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• Attacks on Iska village of Efrîn repelled 

  YPG/YPG fighters have repelled Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham gangs' attacks on Iska village in Efrîn's Sherawa district.
• YPG: Turkey-backed gangs intensify their attacks on Efrîn 

  YPG reported that gangs affiliated with the invading Turkish army intensified their attacks on Efrîn Canton of Rojava.
• Shehba Council issues a call against Turkish invasion 

  Shehba Council released a statement about the evacuation of 80 Kurdish villages and displacement of civilians, and called on the people of Mari and Azaz to stand against Turkish invasion.
• Turkish state evacuates villages in Shehba and Efrîn for invasion 

  In line with the Turkish state’s invasion policies, Kurdish villages on the Shehba and Efrîn border line and Marea on the Til Rifat line are being evacuated in preparation for the declaration of a military zone.
• Turkish army shells Efrîn's Rajo district, YPG/YPJ retaliates 

  The invading Turkish army is shelling the Hishrike Hill in Efrîn's Rajo district and YPG/YPJ fighters are retaliating the attacks.
• Joint view from political parties in Rojava for National Unity 

  Political parties and organizations from Rojava state that the Kurdish forces need National Unity and that a joint strategy and a stance should be displayed to achieve this.
• Turkey-backed gangs shell villages in Efrîn's Shera district 

  Gangs affiliated with the invading Turkish state are shelling villages in Efrîn's Shera district while Turkish reconnaissance planes are flying over Sheikh Isa village in Shehba region.
• 13 fighters martyred in Raqqa laid to rest in Kobanê 

  13 fighters that fell fighting in the operation to liberate Raqqa have been laid to rest in a mass funeral in Kobanê.
• YPG statement about ongoing attacks on Efrîn 

  YPG Press Office reported that Turkey-backed gangs have increased their attacks on Efrîn and Turkish aerial activity over Kobanê continues.
• Efrîn will duly respond to the invaders 

  Nûjîn Dêrik from YPJ Efrîn Command said that with the latest dispatch, the Turkish state is preparing to invade Efrîn even if they are left completely alone, and that they are prepared to give the necessary response.
• Manbij administration and the people celebrate the holiday 

  The Ramadan holiday is being celebrated for the first time after Manbij was liberated from ISIS gangs.
• Cizîrê Canton residents visit cemeteries on holiday morning 

  Residents, representatives from the Democratic Autonomous Administration, YPG-YPJ and SDF fighters rushed to the cemeteries in Rojava's Cizîrê Canton for the Ramadan holiday.
• American YPG fighter: I am here to contribute to revolution 

  American volunteer in YPG ranks states that the political struggle in Rojava is not just important for just the Kurds but for the Middle East as well.
• Turkish state hinders Dengê Dirbêsiyê radio broadcast 

  The Turkish state has been hindering the Dengê Dirbêsiyê FM radio broadcast.
• Kobanê residents rush to Martyrs' Cemeteries 

  Kobanê residents lit candles by their martyrs' graves.
• Efrîn and Shehba under ongoing attack 

  Gangs have attacked Efrîn Canton of Rojava with heavy weaponry following attacks by the Turkish army and allied gangs on Shehba region.
• 250 more fighters join SDF ranks 

  250 fighters have joined the ranks of Syrian Democratic Forces with a ceremony after another Training Cycle ended.
• YAT captures ISIS members planning a massacre in Manbij 

  Anti-Terror Units (YAT) captured 5 ISIS members that were preparing for a massacre in Manbij at Eid Al-Fitr.
• Turkey and Syria prepare for an embargo and attack on Rojava 

  Turkey and the Baath regime are preparing for a joint attack on Shehba and Efrîn.
• YPG: 16 members of ISIS and Turkey-affiliated gangs killed 

  YPG Press Office reported that the invading Turkish army and affiliated gangs continue their attacks on Rojava. 16 members of ISIS and Turkey-backed gangs were killed in the retaliation actions of YPG forces in Efrîn and Shaddadi.
• Turkey-backed gangs attack Şêxler town of Kobanê 

  Gang groups affiliated with the Turkish army continue their attacks on Rojava in an attempt to invade the region.
• MSD's Ehmed: Turkey and Qatar partner in the terror in Syria 

  MSD Co-chair Ilham Ehmed stated that Turkey's support for Qatar was related with the terror in Syria, and criticized the international silence on Turkey's efforts to invade Idlib like Jarablus and al-Bab.
• Gangs expand their attacks on Efrîn and Shehba 

  The Turkish state allied gangs have expanded their attacks and are bombing liberated villages in Shehba right now. The gate to cross into the Efrîn Canton is also under bombardment from the gangs.
• Turkey-backed gangs bomb villages of Efrîn 

  Gangs affiliated with the invading Turkish state are shelling villages in Efrîn Canton of Rojava, facing response by YPG/YPJ fighters.
• 5 members of Turkey affiliated gangs killed in Shehba 

  Jaysh al-Thuwar fighters thwarted Turkey affiliated gangs' attempt to enter Til Medîq village and 5 members of the gangs were killed.