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• Kino Gabriel: 80 SDF members in Turkish custody 

  According to the Syrian Democratic Forces, at least 80 of its members are being detained in Turkey in violation of international law. SDF spokesman Kino Gabriel calls on the United Nations and the UN Security Council to act.
• Autonomous Administration of NE Syria demands recognition by the UN 

  The construction of a self-determined social model began nine years ago with the Rojava revolution. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria is demanding official recognition of the autonomous region by the UN.
• TEV-DEM holds the UN and international community co-responsible for Turkish crimes in Afrin 

  TEV-DEM said in a statement that the United Nations and international organizations are responsible for the crimes committed in Afrin.
• Explosion in Turkey-occupied Afrin 

  A bomb-laden vehicle exploded in Turkey-occupied Afrin this morning. According to the first information from the area, a number of occupiers were killed and injured in the explosion.
• Activists in Stuttgart protest Turkish occupation attacks in South Kurdistan 

  Hundreds of people took to the streets in Stuttgart to protest against the Turkish occupation attacks on Kurdistan and against German support for the Erdoğan regime.
• The Syrian Democratic Council condemns desecration of martyrs cemetery by Turkey 

  In Afrin, a cemetery for martyrs has been desecrated and the Turkish occupiers exhumed dozens of corpses. The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) has condemned the act.
• Avrin Hospital says that 73 martyrs are buried in the cemetery attacked by Turkey 

  Making a statement about the graves opened by the Turkish state and its mercenaries in Afrin, Avrin Hospital drew attention to the fact that there are 73 martyrs in those graves.
• ISIS women and children handed over to Belgium 

  The Belgian government has picked up ISIS women and children interned in northeastern Syria for repatriation to Belgium. The handover of the Belgian women and children took place after the signing of a protocol with the autonomous administration.
• Villages near Manbij under attack 

  The Turkish army and its mercenaries attacked villages near the northern Syrian town of Manbij with artillery shells.
• People in Northern and Eastern Syria celebrate 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution  

  The 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution is being celebrated in many cities of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Co-chair Eyüp says over 100,000 people in Til Temir are without water and electricity 

  Til Temir District Council co-chair, Ciwan Mela Eyüp, said that more than 100,000 people were left without water and electricity due to the policy of the invading Turkish state.
• PYD: The Turkish state is trying to hide the truth and its crimes 

  Reacting to the Turkish state's destruction of a cemetery in Afrin, the PYD General Assembly stated that another black mark had been added to the history of the Turkish state.
• YPG spokesperson Mehmud: 71 bodies of civilians and fighters in the destroyed cemetery 

  Responding to the Turkish state's allegations of a ‘mass grave’ in Afrin, YPG spokesperson Nuri Mehmud explained that the bodies found in the cemetery belonged to civilians and fighters who fell as martyrs during the Afrin resistance.
• Families of martyrs denounce Turkish attack on cemetery in Afrin 

  Martyrs Families Assemblies in Cizire, Afrin and Aleppo have responded to the mass grave allegation of the Turkish state by saying, “The invading Turkish state has disrespected cemeteries and martyrs once again.”
• IDPs from Afrin call on UNICEF to reconsider its decision 

  The Afrin IDPs living in Shehba spoke out against water reduction by the UNICEF urging the agency to reconsider its decision.
• Occupation troops desecrate cemetery in Afrin 

  The Turkish occupation forces have destroyed the Avesta cemetery in Afrin and removed the dead from the graves. The Turkish state agency declared the fallen fighters and civilians killed in the bombardment as "victims of the YPG".
• Over 100 artillery shells on northern Syrian villages 

  The Turkish occupation forces in Afrin and their mercenaries attacked villages in the regions of Afrin-Shera, Sherawa and Shehba with artillery shells.
• The invading Turkish state bomb Til Rifet and Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish state bombed Til Rifet and the villages of Erida and Zenubya in Girê Spî with its drones.
• Autonomous Administration votes to renew the Social Contract of Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The Social Contract of Northern Syria is being renewed. At a meeting in Hesekê, a thirty-person committee was set up to prepare a new draft within two months.
• Turkish army attacks villages in Manbij countryside 

  The invading Turkish state has attacked villages in the northeast and northwest of Manbij. 5 mercenaries were killed after the Manbij Military Council's response.
• ‘ISIS may gain foothold if Til Koçer border crossing remains closed’ 

  Spokesperson for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria blamed the international community for keeping the Til Koçer border crossing closed, insisting that jihadist groups including ISIS take advantage of its closure.
• HRE: 9 invaders killed in four regions 

  Afrin Liberation Forces reported that 9 invaders, 3 of whom were Turkish soldiers, were killed in their "effective" actions in Bab, Marê, Shera and Sherawa.
• SDF detains 10 ISIS mercenaries in Deir Ez-zor 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained 10 ISIS mercenaries in Deir Ez-zor. The operation was supported by the International Coalition.
• SOHR: Turkish armoured vehicle kills man in Idlib countryside 

  A Turkish armoured vehicle ran over and killed a man riding his motorcycle on the road to Sarmad city near the border with Iskenderun region in the northern countryside of Idlib.
• Turkish-linked mercenaries occupy 28 villages in Zirgan forcing 150,000 to leave 

  The invading Turkish army and its mercenaries have been attacking Zirgan and its villages every day since they occupied Serêkaniyê in October 2019. In total 28 villages have been occupied and 150,000 people have been displaced.