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• Turkey attacks Manbij and al-Bab 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks across North and East Syria.
• Journalist Çaksu photographs Sinaa Prison 

  While the SDF and Internal Security Forces' operation against ISIS mercenaries in Hesekê proceeded, journalist Ersin Çaksu photographed the Sinaa Prison, where control was maintained.
• Around 1000 ISIS members surrendered to SDF in Heseke 

  As many as 1,000 members of ISIS surrendered to the SDF in al-Sina’a prison where the SDF succeeded in controlling the serious security conditions in the larger part.
• Anti-Terror Forces launch extensive operation against ISIS in Heseke 

  The Anti-Terror Forces (HAT) launched an extensive search operation in the neighbourhood of Zihur in Heseke.
• SDF disrupts the plans of ISIS in Hesekê 

  SDF fighters responded with great resistance to the coordinated organized attacks carried out by ISIS and the Turkish state in Hesekê.
• Salih Muslim: Kobanê is a symbol of victory and revolution 

  Salih Muslim from the co-executive committee of the PYD compares the attack on the Hesekê prison with the fight for Kobanê and sees it as an attempt to destroy the Autonomous Administration. But the plans, he said, failed.
• Turkish army kills 26-year-old villager near Kobanê 

  The Turkish military shot dead a 26-year-old villager near Kobanê. The father of four was working in his field near the border, his body could not initially be recovered for security reasons.
• SDF takes control of base evacuated by Damascus regime in Raqqa 

  The SDF announced that it had taken the necessary measures in the region, following the news that the Damascus government had evacuated their base in the south of Raqqa and left it in the hands of ISIS mercenaries.
• 10 mercenaries killed in Ain Issa 

  The SDF Press Center announced that 10 mercenaries were killed as a result of the Turkish state's attacks on Ain Issa simultaneously with the ISIS attacks in Hesekê.
• YPG International statement on misleading media coverage of Heseke attack 

  “We would wish that Western news organizations could be more careful and responsible in their coverage of the region and the ongoing conflict. Portraying the reality on the ground would help to overcome existing prejudices of the region."
• Kurdistan Green Party responds to Damascus government 

  The Kurdistan Green Party voiced reaction to the statements made by the Damascus Government, which blame the Syrian Democratic Forces, saying, “Those who are not different from each other support each other.”
• Footage from the SDF operation in Hesekê 

  The operation of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIS cells in Hesekê is continuing. The SDF fighters are searching for ISIS members in the evacuated neighbourhoods.
• Autonomous Administration: Turkey is directly linked to ISIS prison attack in Hesekê 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that the Turkish state was directly linked to the ISIS attack on Hesekê and added, “The attack was part of a well-organized plan.”
• ISIS plans have been foiled, says YPG Press Officer 

  YPG Press Officer Siyabend Eli said that the aim of the ISIS attack was to destroy the democratic nation project and added: "Once again, the SDF has frustrated their plans."
• SDF rescues 9 people taken hostage by ISIS mercenaries in Hesekê prison - NEW 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rescued 9 people taken hostage by ISIS mercenaries in Hesekê prison.
• Autonomous Administration: Our forces frustrated the ISIS plan carried out by Turkey 

  The General Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that the Turkish state intends to disrupt security in the region through ISIS mercenaries, and added that the most recent Turkish plan was frustrated in Heseke.
• MSD: “Damascus government defends the terrorists” 

  MSD denounced Damascus' statements by saying, "It is not surprising that Damascus defends these terrorists who have committed the most heinous crimes," and called on the International Community to deal more seriously with the terrorism file.
• SDF: 300 ISIS members surrendered in Sina Prison in Heseke 

  During clashes, 8 terrorists were eliminated, while one SDF fighter was martyred.
• SDF fighters besiege the remaining ISIS members in Hesekê 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters have besieged the remaining ISIS members after a deadly attack against a prison in Hesekê, northeast Syria.
• Circle around Sina prison in Heseke tightened 

  The SDF and the Internal Security Forces have tightened the siege ring around Sina prison in Hesekê. The fighting outside the detention centre is intensifying.
• Kongra Star: ISIS mercenaries are acting under direct command of Turkish state 

  "Kongra Star does not believe that the murderous mercenaries of ISIS acted alone. There are many indications that they are acting under the direct command of the Turkish state," says Pêncwîn Ali from the Northeast Syrian women's umbrella organization.
• Autonomous Administration tells Damascus regime to stop betraying Syrian people 

  The Autonomous Administration Foreign Relations Department reacted to the statements by the Damascus government accusing the SDF of carrying out war crimes during the ISIS mercenaries' attacks on Hesekê.
• Autonomous Administration Interior Committee announces curfew in Rojava 

  The Autonomous Administration Interior Committee announced that it will impose a comprehensive curfew in Hesekê Canton for one week and a partial curfew across Northern and Eastern Syria for the security of the region.
• SDF publishes balance of fighting in Hesekê: 175 mercenaries killed 

  The SDF have published a preliminary balance of the attempted storming of the Sina prison in Hesekê. According to this, 175 mercenaries were killed and 27 SDF fighters fell as martyrs. The prison is not yet under control.
• Vigil at Semalka concluded 

  The vigil launched near the Semalka Border Crossing by families demanding the bodies of their children killed by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) four months ago, has been concluded.