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• 20 civilians kidnapped in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish-backed and controlled jihadist group Al Hamzat kidnapped 20 residents of the Xulalka village. The villagers were reportedly tortured and taken to the mercenaries’ headquarters.
• Civilian from Raqqa dies in regime prison after five years of detention 

  SOHR has documented the death of 47,492 civilians under torture in regime’s prisons since the beginning of the Syrian revolution.
• Attacks on civilians: Turkey wants to expand zone of occupation 

  The Turkish state wants to expand its zone of occupation in northern Syria with deadly attacks on civilians. The focus is on Ain Issa, Til Temir and the villages south of Girê Spî as well as the route of the international M4 road.
• Turkish Intelligence Services (MIT) kidnaps Kurdish doctor in Afrin 

  Turkish Intelligence Services (MIT) kidnapped a Kurdish doctor in the Turkish-occupied region of Afrin.
• Three martyrs laid to rest in Kobanê 

  Martyrs Mistefa Mistefa (Dêrsim Munzir), Xidir Mistefa (Xıdır Kobanê) and Alîn Mudris (Nûjîn Ararat) were laid to rest with a ceremony held in Kobanê.
• Bedran Çiya Kurd: We are working to stop the massacres carried out by the Turkish state 

  Bedran Çiya Kurd said that the aim of the politics and diplomacy is to establish an atmosphere of peace and security in Northern and Eastern Syria and added that they are making efforts to stop the massacres carried out by the Turkish state.
• IDPs from Afrin: “Russia turns a blind eye to the Turkish state's atrocities” 

  Immigrants from Afrin condemned the massacre carried out by the invading Turkish state against a family in the Sefawiyê town of Ain Isa, and urged human rights and legal groups to perform their humanitarian obligation and put an end to crimes.
• Another Iraqi refugee killed by ISIS in Hol Camp 

  Yet another refugee has been killed by ISIS in the notorious Hol Camp.
• Autonomous Administration Sports and Youth Committee launches football tournament 

  The Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration Sports and Youth Committee launched a football tournament.
• ‘Turkey lowers the Euphrates' water to put pressure on the Autonomous Administration' 

  Nihad Ehmed stated that the Turkish state has used all kinds of war methods against the Kurdish people and that the objective of lowering the water level of the Euphrates River is to put the Autonomous Administration in a difficult position.
• 'Everywhere in Idlib is being Turkified' 

  Evaluating the situation in Idlib, Democratic Socialist Forces Spokesperson Mehmûd Hebîb stated that the Turkish government is planning to Turkify the entire region and incorporate Idlib into Turkish territory.
• ‘Unless the Autonomous Administration is recognised, war cannot be ended’ 

  Hemed Xidir El Şerif, one of the wise men of El Şiteat tribe in Deir ez-Zor addressed the international public opinion and said: “Unless the Autonomous Administration is recognized, war cannot be ended.”
• ‘Attack on the martyrs’ cemetery is an act of revenge against the resistance of the people of Afrin’ 

  Martyrs' families in Aleppo condemned the Turkish state’s attack on the martyrs’ cemetery in Afrin, and said they will step up the struggle to make our martyrs’ dreams come true.
• University of Kobanê to open 7 new departments 

  As a result of consultations with the Autonomous Administration institutions in the Euphrates region, the Kobanê University administration decided to open 7 new departments.
• Russia is responsible for Turkish killing of family in Sefawiye, says Kongreya Star  

  Gire Spi Kongreya Star Coordination condemned the Turkish state’s killing of a family in the village of Sefawiye and said Russia was responsible for the massacre.
• TEV-DEM calls on people to increase the struggle against racist attacks 

  TEV-DEM condemned the racist attack which targeted and killed the Dedeoğulları family in Konya and called on Kurdish people in all four parts of Kurdistan and all Kurdish forces to unite and step up the struggle against racism.
• Turkish army and its mercenaries bomb villages in Shehba 

  The invading Turkish army and its affiliated mercenaries are bombing the villages of Shehba canton.
• 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.”