJ and Internal Security Forces on April 20 admitted to involvement with ISIS during interrogations.
• Parties and NGOs in North-East Syria call for action against Turkish invasion attacks 

  31 political parties and civil society organisations in North and East Syria strongly condemned the attacks of the occupying Turkish state and said: "We call on all our people to take action in all areas to stop the Turkish state's attacks on all areas."
• 40 suspects apprehended in joint Security Operation in Heseke 

  The joint security operation launched by the SDF, YPJ and Internal Security Forces yesterday has been completed succesfully.
• 27-year-old civilian shot dead by Turkish occupation forces in Ain Issa 

  A 27-year-old civilian was allegedly shot dead by a Turkish occupation forces sniper in Ain Issa.