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• Politicians: North-East Syrian airspace should be closed immediately 

  Politicians in North and East Syria called for the closure of the region’s airspace against the Turkish state's attacks.
• Turkey sends 100 Syrian youths to the occupied territories 

  Turkish authorities have sent 100 Syrian youths to the occupied territories in northwestern Syria via the Bab al-Salama border crossing near Azaz.
• Al-Qaeda offshoot HTS abducts six civilians in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Al-Qaeda offshoot HTS has abducted six civilians in Sherawa, Afrin. HTS troops were transferred from Idlib to occupied Afrin by the Erdoğan regime.
• SDF arrests 12 ISIS terrorists, thwarting a dangerous scheme to smuggle ISIS families 

  After the threats launched by the Turkish occupation State against north and eastern Syria, ISIS terrorist cells increased their preparations to launch attacks in the region.
• People of Kobane call for the closure of airspace 

  The people of Kobane called on international forces to close the airspace and remove the invaders from the region, vowing that they would protect their land to the very end.
• Hesekê Water Authority: Turkey and its mercenaries responsible for decrease in water  

  Hesekê Water Authority co-chair, Yehya Hemê, said that the rate of drinking water supplied to the region has decreased by 50 percent due to the Turkish state and its mercenaries closing the Alouk water station.
• Newaf Xelîl: 'PKK did what everyone said cannot be done' 

  Newaf Xelîl, a patriot from Rojava, said that the struggle of the PKK and Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan did what was said to be impossible in the history of Kurdistan.
• Attacks on Shehba continue 

  Mortar shells fired from the Turkish occupied zone of northern Syria hit villages in Shehba Canton.
• 11 Kurds kidnapped in Afrin since the NATO meeting in Madrid 

  Spokesperson of the Afrin Human Rights Organization, İbrahim Şêxo, said that the crimes committed in Afrin increased after the last NATO meeting when 11 Kurds were kidnapped, and an elderly citizen was killed in the city.
• ‘Turkey takes advantage of international crises to realize its colonial objectives’ 

  Til Rifet District Council condemned the invasion threats of the invading Turkish state, saying that Turkey takes advantage of international crises to realize its colonial objectives and change the demographic structure in Syria.
• 'As tribes, we stand with the SDF and will stand against a possible attack' 

  The Al Tuhayfiayn tribe says that the Turkish state is trying every way to disturb peace in the whole of Syria, stressing that they will continue to stand with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against occupation.
• Political parties in Afrin region call for international action against Turkish invasion 

  Political parties in Afrin region called for the people of Syria to join hands in response to Turkey’s attacks and for the liberation of the occupied territories.
• Şahin: We seek to create an internationally united front against Turkish occupation 

  The co-chair of the Executive Council of the Euphrates region, Muhammad Şahin, urged the people to be prepared to face the threats and attacks of the Turkish occupation state, revealing the efforts to create a united front against the Turkish occupation.
• Decapitated body found in Hol Camp 

  The Internal Security Forces found the body of a man who had been beheaded in the third sector of Hol Camp, bringing the number of killings since the beginning of this year to more than 28 people, both men and women.
• Turkey and its mercenaries are bombing Shehba dam 

  The Turkish state and its mercenaries are bombing the Shehba dam.
• Turkey continues to attack Til Temir 

  Turkish attacks against the Autonomous Administration regions of Northern and Eastern Syria continue unabated. Artillery attacks on densely populated villages are reported from Til Temir.
• IDPs: Our Eid wish is to expel the occupiers and return home 

  IDPs from Turkish-occupied Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) and Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) stated that the joy of Eid al-Adha would not be complete without the withdrawal of the Turkish occupation, and that their only wish on this holiday was to return home.
• Ehmed calls for a limit to Turkish expansionism: The fight against ISIS concerns all states 

  MSD politician Ilham Ehmed calls for a limit to be set on Turkish expansionism, remarking that the fight against ISIS in north-east Syria is a question of national security for all states.
• Clashes between mercenary groups in areas occupied by Turkey continue 

  Clashes broke out between mercenary groups in the areas occupied by the Turkish state. Two mercenaries were injured.
• Turkish attacks on Shehba region continue 

  The Turkish army attacked villages in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba with machine guns and howitzers.
• Four martyrs buried in Kobanê and Manbij 

  Four martyrs were buried in Kobanê and Manbij. Ferman Kobanê and Şervan Kobanê fell in Deir ez-Zor and Ain Issa. A fighter from the Military Council and a fighter from Suwar Idlib were buried in Manbij.
• Three Kurdish women kidnapped in Mabeta, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue their crimes in the northern Syrian region of Afrin which has been occupied since March 2018.
• Turkish forces and mercenaries kidnapped 45 people in Afrin in June 

  According to a report released by the Afrin Human Rights Organization, the invading Turkish state forces kidnapped at least 45 people in Afrin in the month of June.
• "The world community must fulfil its political and moral duty" 

  The coordination of the women's movement Kongra Star in Qamishlo calls on the international community to act in the face of Turkish threats of attack, stating that the airspace over the region must be closed immediately.
• Artillery attacks on northern Syria continue 

  Large areas in northern Syria, including the regions around al-Bab, Manbij, the canton of Shehba and Afrin, were again shelled by heavy artillery fire. The Turkish troops killed livestock belonging to the population as a result of the shelling.