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• Angry protests in northern and eastern Syria after deadly Turkish attack 

  After the latest drone attack by the Turkish army in Kobanê with two dead and seven injured, there have been angry protests in northern and eastern Syria.
• Autonomous Administration calls for international action against Turkey’s attacks 

  AANES calls on the international community, international organisations and human rights organisations to stop Turkey’s attacks and to take action against the attacks targeting the territories where ISIS terror has been defeated.
• 'KDP uses Semalka gate as a tool of blackmail', says Autonomous Administration representative Koçer 

  At the same time as the KDP closed the border between Rojava and South Kurdistan, the Syrian regime in Damascus also closed the borders. Hesen Koçer speaks of illegitimate blackmail against the revolution in northeast Syria.
• TEV-DEM condemns Turkish drone attack in Kobanê  

  TEV-DEM issued a statement condemning the drone attack in Kobanê on Saturday and called for unity and enlargement of the struggle against the fascist Turkish state.
• Kongra Star condemns Turkish drone attack on Kobanê  

  Kongra Star women's movement issued a statement about the drone attack on Kobanê and said that fascism continues before the eyes of the world.
• Turkish attack targets a house in Kobane, killing 2, injuring 7 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• SDF arrests an ISIS emir who hatched a scheme to break into Heseke Prison 

  The Media Centre of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement providing details of an operation in which a leading member of ISIS was arrested.
• SOHR reports ongoing violations in Turkish-occupied areas 

  Turkish proxies impose levies on civilians and fell and sell trees as fire logs.
• YPG fighter dies of illness 

  YPG fighter Agir Efrîn has died of illness in Aleppo. YPG expressed their condolences to his family and the Kurdish people.
• SDF publishes balance sheet of Turkish attacks on Zirgan: 4 civilians kİlled and 14 injured 

  The SDF has published a balance sheet on the recent attacks carried out by Turkey and allied jihadists against northeast Syria. Four civilians were killed and fourteen others injured, according to the report.
• Heyva Sor member calls for international assistance to fight leishmaniasis in Shehba 

  Sekîne Erebo, one of the executives of Heyva Sor a Kurd in Afrin Region, said that the number of leishmaniasis cases in Shehba has risen to 1,700 in a year and asked international humanitarian organizations to provide assistance to prevent its spread.
• Turkey’s attacks revive ISIS, say Qamishlo residents 

  The people of Qamishlo remarked that the Turkish state, through brutal attacks, aims to depopulate the region, and vowed to defend their land till the end.
• Four young people abducted in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish state killed 686 civilians and kidnapped 8,455 civilians in Afrin in 4 years. The fate of nearly half of the abducted remains unknown.
• SDF: ISIS and Turkey attack simultaneously 

  SDF prevented a car bomb attack by ISIS in Hesekê. SDF points out that ISIS is attacking at the same time as the Turkish occupation forces. Since Tuesday, four civilians have been killed by Turkish attacks.
• Opinion leaders condemn the Turkish onslaught in North-East Syria 

  Opinion leaders in the Cizre Region have reacted to the silence of international forces towards the Turkish army’s ongoing attacks against Til Temir and Zirgan towns of the Hesekê canton, north-eastern Syria.
• Turkish attacks on Til Temir and Zirgan continue 

  At least 4 civilians were killed and 17 others were injured in the ongoing attacks of the Turkish forces against the civilian settlements in Zirgan and Til Temir in the Hesekê canton, north-eastern Syria.
• Fighters in Manbij: “Whatever the price, we will defend our people and land” 

  Fighters of the Manbij Military Council said they are prepared against threats and attacks from the invading Turkish state and allied mercenary gangs.
• Zirgan people under Turkish bombardment: We will not leave our land 

  The residents of Zirgan said that they would not leave their houses and land despite the continuous Turkish shelling and urged the guarantor states to fulfil their responsibilities.
• Syrian Women’s Council condemns Turkish attacks, calls for international action 

  The Syrian Women’s Council condemned the Turkish state’s attacks on Zirgan and Til Temir and called upon the international community to put pressure on the Turkish state to stop its crimes and attacks in North-East Syria.
• Number of injured people in Zirgan increases 

  7 civilians were injured in the attacks carried out by the Turkish state on the town of Zirgan.
• Turkey continues to attack Zirgan 

  A woman was injured in the attacks carried out by the Turkish state against the village of Zirgan since Tuesday.
• Vigil at Sêmalka continues: We will never take a step back 

  The protest at the Sêmalka Border Crossing is continuing. Activists pledged to continue the resistance which they say the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is trying to break.
• Turkish attacks leave 4 dead 7 injured in Til Temir and Zirgan 

  At least 4 civilians were killed, and 7 others were injured following the attacks carried out by the Turkish occupation forces on Til Temir and Zirgan towns in the Hesekê Canton of north-eastern Syria. Several villages were also damaged in the attacks.
• At least 2 killed as SDF foils three ground attacks in Til Temir 

  Fighting continues in a village near the northern Syrian town of Til Temir. According to SDF, three ground attacks have been foiled and at least 2 Turkish-backed mercenaries killed since this morning.
• SDF reports heavy fighting in Til Temir 

  Heavy fighting is taking place between the Turkish army, its mercenaries and the SDF near the northern Syrian town of Til Temir. The SDF reports an all-out attack on the village of Umm al-Keyf.