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• 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.
• SDF holds annual meeting in Hesekê 

  The annual meeting of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hesekê has begun with a welcoming speech by General Commander Mazlum Abdi. The meeting is held with broad participation.
• Heyva Sor a Kurd receives 4 tons of medical supplies by Nehri organisation 

  Heyva Sor a Kurd received 4 tons of medical supplies sent to the region by the Nehri Humanitarian Relief Organization.
• ‘The Turkish state should be sentenced in accordance with Roman law system’ 

  Lawyer Mihemed El-Neimi defined the Turkish state’s reduction of Euphrates water flowing to North-East Syria as a crime against humanity and stated that the Turkish state should be sentenced in accordance with Roman law system.
• PYD condemns the racist massacre of Kurdish family in Turkey 

  “We will fight to the end against the Turkish regime’s policies seeking to subject the Kurdish people to genocide and migration,” said the PYD.
• SDF arrests two dangerous ISIS leaders in Heseke countryside 

  Two terrorists were captured and weapons seized during SDF operations in Heseke. The operations were supported by the international coalition against ISIS.
• Syrian Democratic Council condemns Damascus violence against civilians in Daraa 

  The Syrian Democratic Council condemned the Damascus government's use of violence against civilians and said: "The people of Daraa should not leave their land."
• Civilians tortured and kidnapped by Turkish state and mercenaries in Afrin go on hunger strike 

  Civilians who were tortured and kidnapped by the Turkish state and its mercenaries have gone on hunger strike.
• Clashes reported in Daraa 

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported clashes between the government of Damascus and armed groups in the region of Daraa.