Here is the latest news from PYD about events in Rojava: Rojava Weekly News Briefing (09 -15 Apr)
This includes the following News
- 1. ISIS gangs flee from Minbic (Manbij).
- 2. Kurdish Red Crescent releases a statement on violation of ceasefire in Şêx Meqsûd.
- 3. AKP’s state forces attacked Qamişlo with mortars once again.
- 4. Three others poisoned by chemical attacks in Şêxmeqsûd.
- 5. First meeting of the Executive Council of Cizîr canton takes place in Amûdê.
- 6. Gangs carry out violent attacks on Aleppo’s Şêx Meqsûd neighborhood.
- 7. Lawyers demand separation of powers in the social contract of federal system.
- 8. Gangs shelled Şêx Meqsud with chemical gas again: six wounded.
- 9. YPJ fighters: Peoples’ coexistence targeted in Şêx Meqsûd.
- 10. Rojava cantons boycotted the Syrian elections. 11. Jihadis’ passage from Turkey to Syria continues.
- 12. Turkmen fighters: We will liberate Minbic.
- 13. Syrian Kurds Want Jaysh Al-Islam to be on UN ‘Terrorist List’.
- 14. United They Stand: ‘Majority of Kurds in Syria Against Splitting Country’. Comment, Opinion and Analysis
- 15. Democracy Left Out in the Cold.
- 16. Choosing among people.
- 17. Obama Considers Bigger Role in Syria, But Endgame Unclear.
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Kurds are being killed by the regime in Qamishlo:
23 civilians killed by regime forces in Qamishlo since April 20: Regime forces’ attacks on Qamishlo city of Rojava are ongoing since April 20, killing 23 civilians and wounding 68 others since.
Cizîr Canton’s Health Council Co-President Silêman Ehmed spoke to ANHA on the attacks of Baath regime forces and regime-affiliated paramilitary forces on civilians in Qamislo city of Rojava West Kurdistan.
Accordingly, regime forces’ attacks on Qamishlo city are ongoing since April 20, killing 23 civilians and wounding 68 others since.
The majority of the slain and wounded civilians is made up of women and children. Those suffering injuries in the attacks of regime forces are being treated in Qamishlo, Amudê and Dêrik hospitals.
Of the wounded civilians, some of whom are in a critical condition, 15 are currently treated at Qamishlo’s Selam Hospital, 26 at Qamishlo’s Martyr Xebat Hospital, 15 at Qamishlo’s Ferman Hospital and 1 in Qamishlo’s Darî Şîfa Hospital. In addition, 7 civilians are receiving treatment at Amudê Hospital and 4 at Dêrik Hospital.
In the meantime, KDP officials are not allowing the wounded civilians to cross into Bashure (Southern) Kurdistan for treatment.
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