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• Turkish drone kills two villagers near Ain Issa 

  Two villagers were killed and three others injured in a Turkish drone attack on the village of Siwêdiyê near Ain Issa.
• Health Committee in western Deir ez-Zor struggles to keep cholera outbreak under control 

  The Health Committee in western Deir ez-Zor has made an appeal to the concerned authorities and NGOs to support the health sector and provide health aid such as medical supplies, serums, and beds, amidst rising cases of cholera.
• Raqqa Military Council bids farewell to martyr Ahmed Al-Shawi 

  Farewell to SDF fighter Ahmad al-Shawi who fell a martyr while on duty.
• Ali Hesen: Hol Camp is a global problem 

  ISF General Command member Ali Hesen said that the Hol Camp is not a local but an international problem and continues to pose a threat despite the success of two phases of the Operation Humanity and Security.
• Cizre Region Education and Training Board delivers school supplies to 6,000 students in camps 

  The Cizre Region Education and Training Board delivered school supplies to 6,000 students from Serêkaniyê staying in the camps in Hesekê.
• SDF publishes identities of 3 fighters who lost their lives defending Ain Issa 

  The SDF announced that 3 fighters, Îbrahim Mihemed Berho (Gîvara), Ehmed Hemed El Şawî (Zagros) and Hecî Xelîl Mihemed (Çiya Kobanê) fell as martyrs while defending the district from Turkish attacks.
• YPG: Amara Ronahî has left unforgettable traces behind her 

  Fallen guerrilla commander Amara Ronahî made an indispensable contribution to the YPG Media Centre during the battle for Kobanê. The YPG Command pays tribute to her personality and her fight in Rojava.
• Turkey expands attacks on northern Syria 

  The Turkish army is carrying out a massive wave of attacks against villages in northern Syria, targeting areas around Kobanê, Ain Issa, Girê Spî, Amûdê and Qamishlo. A demonstration planned in Kobanê had to be cancelled.
• Second phase of the security operation in Hol Camp concluded 

  Internal Security Forces announced the end of the second phase of Operation Humanity & Security in the Hol camp, and the arrest of 226 people, including 36 extremist women involved in murder and terrorism offenses.
• YPJ Spokesperson: Hol Camp is a threat to the world 

  YPJ Spokesperson Ruksen Mihemed speaks about the danger posed by the Hol Camp and the massive support Turkey is providing for the reorganisation of ISIS.
• Turkish state threatens those who oppose it in Afrin with death penalty 

  The Turkish state is threatening those who oppose it in Afrin with the death penalty.
• SDF continues supporting the security operation in Hol Camp 

  “The camp residents have suffered violence and slavery at the hands of ISIS terrorist cells and women, therefore; they are in most need for more urgent safety measures by our forces, in addition to greater attention by the international community.”
• 678 schools in Deir ez-Zor ready to open on Monday 

  Speaking about the new academic year, Emine Salih, co-chair of the Deir ez-Zor Education and Training Committee, said that 678 schools across Deir ez-Zor are ready to open, employing around 9,000 teachers.
• Martyr Kamber Söylemez laid to rest in Qamishlo 

  Hundreds of people bid farewell to martyr Kamber Söylemez in Qamishlo.
• SDF Spokesperson: It is too early to conclude the security operation in Hol Camp 

  SDF’s Spokesperson Ferhad Şamî said that it was still too early to bring the Humanitarian and Security Operation in Hol Camp to a close, adding that the ongoing operation disrupted the activities of ISIS cells inside the camp.
• Mobile library in Qamishlo offers books by Öcalan 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement and the Young Women's Union organised a mobile library within the framework of the slogan 'Werin Cenga Azadiyê' in the town of Girbawî.
• UN: Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat 

  The widespread destruction of national water infrastructure after more than a decade of war means much of the Syrian population is reliant on unsafe water sources.
• 16 members of the occupation forces killed in HRE actions 

  According to the Afrin Liberation Forces, 16 members of the Turkish occupation forces in northern Syria were killed in actions between 23 August and 9 September.
• 13-year-old injured in Turkish attack on Shehba dies 

  13-year-old Emîre Hisên Xelef has succumbed to her injuries sustained in a Turkish attack on Shehba canton in northern Syria. She died after several weeks of treatment in the Avrîn hospital.
• Young and Promising, for a new university system in the Autonomous Administration of NE Syria 

  Rojava Information Center explored and immersed itself in the NE Syrian university system in order to publish the first English-language guide to tertiary education under the Autonomous Administration-
• 2,000 pupils without classes in Ain Issa and Girê Spî 

  In the regions around the occupied territories in north-eastern Syria, thousands of students have been unable to attend classes for years. In Girê Spî and Ain Issa, about 2,000 students are affected.
• Explosion in Washokani camp results in casualties 

  An explosion in the Washokani IDP camp has reportedly killed three minors.
• ‘Turkish destruction of nature in Afrin is part of the demographic change plan’ 

  Îbrahîm Şêxo, spokesperson of the Afrin Human Rights Organization, pointed out that the Turkish state’s destruction of nature in Afrin is part of its demographic change plan.
• Second phase of Humanitarian and Security Operation in Hol Camp enters 19th day 

  The second phase of the Humanitarian and Security Operation continues on its 19th day. The Internal Security Forces found notebooks, instruments of torture and military bags belonging to ISIS cells.
• Autonomous Administration opens laboratory for analysis of food and beverage products 

  The Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria opened its first laboratory for the analysis of food and beverage products.