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• Kongra Star Coordination calls on all democratic forces to work to ensure Öcalan freedom 

  In a statement released on the occasion of the anniversary of the international conspiracy which led to the capture of Öcalan on 15 February 1999, Kongra Star Coordination called on all democratic forces to continue to work to ensure his freedom.
• SDF captures ISIS mercenary responsible for financing cells in North East Syria 

  Special units affiliated with the SDF captured the ISIS mercenary responsible for distributing aid and financing the cells in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Ongoing Turkish aggression on Ain Issa kills a civilian 

  Reports are coming through of casualties as Turkish and jihadist occupation forces carry out artillery attacks on villages in the west of the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa.
• Turkish forces and mercenaries attack Ain Issa 

  Turkish and jihadist occupation forces carry out artillery attacks on villages in the west of the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa, injuries are reported. At the same time, drones are spotted in the airspace over the region.
• First group of officers graduates from Faculty of Police Science 

  The first group of officers has graduated from the ISF Faculty of Police Science in Rojava.
• Locals kidnapped, trees cut down in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish occupation army and its affiliated mercenaries continue committing crimes of kidnapping and torturing citizens, in addition to sabotaging nature.
• SDF publishes the names of eight martyrs 

  SDF announced the names of eight fighters who were martyred during the “Hammer of peoples” operation and in other regions.
• SOHR calls for action against Turkish violations in occupied areas 

  Turkish military police arrested over 100 civilians, mostly women, at a prison in Rajo district in the Afrin countryside, said SOHR, and reported extortion, torture and flagrant violations by Turkish forces.
• SDF provides humanitarian assistance to people affected by ISIS prison attack 

  According to the seized documents, as well as ISIS confessions, if their attack on Al- Sina'a prison had succeeded, they would have launched attacks on other neighborhoods in Hasaka, as well as their attacks on areas of al-Hol, al-Shadada, Deir ez-Zor.
• Jazira Region Youth and Sports Committee opens tent in Qamishlo to protest international conspiracy 

  Jazira Region Youth and Sports Committee started a tent action in Qamishlo against the international conspiracy that led to the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Appeal from Amûde to UNICEF: "Your silence is killing us" 

  After the Turkish drone attack on a car near Amûde, teachers and classmates of the killed eleven-year-old Mihemed appealed to child protection organisations and the supposed guarantor powers in north-eastern Syria.
• Three more freedom fighters laid to rest in Shedade Cemetery 

  Three more freedom fighters who fell as martyrs in the operation to foil the Islamic State attack on Sina prison in Hesekê were laid to rest in Shedade Cemetery.
• Eleven-year-old killed, three injured by Turkish drone attack in Amûdê 

  An eleven-year-old has been killed in a Turkish drone attack near Amûdê in northern Syria, three other people were injured. Parallel artillery attacks are taking place on Manbij, Zirgan and Şehba.
• Turkish state kidnaps two people in Mabata, Afrin 

  The Turkish state kidnapped two people in Mabata, in the province of Afrin.
• Eleven SDF martyrs buried in Hesekê 

  11 fighters who fell as martyrs in the campaign carried out by the SDF to foil the escape attempt and revolt in Sina Prison were laid to rest in Hesekê.
• Turkish looting continues in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish state is continuing to plunder the resources of Afrin. According to reports, more than 500,000 trees have fallen victim to brutal practices since March 2018.
• Signature campaign in Manbij for delisting the PKK 

  Signatures are being collected in Manbij in northern Syria for the campaign to remove the PKK from the terror list. "The PKK fights for the coexistence of peoples in freedom and equality on a national and global level," says a spokesperson.
• SDF issues statement on declarations by UNICEF representative in Syria 

  The Relations Office of the Syrian Democratic Forces issued a statement to clarify what it called "some irresponsible statements of the UNICEF representative in Syria to the media."
• Zirgan and Ain Issa under artillery attack 

  The Turkish and jihadist occupation forces bombard Zirgan and Ain Issa.
• Four more locals kidnapped in Turkish-occupied 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.
• Turkish state deliberately destroyed 68 schools in Afrin 

  Bêrîvan Xelîl, co-chair of the Afrin Canton Education Board, pointed out that the targeting of schools in the region is part of the occupation and the demographic structure changing policy carried out by Turkey.
• SDF releases identity information of 7 fighters  

  The SDF released the identity information of 3 fighters who fell as martyrs in the operation on Sina prison and 4 in the bombardment carried out by the Turkish state.
• UNICEF calls for the return of "Cubs of the Caliphate" to their countries 

  UNICEF renews calls to release children and get them to safety so they can overcome trauma and receive support.
• Two ISIS suicide bombers arrested in Deir ez-Zor 

  Two foreign suicide bombers affiliated with ISIS cells have been arrested in Deir ez-Zor.Documents prove that they came from areas under Turkish occupation control in northern Syria.
• UNICEF inspects Sina prison in Hesekê 

  UNICEF representative Bo Victor Nylund calls for international engagement for the interned minors after a visit to the Sina prison in Hesekê. This demand has been made by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria for years.