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• ISIS plans have been foiled, says YPG Press Officer 

  YPG Press Officer Siyabend Eli said that the aim of the ISIS attack was to destroy the democratic nation project and added: "Once again, the SDF has frustrated their plans."
• SDF rescues 9 people taken hostage by ISIS mercenaries in Hesekê prison - NEW 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rescued 9 people taken hostage by ISIS mercenaries in Hesekê prison.
• Autonomous Administration: Our forces frustrated the ISIS plan carried out by Turkey 

  The General Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that the Turkish state intends to disrupt security in the region through ISIS mercenaries, and added that the most recent Turkish plan was frustrated in Heseke.
• MSD: “Damascus government defends the terrorists” 

  MSD denounced Damascus' statements by saying, "It is not surprising that Damascus defends these terrorists who have committed the most heinous crimes," and called on the International Community to deal more seriously with the terrorism file.
• SDF: 300 ISIS members surrendered in Sina Prison in Heseke 

  During clashes, 8 terrorists were eliminated, while one SDF fighter was martyred.
• SDF fighters besiege the remaining ISIS members in Hesekê 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters have besieged the remaining ISIS members after a deadly attack against a prison in Hesekê, northeast Syria.
• Circle around Sina prison in Heseke tightened 

  The SDF and the Internal Security Forces have tightened the siege ring around Sina prison in Hesekê. The fighting outside the detention centre is intensifying.
• Kongra Star: ISIS mercenaries are acting under direct command of Turkish state 

  "Kongra Star does not believe that the murderous mercenaries of ISIS acted alone. There are many indications that they are acting under the direct command of the Turkish state," says Pêncwîn Ali from the Northeast Syrian women's umbrella organization.
• Autonomous Administration tells Damascus regime to stop betraying Syrian people 

  The Autonomous Administration Foreign Relations Department reacted to the statements by the Damascus government accusing the SDF of carrying out war crimes during the ISIS mercenaries' attacks on Hesekê.
• Autonomous Administration Interior Committee announces curfew in Rojava 

  The Autonomous Administration Interior Committee announced that it will impose a comprehensive curfew in Hesekê Canton for one week and a partial curfew across Northern and Eastern Syria for the security of the region.
• SDF publishes balance of fighting in Hesekê: 175 mercenaries killed 

  The SDF have published a preliminary balance of the attempted storming of the Sina prison in Hesekê. According to this, 175 mercenaries were killed and 27 SDF fighters fell as martyrs. The prison is not yet under control.
• Vigil at Semalka concluded 

  The vigil launched near the Semalka Border Crossing by families demanding the bodies of their children killed by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) four months ago, has been concluded.
• Two more ISIS members arrested by SDF in Heseke 

  The SDF tightens the security perimeter on Al-Sina’a Prison in Heseke.
• Four more people kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• SDF: 13 attacker mercenaries killed, two others arrested 

  SDF tightens the security perimeter on Al-Sina’a Prison in Heseke.
• Clashes continue in southern Heseke after ISIS prison attack 

  Fighting continues in the neighborhoods to the south of Hesekê following an attack and mass outbreak attempt by ISIS terrorists in Sina prison Thursday night.
• Turkish state bombings on Ain Issa wound two children and two women  

  Two children and two women were injured in the attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Ain Issa on Saturday.
• Escape of Islamic State mercenaries would pose a threat to all countries, says Loqman Ehme 

  The spokesman for the Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria, Loqman Ehme, points out that the Islamic State mercenaries pose a danger to all countries. ISIS must be fought together, he said.
• Members of the Jazira Region Education and Training Committee take over the vigil in Semalka 

  Members of the Jazira Region Education and Training Committee took over the vigil in Semalka. The committee called on the KDP to apologize to the families of the martyrs.
• Berekat: Every country should take back its ISIS nationals 

  Kenan Berekat pointed out that ISIS, which is supported by the Turkish state, has sleeper cells everywhere and said that “international forces must find a solution to the ISIS problem."
• SDF confirms that 17 of its fighters and volunteers fell in ISIS attack 

  The SDF confirmed that 17 of its fighters and volunteers from service facilities died in the ISIS attack on the Sina prison in Hesekê.
• Salih Muslim: ISIS is not acting alone, Turkey is behind it 

  PYD co-presidency council member, Salih Muslim, said that ISIS attack in Hesekê was financed by the Turkish state and added that "the green light was given in Astana."
• SDF: 5 mercenaries killed in Ain Issa 

  The SDF foiled a ground attack by Turkey and its mercenaries in the villages of al-Mushirfa and Jahbal. Five mercenaries were killed.
• SDF: 22 ISIS members killed in Hesekê 

  22 terrorist attackers have been killed in today’s clashes in the vicinity of Al-Sina prison.
• Two killed, four wounded in ongoing attacks on Ain Issa 

  The Turkish state and allied jihadist mercenaries continue their attacks on civilian settlements across North-East Syria.