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• YPG announces ID of 7 martyrs including 3 internationalists 

  YPG Press Center announced the identity information of 7 fighters, including 3 internationalist fighters.
• First YCR battalion formed in Efrîn 

  The first battalion of Rojava Youth Union (Yekitiye Ciwanen Rojava -YCR) has been formed in the Efrîn's Cindirêsê district with a ceremony.
• TAF and FSA set up 12 headquarters around Efrîn  

  The TAF has positioned Howitzers and Katyusha missiles in 12 villages as part of their preparations to attack Efrîn together with the FSA groups they control. The city is constantly being bombed from these locations.
• Villagers of Kobanê march for Efrîn and Öcalan 

  Villagers of Kobanê Canton took to the streets to protest the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and affiliated gangs on Efrînê and to condemn the isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Girkê Legê and Til Koçer people march for Efrîn and Öcalan 

  People from Girkê Legê, Til Koçer and Çilaxa staged marches to protest the invasion attacks of the occupying Turkish state on Efrîn and Shehba region. The protesters condemned the aggravated isolation on Öcalan and saluted the resistance of Efrîn.
• YPG statement on ongoing Turkish military attacks 

  People's Defense Units (YPG) Press Office released a written statement on the attacks of the Turkish army and affiliated gangs against Rojava.
• Turkish army kills two civilians in Shehba 

  The invading Turkish army has shelled Shehba region of Rojava, killing two civilians.
• Fighters retaliate Turkish state's attacks on Efrîn and Shehba 

  Turkish army and their allied gangs have attacked Efrîn and Shehba with heavy weapons and YPG/YPJ and the Revolutionary Forces retaliated.
• Turkish state cuts off river waters to Efrîn 

  Sunflower fields in Efrîn's Rajo district have suffered damages due to the Turkish state cutting of the al-Aswad River’s waters.
• People of Sirîn rally in solidarity with Efrîn 

  People of Sirîn town staged a march to protest the attacks of the Turkish state and their gangs on Efrîn and Shehba with the motto "Efrîn you not alone, Sirîn is with you."
• Asayish Forces: Efrîn’s roads are open for migrants 

  Asayish Forces have denied allegations by gang groups that they are not allowing migrants to enter the Efrîn Canton.
• Turkish state attacks Efrîn and Shehba through the night 

  The Turkish state’s attacks on Efrîn Canton and Shehba region with tanks and artillery fire continued throughout the night last night.
• Efrîn Asayish Forces confiscate gangs' ammunition 

  Efrîn Canton Asayish Forces have confiscated two vehicles full of ammunition. The drivers were arrested and an investigation has been launched.
• Kobanê people march in solidarity with Efrîn 

  The people of Rojava's Kobanê Canton marched in support of Efrîn and to condemn the total isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kobanê people march for Efrîn and freedom of Öcalan 

  The people of Rojava's Kobanê Canton took to the streets to salute Efrîn's resistance and to condemn the total isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Revolutionary groups in Shehba: We will retaliate all the attacks 

  Arab revolutionary groups in Shehba issued a joint statement regarding Turkey’s invasion attacks and said they aim to free all of Syria’s lands from terror.
• Parties under TEV-DEM umbrella call for unity against Turkey 

  Political parties, that are components of the umbrella movement TEV-DEM (Movement for a Democratic Society) called for unity against the attacks by the Turkish state on Rojava.
• YPG: Turkish army and allied gangs murdered 5 civilians 

  YPG Press Office reported that the invading Turkish army and allied gangs killed 3 civilians in Efrîn and 2 others at Girê Spî border and wounded another 12 during the past 5 days.
• Turkish soldiers kill 2 of the 8 youths they torture at border 

  Soldiers of the invading Turkish army have killed 2 youths and tortured 6 others at the border with Rojava.
• People of Manbij take to the streets in solidarity with Efrîn  

  People of Manbij held a demonstration to protest the attacks of the Turkish state on Efrîn and Shehba.
• Message from Efrîn: We'll never allow invasion to get a foothold 

  The people of Efrîn have risen by tens of thousands against the military attacks of the Turkish state and gave message of resistance in today's mass demonstration.
• KNK delegation meets with ENKS and Kurdish Women's Union of Syria 

  The KNK delegation met with ENKS and Kurdish Women's Union of Syria in the scope of a tour of talks to prepare a joint-platform on national unity.
• Syriac Union Party: Turkey’s actions are a threat to all peoples 

  Syriac Union Party condemned Turkey’s attacks on Rojava and Northern Syria and stated that Turkey’s attacks on Northern Syria hinder the fight against terror.
• People of Efrîn vow to defend their lands against Turkish attacks 

  The people of Efrîn have risen up against the military attacks of the Turkish state.
• Turkish army’s gangs lay waste to two villages in Efrîn 

  ANHA reported that Malkiyê and Merenaz villages of the Shera district in Efrîn have fallen to ruins due to the invading Turkish army’s and their gangs’ bombings and the residents had to settle in the refugee camp.