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• Albania brings back ISIS women from North-East Syria 

  The Albanian government has taken back four female ISIS supporters and their nine children from northeastern Syria. This is the fourth repatriation mission carried out by the small Balkan state so far.
• YPG spokesperson: What happened in Afrin, Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî will not be repeated 

  YPG spokesperson Nûrî Mehmûd said that what happened in Afrin, Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî will not be repeated in a new possible Turkish invasion attack and added that a direct response will be given.
• Civilian areas in Afrin become a war zone because of Turkish bombing  

  Civilian areas and premises in the town of Zarkan/Abu Racine and Sherawa district in the south of Afrin have been indiscriminately shelled with artillery by Turkish occupation and its mercenaries.
• TEV-DEM calls for international action against Turkey’s crimes 

  "Turkey has become a state where crimes against humanity are committed as a result of the criminal policies pursued by the AKP and MHP regime," stated TEV-DEM, calling for international action to stop Turkey’s crimes.
• Summer School with the University of Rojava  

  The Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Rojava in collaboration with the University of Bremen and CSCUNES organises its Summer School in June 2022.
• Thousands from the Euphrates Region march against isolation and invasion 

  Thousands marched in the Euphrates Region in protest at the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and invasion of Kurdish territories by the Turkish state.
• MSD calls on the UN to act immediately against Turkey's announced invasion 

  Following the Turkish state's new invasion threats, the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) urged the international community, particularly the United Nations, to "intervene immediately”.
• SDF: Turkey is establishing a black belt in the occupied areas 

  The SDF denounces a Turkish plot to establish a black belt of terrorist organizations in the lines of contact starting from the southern countryside of Afrin to the axis of Manbij and the western countryside of Kobane.
• Ferhad Şamî: We are ready to respond to any Turkish attack 

  SDF press spokesman Ferhad Şamî warned of an impending Turkish invasion and said: "We are ready to respond to any attack."
• Thousands of people from Afrin and Shehba march against demographic change  

  Thousands of people from Afrin and Shehba marched with the slogan "Demographic change, the construction of colonial houses and the return of refugees is a crime against the people and the history of the region."
• Syria Future Party calls for unity against Turkish attacks and threats 

  Syria Future Party called on people to unite against the Turkish invasion.
• Ebdulkerim Omer: Cooperation with the Turkish state is treason 

  Evaluating the KDP's cooperation with the Turkish state as treason, Ebdulkerim Omer said, "The Kurdish people's accomplishments are being jeopardized by the KDP. To protect their gains, the Kurds must join together.”
• ‘Sovereign states attack the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria’ 

  The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Raqqa Women's Bureau condemned the attacks of those states that intervened in the Syrian civil war against the achievements of the Autonomous Administration and its peace initiatives.
• 'Turkey's plans threaten Syria's unity' 

  Mihemed Eli El-Ibo, Co-Chair of the Manbij Legislative Assembly, stated that the Turkish state is using the Syrian refugee issue to further its political and totalitarian ambitions in Syria.
• Turkish attacks burn over twenty hectares of fields in Shehba 

  Twenty hectares of fields in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba have been burned down by Turkish artillery fire. Turkish soldiers shot many sheep near the town of Dêrik in Rojava.
• SDF commander Qeremox: Turkey is deploying troops along Ain Issa front 

  As reported by Egîd Qeremox, one of the SDF frontline commanders in the Ain Issa region, the Turkish army is deploying troops on the Ain Issa front.
• SDF accuses Turkey of further fuelling conflict in Syria with new threats of attack 

  The SDF have accused Turkey of further fuelling the conflict in Syria with new threats of attack. The announcement of a new invasion along Turkey's southern border aims to undermine stability in the region and strengthen ISIS.
• Northern and Eastern Syria Social Contract Drafting Committee continues its meetings 

  The Northern and Eastern Syria Social Contract Drafting Committee held a public meeting in the south of Hesekê.
• Afrin IDPs condemn Turkish crimes against political prisoners 

  The Youth Committee of the Afrin Canton Martyrs' Families Council condemned the Turkish state's ever-increasing crackdown and crimes against prisoners in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• 'Turkey makes its attacks on North-East Syria ordinary' 

  Co-Chair of the Manbij Executive Council Mihemed Xêr Şêxo said that the Turkish state is trying to present its attacks as a regular offensive and added, “The people are taking up their position in the face of the attacks.”
• SDF fighters down a Turkish drone east of Ain Issa 

  Turkish drones are constantly violating the air space of North-East Syria, committing several massacres against innocent civilians.
• Lina Berekat: Ankara and Damascus have secret agreements on demographic change in occupied areas 

  Lina Berekat from the coordination of the Syrian Women's Council warned that Ankara and Damascus have "secret agreements" on demographic change in the occupied territories and are thus endangering the Rojava women's revolution.
• Cibur Tribe Council President: The PKK is the only force resisting Turkish invasion attacks 

  Cibur Tribe Council President Fewaz Zuba El Mirhem said that the PKK is the only force resisting the Turkish invasion attacks and added: “The PKK's resistance protects us all. The victory of the PKK is our victory and the victory of the entire region.”
• Sultan Murad mercenary group kidnaps a person in Shera 

  The Sultan Murad mercenary group linked to the Turkish state kidnapped a person in Shera.
• Over 100 mortar shells fired on 11 villages in Til Temir 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes and violations against the people of North and East Syria.