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• Afrin Canton Executive Council: We promise to return home 

  Afrin Canton Executive Council promised a return to home like the people of Kobane and Shengal turned back to their lands.
• Hepatitis patients from Afrin left without medicine 

  At least 40 hepatitis patients among the people from Afrin who settled in the Shehba Canton due to the barbaric attacks by the invading Turkish state are unable to obtain the medicine necessary for their treatment.
• 9 civilians tortured and kidnapped in Afrin 

  Occupation forces tortured and kidnapped 9 civilians, one of them a woman, in Afrin’s Mabata district. The fate of these people is unknown.
• Dengê Jiyanê Radio begins broadcast in Northern Syria 

  The new radio will promote the democratic nation values and principles.
• Afrin students have ended their school year 

  Despite shortages the Autonomous Administration has guaranteed education for thousands of students.
• People of Afrin stick to the commune system 

  Afrin people in Shehba have reproduced the commune system in their new environment.
• Armed attack by gangs leaves a civilian wounded in Afrin 

  Occupation forces continue with their atrocities against the people of Afrin city which they have invaded in violation of international laws amid a worldwide silence.
• 83 years old Seydo Belo: Gangs in Afrin wanted to behead me 

  83 years old Seydo Arif Belo said he was subjected to inhumane torture by the invading Turkish soldiers and their allied gangs during his time in Afrin and added that the gangs wanted to behead him.
• Theft and torture again in Afrin  

  Occupation forces continue their atrocities in Afrin.
• Invaders kidnap another civilian in Afrin 

  Occupation forces continue kidnapping people in Afrin.
• Gangs blockade the public bazaar in Afrin 

  The public bazaar in the Turkish-occupied Afrin (the Suq Shahbi) was surrounded by gangs and 3 people were abducted this morning.
• Clashes and explosions in Afrin 

  Occupation forces in Afrin have again engaged in clashes over the distribution of plundered goods. On the other hand, a farmer was badly injured while plowing his field when he hit a booby trap.
• 58 young people from Heseke join YPG ranks 

  More young people from Northern Syria are joining the ranks of resistance and struggle.
• MSD’s Ehmed: Meeting with Syrian officials was positive 

  The Damascus meeting was to explore if the Syrian government is serious about the possibility of talks.
• YPG: Three terrorists killed in Afrin 

  Actions by YPG units left three members of Turkish-backed gangs dead.
• First orphanage to open in Kobane 

  An orphanage is going to be opened in Kobanê for the children orphaned in gang attacks in Rojava.
• People of Afrin: We chose resistance instead of mourning 

  The "People’s Garden" is a joint project of the cantons of Shehba and Afrin. The harvested fruits and vegetables are distributed daily to thousands of needy people.
• Alishar village of Kobanê under constant Turkish attack 

  The occupant Turkish army has been opening fire on Alishar village of Kobane during the past two weeks.
• Gangs attack people after a blast in a village of Afrin 

  Blast hit a gathering place of the occupant gangs in a village in Afrin’s Sherawa district.
• MSD calls for participation in talks for a political solution 

  MSD meeting in Dirbêsiyê confirmed support to dialogue.
• Over 30 civilians kidnapped in Afrin 

  Occupation forces kidnapped more than 30 people in Afrin, looted their homes, stole their valuable goods and asked for ransom from their relatives.
• Witness speaks out about the barbaric practices of gangs in Afrin 

  X.Z. managed to get out of Afrin, under occupation by the Turkish army and their allied gangs, and spoke about the inhumane practices of Turkish soldiers and their allied gangs in the city.
• Bringing clean water to Tabqa 

  Pipes are being installed to provide drinking water to three thousand villagers.
• Shehba tribes are getting organised 

  Committees are being set up to better structure the work of tribes.
• Rojava Youth Union rally against Turkish occupation of Kurdistan 

  New demonstration in Heseke.