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• Afrin Region Health Institute reopens in Shehba 

  Afrin Region Health Institute was reopened in Shehba. It was closed after the Turkish state's attacks on Afrin in 2018. The institute registered 30 students for the first stage.
• Students at Rojava University proud to receive education in their mother tongue 

  Students said that they preferred Rojava University because it provides education in their mother tongue.
• SDF: The Turkish government carries out provocative mobilitazions 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces warned of provocations by the Turkish government.
• SDF General Commander Mazlum Abdi sends message of support to Iraqi Prime Minister  

  SDF General Commander Mazlum Abdi sent a message of support to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi, whose house was attacked by a drone, condemning the attack.
• Internal Security Forces carry out operation against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor 

  The Northern and Eastern Syrian Internal Security Forces carried out an operation against ISIS gangs that were preparing to launch an attack in Hesekê. One mercenary was killed and 4 were detained.
• Fighting among Turkish-backed gangs in Afrin 

  Furqat al-Hamzat mercenaries are fighting each other in a village of Turkish-occupied Afrin.
• Relatives of martyrs have been protesting at Sêmalka for 34 days 

  For 34 days, relatives of the martyrs have been demanding at the northern Syrian border crossing Sêmalka that the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters be handed over by South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP.
• Autonomous Administration: We are ready for dialogue with the Syrian regime 

  Spokesperson for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Luqman Ehme said that they are ready for political dialogue with the Syrian regime.
• Martyr Özgür Kobanê laid to rest in his home town 

  Martyr Özgür Kobanê, a member of the YPG Anti-Terrorist Forces (YAT), was laid to rest in Kobanê.
• 194 people from Deir ez-Zor leave Hol Camp  

  194 people from Deir ez-Zor who stayed in Hol Camp left and moved towards the places where they would settle.
• Mercenary and armoured vehicles activity on Ain Issa, Til Temir, Zirgan and Kobanê border lines 

  A busy mercenary and armoured vehicles activity was observed on the Ain Issa, Til Temir, Zirgan and Kobanê border lines.
• Drone attack kills Islamic State gang leader in Jarablus 

  An Islamic State gang leader was killed in a drone attack targeting a car in occupied Jarablus.
• YPG Spokesman: We are ready to defend the region with new tactics 

  YPG Spokesman Nuri Mahmoud says the Defense Forces of North and East Syria are ready to defend the region with new tactics and strategies against an all-out Turkish attack.
• SOHR reports new Turkish military reinforcement to Syria 

  250 Turkish soldiers enter “Putin-Erdogan” area, with the entry of logistical and military supplies.
• Turkish army and its mercenaries bomb village of Dirdara 

  The Turkish army and its mercenaries bombarded the village of Dirdara with heavy weapons.
• Turkey sends large reinforcement to “Euphrates Shield” areas 

  Turkish forces sent large reinforcements to “Euphrates Shield” areas in rural Aleppo a few days after the arrival of regime military reinforcements.
• 'Autonomous Administration is the colour of the peoples' 

  Regarding the Catalan Parliament's official recognition of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, PYD's Cihan Hiseyn stated that this decision will pave the road for other states to recognize it.
• Occupation forces kidnap a tribal leader, injure many in Afrin 

  Forces of the occupying Turkish state attacked the houses of Bobana tribe members in Afrin, injuring many and kidnapping a tribal leader.
• Turkish state and its mercenaries kidnap 14 more civilians in Afrin 

  The Turkish state and its mercenaries kidnapped 14 civilians in the village of Îska in Afrin.
• Semelka protest enters its second month 

  For 31 days, mothers of the martyrs have been demanding at the northern Syrian border crossing Sêmalka that the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters be handed over by South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP.
• Kobane youth take to streets against Turkish invasion 

  Kobane youth held a massive demonstration in protest at threats and attacks of the invading Turkish state.
• Jozêf Lehdo: Rojava is ready for dialogue with the Syrian government 

  Lehdo emphasized that they can meet with all political groups for a solution to the Syrian crisis.
• Kongra Star executive Hesûn: Turkish use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan is against all laws 

  Kongra Star executive Mecide Hesûn said that Turkish use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan is against both ethics and the law.
• ‘Betrayal of the KDP is like a spreading cancer’ 

  Girke Lege residents stated that the Kurdish people will never accept the betrayal of the KDP, the policies of which -they said- obstruct Kurdish unity.
• Afrin IDPs: “We will enhance the struggle until Öcalan is physically freed” 

  Afrin people living in the Shehba Canton called international organisations responsible for the “disciplinary actions” imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, and urged everyone to enhance the struggle.