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• Activists in Qamishlo and Raqqa protest Turkish state's attacks on Shengal and Til Temir  

  The Turkish state's attacks on Shengal and Til Temir were protested in Qamishlo and Raqqa.
• Thousands pay tribute to SDF martyrs in Hesekê 

  Thousands of people paid tribute to Sosin Bîrhat, Rênas Roj, Egîd Girkêlegê, Rûbar Hesekê and Seyfullah Ehmed in Hesekê. The SDF lost their lives in drone attacks carried out by the Turkish army.
• Turkish soldiers kill a young man, torture another at Rojava border 

  Turkish forces continue their brutal actions against people from Rojava who attempt to cross the border into Turkey.
• Turkish army hits civilian car near Kobanê 

  Abdullah Çiman, the owner of the vehicle targeted by the invading Turkish state in the village of Qere Mezra in Kobanê, said: “I am a civilian. While I was going to Kobanê for a job, the Turkish state targeted my car.”
• YPJ fighter Berîvan Kurdistan: People in South Kurdistan should reject the Turkish-KDP policy 

  YPJ fighter Berîvan Kurdistan said that the KDP has committed many betrayals in history and that it repeats itself today.
• Turkish state and its mercenaries bomb villages in Shera 

  The invading Turkish state and its mercenaries are bombing the villages of Malikiyê and Merenaz in Shera.
• Til Temir under constant fire 

  Thirty villages in the vicinity of the northern Syrian town of Til Temir are occupied by Turkey, 27 villages are located directly on the front line and had to be evacuated. The chairman of the civil council, Ciwan Eyup, explains the current situation.
• Turkey-linked mercenaries kidnap 4 civilians in Şiyê 

  The invading Turkey-linked mercenaries kidnapped 4 civilians in Şiyê, Afrin Canton.
• SDF spokesperson Hena: "We are making preparations to protect the people and our land" 

  SDF spokesperson, Aram Hena, said that they are making preparations to protect the people and our land against the invasion attacks.
• Women’s call to struggle: “We know what we want” 

  The book ‘We Know What We Want’ is still being promoted in Switzerland. "The Rojava movement had a significant impact on us," stated the book's editors.
• Emine Osê: International forces are implicated 

  Autonomous Administration Spokesperson Emine Osê stated that the Turkish state perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity by invading, closing border crossings, cutting off water, and altering the demography.
• People of Manbij protest the Turkish state's attacks 

  The Turkish state's growing attacks on Manbij's north and west were met with a citywide protest.
• HRE: 8 invaders including 5 Turkish soldiers were killed 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces announced the death of eight invaders, five of them Turkish soldiers, as a result of their actions against the Turkish army and its mercenaries.
• SOHR: ISIS uses gold coins to publicize presence in Raqqa 

  “The Caliphate state still exists and its thoughts won't die,” said ISIS as it published on social media a message about circulation of its currency in Raqqa region.
• Bedran Hemo: KDP should not fall into Turkey’s trap 

  Bedran Hemo, member of PYD Aleppo-Sheikh Maqsoud organisation, said that the KDP should explain the aftermath of the missing guerrillas and not fall into Turkey’s trap.
• The people of Girkê Legê call for support to the SDF 

  The people of Girkê Legê protested the attacks on Zirgan, Til Temir and Shengal and said that everyone should support the Syrian Democratic Forces.
• The invading Turkish state attacks villages of Til Temir and Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish state attacked the villages of Til Temir and Girê Spî.
• Afrin Yazidi Union launches tent action to condemn Turkish attacks on Shengal 

  The Afrin Yazidi Union started a tent action to condemn the invading Turkish army's attacks on Shengal and to support the people there.
• Hajin Military Council commander Nadir Selame laid to rest in Deir ez-Zor 

  Nadir Selame (Fehed Bokemal), Commander of the Hajin Military Council, was laid to rest with a ceremony held in the town of Abu Hemam in the east of Deir ez-Zor.
• SDF vows retaliation for Turkish drone attacks 

  Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria have killed five people, including a YPJ commander and a YPG commander. The SDF indicate that the Turkish state has launched a new phase of attacks east of the Euphrates River.
• YPG commander Rênas Roj martyred in Turkish drone attack 

  YPG commander Rênas Roj was killed in a Turkish drone strike on the road between Qamişlo and Hesekê.
• YPJ commander among victims of Turkish attack in Til Temir 

  SDF released the identities of their four members martyred in the drone attack on the Til Temir Military Council communications center. Among those killed is YPJ commander Sosin Bîrhat.
• PYD calls for support for SDF against Turkish attacks 

  The PYD has called for support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to push back the Turkish state's special war concept.
• TEV-DEM calls on Kurdish people to increase struggle against Turkish attacks 

  TEV-DEM called on the Kurdish people to increase the struggle against the Turkish attacks.
• Tabqa Civil Society Organization: Turkey is using Syrian refugees for its own interests 

  Tabqa Civil Society Organization co-chair, Setam Selame, said that the Turkish state is using Syrian refugees for its own benefit, and that Syrians should not cross into Turkey anymore to avoid being used.