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• Raqqa's tribes express support to Democratic Federation elections 

  Leaders and opinion leaders of tribes from Raqqa expressed their support to the elections be held in the Democratic Northern Syria Federation this year.
• Turkish soldiers shoot a 14-year-old from Efrîn at the border 

  Turkish soldiers have shot and injured a 14-year-old from Efrîn at the border of Rajo region.
• Turkish army and affiliated gangs suffer heavy blows in Efrîn 

  The Turkish army and gangs acting under their command suffered heavy losses after YPG, YPJ and Revolutionary Forces fighters retaliated their attacks on Efrîn.
• Women in Rubar Refugee Camp condemn Turkey’s attacks 

  Women living in the Rubar Refugee Camp, which has been the target of attacks of the Turkish state and its gangs many times before, have shown their reaction against the Turkish invasion and stated that they will not let the Turkish state enter Rojava.
• Turkish army and gangs shell Shehba's villages 

  The Turkish army and gangs acting under their command continue to shell villages of Rojava's Shehba Canton, and face retaliation by the Revolutionary Army.
• Turkish army attacks Efrîn city center 

  The Turkish army is reported to have attacked Efrîn city center with howitzers Thursday night.
• 27 gang members killed in Shehba and Efrîn 

  Revolutionary forces and YPG-YPJ forces frustrated the attacks of the Turkish army and affiliated gangs. The gangs took a toll of 27 killed and 7 wounded members.
• YPG releases balance sheet of attacks on Efrîn for 7 days 

  YPG Press Office reported ongoing attacks and violations by the Turkish army and gangs operating under their command on Efrîn Canton of Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
• 15 August celebrated in five cities of Rojava 

  Throughout Rojava Kurdistan several events were organised marking the 33rd anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, the operation in which the PKK launched its first action against Turkish forces.
• August 15 celebrations in Aleppo and Efrîn 

  Throughout Rojava Kurdistan several events were organised marking the 33rd anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, the operation in which the PKK launched its first action against Turkish forces.
• August 15 Initiative celebrated in Kobanê 

  Throughout Rojava Kurdistan several events and marches were organised in the last three days marking the 33rd anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, the operation in which the PKK launched its first action against Turkish forces.
• TKP/ML-TİKKO Commander in Rojava falls a martyr 

  TKP/ML–TİKKO's Rojava Commander Nubar Ozanyan, nom de guerre Orhan Bakırcıyan, fell a martyr on 14 August.
• Telal Silo: Manbij was liberated by the heroism of the people 

  SDF Spokesperson Telal Silo stated that Manbij has been liberated by the heroism of the city’s people, and added that they are not afraid of the Turkish state’s threats and are always ready to defend Manbij.
• Revolutionary Forces Brigade announced in Shehba 

  The Revolutionary Forces Brigade under the umbrella of the Revolutionary Forces has announced their founding in the Shehba Canton.
• Turkey continues its desperate efforts on Efrîn border 

  The invading Turkish army continues to build a wall and dig ditches on the border of Rojava’s Efrîn Canton, also causing harm to the properties the local people living in border villages.
• Turkish army and gangs shell surroundings of Rubar Refugee Camp 

  The invading Turkish army and affiliated gangs are shelling the surroundings of Rubar Refugee Camp in Efrîn Canton.
• Clash between YPG/YPJ and Turkey affiliated gangs 

  The invading Turkish army and allied gang groups continue their attacks on Efrîn and Shehba regions of Rojava, facing retaliation from YPG/YPJ and Revolutionary Forces.
• “Shehba supports the federation, not the Turkish invasion” 

  Ismail Musa said the people of Shehba have supported the democratic federation despite all kinds of attacks by the Turkish state and their gangs in the last 1.5 years, adding: “There are obstacles but our will is strong enough to overcome them.”
• Shehba people protest the Turkish state 

  Thousands of Shehba people marched to protest the isolation on Kurdish People's leader Abdullah Öcalan, and invasion attacks of the Turkish state on Rojava.
• YPG: The Turkish army’s invasion attempts frustrated 

  YPG Press Office issued a balance sheet of invasion attacks by the Turkish army and affiliated gangs on Rojava, Western Kurdistan for the last one week.
• Northern Syria made up of 3 federal regions now 

  Northern Syria Democratic Federation has been restructured according to the newly passed Administrative Regions Act. The new structure is comprised of 3 federal regions. Federal regions themselves are divided into 6 cantons.
• "The people of Efrîn have experience to rise up in hard times" 

  Efrîn Canton Autonomous Administration Co-president Hêvî Mistefa stressed that the dreams and phantasies of Turkey and Erdoğan on Rojava will go down the drain.
• 3rd training cycle of HAT forces in Efrîn completed 

  The 3rd training cycle of Asayish Special Forces (HAT) at Efrîn’s Martyr Zagros Academy for military and ideological education has been completed.
• Dates set for elections in Shehba Canton 

  Dates have been announced for the elections of communes, Federal Regions Peoples’ Council and Northern Syria Democratic Peoples’ Congress in Shehba Canton of Rojava.
• Shehba Canton officially declared 

  The Executive Council of Shehba Region has officially declared the Shehba Canton affiliated to Efrîn Federal Region.