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• Artillery fire destroys cultivated areas in Kobanê 

  West of Kobanê, more than 80 hectares of wheat fields have been set on fire and destroyed by artillery fire. A total of five mortar shells fired from the Turkish Jihadist occupation zone Jarablus hit the wheat fields.
• Turkish soldiers kill a civilian at Rojava border 

  A 50-year-old man from Çilaxa in Rojava was shot dead by Turkish border guards while working in the fields. Only last night a civilian was killed by Turkish jihadist proxies in Serêkaniyê.
• Arson in Rojava reaches new dimension 

  Systematic arson in Rojava represents a new quality of threat from the occupying forces. In Til Temir, fire on agricultural land has been raging for two days and attempts to extinguish the fire have been prevented by targeted shelling of the population.
• SOHR reports ongoing Turkish military deployment to Syria 

  Nearly 6,700 vehicles and over 10,000 soldiers brought in to “de-escalation zone” since February.
• Occupation forces set fire to fields near Ain Issa 

  Once again the Turkish army with its jihadist auxiliary troops set fire to fields near Ain Issa with artillery fire. The fire-fighting operations were hindered by further attacks.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Afrin 

  The Turkish and Jihadist occupation forces carry out artillery attacks on villages in Shera and Sherawa districts of Afrin.
• Civilian shot dead by Turkey’s mercenaries in Serêkaniyê 

  At least one civilian was shot dead by Turkish-backed jihadist proxies at a checkpoint of the occupation forces near Serêkaniyê in northern Syria. Several people were injured.
• Occupation forces open fire on people trying to extinguish fires 

  The civilians living in the area are prevented from trying to extinguish the fire.
• HRE: Six invaders killed, eight others wounded in Afrin and Azaz 

  HRE continue inflicting blows on the occupation forces in North-East Syria.
• Turkey-linked mercenaries attack villages in Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish state and its gangs bombed civilian settlements in Girê Spî last night.
• SOHR reports ongoing violations and arrests in Afrin region 

  Mercenary groups under the command of the Turkish state continue their violations and crimes in the occupied areas in northern Syria.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Afrin countryside 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria together with jihadist mercenaries has continued since October 2019 in violation of international law.
• Turkey’s mercenaries dig Yazidi graves in Serekaniye 

  Occupation forces in northern Syria continue committing crimes amidst a worldwide silence.
• Orphanage opens in Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo 

  An orphanage has been opened in the self-administered residential area Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. So far four children live in the facility.
• Welîd Çolî registers a positive air in Rojava for Kurdish unity 

  Welîd Çolî, a political observer assessing the national unity talks in Rojava, said that there is a positive atmosphere building around the possibility of unity. Welîd Çolî said that the Turkish state started to search for an alternative to the ENKS.
• Occupation forces attack Shera and Shehba 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law continues amidst recently intensified attacks against the region.
• Explosion in Afrin 

  An explosion occurred on the road of Rajo in Afrin. First news reported dead and injured in the explosion.
• Occupiers burn down agricultural land in al-Bab 

  In a village east of the Turkish-occupied town of al-Bab in northern Syria, Islamist proxies set fire to agricultural land.
• Turkey reduces water flow into North East Syria 

  The water level of the Euphrates river has decreased by 60% in the past two weeks. This was due to the Turkish state reducing the flow of the river. 
• Turkish state-linked mercenaries set lands on fire in Ain Issa 

  The fire started by the invading Turkish state and its mercenaries on the agricultural lands of the people in the villages west of Ain Issa is still on.
• New Turkish military reinforcement enters the “de-escalation zone" 

  6,620 vehicles and over 10,000 soldiers have entered the “de-escalation zone” since February, SOHR says.
• Turkish forces set fire to agricultural lands in Ain Issa region 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 2019.
• Explosion during Russian-Turkish joint patrol in Idlib 

  Gunshots were heard after the explosion on M4 highway.
• Afrin Liberation Forces kill 6 mercenaries, wound 3 others 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) reported that at least 6 invaders were killed during the actions carried out between 5 and 11 May in Afrin and Mare.
• Curfew in North-East Syria extended 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has extended measures against the Coronavirus pandemic until the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. The borders remain closed, but there are also easing measures.