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• European delegation led by Weidenholzer MEP in Rojava 

  European delegation reached North and East Syria.
• Abductee found dead in Afrin 

  The body of Reşîd Hemîd Xelîl has been found with torture marks on it on a street in Shera district in Afrin. Xelîl had been kidnapped with his son and another civilian by Turkish-backed jihadists.
• Explosion in Til Temir 

  In the northern Syrian district town of Til Temir, a motorcycle loaded with an explosive device exploded. There were no deaths or injuries as result of the explosion.
• Hol Camp to be expanded  

  The Hol Camp Administration decided to add two more sections to the camp due to the increase in the number of refugees and migrants. The camp administration said international institutions continue to show little awareness for the issues refugees have.
• Hunger strike in Shehba on day 8 

  Activists on hunger strike in Shehba to support the hunger strikes and death fasts called on the CPT to fulfill its duties.
• MSD Co-chair: We are planning a Syria Congress 

  MSD Co-chair Emine Omer said they believe the path of dialogue is the base for the solution to the Syrian crisis and that they are planning to hold a congress to encompass Syria in general by the end of this year.
• Villages are converted into military bases in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish occupation forces in the northern Syrian Afrin have seized 15 houses in the village of Kîmarê and converted them into military bases.
• 670 bodies recovered from the largest mass grave in Raqqa 

  From the mass grave discovered in January in a suburb of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the remains of another 670 ISIS victims have been recovered. The bodies of some missing foreigners are suspected to be in the mass grave.
• "Construction of wall in Afrin is contrary to international law" 

  Turkey's construction of the wall in occupied Afrin is contrary to international law, according to lawyer Bedirxan Etî in Kobanê.
• “Danger will remain until ISIS members are tried at court" 

  Deputy Co-Chair of the Autonomous Euphrates Region Administration, Sara Xelîl, warns of imprisoned ISIS jihadists in northern Syria. Without an international court, they pose a great danger, she says.
• HRE: 9 terrorists were killed in Shera and Sherawa 

  9 gang members were killed in HRE actions in Afrin’s Shera and Sherawa districts.
• Occupation forces burned cultivated land in Sherawa, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and jihadist allies continue their barbaric acts in the occupied Afrin Canton.
• Systematic attacks by the occupation forces in Afrin continue 

  Since the occupation of Afrin Canton by the Turkish state and its militias, systematic attacks on the population have taken place. The barbaric acts of looting, torture and kidnapping continue.
• YPJ commander: Our fight against ISIS sleeper cells will continue 

  YPJ commander Ronahi Halep explains that the fight against the sleeper cells of the ISIS is being resolutely continued.
• Turkish army expels Kurds from a village of Afrin 

  The Turkish army forces are continuing their attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Turkish army shelled villages in Shehba 

  The villages of Belûniyê and Eyn Deqnê have been shelled by Turkish army.
• Turkish army fires at workers in Rojava 

  The Turkish army opened fire across the border on workers near the town of Dêrik in Rojava.
• “Turkey takes advantage of the crisis in occupied lands” 

  Bab Military Council Commander General Cemal Ebu Cuma said Turkey has caused chaos in occupied Bab since the beginning and taken advantage of it. Commander Ebu Cuma said the crisis in Idlib was also created by Turkey.
• HRE: 2 terrorists killed in Afrin 

  Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) announced that 2 gang members were killed and 4 were wounded in an action in the Basute village in Afrin’s Sherawa district on May 17.
• Turkish army killed civilian in Shehba 

  A civilian was killed in the bombing carried out by the Turkish army and its mercenary allies in the town of Til Rifat and surrounding villages.
• SDF: 42 terrorists captured in operations against ISIS cells 

  42 terrorists have been captured in operations against ISIS cells.
• Turkish shelling causes fire in Kobanê 

  In Kobanê, arbitrary shelling on civilian settlement areas set fire to wheat fields in the border village of Eshme. No one was injured, but about one hectare of cultivated land has been destroyed.
• Lawyers: International court must be established for DAESH 

  Lawyer Issa stressed that “there should be a different treatment for those actively involved in the horrible massacres carried out by DAESH and those who have been brainwashed or did not commit blood crimes.”
• Blast kills a civilian, injures six others in Manbij 

  In the northern Syrian city of Manbij, a person has been killed in an explosion. Six other people were injured.
• 20 ISIS terrorists arrested in Deir ez-Zor 

  20 ISIS jihadists were arrested by the SDF in Deir ez-Zor region.