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• SDF seize a number of ISIS weapons and ammunition in Deir ez-Zor 

  An area of 80 kilometres has been covered and 42 mercenaries have been caught so far.
• SDF capture 42 ISIS mercenaries during operation in Deir Ez-zor 

  The operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the cell structures of ISIS, has covered some 80 kilometres and 42 mercenaries have been caught.
• YPJ fighter Nişa: President Öcalan showed us we are not alone  

  YPJ fighter Nişa Yiğit Botan married when she was 19 and has one daughter. Her husband joined the YPG and fell martyr during the war to defend Afrin. She joined the YPJ and vowed they will liberate Afrin.
• SDF operation against ISIS enters third day 

  The SDF operation launched against ISIS cells in the Hesekê and Deir Ez-zor countryside continues on its third day.
• People take to the streets against occupation forces in Girê Spî 

  People in Turkish occupied Girê Spî rose up against the occupation troops over increasingly ongoing attacks and abductions.
• SDF operation continues: 21 ISIS members arrested 

  The SDF have been conducting a major operation against ISIS cells in the Deir ez-Zor region for more than 24 hours. 21 jihadists have been arrested so far.
• 17 captured as SDF launch operation against ISIS in eastern Syria 

  SDF have initiated a major operation against ISIS cells in Deir ez-Zor region. As ISIS takes advantage of the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic to reposition itself, targeted attacks against civilians are increasing.
• Fires in Shehba contained by safety measures 

  More than 45,000 people are active in northern Syria as fire guards in the fields. These measures seem to be having an effect in the self-governing region Shehba. The damage caused by arson has been significantly reduced.
• SDF: Turkish government's statements not true 

  The statements by the Turkish Ministry of Defense have nothing to do with reality and are nothing but part of a propaganda war, said the SDF Press Center.
• SOHR: Russian jets struck “Putin-Erdogan” area 

  Russian jets strike “Putin-Erdogan” area for first time since the new ceasefire came into effect.
• Turkey reduces water supply to Rojava 

  Turkey, with the help of its GAP dam system, has again reduced the flow of the Euphrates. Less than a third of the prescribed amount of water now flows into Syria and Iraq.
• Turkish state sets some 100,000 acres of cultivated lands on fire 

  Agriculture is the main livelihood and economic resource of the north and east Syria region and it is under threat as the invading Turkish state keeps burning down the land.
• Invaders burn houses and fields in villages of Til Temir 

  Occupation forces continue their attacks on civilians by setting fire to their houses and fields.
• Guards protect the fields from the fires provoked by Turkey 

  Some 45,000 people are guarding the fields in northern Syria day and night in an attempt to counter the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries who are constantly setting the land on fire.
• Turkey and mercenaries bomb villages and burn people's houses 

  The invading Turkish state and its mercenary allies bombed once again the villages of Til Temir burning a number of people's houses. 
• Arab fighters at SDF academy: We stand together against invasion 

  SDF volunteers from the Arab community say they will be standing together against Turkish occupation.
• Violent explosion in Jindires, Afrin 

  Reports of casualties as result of an explosion.
• Attack by occupation forces destroys a mosque near Ain Issa 

  Mortar shells fired from the Turkish occupation zone Girê Spî hit a village near Ain Issa last night and partially destroyed a mosque. The attack also caused a breakdown in the village's electricity supply.
• No solution is possible in Syria as long as occupation continues 

  “We would like to express to the world and Kurdish public opinion that as long as the invasion of the Turkish state continues in Syria, no problems can be solved in these territories," said the recently established platform.
• Villages in Til Hemis struggle with drinking water supplies 

  According to the Til Hemis Water Committee, the main problems are the electricity interruption.
• Five Iran-backed militias die following airstrike in Syria 

  In the airstrike three military vehicles belonging to the pro-Iranian paramilitary militia located around the city of Bukemal, on the border with Iraq, were targeted.
• More cultivated lands set on fire in Til Temir 

  Field fires set by occupying forces continue to rage in the self-governing areas of northern Syria.
• PYD calls for international investigation against Turkey's crimes 

  PYD denounced war crimes of the Turkish state in Afrin and called for international investigation and action.
• TEV-DEM demands investigation commission for Afrin crimes 

  "The region of Afrin is a forgotten area. We say that the main responsibility for this lies with the UN, which has lost its legitimate role in the region, as well as with Russia and the International Coalition," TEV-DEM said.
• Invaders bomb villages and warehouses in Ain Issa 

  Bombing of houses and warehouse facilities continued throughout the night.