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• Northern Syria: Agriculture under artillery fire 

  The farmers in the Ain Issa region are in their fields under constant artillery fire from the Turkish occupying forces and their militias. They are nevertheless determined not to abandon their land to the occupying forces.
• NES Autonomous Administration wishes happy Easter 

  Also in North and East Syria, services and traditional customs around Easter have to be cancelled due to the Corona pandemic. Nevertheless, the Autonomous Administration wishes all Christians a Merry Christmas and peace and stability for the whole world.
• Third quarantine centre set up in Kobanê 

  In cooperation with the German organisation "Aktion für verfolgte Christen und Notleidende" (Action for persecuted Christians and people in need) another quarantine centre has been set up in Kobanê, should there be suspected cases of coronavirus.
• HRE says it killed three soldiers and destroyed three vehicles 

  HRE fighters carried out two sabotage actions against the invading Turkish army in Shêrawa, province of Afrin. Three soldiers were killed, three vehicles, 2 of them loaded with a dock, were destroyed.
• “It’s very important that children don’t miss out on education” 

  Due to the current situation of Coronavirus pandemic it was generally decided to stop all work including schools in North and East Syria.
• HRE announces the martyrdom of three fighters 

  HRE promised to avenge their martyrs and to call the occupiers to account.
• Three and a half years of torture by Turkish-backed militias 

  For three and a half years, A.H. from Azaz was severely tortured by the militia "Jabhat al-Shamiya" in prisons in the Turkish occupation zone in northern Syria. He also witnessed torture of Kurdish prisoners by imprisoned ISIS jihadists.
• ISIS mine in Raqqa defused 

  In Raqqa, northern Syria, almost 19,000 ISIS booby traps have been defused since the liberation of the city. Now another deadly relic of the terrorist militia has been cleared.
• Turkey has a fence erected around Bilbile district of Afrin 

  Turkey continues to push ahead with the annexation of Afrin. After the construction of a wall around the canton, now the Bilbile district is being sealed off with a barbed-wire fence.
• Village in Shehba under quarantine over corona suspicion 

  A village in the self-governing North Syrian region of Shehba was quarantined due to suspected corona.
• YPG pays tribute to 7 fighters who fell martyrs in Manbij in 2016 

  The YPG released the identity details of 7 fighters who fell martyrs in Manbij in 2016. 
• PYD's Yûsif says the region can overcome these difficult times 

  PYD executive Foza Yûsif underlined that they are fighting both against the coronavirus epidemic and Turkish attacks, and adde that they will overcome this challenging process with unity, morale, spirituality, patience, sacrifice and responsibility.
• Turkish invaders attack villages of Shêrawa and Shera 

  The invading Turkish army and its mercenaries are bombing the villages Shêrawa and Shera in the province of Afrin. One Syrian regime soldier was killed and one civilian was injured in the attacks.
• Another civilian kidnapped in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish invasion of Afrin has left two years behind. During this period of time, the Turkish state and allied mercenaries have committed numerous crimes and massacres.
• Attack by occupation forces injures a civilian in Shehba 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal campaign to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law since October 2019.
• Turkey continues demographic change in Northern Syria 

  Once again, 19 buses with relatives of jihadists from East Ghouta, Homs and Aleppo arrived in occupied Girê Spî. The Turkish-backed settlers are to settle there in place of the displaced population.
• Dozens killed as ISIS attacks Syrian regime forces near Homs 

  18 regime soldiers and loyalists, and 11 ISIS members were killed in today’s clashes, while unconfirmed reports suggested there were more casualties.
• 29,000 Turkish troops stationed in Idlib 

  After the Moscow Agreement, the Turkish state massively expanded its military presence in Idlib where 29,000 Turkish troops are stationed in 57 military bases.
• Turkey transfers coronavirus patients to Serêkaniyê hospital 

  According to reports, the Roj Hospital in Serêkaniyê has been turned into a quarantine center where infected people stay.
• "Syrian gov't will be responsible for Corona outbreak in NES" 

  The self-governing region of Northeast Syria is trying to protect itself from the corona pandemic by closing the border and imposing a curfew. A weak point in the prevention measures is the airport controlled by the Syrian government in Qamishlo.
• ISIS mines injure two minors in Shehba 

  Two mines left behind by ISIS mercenaries in separate locations in the Shehba canton have exploded on Tuesday, injuring two minors.
• Ongoing Turkish attacks destroy houses in Shehba 

  Turkish attacks on Northern Syria continue without interruption despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Artillery shells have destroyed houses in villages in Shehba region.
• Turkish-backed mercenaries kidnap 5 civilians in Afrin 

  The Turkish invasion of Afrin has left two years behind. During this period of time, the Turkish state and allied mercenaries have committed numerous crimes and massacres.
• Turkish invaders bomb villages of Shehba 

  The invading Turkish army hit villages in Shehba with howitzer.
• 'Fire in Newroz Camp direct consequence of Turkish invasion' 

  The Qamishlo Canton Jineoloji Research Center prepared a report on the fire that broke out in the Newroz camp. Eight people, 7 of whom children, lost their life. The report said the fire was the consequence of the Turkish invasion.