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• Asya Abdullah and Salih Muslim elected as PYD new co-chairs  

  At the 9th congress of the PYD, Asya Abdullah and Salih Muslim were elected as the new co-chairs.
• Şervan Derwîş: We are ready for a major defense war should Turkey attack Manbij - PART ONE 

  Turkey is planning another invasion of northern Syria, and Manbij has been named as one of the first targets. Şervan Derwîş, spokesman for the region's Military Council, said: "We are ready for a major defense war."
• TEV-DEM condemns killing of Ferhat Shibli in Kelar 

  The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) condemned the killing of Ferhat Shibli in Kelar and said: "This attack took place after the Astana meeting, with the cooperation of the Iraqi government and the KDP."
• SDF denies that a breakout had occurred at Raqqa's Central Prison 

  In a statement, the SDF denied that a breakout had occurred at Raqqa's Central Prison.
• SDF issues statement about Ferhat Şibli 

  The SDF issued a statement about Ferhat Şibli, who was killed in the attack carried out by the Turkish state in Kelar.
• Munzur: Leader Öcalan is the key to a solution, peace and democracy 

  Ferzende Munzur, member of the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative, said that "Leader Öcalan is the key to a solution, peace and democracy" and that all Syrian peoples are taking action to ensure he can continue to play his role.
• Armenian Social Assembly inaugurated in Deir ez-Zor 

  The Armenian Social Assembly was inaugurated in the west of Deir ez-Zor.
• ‘Our people are ready to sacrifice their lives for their lands’ 

  The deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of the Euphrates Region, Nihad Ahmed, stressed that the people of North-East Syria will do everything to defend their land.
• Syrian soldiers killed and injured in attack by Jaysh Al-Nasr in Hama countryside 

  Mercenaries of Jaysh Al-Nasr (Army of Victory) attacked positions of regime forces in western Hama countryside.
• ‘Attack on Ferhad Şiblî is aimed at AANES and all components in North-East Syria’ 

  AANES South Kurdistan Representative Evîn Siwêd held the Iraqi and Kurdistan regional governments responsible for the martyrdom of Ferhad Şiblî who was killed in a targeted drone attack by the Turkish army in Kelar yesterday.
• PYD holds ninth congress in Hesekê 

  The ninth congress of the PYD is taking place in Hesekê with hundreds of delegates and guests from Syria, Kurdistan and Europe.
• SDF arrests an ISIS cell leader in Heseke countryside 

  "With the SDF and the International Coalition, our Counter-terrorism operations continue to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and maintain the safety and security of the region,” SDF said.
• Seventh lesson at Rojava Summer School  

  The Summer School organized by Rojava University continues with its sixth lesson on Tuesday 21 June.
• Jazira Region Yazidi House rescues Yazidi girl in Hol Camp 

  With the support of the Internal Security Forces, the Jazira Region Yazidi House rescued a Yazidi girl named Rosita Hecî Baco in Hol camp.
• SDF announces Turkish violations in North-East Syria in the first half of June  

  Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue the violations against the north and eastern Syria, targeting the villages and towns with heavy artillery, tanks, drones, in addition to failed infiltration attempts thwarted by the SDF.
• Attacks on Rojava continue increasingly 

  Turkish forces and allied mercenaries have again attacked areas in northern Syria, concentrating on the regions of Shehba and Afrin.
• The occupied territories in northern Syria are being Turkified 

  Accompanied by the silence of world public opinion, the Turkish state is occupying parts of Syria and consolidating its occupation through looting, destruction, displacement and the violent Turkification of all life.
• Kongra Star calls for international action against Turkey’s crimes against civilians 

  Encouraged by international silence and inaction, the Turkish state accelerates its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• ISIS terror in Hol camp 

  In the Hol camp in northern Syria, ISIS jihadists attacked workers who were installing lighting equipment. There was an exchange of fire between the security forces and ISIS members.
• "We are ready to defend ourselves with all our might" 

  The spokesman for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Luqman Ehmê, stated Turkish invasion has not yet begun because the US and Russia have not given the green light. He said the Autonomous Administration is ready for all-out defense.
• TEV-DEM calls for protection of achievements in spirit of revolutionary people's war 

  The Democratic Society Movement called on the peoples of North and East Syria to protect their gains with a revolutionary people's war against the attacks of the invading Turkish state.
• Afrin residents wish to return to their lands 

  The people of Afrin who were forced to migrate to Shehba in the wake of the Turkish occupation said that they lived in hope of returning to their city.
• Turkish intelligence service kidnaps two civilians in Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• Tribes in Manbij protest Turkish occupation, call for the expulsion of the invaders 

  Tribespeople in Manbij staged a march to protest the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Çiya Kurd: Ending Turkish occupation is possible with a democratic political agreement 

  Bedran Çiya Kurd called on the political, democratic, national forces and the entire Syrian people to stand against the Turkish occupation. "Ending the occupation is possible with a democratic political agreement," he said.