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• People in Qamishlo condemn the Turkish massacre in Ain Issa 

  The people of Qamishlo protested the massacre of a family by the Turkish state in the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa.
• Til Temir Military Council: Two mercenaries killed 

  The Til Temir Military Council reports that the Turkish forces and its mercenaries have escalated their attacks on Til Temir, and two mercenaries were killed.
• SDF: It is our right to protect the people and our region from attacks 

  Following the Turkish massacre of a father and three children in Sefawiyê near Ain Issa in northern Syria, the SDF said: "It is our right to protect the people and our region from attacks on the basis of self-defense."
• Manbij Military Council releases balance sheet of attacks in July 

  The Manbij Military Council announced that the Turkish army and its mercenary groups killed a child and injured four civilians in July. It also reported that 16 fighters of the Turkey-backed “Euphrates Shield” group were killed.
• Turkish army bombs a village school in Zirgan 

  The invading Turkish army bombed a village school in the Zirgan district of Til Temir (Tal Tamr).
• Turkish army converts houses to military base and torture centre in Afrin 

  The invading Turkish forces have converted the two houses into military bases in Baflure and Metina villages of Afrin and abducted a young person in the village of Ziyaret.
• SDF refutes allegations on assassination of a mercenary militia member 

  Media affiliated to the Turkish occupation’s mercenaries has reported false news about an assassination targeting the terrorist Abu Sajjad al-Hasakah, a mercenary in “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” militia.
• ‘Attacks against liberated villages prove their defeat’ 

  Nadir El Meşluq, an official in al-Bab Military Council, assessed the attacks against the liberated villages of al-Bab and said, “These attacks prove their defeat.”
• Settlement areas in Til Temir and Zirgan under artillery fire 

  Several villages in Til Temir and Zirgan have been shelled by occupation forces. Positions of regime troops have also come under fire.
• Turkish forces set up positions around battle fronts in Til Temir 

  The Turkish army mobilized its forces around Til Temir which has recently been exposed to the systematic attacks of the Turkish army.
• "ISIS mercenaries in the hands of the SDF still pose a great danger", says El Hefel 

  Autonomous Administration executive, Riyadh El Hefel, said that ISIS mercenaries in the hands of the SDF still pose a great danger due to the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• "The peoples of Syria demand the recognition of the Autonomous Administration" 

  "The demand for the recognition of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria is the legitimate demand of the Syrian peoples," said executive Al Mihemed, adding that "it is the key to the solution to the Syrian crisis."
• Turkish attacks on Ain Issa continue 

  Artillery shelling on the northern Syrian district of Ain Issa continues non-stop. After Turkish artillery shells killed a father and his three children, the explosives are now hitting the Til Temir area.
• Massacre in Ain Issa: Turkish army kills father and three kids 

  The invading Turkish army targeted the house of the Zêdan Xelef El Isa family living in the Sefawiyê village of Ain Issa with tanks. Four people from the same family were killed in the attack.
• 4th conference of Afrin Yazidi Union votes Eyşe Seydo and Hisên Hesen as co-chairs 

  The 4th conference of the Afrin Yazidi Union ended with the election of Eyşe Seydo and Hisên Hesen as co-chairs.
• Five minutes of standstill in northeastern Syria for Shengal 

  Life has been halted for five minutes in northeastern Syria in commemoration of those killed in the ISIS massacre in Shengal seven years ago. The northeastern Syrian self-government supports the demand for autonomous status for Shengal.
• Turkish attack on Ain Issa injures a civilian 

  The Turkish army attacked the northern Syrian M4 highway near Ain Issa, injuring a civilian.
• Co-chair of the Euphrates Region Legislative Assembly says Islamic State still a threat 

  Hisên El-Shex, co-chair of the Euphrates Region Legislative Assembly, said that ISIS continues to be a threat and emphasized that an international court should be established in Northern and Eastern Syria to prosecute ISIS mercenaries.
• SDF Commander Berxwedan condemns joint attack by KDP and Turkish state in South Kurdistan 

  SDF Commander Mehmud Berxwedan reacted to the joint attack by the KDP and the Turkish state against the Medya Defense Areas and said: "The KDP must withdraw its forces. Fratricide clashes bring disaster."
• Autonomous Administration Hewler representative Hesen still under arrest in Hewler 

  The Autonomous Administration Hewler representative, Cihad Hesen, has not yet been released and the authorities have given no news about him for 54 days.
• SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi stresses need to liberate occupied areas 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces released a statement after their annual meeting in Heseke.
• SDF’s annual meeting in Heseke concluded 

  Aram Henna has been appointed the new spokesperson of the SDF, replacing Kino Gabriel.
• YPG Spokesman: "Murder of Kurdish family in Konya is racism" 

  The spokesman of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) said Erdoğan wanted to commit massacres in Turkey like those in Afrin, saying, “The world should beware of the terrorist Erdoğan regime.”
• Qamishlo people protest against betrayal and occupation  

  A demonstration was staged in Qamishlo against betrayal and occupation. "It is not us who have occupied another country. Our struggle is our legitimate right. We have to protect ourselves," said an activist.
• Four ISIS members captured in security operation in Deir ez-Zor 

  Four suspected ISIS members have been arrested in an operation by counterterrorism units of the security forces of northern and eastern Syria.