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• Turkish army attacks Efrîn countryside 

  The invading Turkish army is conducting artillery attacks on Qestel Hill in Efrîn’s Shera district.
• Jarablus Military Council’s call against ‘Euphrates Shield’ gangs 

  The Euphrates Brigades Community – Jarablus Military Council under the roof of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has called for struggle against the ‘Euphrates Shield’ gangs.
• Kobanê veterans speak of Öcalan’s influence on Rojava Revolution 

  Veterans from the legendary Kobanê Resistance spoke to YPG Press Office of the Rojava Revolution and the role Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Apo, has played in that.
• SDF liberates Albelda village in Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) liberated Albelda village after clashes with ISIS gangs on Thursday.
• Efrîn locals: Their attacks do not frighten us  

  The people of Efrîn's Iska village say that they are not afraid of the attacks, that they will not leave their land under any circumstances, and that they will support the YPJ/YPG until the very end.
• Turkish soldiers torture a young man at Rojava border 

  Soldiers of the invading Turkish army tortured a young man and then then threw him to the Rojava side of the border between Rojava (Western) and Bakur (Northern) Kurdistan.
• Youths march from Tirbespiye to Qamishlo for Öcalan 

  Rojava Youth’s Union (YCR) is organizing a march from Tirbespiye to Qamishlo demanding to learn about the situation of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish army and allied gangs attack a village in Efrîn 

  The Turkish army and gangs acting under their command continue their attacks on Northern Syria in an attempt to invade the region.
• Cizire Canton Co-chair: “The Middle East needs Öcalan” 

  Cizire Canton Co-chair: “Öcalan is representing the peoples of the region. The key to peace, love and fraternity among the peoples of the region is in his hands. He can resolve the crisis of the Middle East. His health situation should be made public."
• YPG Commander: “The people of Efrîn are ready to defend the city” 

  YPG Command Member Mahmud Berxwedan stated that the people of Efrîn are ready to defend the city against attacks and said: “Whoever enters the lands of Efrîn will not be able to get out anymore.”
• 162 fighters join SDF in Girê Spî 

  After finishing military training in Martyr Eziz Ereb Academy, 162 recruits joined the ranks of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• A VBIED facility found in Raqqa 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) found a facility where VBIEDs and mines were produced in Raqqa.
• YPG foils attacks by Turkish supported gangs against Afrin 

  An attack by Turkish supported gangs against Afrin canton was foiled by YPG/YPJ forces on Saturday.
• SDF captures Syria’s largest oil field 

  On Sunday, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took control of Al-Umar region, which is the largest oil field in Syria.
• Turkish supported gangs attack Shehba villages in Syria 

  A group of Turkish supported gangs attacked Beluniye and Ayn Deqnê villages in the south of Ezaz town on Wednesday.
• Turkish reconnaissance aircraft flying over Kobanê 

  While hundreds of civilians from Kobanê protest that there is no news about Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s health condition, a Turkish reconnaissance aircraft spies over the area.
• SDF raises its flags on the liberated intersections in Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters raised their flags on Neim and Dele intersections that were liberated today.
• 275 ISIS members surrender to SDF 

  275 ISIS members and their families surrendered to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Raqqa.
• North and west flanks join in Raqqa operation 

  The north and west flanks joined as SDF fighters liberate Berid neighbourhood of Raqqa.
• Three ISIS members killed in Deir ez-Zor 

  Three ISIS members were killed as the gangs attacked Siwer, a small town north of Deir ez-Zor on Sunday.
• Kurdish journalist wounded in Deir ez-Zor dies in Heseke 

  Kurdish journalist Hogir Mihammed lost his battle for his life at the hospital on Sunday after he was wounded in an ISIS attack in Deir ez-Zor.
• Raqqa operation enters its final phase 

  More than 90 percent of Raqqa is under SDF control and final phase of the operation started, The Wrath of Euphrates Command Centre said.
• Syrian opposition: We will fight against Turkish invasion! 

  Liwa Simal Demokratik (Democratic Battalion of the North) commander Abu Omar Idlibi called Turkey “a terrorist state” and said that they won’t allow the invasion of Idlib, Afrin and Shehba.
• ANHA reporter Dilishan and two fighters laid to rest in Kobanê 

  ANHA reporter Dilishan Ibish and two freedom martyrs were laid to rest in the Martyr Dijla Cemetery of Martyrs in Kobanê, Rojava.
• Turkish supported gangs clash for control over border gate 

  Four gang members were killed as Turkish supported Jabhat Al-Shamiye and Sultan Murad Brigades clashed for control over the Oncupinar border gate in Azaz on Saturday.