Turkey, PDK move in S. Kurdistan; ISIS in NE, Syria 

The past days have witnessed accelerating events, especially in Southern Kurdistan, North and East Syria and Shengal, where the Turkish occupation state, with the participation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, launched large-scale attacks against the legitimate defense areas in Southern Kurdistan. This attack was planned in advance, as the Foreign Relations Committee in the KCK revealed, on March 26, provided information about the existence of a joint plan between the Turkish occupation state and the Kurdistan Democratic Party to launch an attack on the legitimate defense areas.

The Turkish attack on April 18 began with intense bombing by planes on the village of Camoran located in the Jumanak district of Dohuk governorate, Tal FM and the vicinity of Sargul located in the Zap region.

The Turkish air attack was followed by a ground attack from the Turkish bases in Başûr Kurdistan, and the transfer of soldiers from those bases and by planes to the legitimate defense areas, with the participation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the People’s Defense Forces HPG responded to the joint attacks and as a result violent clashes took place there.

In conjunction with the attacks on the legitimate defense areas, the Turkish occupation army intensified its attacks against NE Syria, specifically against the areas of Tel Tamer, Zarghan and Ain Issa. In addition to the mobilization of mercenaries along the border strip between the occupied areas and the areas of northern and eastern Syria.

And after the joint attacks against the legitimate defense areas, ISIS mercenary cells moved in north and east Syria, where unknown persons (believed to be ISIS cells) detonated an explosive device in a car belonging to the Raqqa Military Council on April 18, while it was on patrol near the Roman road, east of Raqqa city, during which two fighters were injured and taken to the hospital and their health condition is stable, and the sleeper cells of ISIS mercenaries also moved in al-Hol Camp, and they killed 3 women

An IED was also found at the Kongra Star Center in Al-Darbasiyah district in Al-Hasakah canton, yesterday, Tuesday.

In a related context, ISIS mercenaries issued an audio version in which they announced the announcement of the so-called revenge operation for its leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and al-Qurashi, who were killed in the previously occupied areas in Syria, under the name "The Battle of the Two Sheikhs".

Yesterday, Tuesday, the Special Forces of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria arrested a leader of ISIS mercenaries, who was carrying out kidnappings and planning attacks and assassinations in the al-Hol area, and was seized with documents and technical equipment in addition to weapons.

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ANHA