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• Water shortages and crippled health services in NE Syria 

  Millions dealing with sporadic water shortages, crippled health services in north-east Syria.
• Young people in North East Syria protest Turkish attacks 

  Protests against the crimes and inhuman acts of the Turkish state continue.
• Attacks start a fire in agricultural land in Shehba 

  Burning down the grain fields of people is among the most common methods of the Turkish state forces and jihadist proxies in northern Syria.
• Occupation forces attack a village in Ain Issa 

  Attacks against northern Syria continue.
• Steps towards a united nation of Kurdistan 

  In Rojava there are talks for the establishment of Kurdish unity. For this purpose 25 parties have joined forces. PYD spokeswoman Sema Begdaş explains that in a united Kurdish nation no one can be left out.
• Turkish army wound two civilians in Kobanê 

  The invading Turkish army bombed the town of Şiyûx, west of Kobanê with artillery shots. 2 civilians were injured in the attack.
• Kongreya Star condemns Turkey’s attacks on cemeteries 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the dead amid its increasingly ongoing war against the Kurdish people and their lands in three parts of Kurdistan.
• SDF announces details of operations against ISIS cells 

  Anti-Terror Units of the SDF targeted ISIS cells in three separate regions of Deir ez-Zor.
• Man tortured to death in Jindires, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in North-East Syria for all the world to see.
• Attacks cause field fires in Til Temir 

  Fires have broken out in the fields around the villages of Dirdara and Qasimiyê near the northern Syrian town of Til Temir due to continuous artillery fire.
• Conflict between Ahrar al-Sharqiya and the Turkish army in Siluk 

  In Siluk near Girê Spî there have been clashes between Turkish soldiers and mercenaries of the militia Ahrar al-Sharqiya. The jihadist militia, which is under Turkish command, opposes their deployment to Libya.
• Occupation forces burn fields and houses in Zirgan 

  The Turkish occupation troops set fire to fields and houses near the northern Syrian village of Zirgan.
• 'Kurdish National Unity Parties' formed in North-East Syria 

  The establishment of a new structure called "Kurdish National Unity Parties" was announced.
• Civilian injured in artillery attack on Manbij 

  A 30-year-old man was seriously injured in an attack by Turkish Jihadist occupation forces on a village near the northern Syrian town of Manbij.
• Online education continues in North East Syria despite problems 

  Jazira (Cizire) and Euphrates Region Education and Training Committees worked in coordination to ensure the best material for online education.
• ISIS executes seven regime-backed militiamen in Deir ez-Zor 

  ISIS continues its activities in the Syrian desert, amid complete inaction by regime forces and loyal militias.
• SOHR: More mercenaries arrived at training camps in Turkey 

  The Observatory reported new batch of mercenaries arrives at training camps in Turkey.
• SDF operation against ISIS cells in Deir ez-Zor 

  A group of ISIS members have been captured and their weapons seized during the operation in the east of Deir ez-Zor.
• Cultivated areas set on fire in Kobanê 

  The Turkish army, together with allied terrorist groups, continue setting fire to fields in northern Syria by artillery fire.
• Renewed arson in Kobanê 

  In Kobanê, newly cultivated grain fields were set on fire by targeted artillery fire from the occupation forces.
• YRA: Conscious attitude of the media is essential for unity 

  The YRA calls on journalists in Rojava to take a responsible approach to the efforts for Kurdish unity and to act as a catalyzer for initiatives to promote dialogue in order to provide a service to society.
• Anger and despair over destruction of livelihood 

  The people in the northern Syrian settlements of Ain Issa and Girê Spî are angry and desperate about the destruction of their fields by the arson of the Turkish occupying forces and their militias.
• At least 22 people abducted by mercenaries in Afrin in one month 

  The Turkish state forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in their genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law.
• Seven more coronavirus cases registered in Syria 

  Syrian news agency SANA reported more Covid-19 cases in the country.
• Border crossings in North-East Syria to be reopened 

  The Tabqa and Tahya border crossings will be opened from the 20th to the 26th of May.