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• Russian jets target ISIS positions in western Deir ez-Zor 

  Over 20 airstrikes have been carried out by Russian fighter jets in west Deir ez-Zor desert since early morning.
• Mazlum Abdi: Cooperation between AANES and people proves we are on the right path 

  “We call on our people to stand with the institutions of the Autonomous Administration and support the administration, said SDF Commander General.
• HRE: 11 mercenaries and 3 Turkish soldiers killed 

  HRE reported that 11 Turkey-backed mercenaries and 3 Turkish soldiers were killed during a latest action against the Turkish forces and mercenaries in a village of occupied Afrin.
• Two female Iraqi refugees murdered in Hol Camp 

  New murders bring the total number of murders in the camp since the end of large-security campaign to six.
• SDF launches security operation in western countryside of Deir ez-Zor 

  SDF fighters arrested a terrorist cell affiliated to Daesh after clashes in al-Kubar area.
• Autonomous Administration withdraws diesel price increase 

  Due to broad demands from the population, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has withdrawn an increase in the price of diesel. On Tuesday, there were protests in several places.
• HRE: A captured person has started working for Turkish intelligence 

  HRE has revealed identity of a person who started working for the Turkish intelligence service after getting captured by Turkish forces.
• Old villages west of Kobanê return to the surface as water level lowers 

  The lowering of the water level of the Euphrates River caused old villages west of Kobanê that have been under water for 22 years to return to the surface.
• SDF warn people about provocations in Shaddadi 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces drew attention to the fact that some of the people who took part in the fuel protests in Shaddadi were armed and called on the people not to fell into provocations.
• Villages in Shera and Sherawa under heavy attack 

  The invading Turkish state is heavily targeting the Shera and Sherawa provinces of Afrin while carrying out reconnaissance flights over the region.
• TKP-ML TIKKO claims action in Rojava in memory of Kaypakkaya 

  TKP-ML TIKKO fighters carried out an action against the invading Turkish forces in Rojava in memory of the communist leader İbrahim Kaypakkaya on May 18.
• Turkish-backed mercenaries kidnap a Yazidi man from a village of Afrin 

  Jihadists acting as Turkey's mercenaries in the occupied zones of North-East Syria continue committing crimes against the local people. In occupied Afrin, the Yazidis are acutely threatened.
• Çiya Kurd: US delegation vowed to continue with political and military support 

  Bedran Çiya Kurd stated that the visit of the US delegation to Northeast Syria on May 16 aimed at continuing political and military support to the region and providing all kinds of support to the efforts to develop a political solution for the Syrian war.
• US delegation visits North-East Syria 

  A US delegation on Sunday visited North-East Syria. The delegation held talks with the SDF and MSD officials as well as ranking council members and tribal leaders from Raqqa, Coalition military counterparts, and humanitarian actors.
• Agricultural production in Girê Spî drops by 50% due to Turkey's water war 

  Girê Spî Agriculture Directorate officials said that the agricultural production in Girê Spî decreased by 50 percent due to the dry season and the lowering of the Euphrates water level.
• Idlib commander Elaa: We will liberate our city from mercenaries and Turkish invaders 

  Iskender Elaa, one of the Commander of Idlib Lîwa Siwar, said that Idlib has become the home of mercenaries and terrorist groups and promised the citizens that they will clear the city.
• Long march by Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement on day 2 

  The long march organized by youth organizations in North-East Syria to condemn the Turkish attacks on Medya Defense Zones and the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its second day.
• Long march by Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement kicks off in Qamishlo 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement's march, scheduled for three days, started in Qamishlo on Sunday and will arrive in Tirbespiyê later in the evening. The activists are supported by their mothers.
• ‘Turkish state wants to revive ISIS’ 

  Elî El-Seed, member of National Coordination Council-Movement for Democratic Change (Guhatrin) stated that the Turkish state wants to revive ISIS. He defined the Hol Camp as “a bomb ready to explode” and called on countries to take their citizens back.
• Two ISIS members captured in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  SDF operations against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor region continue.
• HRE: Two MIT members, one soldier and one mercenary killed in Sherawa 

  More members of the occupation forces were killed in Sherawa in retaliatory actions by the Afrin Liberation Forces, including agents of the Turkish intelligence service MIT.
• Call for action against Turkey lowering water level of Euphrates 

  Opinion leaders condemning Turkey lowering water level of Euphrates River called on the Arab League, European Union and international community to stop the crimes of the Turkish state.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement organizes 3-day march against isolation and occupation 

  The Revolutionary Youth Movement in North-East Syria will organize a three-day march, starting in Qamishlo on May 16, to condemn the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and Turkey’s attacks on Medya Defense Zones.
• Turkish-backed group seizes properties of civilians in Mabata district of Afrin 

  In a village of Afrin, three houses and a shop were seized by “Liwaa al-Shamal al-Dimocrati”, a military faction which is affiliated to the Turkish-backed National Army.
• WHO delivers vaccines to Turkish-occupied regions in Syria 

  It is reported that the WHO that is supposed to distribute vaccines equally throughout Syria gave priority to the Turkish-occupied regions. The WHO has not fulfilled the vaccine promise to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.