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• Seventy new fighters join the SDF in Raqqa 

  Seventy fighters completed their basic training at the Military Academy of the 17th Division in Raqqa and joined the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• SOHR reports clashes between Turkish-backed groups in Serekaniye 

  Turkish-backed militiaman killed in clashes with rival factions in Turkish occupied Serekaniye city.
• Meeting in Rimelan: "The time has come: Öcalan's freedom is the freedom of humanity" 

  Hundreds of people who personally met Abdullah Öcalan during his year-long stay in Syria have gathered in Rojava. They described how their lives have changed as a result.
• Turkish attack on a village of Til Temir repelled 

  Til Temir Military Council repelled an attack by the Turkish forces and proxies.
• SDF discover ISIS tunnel in Dashisha 

  SDF discovered a tunnel created by ISIS in Dashisha. For the third day in a row, a retaliation operation is underway in the region south of Hesekê for two women executed by jihadists.
• Turkey’s military build-up in “de-escalation zone” continues 

  Turkish forces bring in new column to their positions in Idlib countryside.
• Arab sheik survives second attack in Deir ez-Zor 

  In the eastern Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor, an explosive device detonated in front of the house of Arab Sheikh Hussein Inad al-Mufdi. No one was injured in the explosion, but it was the second attack on al-Mufdi within three weeks.
• More civilians kidnapped in Turkish occupied Afrin 

  Crimes against civilians continue increasingly in the northern Syrian canton of Afrin which has been occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries since March 2018.
• Attacked by Turkish-backed gangs, farmers cannot plow their fields in Til Temir 

  Farmers in Til Temir district complain that they cannot go to their fields which are close to the conflict zone targeted by the invading Turkish state.
• Grave of Kurdish poet in Afrin attacked 

  Cemeteries and graves in the Turkish occupied Afrin city have been targeted by repeated attacks since the invasion began in March 2018.
• SDF launch major operation in border area 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces have launched a new operation against the ISIS jihadist militia against the backdrop of increased ISIS activity. The area of operation includes the Deir ez-Zor desert.
• SDF repel Turkish attack in Ain Issa 

  The SDF once again repelled a Turkish attack on the M4 highway near Ain Issa.
• Foza Yusif: Turkey and ISIS fear the power of women 

  PYD co-presidency council member Foza Yusif said that the attacks of the brutal forces such as Turkey and ISIS cannot force women to take a step back from their will and the struggle for freedom.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Shehba 

  Attacks by the Turkish army and allied mercenary groups against northeastern Syria in violation of international law continue unabated.
• Turkish state bombs Ain Issa and Shehba 

  The Turkish state bombed the regions of Ain Issa and Shehba this afternoon.
• Occupation forces attack villages northwest of Manbij 

  Turkish forces and mercenary proxies have launched a wave of aggression on villages in northwest Manbij from their bases in the areas they have already occupied.
• Occupation forces attack Ain Issa and Shera 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• Internal Security Forces statement on the latest situation in Qamishlo and Heseke 

  Internal Security Forces stated that they are trying to eliminate the provocations of the Damascus government by normalizing life, adding; "We ensure the delivery of food and other goods to the places where the regime forces are stationed."
• Deir ez-Zor Municipal Committee member murdered 

  The co-chair of one of the local councils in the town of Al-Busirah in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, was murdered.
• Teenager murdered in Al-Hol camp in northern Syria 

  Al-Hol Camp Internal Security Forces found the body of a young man who was murdered using a sharp object in the 5th section of the camp.
• Turkmen citizen from Serêkaniyê threatened with beheading 

  The Turkish state is terrorizing the population in the occupied territories in northern Syria. The entire Turkmen population has been expelled from Serêkaniyê and a so-called ‘Turkmen Council’ has been established in its place.
• Difa al-Watani as a paramilitary criminal network 

  Difa al-Watani which has recently carried out provocations in Qamishlo and Hesekê, has a long list of war crimes.
• Ahmed: Preparations underway to make crimes in Afrin global issue 

  Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Second Human Rights Forum on Human Rights Crimes in occupied Afrin confirmed that they are in the process of forming a local and international committee to follow up on the recommendations by the forum.
• Wheat depots damaged by Turkish attacks in Ain Issa 

  Several wheat depots have been damaged by Turkish artillery attacks. 2,100 tons of wheat risks faces destruction.
• Omar: Turkey is planning attacks on Shengal and Dêrik 

  The Foreign Policy representative of the North and East Syria Autonomous Administration, Abdulkarim Omar, said that Turkey is preparing for an attack on Shengal and Dêrik with its diplomatic offensive.